Breadwinner (band)
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Breadwinner was a math rock
-band based in Richmond, Virginia
composed of: Pen Rollings (guitar), Robert Donne
(bass), and Chris Farmer (drums). Rollings had previously been a member of hardcore punk
outfit Honor Role. Merge Records
released two 7-inch singles and one full-length CD, Burner
(1994), comprising the two out of print singles and 3 unreleased tracks, after the band had broken up. The group has been called "the consummate math band" and are one of the key bands in the early history of math rock
.
Math rock
Math rock is a rhythmically complex guitar-based style of experimental rock that emerged in the 1980s and that was very influenced by progressive rock like King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Henry Cow - and 20th century composers such as Steve Reich and John Cage...
-band based in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
composed of: Pen Rollings (guitar), Robert Donne
Robert Donne
Robert Donne has played bass or baritone guitar with Breadwinner, Labradford, Gore De Vol and Spokane, and is a founding member of Cristal.-References:...
(bass), and Chris Farmer (drums). Rollings had previously been a member of hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
outfit Honor Role. Merge Records
Merge Records
Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records...
released two 7-inch singles and one full-length CD, Burner
Burner (Breadwinner album)
Merge Records had released two 7-inch singles while the band was active, 1990-1992.This full-length CD, Burner , comprises the two out-of-print singles and 3 unreleased tracks, came out after the band had broken up.-Track listing:# Tourette's 1:50...
(1994), comprising the two out of print singles and 3 unreleased tracks, after the band had broken up. The group has been called "the consummate math band" and are one of the key bands in the early history of math rock
Math rock
Math rock is a rhythmically complex guitar-based style of experimental rock that emerged in the 1980s and that was very influenced by progressive rock like King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Henry Cow - and 20th century composers such as Steve Reich and John Cage...
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