Rivulets
Rivulets is the nom de plume of minimalist singer-songwriter Nathan Amundson.[1]
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[edit] Biography
Amundson was born in Denver, Colorado, grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, and started Rivulets in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the year 2000. He has also lived in Seattle, Washington, Portland, Oregon, Dallas, Texas, Chicago, Illinois, Bloomington, Indiana and Duluth, Minnesota.[2] He currently lives in Denver, Colorado.
Rivulets has released albums on Chair Kickers' Union,[3] Important Records[4] and O Rosa Records; and EPs on Silber,[5] Acuarela, BlueSanct and Tract Records, as well as numerous compilation tracks and singles.[6]
Additional musicians who have performed live or on record as part of Rivulets include: Jessica Bailiff, LD Beghtol (the Magnetic Fields), Haley Bonar, Chris Brokaw (Codeine), Jon DeRosa (Aarktica), William Faith (Faith & the Muse), Christian Frederickson (Rachel's), Fred Lonberg-Holm, Jarboe (Swans), Brian John Mitchell (Remora), Aaron Molina (If Thousands), Mimi Parker (Low), Alan Sparhawk (Low), Aaron Spectre, Nathan Vollmar, Francesco Candura (Jennifer Gentle), and Bob Weston (Shellac).[7]
Nathan Amundson is also a member of Vlor[8] and frequent collaborator with artists such as Annelies Monseré, Clara Hill, Jessica Bailiff, If Thousands and Remora.[9]
[edit] Discography
For a complete discography, visit rivulets.net.[10]
- d e m o s (Self Released, 2000)
- rivulets (Chair Kickers' Union, 2002)
- thank you reykjavik (Blue Sanct Records, 2002)
- The Alcohol EPs (Silber, 2002)[11]
- DEBRIDEMENT (Chair Kickers' Union, 2003)
- you've got your own (Acuarela, 2004)
- you are my home (Important Records, O Rosa Records 2006)
- d e m o s (10th Anniversary Edition) (Silber, 2010)
- Stray Songs, 2000-2010 (digital-only through Amazon, iTunes, and CD Baby, 2010)
- yearlings (Self Released, 2011)
- We're Fucked (Important Records, 2011)
[edit] Interviews
- QRD, December 2000
- City Pages, January 2002
- Parsley webzine, 2002
- Sadcore.com, 2002
- QRD, 2002
- VPRO De Avonden, November 2002
- hinah, November 2003
- KindaMuzik, December 2003
- VPRO DWARS, February 2005
- Phoning It In, June 2005
- Foxy Digitalis, June 2005
- Grave Concerns, June 2005
- Erasing Clouds, 2006
- Radio Free Chicago, February 2007
- Fictionalize Your Life, 2007
- QRD, February 2007
- Black Magazin, June 2007
- Headphone Commute, December 2009
- Onda Rock, April 2010
- QRD, June 2010
- m945, February 2011
- ATTN:Magazine, December 2011
[edit] References
- ^ Loftus, Johnny. (2003-02-27) Rivulets. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
- ^ WhosWho Chicago: Rivulets : CenterstageChicago.com - Chicago City Life in Chicago, Illinois. CenterstageChicago.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
- ^ Sadcore Entertainment - Sad songs, movies and literature. Sadcore.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
- ^ Important Records. Important Records. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
- ^ Rivulets. Silbermedia.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
- ^ Rivulets: You Are My Home - Page 1 - Music - Minneapolis. City Pages (2007-02-14). Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
- ^ Rivulets - You Are My Home. Brainwashed (2006-09-12). Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
- ^ Vlor. Silbermedia.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
- ^ Nathan Amundson Discography at Discogs. Discogs.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
- ^ Rivulets Discography at Discogs. Discogs.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
- ^ The Alcohol EPs. Silbermedia.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
[edit] External links
- Rivulets official site
- Rivulets on Bandcamp
- Rivulets on Last.fm
- Rivulets on MySpace
- Rivulets on Songkick
- Rivulets on Twitter
- American male singers
- American singer-songwriters
- American songwriters
- American folk musicians
- Fingerstyle guitarists
- American alternative rock musicians
- American indie rock musicians
- American rock guitarists
- American rock singer-songwriters
- American indie rock groups
- Musicians from Minnesota
- Musical groups from Minnesota
- Living people
