Fol Chen
| Fol Chen | |
|---|---|
| Origin |  Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie Pop, |
| Years active | 2009 — present |
| Labels | Asthmatic Kitty |
| Website | Fol Chen's Official Site Fol Chen on MySpace |
Fol Chen is a musical group from Los Angeles[1] signed to Asthmatic Kitty records.[2]
The band "maintained utmost secrecy from the start",[3] and frontman Samuel Bing "drew a black mask around his eyes" for a performance on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic in July 2009.,[4] while the band wore "raccoon/Hamburgler eye makeup" for their performance at SXSW in 2009.[5] The cover art for the two albums so far also features silhouettes, and the music video for the song No Wedding Cake also features the theme of being masked by representing the band members as cartoon animals.
Members Polk and Wass also worked on the feature film Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom.
An instrumental version of the song "In Ruins" was prominently featured in an episode of CSI: NY titled Unfriendly Chat and was also featured in the "Gentle Puppies" episode of "Weeds".
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[edit] Performers
- Samuel Bing
- Sinosa Loa
- The Booksman
- Gmo
- Julian Wass
- Patrik-Ian Polk
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made CD/LP (Asthmatic Kitty, 2009)
- The Longer U Wait Remix Digital Release (Asthmatic Kitty, 2009)
- Part II: The New December CD/LP (Asthmatic Kitty, 2010)
[edit] Other contributions
- 2009: Purplish Rain - The Beautiful Ones (Prince cover)
- 2009: The Wall Re-Built - In The Flesh (Pink Floyd cover)
[edit] Music videos
- Cable TV directed by Chris Wilcha
- No Wedding Cake directed by Nancy Jean Tucker (who also directed Kathy in Her Bedroom for Bedroom Walls)
[edit] References
- ^ Vallejos, Tamara (2008) "Fol Chen: 'No Wedding Cake'", npr.org, December 1, 2008, retrieved 2011-08-11
- ^ "Fol Chen" at asthmatickitty.com, retrieved 2011-08-11
- ^ Leahey, Andrew "Fol Chen Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-08-11
- ^ http://kcrwmusicnews.vox.com/library/post/fol-chen-on-mbe.html
- ^ Phillips, Amy (2009) "SXSW Wed: The Decemberists, Jarvis Cocker, Human Highway, Fol Chen, Ladyhawke", Pitchfork Media, March 19, 2009, retrieved 2011-08-11
[edit] External links
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