Pocahaunted was a psychedelic/drone/dub band based in Los Angeles

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, California

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 founded in 2005 by Amanda Brown and Bethany Cosentino.

History

Amanda Brown co-founded Not Not Fun Records in 2006; she and friend Bethany Cosentino formed the duo Pocahaunted the following year. The group has released over a dozen albums, a few EPs/singles, and several split releases, generally preferring the vinyl and cassette formats over compact disc. Their releases often have handmade/hand-painted artwork. The group has toured heavily since its inception and has had its music released by a wide array of experimental record labels, including ones based in Europe. They disbanded in August 2010.

Music

Pocahaunted's sound has undergone many stylistic shifts. Their early music was primarily based on improvised drones and filled with disorienting reverb

Reverberation

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 and dub production techniques. During this time, they often called themselves "The Olsen twins of drone," in a tongue-in-cheek manner. Cosentino left for New York

New York

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 to focus on her sunshine pop

Sunshine pop

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 project Best Coast

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 ca. 2009, necessitating a lineup overhaul for Pocahaunted, including the addition of Brown's husband Britt Brown (a.k.a. Robedoor) on guitar and Diva Dompe (of Blackblack

Blackblack

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) on bass guitar and vocals. The band re-emerged in 2009 with a more upbeat, funk rock

Funk rock

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-based sound, while retaining dubby bass lines and a tribal overall sound.

Albums

• Moccasinging - Not Not Fun (2006)
• A Tear For Every Grain of Sand - Fuck It Tapes (2007)
• Pocahaunted - Ruralfaune [France] (2007)
• Split w/ Robedoor - Digitalis Recordings (2007)
• Rough Magic - Blackest Rainbow (2007)
• Chains - Teenage Teardrops (2008)
• Peyote Road - Woodist (2008)
• Beast That You Are - Night People (2008)
• Island Diamonds - Arbor Infinity (LP, 2008) / Not Not Fun (CD w/ 2 bonus tracks, 2008)
• Mirror Mics - Weird Forest (2008)
• Live From the New Age - Not Not Fun (2009)
• Passage - Troubleman Unlimited (2009)
• Make It Real - Not Not Fun (LP/CD/cassette) (2010)

EPs & Singles

• What the Spirit Tells Me - Buried Valley (2006)
• Split w/ Mythical Beast - Not Not Fun (2007)
• Emerald Snake On Ruby Velvet - Not Not Fun (2007)
• Water-Born - Not Not Fun (2007)
• Native Seduction - Arbor (2007)
• Split w/ Charalambides
  Charalambides
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   - Not Not Fun (2008)
• Bearskin Rug - Not Not Fun (2008)
• Split w/ Orphan Fairytale - Release the Bats [Sweden] (2008)
• Gold Miner's Daughters - Excite Bike Tapes (2009)
• Threshold - Not Not Fun (2010)

External links

• Official site
• [ Biography] at AllMusic Guide
• Discography/reviews at Rate Your Music
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• Discography at Discogs
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• Interview in L.A. Record
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   (Pocahaunted cover story), March 2008
• Interview in Tiny Mix Tapes
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  , July 2008
• Official music video for "Ashes Is White" (2008; dir. by Luis Naranjo)
• Partial concert history