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Labradford is a U.S. post-rock musical group from Richmond, Virginia, founded in 1992.[1] They have released six full albums from 1993 to 2001. Though not disbanded, its members have since been active with separate projects.
Labradford | |
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| Origin | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Genres | Post-rock, ambient, drone, art rock, experimental |
| Years active | 1992–2001 |
| Labels | Kranky, Blast First |
| Members | Carter Brown Robert Donne Mark Nelson |
| Website | Brainwashed.com/labradford |
Biography
editFounded in 1991, Labradford consists of bassist Robert Donne, guitarist/vocalist Mark Nelson, and keyboardist Carter Brown. Their music style is experimental ambient and post-rock,[2] although their first releases were much more related to dark drone rock.[3]
After a début single in 1992, they were signed by Kranky (which has remained their home since) who issued their début album Prazision LP in 1993.[1] The group's music mostly drifts on the guitar effects and the keyboard passages, with the vocals, when present, in the background.
In 1999, they started a tour with Godspeed You! Black Emperor and their Festival of Drifting series, which featured appearances from Pole, Robin Guthrie,[4] Matmos, Papa M, and Sigur Rós.
Though the group has not officially disbanded, they have not released another album since 2001's critically acclaimed Fixed::Context, and the band members have apparently moved away from their former base of Richmond, Virginia. Robert Donne has joined the slow-core group Spokane, and is currently joining Gregor Samsa for their European tour. Mark Nelson continues to release records on Kranky under the name Pan American.
Discography
editFull albums
edit- 1993: Prazision LP
- 1995: A Stable Reference
- 1996: Labradford
- 1997: Mi Media Naranja
- 1999: E Luxo So
- 2001: Fixed::Context
- 2023: Accelerating On A Smooth Road '93-'01
Other releases
edit- 1992: "Everlast", U.S. 7", Retro 8 (now collected on Prazision LP: A-side since the 1993 CD, B-side since its 2007 remaster)
- 1995: "Julius", U.S. 7", Merge
- 1996: "Scenic Recovery", UK 10", Duophonic
- 1996: The Kahanek Incident, Vol. 3, U.S. 12" (split with Stars of the Lid), Trance Syndicate
- 2000: Ene, 10" LP split with Surfers of Romantica, Eerie Materials
Compilation appearances
edit- 1992: Repugnating The Wombat US CS Retro 8
- 1994: Dixie Flatline (Wilson Interrupt Mix), Skyliner (live) US CD Radioactive Rat
- 1994: Ambient 4: Isolationism Air Lubricated Free Axis Trainer UK 2CD Virgin AMBT 4
- 1994: The Church Song (remix of a Jim O'Rourke track) US CD Astralwerks ASW6153
- 1995: Excursions In Ambience IV: The Fourth Frontier
- 1996: Newman Passage, Pico / Elec. Security UK CD Blast First bffp141cde
- 1996: Volume 16, The Window UK CD Volume 16 VCD16
- 1996: Monsters, Rugrats and Bugmen, Sedr 77 UK 2CD Virgin ambt111
- 1998: The Wire Tapper 2 [given away free with The Wire issue 177, November 1998] V (Harold Budd Remix) UK CD WIRECD002
- 1999: Drifing A.F.U. [limited edition CD given away free at Labradford's Second Festival of Drifting, 1999]
- 2000: The Wire Tapper 5 [given away free with The Wire issue 193, March 2000] So Remix (Matmos Remix), UK CD WIRECD005
- 2016: By Chris Johnston, Craig Markva, Jamie Evans (Original Version), The Young Pope Soundtrack, WB CD 5054197508028
See also
edit- List of ambient music artists
- Pan American, solo project of band member Mark Nelson
References
edit- ^ a b Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Labradford" in The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 827
- ^ Cooper, Sean "Labradford Biography", AllMusic, retrieved 2010-10-23
- ^ Raggett, Ned "Prazision Review", AllMusic, retrieved 2010-10-23
- ^ "Labradford's Third Annual Festival Of Drifting « Freq". Freq.powweb.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
External links
edit- Labradford at Brainwashed (official website)
- Labradford at Kranky
- Labradford discography at Discogs