Magnog
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Magnog were a U.S. space-rock/post-rock
band, initially active in the mid to late 1990s, then returning to live performances in 2011.
, Washington band Space Helmet, which essentially split up into Magnog and Hovercraft
, circa 1993. (Magnog's drummer and Hovercraft's guitarist are brothers.) Magnog's lineup consisted of Jeff Reilly (bass, guitar), Dana Shinn (drums), and Phil Drake (guitar), with all three also singing and playing keyboards. After sending three ninety-minute demo tapes of lengthy improvised jams, recorded between 1994 and 1997, to Kranky Records
, the trio recorded an album for the label with Jessamine
's Andy Brown
as producer. The eponymous album was released in 1996, drawing comparisons with Early 70's Pink Floyd and 1970s German Krautrock
bands such as Ash Ra Tempel
and early Tangerine Dream
.
The following year, tracks from the demo tapes were selected for release as the double CD More Weather.The band went on to played the Vienna Jazz Festival and performed with Pearl Jam and Neil Young for the Pearl Jam fan club in Seattle. After the band broke up, Reilly made further records as Octal, including an album for former Spacemen 3
member Sonic Boom's label, Space Age Records.
Magnog returned to live activity with shows in the Pacific Northwest in 2011.
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
band, initially active in the mid to late 1990s, then returning to live performances in 2011.
Biography
The origins of Magnog are in EdmondsEdmonds
Edmonds may refer to:* Edmonds, Washington, a US city* Edmonds , people with the surname Edmonds-See also:* Burnaby-Edmonds, an electoral district in British Columbia, Canada.* Edmonds Cookbook* Edmonds Station* Edmonds's matching algorithm...
, Washington band Space Helmet, which essentially split up into Magnog and Hovercraft
Hovercraft (band)
Hovercraft was an instrumental experimental rock group that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1993. It was co-founded by its core duo of guitarist/samplist/tape looper Ryan Shinn, and bassist Beth Liebling. Liebling and Shinn would use the pseudonyms "Sadie 7" and "Campbell 2000", respectively,...
, circa 1993. (Magnog's drummer and Hovercraft's guitarist are brothers.) Magnog's lineup consisted of Jeff Reilly (bass, guitar), Dana Shinn (drums), and Phil Drake (guitar), with all three also singing and playing keyboards. After sending three ninety-minute demo tapes of lengthy improvised jams, recorded between 1994 and 1997, to Kranky Records
Kranky Records
Kranky is an independent record label, located in Chicago, Illinois. It was started in 1993 by Bruce Adams and Joel Leoschke.The bands it houses are noted for combining experimental and often electronic influences with elements of more traditional rock structures, and many of the artists on Kranky...
, the trio recorded an album for the label with Jessamine
Jessamine (band)
Jessamine was a band that recorded three albums for Kranky records between 1994 and 1998 and a number of singles for other record labels. These singles were later collected by the band on a self-released compilation album....
's Andy Brown
Andy Brown
Andy Brown may refer to:*Andy Brown , former ice hockey player in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association*Andy Brown , Indy Racing League winning chief engineer* Andy Brown , UK football player...
as producer. The eponymous album was released in 1996, drawing comparisons with Early 70's Pink Floyd and 1970s German Krautrock
Krautrock
Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scenes that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. The term is a result of the English-speaking world's reception of the music at the time and not a reference to any one...
bands such as Ash Ra Tempel
Ash Ra Tempel
Ash Ra Tempel are a German krautrock group of the 1970s, and are an example of cosmic or space rock.-History:The group was originally founded by guitarist Manuel Göttsching, keyboardist/drummer Klaus Schulze, and bassist Hartmut Enke in 1971. All three founding members had previously played...
and early Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The band has undergone many personnel changes over the years, with Froese being the only continuous member...
.
The following year, tracks from the demo tapes were selected for release as the double CD More Weather.The band went on to played the Vienna Jazz Festival and performed with Pearl Jam and Neil Young for the Pearl Jam fan club in Seattle. After the band broke up, Reilly made further records as Octal, including an album for former Spacemen 3
Spacemen 3
Spacemen 3 were an English alternative rock band, formed in 1982 in Rugby, Warwickshire by Peter Kember and Jason Pierce. Their music was "colorfully mind-altering, but not in the sense of the acid rock of the '60s; instead, the band developed its own minimalistic psychedelia"...
member Sonic Boom's label, Space Age Records.
Magnog returned to live activity with shows in the Pacific Northwest in 2011.
Albums
- Magnog - CD/2xLP (1996, Kranky) (double LP has 11 mins. of extra music)
- More Weather - 2xCD (1997, Kranky)