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I Am Spoonbender Wiki Information
I Am Spoonbender
is an American/Canadian multimedia group formed in San Francisco in early 1997 by composer/multi-instrumentalist/producer Dustin Donaldson, with Brian Jackson and cub guitarist Robynn Iwata (who joined halfway through the recording of the debut album Sender/Receiver
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Their breakthrough musical style has been compared to Brian Eno, Can , and This Heat, with occasional forays into post-rock, ambient, and digital micromusic . [2] Dustin Donaldson has noted that some of their musical influences include Morton Subotnick, Wire, This Heat and Devo. [3]
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Members
Current members
- Dustin Donaldson: synths, drums, vocals, production 1997-
- "Cup" (Robynn Iwata): synths, vocals 1997-
- Dave Edwardson (Neurosis): bass on Shown Actual Size
, Buy Hidden Persuaders
Past members
- Brian Jackson: bass, synths, 1997-2000
- Marc Kate (live member): synths 1998-2003
- Chad Amory (live member): bass, synths, 2000-2001
Current live members
- Kevin Farkas - 2nd drumset, synths
- Nolan Cook - bass and synths (The Residents, Dimesland)
- Drew Cook - bass and synths (Dimesland)
- MA'AT - perception management and subliminatexture
Discography
| Sender/Receiver
| CD/ 12" picture disc
| 1999
| Gold Standard Laboratories (US), Mint Records (Canada)
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| Teletwin
| 3-sided 12" EP, CD
| 2000
| Little Army Records (US), Mint Records (Canada)
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| Plastic Lips
| 7" single
| 2000
| Contact (Japan)
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| Shown Actual Size
| CD/12" EP
| 2002
| Gold Standard Laboratories
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| Buy Hidden Persuaders
| CD
| 2004
| Mesmer Detector, Ltd (world)
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| Stereo Telepathy Academy
| CD
| 2006
| Helen Scarsdale Agency (world)
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Live Appearances
Live appearances are rare. In addition to their own shows, I Am Spoonbender has performed on bills with Mogwai, Glenn Branca, Cibo Matto, The New Pornographers, Wire, Money Mark, Einstürzende Neubauten, Hot Hot Heat, Steven Stapleton, Mike Patton, Secret Chiefs 3, Man or Astro-Man?, The Locust, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Kid 606, The Faint, Grandaddy, Trans Am, Pleasure Forever, Notwist, Oneida, Tarentel, Fly Pan Am, and Explosions in the Sky, among others.
References
- seminal i am spoonbender interview
- The History of Rock Music. I Am Spoonbender: biography, discography, reviews, links
- Art of Noise - San Francisco: CitySearch
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