Balmorhea (band)
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.jpg) Balmorhea, live in Maryland in 2010. |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | United States |
| Genres | classical, acoustic, minimalist |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Western Vinyl |
| Website | www.balmorheamusic.com |
| Members | |
| Rob Lowe Michael Muller Aisha Burns Travis Chapman Kendall Clark Dylan Rieck |
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| Past members | |
| Nicole Kern Erin Lance Taylor Tehan Mike Bell Jeffrey Olson |
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Balmorhea (pronounced Bal-moor-ay) is a minimalist instrumental ensemble[1] from Austin, Texas that was formed in 2006 by Rob Lowe and Michael Muller. Balmorhea were influenced by Ludovico Einaudi, The Six Parts Seven, Claude Debussy, Ludwig van Beethoven, Rachel's, Gillian Welch, Max Richter, Arvo Pärt and John Cage.[2]
The band self-released their first album, self-titled Balmorhea, in April 2007, and their second album Rivers Arms in February 2008, and released a limited EP in the fall of 2008. The group released their third full-length album, All is Wild, All is Silent[3] on Western Vinyl Records. Their fourth full-length album, Constellations,[4] was released in February 2010 on Western Vinyl. Balmorhea has toured the US three times, their latest with Japanese post-rock band Mono, and began their fourth European tour in Fall 2010.
They also played the Austin City Limits Festival in October 2010 and were called "a classy, perfectly played way to ease into the ACL Fest’s second day."[5] The band is currently touring to promote their latest album.
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[edit] Members
- Rob Lowe — guitar, piano, melodica, banjo
- Michael Muller — guitar, banjo, piano
- Aisha Burns — violin
- Dylan Rieck — cello
- Travis Chapman — double bass
- Kendall Clark — drums
[edit] Discography
- Balmorhea (2007)
- Rivers Arms (2008)
- Tour EP (2008)
- All is Wild, All is Silent (2009)
- Constellations (2010)
- Candor / Clamor (2010 7" Vinyl) (2010)
- Live at Sint-Elisabethkerk (2011)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.iodamarketing.com/2010/02/featured-artist-balmorhea/#more-5501 Featured Artist: Balmorhea
- ^ http://www.tokafi.com/15questions/15-questions-to-balmorhea/ 15 Questions to Balmorhea
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13066-all-is-wild-all-is-silent/
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13990-constellations/
- ^ http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/music/entries/2010/10/09/acl_2010_review_balmorhea.html
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Balmorhea's official MySpace page
- Pitchfork Media Album Review of 'Rivers Arms'
- Austinist Album Review
- Silent Ballet Album Review
- NPR "Second Stage Artist"
- The Austin Chronicle Album Review
- Drowned In Sound Album Review
- Textura Album Review
- Audiocase Album Review
- All Music 'Rivers Arms' Review
- 2007 Tokafi Interview
- Austin 360 ACL Review
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