Good For Cows
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Good For Cows is an experimental
jazz
band from Oakland, USA. Their line-up consists of Xiu Xiu
's current drummer Ches Smith
and former Xiu Xiu
bassist Devin Hoff
.
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
band from Oakland, USA. Their line-up consists of Xiu Xiu
Xiu Xiu
Xiu Xiu is an American avant-garde group originally from San Jose, California. The band is the brainchild of singer-songwriter Jamie Stewart, who has been its only constant member since its inception in 2002. His current bandmate is Angela Seo...
's current drummer Ches Smith
Ches Smith
Ches Smith is an American musician whose primary instruments are drums, percussion, and vibraphone. He writes and performs music in a wide variety of contexts, including solo percussion, experimental rock bands, and small and large jazz ensembles....
and former Xiu Xiu
Xiu Xiu
Xiu Xiu is an American avant-garde group originally from San Jose, California. The band is the brainchild of singer-songwriter Jamie Stewart, who has been its only constant member since its inception in 2002. His current bandmate is Angela Seo...
bassist Devin Hoff
Devin Hoff
Devin Hoff is a musician and songwriter born in Colorado whose main instruments are double bass and bass guitar. He has worked in many musical contexts and with a wide array of jazz, free jazz, avant-garde rock, and folk musicians, including Nels Cline, Vijay Iyer, Xiu Xiu, Carla Bozulich, Ben...
.
Beginning
Band claims they formed in Oakland, CA in 1999 "when no one else would show up for band practice".Discography
| Title | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Good for Cows | 2001 | Evander Music |
| Less Than or Equal to | 2003 | Free Porcupine Society |
| Bebop Fantasy | 2004 | Asian Man Records Asian Man Records Asian Man Records is a small, DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established May 1996.-Artists:... |
| 10th Anniversary Concert | 2008 | Bleeding Ear |
| Audumla | 2010 | Web of Mimicry |