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*[http://rectangleblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/09/you-can-not-move-in-with-ariel-pink-glamorous-myspace-interview/ You Can Not Move In With Ariel Pink...]
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*[http://www.pinkushion.com/chroniques.php3?id_article=4244 Ariel Pink's interview for Pinkushion]


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Ariel Pink

Ariel Pink (born Ariel Marcus Rosenberg on June 24, 1978) is a Los Angeles based avant-garde musician who is sometimes associated with the freak folk scene.[1].

Biography

Ariel Pink was raised in the Pico-Robertson[2] area of Los Angeles, attending Beverly Hills High School and later the California Institute of the Arts[3]. In high school, Pink was a fan of such Gothic rock acts as Christian Death, Bauhaus, The Sisters of Mercy, and The Cure[4] (which he cites as his favourite band[5]). He started writing songs "around age 10"[2] and has recorded over 500 songs on hundreds of cassette tapes[6] since 1996.

Pink produces and plays almost all of his own music, and is noted for creating drum sounds using primarily his mouth[7], and sometimes his armpits[8]. His home recording technique gives his music a very lo-fi sound, to the point where new listeners may mistake the era of his music. Pink's influences range from R. Stevie Moore--friend, mentor, and "father of home recording"[9]--to Michael Jackson[10].

Aside from his music, Pink creates and sells semi-abstract and surreal grotesque drawings which can be viewed at his unofficial website[1].

Pink married Alisa Daniels in July 2002.

Career

From 2000 - 2002, Pink collaborated with fellow Los Angeles recording artist coL, which resulted in each being featured on one another's albums[11][12]. In the summer of 2003, Pink passed a CD-R on to New York based band Animal Collective[5][13] after being introduced by mutual friend and occasional collaborator Jimi Hey (All Night Radio, Indian Jewelry, Beachwood Sparks, The Rapture)[8] at one of their shows. Unbeknownst to Pink, Animal Collective had recently started their own record label, Paw Tracks. Animal Collective member Josh Dibb remembers:

It sat on the floor of the van for a week or so [...]. Finally we played it and we were just like ‘Woah!’. Brian was, like, ‘I’m making it my goal in life to put this kid’s record out on our label’.

Several weeks later they contacted him to sign him on Paw Tracks[8]. Pink became the first musician on the label aside from the members of Animal Collective[14]. The next year, the label reissued The Doldrums, an album which had been originally recorded in 1999. Since then, Paw Tracks (now co-owned by Carpark Records) has released two other reissues of Pink's previous recordings, Worn Copy and House Arrest.

Pink has gradually caught the attention of media sources around the United States as well as internationally[3][15]. As most of his albums are self-made, many of them have never been heard by fans. Almost all of Pink's albums which have been commercially released come from his recently released "Haunted Graffiti" series[16] and are thus the best known.

Pink's solo tours have generally been met with much negativity, primarily because his music was never intended to be performed live for commercial audiences[16]. As he explained to LA Weekly[2]:

People boo me everywhere...They don't even hide their contempt. I'm used to it now...Hey, I'm giving audiences the real thing...For better or worse, I'm out there, and those are the circumstances. People don't like it when it seems like you don't know what's happening, or I'm getting bummed out with certain aspects and I can't hide it. I think people feel that pain and just think it's bad.

In 2006, Pink's collaboration with Holy Shit front-man Matt Fishbeck lead to the release of Stranded at Two Harbors [3].

After initially playing shows with pre-recorded music, Pink later employed the efforts of Gary War, Tim Koh (White Magic), and John Maus while touring. In 2008, Pink formed a new band with keyboardist/guitarist/backing vocalist Kenny Gilmore, drummer/vocalist/guitarist Jimi Hey, and guitarist Cole M. Greif-Neill (Ethnik Klensr), who became known as Haunted Graffiti[17]. Drummer Aaron Sperske (Beachwood Sparks, Lilys) has since replaced Jimi Hey. Consistent touring with a fixed band lineup has led to a much more accessible and musically tighter show for concert goers.

In July, 2008, Haunted Graffiti toured with Chairlift. In March 2009, Haunted Graffiti toured the US with Cryptacize[18] and in April 2009 with Vivian Girls; the tour culminated in a performance at Coachella.

In November 2009, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti was signed to 4AD records.[4] He released a new mp3 single "Round and Round" in March 2010, marking a studio quality departure from his former lo-fi recordings.[5] 4AD released it as a 7" single, backed with "Mistaken Wedding"[19]. A new album, Before Today, followed on June 8, 2010.[20]. Before Today was recognized by Pitchfork in their "Best New Music" category. The album includes some new versions of songs released on previous records. [21]

Discography

Main article: Ariel Pink Discography

Albums

References

  1. ^ New York Times concert review
  2. ^ a b Identity Theory interview
  3. ^ a b Nero Magazine NERO n.05 May/June 2005
  4. ^ Vice Magazine interview
  5. ^ a b Junkmedia interview
  6. ^ LA Weekly feature
  7. ^ Washington Post review
  8. ^ a b c Tiny Mix Tapes tour news
  9. ^ Dazed Digital article
  10. ^ Left Hip Magazine interview
  11. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Arrest_%28album%29
  12. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lover_Boy_%28album%29
  13. ^ Uncut Magazine review
  14. ^ Paw Tracks artist information
  15. ^ Eesti Ekspress interview
  16. ^ a b Discorder Magazine feature
  17. ^ CMJ tour news
  18. ^ Bassist Tim Koh's website
  19. ^ 4AD's "Round and Round" page
  20. ^ 4AD "Before Today" Announcement
  21. ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14324-before-today/
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