David Baker (singer)
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David Baker was the lead singer and founding member of the band Mercury Rev
. He is prevalent on the albums Yerself is Steam
and Boces
and all of the singles and Peel Sessions the band did concurrently. Mercury Rev's sound changed considerably after the departure of Baker, whose deep voice was replaced by the much higher-pitched singing of Jonathan Donahue
.
David Baker left Mercury Rev sometime before 1994 and produced the album World under the name Shady. The album featured contributions from artists such as Adam Franklin from Swervedriver
, Martin Carr
from The Boo Radleys, Jimi Shields
from Lotus Crown and Rollerskate Skinny
, Bill Whitten from St. Johnny and Grand Mal, and Sooyoung Park from Seam. He then moved to Chicago, IL where he is a studio engineer, and has produced a number of bands, such as Comet, from Denton, TX, and Marvelkind
from Chicago.
Mercury Rev
Mercury Rev is an American alternative rock group, that formed in the late 1980s in Buffalo, New York. Original personnel were David Baker , Jonathan Donahue , Sean Mackowiak, a.k.a...
. He is prevalent on the albums Yerself is Steam
Yerself Is Steam
Yerself is Steam is the 1991 debut album by Mercury Rev. The title is a malapropism of the phrase "Your self-esteem," and is taken from a recurring lyric in the opening "Chasing a Bee." "Car Wash Hair" was released as a single before the album...
and Boces
Boces
Boces is the second album by Mercury Rev, released in 1993. The band has explained the title as being inspired by the name of the Boards of Cooperative Educational Services in New York State, a vocational school system in the band's home state....
and all of the singles and Peel Sessions the band did concurrently. Mercury Rev's sound changed considerably after the departure of Baker, whose deep voice was replaced by the much higher-pitched singing of Jonathan Donahue
Jonathan Donahue
Jonathan Daniel Donahue is an American rock musician. He has been an integral member of two of North America's more influential indie/experimental bands of the 1990s; The Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev....
.
David Baker left Mercury Rev sometime before 1994 and produced the album World under the name Shady. The album featured contributions from artists such as Adam Franklin from Swervedriver
Swervedriver
Swervedriver are an English alternative rock band from Oxford. The band went on hiatus in 1998 before reforming in 2008 for a world tour, which included a performance at the high-profile Coachella Festival...
, Martin Carr
Martin Carr
Martin Carr , is a British musician and writer who was the chief songwriter and lead guitarist with the British band, The Boo Radleys.- Life and career :...
from The Boo Radleys, Jimi Shields
Jimi Shields
Jimi Shields was previously best known for his work with 1990s indie rock group Rollerskate Skinny. He is the co-director of TTT, thirtythreetrees, LTD in Dublin, Ireland, which is a landscape art and garden design practice...
from Lotus Crown and Rollerskate Skinny
Rollerskate Skinny
Rollerskate Skinny were an Irish band that enjoyed their greatest success during the 1990s.-History:Ken Griffin, Ger Griffin and Steve Murray had been in The Hippyshakes in the 1980s. Later the band became "Shake" and was characterized by a strawberry logo...
, Bill Whitten from St. Johnny and Grand Mal, and Sooyoung Park from Seam. He then moved to Chicago, IL where he is a studio engineer, and has produced a number of bands, such as Comet, from Denton, TX, and Marvelkind
Marvelkind
Marvelkind is an eclectic electronic rock band from Chicago, Illinois, USA. Their music is described by rock critic Jim Derogatis as "Gonzo Electro Noise Pop" and they have been compared to bands such as Devo, The Faint, Brainiac, and Mercury Rev...
from Chicago.