Labradford

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It is hard to overstate the importance of Labradford. Other bands have sold more records and have been given more praise. But very few have exerted the long term influence Labradford have and not many can claim to have inspired musicians across as broad a range of genres. Musicians like Kid606 and cLOUDDEAD have stated in print that the recordings of Labradford inspired them to think beyond the structural limits of indie rock.

After releasing a debut 7” single in the spring of 1993, Labradford recorded their debut album with Rob Christensen late nights at American University in Washington, DC. Prazision LP happened to be the initial release on kranky, an opener that we will always be grateful for. The sprawl of Carter Brown’s organ and analog synths and Mark Nelson’s faintly melodicized guitar lines had lots of precedents, but nobody on the American indie rock scene was anywhere close to Labradford’s unique ambient songcraft and textural grit in late 1993. The band’s first Chicago show, opening up for Archers of Loaf, was an indication of exactly where Labradford fit into the indie rock spectrum at the time. A Labradford track was included on Kevin Martin’s Virgin compilation Isolationism, placing the band in a non-scene context with contemporaries like Main, Paul Schutze, Jim O’Rourke and Disco Inferno.

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A Stable Reference
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Top Tracks

1	S full track	236
2	G full track	231
3	WR full track	209
4	I full track	199
5	P full track	186
6	C full track	184
7	V full track	155
8	David full track	152
9	Up to Pizmo full track	96
10	Disremembering full track	90
11	Soft Return full track	89
12	Star City, Russia full track	88
13	Splash Down full track	82
14	Twenty full track	79
14	El Lago full track	79

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FFFEEERRR wrote:
Thursday afternoon

: A R T

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melting_window wrote:
Wednesday morning

Such beautiful music. Thanks guys.

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phr[o]zen wrote:
last week

"Accelerating On A Smoother Road" on the john peel session from 94 is glorious

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ookunoki wrote:
last month

labradorf fans might enjoy a toorp fo ecshoe...kind of similar but with saxonophs www.mypaces.com/atoorpofecshoe

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atroopofechoes wrote:
last month

labradorf fans might enjoy a troop of echoes...kind of similar but with saxophones www.myspace.com/atroopofechoes

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RichieTozier wrote:
last month

The self-titled album is the soundtrack of a yellow day, when the rain is near but the sunrays are still there in spite of the clouds.

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TheDoman wrote:
August 2008

Never gave them a listen, even though I downloaded all their albums a few years ago lol. Just listening to the albums now and really impressed, beautiful music. Actually quite different to what I had imagined from peoples descriptions. Wien is my favourite track so far. Of similar artists, which do you think is the closest? I imagine they are a band like Rothko who really share little with most bands. Thanks

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rigoisphat wrote:
August 2008

a short spot of light, a long dash of black <33333333333

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dampened wrote:
July 2008

i don't think i've ever come across a record more cathartic and complete than 'a stable reference'

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mr_disco wrote:
July 2008

The Prazision LP is, without question, my favorite album of theirs, and Soft Return, my favorite song.

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beertickle wrote:
June 2008

its all about twenty for me. i actually fell asleep with my head in my hands at their show in sydney in 2002. beautiful!

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nefolk wrote:
June 2008

forever and ever...

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talkloud wrote:
June 2008

can do no wrong

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WhatMeWorrry wrote:
June 2008

P and David

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the_savage wrote:
May 2008

...just happened to be listening to P when I came to this page and rigiosphat + astro-kopp, I must agree...

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sloncek wrote:
May 2008

I love all of them from S to P..

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RobCameron wrote:
April 2008

Yeah, high pitched noises. I never noticed them until my girlfriend who must have animal grade hearing pointed it out. I think I liked that noise before but now it sticks out. Damn subjective listening. Not to say they aren't really awesome.

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hulul wrote:
April 2008

New : Listen to full length short pieces for strings by SYLVAIN CHAUVEAU on Last.fm

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Astro-kopp wrote:
April 2008

P. is the sweetest thing that my ears ever heard!

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mourld wrote:
March 2008

P. Says it all.

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