20 Minute Loop
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20 Minute Loop was a San Francisco-based band notable for its self-proclaimed "freak-pop" sound which exhibited hook-heavy
tunes and complex vocal harmonies
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The band was established by Greg Giles in 1996, and their first album, "With God On The Dog Team Trail",was released on New Year's Day
in 1997. Giles originally toyed with other band names, such as With God on the Dog Team Trail, Pierre Bon Bon, Kill Whitey!, PSA Flight 182, before finally settling on 20 Minute Loop. The band's name alluded to the duration of cockpit conversation recorded by an airplane's cockpit voice recorder
for recovery in the event of a crash or other accident.
Hook (music)
A hook is a musical idea, often a short riff, passage, or phrase, that is used in popular music to make a song appealing and to "catch the ear of the listener". The term generally applies to popular music, especially rock music, hip hop, dance music, and pop. In these genres, the hook is often...
tunes and complex vocal harmonies
Vocal harmony
Vocal harmony is a style of vocal music in which a consonant note or notes are sung at the same time as a main melody in a predominantly homophonic texture. Vocal harmonies are used in many subgenres of European art music, including Classical choral music and opera and in the popular styles from...
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The band was established by Greg Giles in 1996, and their first album, "With God On The Dog Team Trail",was released on New Year's Day
New Year's Day
New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in ancient Rome...
in 1997. Giles originally toyed with other band names, such as With God on the Dog Team Trail, Pierre Bon Bon, Kill Whitey!, PSA Flight 182, before finally settling on 20 Minute Loop. The band's name alluded to the duration of cockpit conversation recorded by an airplane's cockpit voice recorder
Cockpit voice recorder
A cockpit voice recorder , often referred to as a "black box", is a flight recorder used to record the audio environment in the flight deck of an aircraft for the purpose of investigation of accidents and incidents...
for recovery in the event of a crash or other accident.
Members
- Kelly Atkins - Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Flute, Samples
- Greg Giles - Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer
- Nils Erickson - Bass, Guitar, Rhodes, Clavinet, Pedal Steel Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Adam Cunha - Bass, Backing Vocals
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- Drums, Percussion, Piano, Backing Vocals
Former members
- Joe OstrowskiJoe OstrowskiJoseph Paul Ostrowski was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors, from -, for the St. Louis Browns and New York Yankees....
- Guitar - James Kingsbury - Bass
- Alex Kamages - Drums
- Dan Jones - Bass
- Ethan Turner - Drums
- Tai Kenning - Drums, Percussion
Studio Albums
- 1997 - With God on the Dog Team Trail
- 1999 - 20 Minute Loop
- 2001 - Decline of Day
- 2005 - Yawn + House = Explosion
- 2008 - Famous People Marry Famous People
Non-album releases
- 2000 - "She Hated Dogs" was included on the Fortune Records compilation, 'Fortune Cookies'.
- 2003 - "Pilot Light" was included on the Fire Museum Records compilation, 'Azadi!'.
- 2005 - "Cora May" was featured on the B-side of a split 7" between 20 Minute Loop and The Monolith.
- 2005 - "Miriam Hopkins" was included on the Zip Records compilation, 'West of Eden'.
- 2006 - "Our William Tell" was included on the Fortune Records compilation, 'Fortune Cookies: Part II'.