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Biography
Use mdy dates|date=September 2010Infobox musical artist | name = Red Sparowes| image =| caption =| background = group_or_band| origin = Los Angeles, California, US| genre = Post-rock , noise rock , post-metal , instrumental rock , ambient music|ambient | years_active = 2003–present| label = Sargent House , Neurot Recordings , Robotic Empire | associated_acts = The Nocturnes, Isis (band)|Isis , Halifax Pier, Angel Hair, Pleasure Forever, LaGrecia| website = http://www.redsparowes.com redsparowes.com| current_members = Bryant Clifford Meyer Greg Burns (musician)|Greg Burns Andy Arahood David Clifford Emma Ruth Rundle| past_members = Jeff Caxide Dana Berkowitz Josh Graham Brendan Tobin Red Sparowes is a Los Angeles post-rock band comprising current and former members of Isis (band)|Isis , Halifax Pier, Angel Hair and Pleasure Forever.cite web|last=Hopkin|first=Kenyon|title=Red Sparowes|url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p694070|work=allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=29 June 2011 Their sound is characteristic of soundscape -influenced experimental rock , with an otherwise uncommon extensive use of a pedal steel guitar .
History
Red Sparowes formed in 2003 as another project for its members. Through signing to Neurot Recordings , Neurosis (band)|Neurosis ' record label, Red Sparowes toured with The Dillinger Escape Plan and Made Out of Babies in 2004 after recording demos for their debut album. The debut was recorded in May 2004 by engineer Desmond Shea, with the resulting sound in the vein of guitarist s Bryant Clifford Meyer and Jeff Caxide 's band Isis (band)|Isis , Chicago post-rock / Heavy metal music|metal outfit Pelican (band)|Pelican , as well as bands as varied as Sonic Youth and The Cure . Members Jeff Caxide and Dana Berkowitz relocated in late 2004, thus forcing them out of the band.
Red Sparowes' first studio album , At the Soundless Dawn , was released in February 2005, following Clifford Meyer's Isis in their initial tours in support of Panopticon (album)|Panopticon . Shortly after this release, a split 12" album was released with Gregor Samsa (band)|Gregor Samsa . The Red Sparowes side contained the second track from At the Soundless Dawn , "Buildings Began to Stretch Wide Across the Sky, And the Air Filled With A Reddish Glow," as well as a track recorded during the album's recording sessions with guitar by Michael Gallagher (Isis guitarist)|Michael Gallagher of Isis, initially only available on the Japanese release of the album. Following the release of the album, the band headlined a tour in Europe and participated in an American tour with Pelican (band)|Pelican , Big Business (band)|Big Business and Breather Resist . After touring the band released their follow-up record, Every Red Heart Shines Toward the Red Sun , in 2006. http://www.neurotrecordings.com/artists/red-sparowes/index.aspx This release was followed by more touring of North America and Europe, including shows in the US with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds .
In 2008 Josh Graham parted ways with the rest of the band to pursue musical project A Storm of Light .
In May 2008, Red Sparowes recorded new material with engineer Toshi Kasai ( The Melvins|Melvins , Big Business, Tool (band)|Tool ), and in August that year the Extended play|EP Aphorisms (album)|Aphorisms was released digitally.
Red Sparowes began recording their third full length studio album with Kasai on August 24, 2009. The album, entitled The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies the Answer , was released on April 6, 2010.
Band members
Current members
Bryant Clifford Meyer (guitar) of Isis (band)|Isis
Andy Arahood (guitar/bass) formerly of Angel Hair
Greg Burns (musician)|Greg Burns (bass/pedal steel) of Halifax Pier
David Clifford (drums) of Pleasure Forever, The VSS
The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies the Answer
April 6, 2010
CD, LP
Sargent House
Other Works
Title
Released
Format
Label
Self-titled (demo)
2004
CD
Self-released
Untitled split with Gregor Samsa (band)>Gregor Samsa
2005
12" (2005) CD (2006)
Robotic Empire
Triad split with Made Out of Babies and Battle of Mice
2006
CD, 3x7
Neurot Recordings
Grails
2006
12"
Robotic Empire
Oh Lord, God of Vengeance, Show Yourself! (live album)
2006
CD
Neurot Recordings
Aphorisms
August 1, 2008
Digital Download (2008),12-inch (2009)
Sargent House
See also
List of post-rock bands
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.redsparowes.com Red Sparowes
http://www.myspace.com/redsparowes Red Sparowes' Myspace
http://redsparowes.bandcamp.com Red Sparowes' Bandcamp
http://www.archive.org/details/RedSparowes Red Sparowes collection at the Internet Archive 's live music archive
http://www.neurotrecordings.com Neurot Recordings
http://roboticempire.com Robotic Empire
http://www.sargenthouse.com Sargent House
Red Sparowes Category:Musical groups from California Category:American post-rock groups Category:Post-metal musical groups Category:American instrumental musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 2003
