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The High Llamas are a London-based musical project created by Irish-English guitarist and songwriter Sean O’Hagan after the demise of his group Microdisney. Although he writes and arranges the music and frequently uses the High Llamas moniker for his own personal musical efforts (e.g. remixes), the High Llamas are nominally a group, which usually includes Microdisney bassist Jon Fell and a rotating cast of others including keyboardist Marcus Holdaway and drummer Rob Allum.
Although the High Llamas’ output (including the eponymous debut album, technically credited to “Sean O’Hagan”) shows influences including pre-1950s American pop and folk, Brazilian jazz and bossa nova, film composers of the 1960s, and 1990s European electronic music, criticism of O’Hagan’s work most frequently includes references to Brian Wilson’s psychedelic period and/or kitsch lounge revival. Although O’Hagan sometimes expresses discomfort at reviewers’ claims of derivative works, he generally wears his influences on his sleeve, even naming several more recent songs after the composers and pop musicians who most inspired that particular track. (Examples: “Bach Ze”, “Pat Mingus”, “Shuggie Todd”.) The Beach Boys’ influence on O”Hagan is most obvious on the expansive, cinematic 1996 album Hawaii, a musical spaghetti western on themes of tourism and colonialism. It blended elements of Pet Sounds, Smile and Wild Honey so expertly that O’Hagan was even recommended by Bruce Johnston to produce an eventually mixed Beach Boys comeback LP.
Although the High Llamas’ output (including the eponymous debut album, technically credited to “Sean O’Hagan”) shows influences including pre-1950s American pop and folk, Brazilian jazz and bossa nova, film composers of the 1960s, and 1990s European electronic music, criticism of O’Hagan’s work most frequently includes references to Brian Wilson’s psychedelic period and/or kitsch lounge revival. Although O’Hagan sometimes expresses discomfort at reviewers’ claims of derivative works, he generally wears his influences on his sleeve, even naming several more recent songs after the composers and pop musicians who most inspired that particular track. (Examples: “Bach Ze”, “Pat Mingus”, “Shuggie Todd”.) The Beach Boys’ influence on O”Hagan is most obvious on the expansive, cinematic 1996 album Hawaii, a musical spaghetti western on themes of tourism and colonialism. It blended elements of Pet Sounds, Smile and Wild Honey so expertly that O’Hagan was even recommended by Bruce Johnston to produce an eventually mixed Beach Boys comeback LP.
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Cold And Bouncy
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Can Cladders
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Hawaii
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Gideon Gaye
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The Sun Beats Down
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Checking In, Checking Out
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Harpers Romo
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Nomads
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Shoutbox
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joels344_1 wrote:
Beach Boysysysysysys
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Selenaru_Negrea wrote:
It may be a pastische of The Beach Boys and Burt Bacharach, but this stuff is so beautiful that all we should ask for is more pastisches like this. Anticipating highly the next High Llamas album!
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
Can Cladders has some beautiful artwork. What a neglected album. I'm a sucker for Sean's orchestral grandeur.
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Airmaus wrote:
Green Coaster is what I imagine a Brian Wilson / Harmonia collaboration would sound like.
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MamaLuigi wrote:
And I agree, sdl1986.
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MamaLuigi wrote:
Hawaii is a masterpiece and essential for road trips.
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sdl1986 wrote:
You know, Can Cladders should be considered one of the top albums of the decade. So should Beet, Maize and Corn. It's funny how people love to trash the decade, when they're completely oblivious to all the great stuff that no one seems to talk about.
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Tassilito wrote:
Unique sound, one of the most interesting bands of today, together with STEREOLAB;-)
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MamaLuigi wrote:
I really like their newest album.
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VanderMUSE wrote:
Beet Maize & Corn is so good, my favorite album :P
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sdl1986 wrote:
One of the all time greats. Hawaii is a daily listening ritual.
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mountainhands wrote:
Thank you for nice show at temple in Japan! I just recllected "Nomads" in memory. Sean played banjo in the song , I never forget it... Thank you very much for High Llamas.
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electroacoustiq wrote:
Feb 12th at The Luminaire is the High Llamas' only London date of 2009, with support from Brussel's boy-girl duo and friends of the Llamas, Soy Un Caballo (think Sterloab, Air, Belle & Sebastian), who have collaborated with chief Llama, Sean O'Hagan, Will Oldham, Tunng, Bright Eyes/Conor Oberst and This Is The Kit. http://www.myspace.com/soyuncaballo http://www.wegottickets.com/event/41587
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remiii wrote:
http://www.w-fenec.org/rock/high_llamas.html
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alexgopher wrote:
'A unique collaboration between a musician and a painter: Sean O'Hagan/The High Llamas and Jean Pierre Muller' www.musicalpainting.com The best thing is... Musical Painting comes with a new album. The more i listen to it, the more i love it!
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Sessions_please wrote:
YES! Keep it coming. <3 it.
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odyshape wrote:
The High Llamas is like a micro-compressed ball of sweetness and wonder in the shape of a small and furry animal... a chinchilla, maybe.
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tunebug wrote:
best band in the world. love to catch em live sometime
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NGC_1976 wrote:
Check out the High Llamas megapost over at Video Pop: http://videopopmusic.blogspot.com/2008/07/halcyon-melodies-from-indie-pantheon.html
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moviescptending wrote:
the Boo Radleys similar artist?? I think not!!
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