Brokeback (band)
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Brokeback is a project of Doug McCombs
, bassist of Tortoise
and Eleventh Dream Day
.
All above have been released by Thrill Jockey
.
Doug McCombs
Douglas McCombs plays bass and guitar with the instrumental rock band Tortoise and leads the instrumental band Brokeback. He is also the longtime bassist for the rock band Eleventh Dream Day.-References:...
, bassist of Tortoise
Tortoise (band)
Tortoise is an American post-rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1990.-Music:Tortoise's almost entirely instrumental music defies easy categorization, and the group gained significant attention from their early career. The members have roots in Chicago's fertile music scene, playing in...
and Eleventh Dream Day
Eleventh Dream Day
-History:The band was founded by guitarists Rick Rizzo and Janet Beveridge Bean, who met at a place fondly known as 1069. This was a house/practice space/hang out in Louisville where at the time Janet was practicing with the band she was in with Tara Key and Tim Harris; the Zoo Directors. They...
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Featured artists
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- Noel Kupersmith
- Mary HansenMary HansenMary Hansen was a guitarist and singer with Stereolab.Born in Maryborough north of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, Hansen moved to London in the late 1980s and became a backing singer with the Essex-based indie band, The Wolfhounds.She met Stereolab founder Tim Gane when the Wolfhounds played...
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) - James McNewJames McNewJames McNew has been the bass player for the rock band Yo La Tengo since their 1992 album May I Sing With Me.He was previously a member of Christmas on their third album Vortex.[]He also has a solo side project, Dump....
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) - Chad Taylor (Chicago Underground Duo)
- Tim Foljahn (Two Dollar Guitar)
Discography
- Returns to the Orange Grove - 1997
- Field Recordings from Cook County Water Table - 1999
- Morse Code In The Modern Age: Across The Americas - 2001
- Looks at the Bird - 2003
All above have been released by Thrill Jockey
Thrill Jockey
Thrill Jockey Records is an American independent record label established in 1992 in New York City by former Atlantic Records A&R representative Bettina Richards.-History:...
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- Another Routine Day Breaks" 7" EP (Hi-Ball) - 1997
External links
- on Thrill Jockey website
- [ Brokeback on allmusic.com]