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(1994 – present)
The Halo Benders are a band formed in 1994 by Calvin Johnson of Beat Happening and Doug Martsch of Built to Spill. They released their first album, called God Don’t Make No Junk, in 1994. They followed up in 1996 with Don’t Tell Me Now and in 1998 with The Rebels Not In.
All three of the band’s albums were released on Johnson’s influential Olympia record label, K Records.
Following a hiatus through the early 2000’s, The Halo Benders reformed in March 2007 for a pair of shows at the Visual Arts Collective in Boise, ID. The band featured Doug Martsch, Ralf Youtz, Calvin Johnson, and Brett Netson.
The Halo Benders’ music is characterised by untraditional sounds, movements, and song structures. Additionally, the vocals of the baritone Johnson and the pitchy Martsch overlap often, even though often entirely unrelated. Johnson has said that the two write lyrics for songs largely independently.
All three of the band’s albums were released on Johnson’s influential Olympia record label, K Records.
Following a hiatus through the early 2000’s, The Halo Benders reformed in March 2007 for a pair of shows at the Visual Arts Collective in Boise, ID. The band featured Doug Martsch, Ralf Youtz, Calvin Johnson, and Brett Netson.
The Halo Benders’ music is characterised by untraditional sounds, movements, and song structures. Additionally, the vocals of the baritone Johnson and the pitchy Martsch overlap often, even though often entirely unrelated. Johnson has said that the two write lyrics for songs largely independently.
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God Don't Make No Junk
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The Rebels Not In
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Don't Tell Me Now
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Don't Touch My Bikini
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Ennuiunbridled wrote:
Your Asterisk is their best song with its wonderful lyrics, perfect tempo and Marsch's background guitar notes flying in all directions. I have to admit that few of their songs are as good as this one, but a some are, for example Rebels Got a Hole in It. I put that one on almost every time I was making out with a girl (back in the days). It is worth having that song on any let's make out/have sex-playlist. You will be rewarded in both sex and indie-cred.
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rtom87 wrote:
beat happening>halo benders>>>built to spill
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markthom2 wrote:
Doug Martsch and Calvin Johnson, in the same band.. somehow this works, really well..
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PinkFloydrulez wrote:
is there any link between this band and guided by voices? because I remember somehow finding out about GBV through this band
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wallernotweller wrote:
damn perfect
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riskygeek wrote:
Torrents?
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JrrToken1 wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOEirlzbss4&feature=related thats my band covering a halo benders song! Yay!
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fkesserieusman wrote:
it's the haalooooo beeeeeeeeendeeeeerrrsssss
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lindsey_fru wrote:
man, i need all of their albums.
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whylessness wrote:
omg this band is so good i cant even [3]
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whylessness wrote:
omg this band is so good i cant even [2]
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AClassicCaseOf wrote:
Must say... a very good band
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mrmocha wrote:
but somehow i like this better than either beat happening or built to spill [2]
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BlairBatson wrote:
Daniel84.. you are one lucky person. i congratulate you!
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Daniel84 wrote:
Unexpected reunion show at the portland built to spill show. Pretty rad.
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APandaNamedMica wrote:
Did anyone say underrated?
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mfboom23 wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCandidemusic?feature=mhum
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courtx33 wrote:
just discovered this band, and imust say, "sit on it" has been in my head ALL muhhhfucking day, but no complaints here
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AliceIs10ftTall wrote:
I actually never saw that highway patrol video until like, two weeks ago when someone on /mu/ linked me to it. So fucking lovely, such a lovely band. I'd love it if they'd do another album, or just another reunion tour. I'd go fuckin well out of my way to see them live.
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BlairBatson wrote:
best combination of amazing artists
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