Adam Forkner

Adam Forkner
Also known as	White Rainbow
Born	March 27, 1976 (1976-03-27)
Origin	Portland, Oregon
Genres	psychedelic, ambient, electronic, experimental
Labels	Kranky, Marriage, States Rights, K Records, Yarn Lazer,
Associated acts	Dark Yoga, World, Surface of Eceyon, Yume Bitsu
Website	http://www.yarnlazer.com/whiterainbow

Adam Forkner (born 27 March 1976) is a musician from Portland, Oregon, USA, who, since 2003, has performed as White Rainbow.

Discography

as White Rainbow

• "Humidifier Plaza" digital, self-released via whiterainbowpizza.bandcamp.com 2011
• "From Now On Let's" digital, self-released via whiterainbowpizza.bandcamp.com 2011
• "Lays the Boogie Down" digital, self-released via whiterainbowpizza.bandcamp.com 2011
• "White Rainbow Gnarchives Volume One" cassette/digital via Gnar Tapes 2011
• "Dr Pizza's Spectral Retreat and Event Center" digital, self-released via whiterainbowpizza.bandcamp.com 2010
• "Escapades: Live in Brooklyn" digital, self-released via whiterainbowpizza.bandcamp.com 2010
• "Ægis" digital, (self-released via whiterainbowpizza.bandcamp.com 2010)
• "Night Tracer" digital (self-released via whiterainbowpizza.bandcamp.com 2010)
• "Boring Guitar Music" digital (self-released via whiterainbowpizza.bandcamp.com 2010)
• "Sea Thru" Cassette/digital (gnar tapes/ self released via whiterainbowpizza.bandcamp.com 2010)
• New Clouds 2XLP / CD (Oct 19th 2009 Kranky Records)
• Summer Boogie Breezers CDR/digital release (Yarnlazer 2008, free digital version 2009)
• Prism Of Eternal Now (CD on Kranky Records, 2xLP on Marriage Records, October 2007)
• Sky Drips Drifts CD (States Rights Records, July 2007)
• Sun Shifts CDR (Yarnlazer, March 2007)
• BOX 5CD/1DVD (Marriage Records, 2006)
• ZOME CD (States Rights Records, 2005)

as VVRSSNN

• VVRSSNN CD/LP (K Records, 2003)

split 7 inch w/ Greg Weeks (Spirit of Orr, 2003)

with World

• s/t (Marriage Records, 2005)

with Yume Bitsu

• Wabi Morning one-sided 12-inch vinyl EP (Burnt Toast Vinyl, 2003)
• Dryystonian Dreamscapes CD (States Rights Records/Yarnlazer, 2002)
• Dryystonian Dreamscapes Volume II CD (States Rights Records, 2003)
• The Golden Vessyl of Sound CD/ double-LP (K Records, 2002)

split 12-inch vinyl EP with Elf Power's Andrew Reiger (Planaria Records, 2002)

• Auspicious Winds CD/LP (K Records, 2000)
• s/t CD (Ba Da Bing!, 1999)
• Giant Surface Music Falling to Earth Like Jewels From the Sky CD (Ba Da Bing!, 1998)

with Surface of Eceon/Surface of Eceyon

• Dragyyn w/ John Barlow CDR (Spirit of Orr, 2004)
• Tussyan Ruins CDEP (Three Lobed, 2003)
• Dragyyn CD (Strange Attractors Audio House, 2003)

Surface of Eceon/Kinski/Paik 3-way split CDEP (Music Fellowship, 2003)

• The King Beneath the Mountain (Strange Attractors Audio House, 2002)

Collaborations

Forkner has collaborated with many notable artists - both live and on record - as a session musician, producer, engineer, re-mixer, etc. including:

• Dirty Projectors
• Atlas Sound
• Jackie-O Motherfucker
• Devendra Banhart
• Yellow Swans
• Calvin Johnson
• Little Wings (aka Kyle Field)* Lucky Dragons
• The Microphones (aka Mount Eerie)
• Yacht (aka Jona Bechtolt)
• Bobby Birdman
• The Watery Graves
• Honey Owens (aka Valet)
• Thanksgiving (aka Adrian Orange)
• Wolf Colonel (aka Jason Anderson)
• The Blow
• Stag Hare
• Grouper (musician)
• Panther (band)

Other projects

• Purple & Green - an electronic funk duo with the singer Justin Leon Johnson
• Rob Walmart - an anarchic improvised electronic music collective
• We Like Cats - a dub-influenced collaboration with Honey Owens (of Miracles Club, Valet, etc.) and Eva Salens (aka Ina Ore)

External links

• "Best New Bands" 2006 Willamette Week article
• "Best New Bands 2011" Willamette Week article
• Feature article on White Rainbow at treblezine.com
• Feature article on White Rainbow at thefader.com
• Interview with Forkner on Pitchforkmedia.com
• Article on White Rainbow in the Portland Mercury
• White Rainbow Tumblr (White Rainbow blog)