Charalambides

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Charalambides are a musical group originally from Houston, Texas, USA and lately of Austin, Texas. Formed in 1991 by Tom Carter and Christina Carter, adding Jason Bill and Heather Leigh Murray, they have followed in the footsteps of other Texas psychedelic music artists such as 13th Floor Elevators, The Red Krayola, and Jandek.

Their music contains elements typical of psychedelic music such as reverb, extended instrumental jamming and the use of found sounds.

In addition to several major releases on labels such as Kranky, Eclipse Records, and Time-Lag Records, they have also released many small edition CD-Rs on their own Wholly-Other label, and other small independent labels. Some of which have later been re-issued (Our Bed is Green, and Historic Sixth Ward for example).

Core members Tom Carter and Christina Carter are standalone performing and recording artists in their own right, releasing albums on Kranky and Eclipse Records, as well as several small edition CD-Rs.

Their name is pronounced “ha-ra-lam-bee-deez”. It roots from Greek language and means like “happiness-sprayer”.

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DarkJesus wrote:
August 2008

So in terms of the name, Charalambides is like the cypriot version of the smiths?

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[deleted-user] wrote:
July 2008

the more I listen, the more I love it.
autz wrote:
July 2008

sleep sleep, sweet and deep sleep. excelent music!

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AmyBoogerman wrote:
June 2008

beauteous. period.

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Sapila wrote:
June 2008

ha-ra-lum-bee-thees

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BackwardsBoy wrote:
June 2008

chara-lam-beed-ees

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rattlebag wrote:
May 2008

Scorces are on tour in the uk this month. Check them out. Leeds date http://www.last.fm/event/579426

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xxMKULTRAxx wrote:
April 2008

How have they been around for so long and not gotten recognition? Theyre great and unique

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alwaysallatsea wrote:
April 2008

like them very much as well :)

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Minuteflag wrote:
March 2008

fucking A Mazing.

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Rekel wrote:
March 2008

Great band! Didn't know about the pronunciation, thanks!

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MorrisTheFucker wrote:
February 2008

'Skin of Rivers' is amazing!

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acidtongue wrote:
February 2008

i think i'm being brainwashed by these people. having just discovered them i can't believe how amazing they are, i can't stop listening to them. oh dear.

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steerpike wrote:
January 2008

Check out the CHARALAMBIDES group: http://www.last.fm/group/Charalambides

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aurora-borealis wrote:
January 2008

This is fantastic.

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excellentsword wrote:
December 2007

new album is pretty damn good.

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Chilou wrote:
December 2007

tags will kill music...

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jinshin-uwo wrote:
December 2007

every time i see an artist tagged new weird america i barf a little.

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abirdsview wrote:
December 2007

oh sorry for being a pain but it's etymology comes from the synthesis of the two words, hara (joy or happiness) and lamsi (light or bright) ... i'll keep quiet now!

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abirdsview wrote:
December 2007

er...Charalambides is one of the most common surnames in the South part of Cyprus...it's rather funny if not hilarious for a band's name...if you ask a Cypriot that is. Charalambides was also one of the island's biggest and most famous supermarket chains till the late 90's before it was renamed into AlfaMega.

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