31Knots
Encyclopedia
31Knots is a band based in Portland, Oregon
by guitarist
Joe Haege and bassist
Jay Winebrenner. It was originally founded in Chicago in 1997.Amazon Band Bio In 1998 the band added Joe Kelly as a drummer
; in 2003 he left and was replaced by Jay Pellicci of Dilute. Early albums explored the limits of a guitar-bass-drums rock trio, while more recent work has added samples, piano, and increasingly skewed songwriting that push 31Knots' music into an ever more difficult to categorize genre. They have toured Europe
several times since 2004.
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
by guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Joe Haege and bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Jay Winebrenner. It was originally founded in Chicago in 1997.Amazon Band Bio In 1998 the band added Joe Kelly as a drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
; in 2003 he left and was replaced by Jay Pellicci of Dilute. Early albums explored the limits of a guitar-bass-drums rock trio, while more recent work has added samples, piano, and increasingly skewed songwriting that push 31Knots' music into an ever more difficult to categorize genre. They have toured Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
several times since 2004.
Albums
- Algut Allbrain (1997 - RanGhok)
- Climax / Anti-Climax (Jan 4, 2000 - RanGhok / Mar 19, 2009 (Re-Release) - PolyvinylPolyvinyl Record Co.Polyvinyl Record Co. is an American independent record label based in Champaign, Illinois. It has released notable records by of Montreal, Japandroids, Braid, Mates of State and many others.-History:...
) - A Word Is Also a Picture of a WordA Word Is Also a Picture of a WordA Word Is Also a Picture of a Word is 31Knots' third album. It was released on April 22, 2002. The title of the album is derived from a phrase written by Don DeLillo in his book Libra.-Track listing:# Preface – 0:41...
(Oct 1, 2002 - 54º40' or Fight!) - It Was High Time To EscapeIt Was High Time to EscapeIt Was High Time to Escape is 31Knots' fourth album. It was released on September 2, 2003 by the 54º40' or Fight! label.-Track listing:# A Half Life in Two Movements – 1:46# Darling, I – 4:09# The Gospel According to Efficiency – 4:15# No Sound – 2:53...
(Sep 2, 2003 - 54º40' or Fight!) - Talk Like BloodTalk Like BloodTalk Like Blood is the fifth full-length album by 31knots. It was released on October 11, 2005 by Polyvinyl Records in the US and by in Europe.-Track listing:#"City of Dust" - 3:39#"Hearsay" - 3:59#"Thousand Wars" - 1:38#"Intuition Imperfected" - 3:27...
(Oct 11, 2005 - Own Records (Europe) / PolyvinylPolyvinyl Record Co.Polyvinyl Record Co. is an American independent record label based in Champaign, Illinois. It has released notable records by of Montreal, Japandroids, Braid, Mates of State and many others.-History:...
(US)) - The Days and Nights of Everything Anywhere (Mar 6, 2007 - PolyvinylPolyvinyl Record Co.Polyvinyl Record Co. is an American independent record label based in Champaign, Illinois. It has released notable records by of Montreal, Japandroids, Braid, Mates of State and many others.-History:...
) - Worried Well (Aug 19, 2008 - PolyvinylPolyvinyl Record Co.Polyvinyl Record Co. is an American independent record label based in Champaign, Illinois. It has released notable records by of Montreal, Japandroids, Braid, Mates of State and many others.-History:...
) - Trump Harm (Jun 7, 2011 - PolyvinylPolyvinyl Record Co.Polyvinyl Record Co. is an American independent record label based in Champaign, Illinois. It has released notable records by of Montreal, Japandroids, Braid, Mates of State and many others.-History:...
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EPs
- The Rehearsal Dinner EP (Mar 12, 2002 - 54º40' or Fight!)
- The Curse of the Longest Day (Nov 1, 2004 - Own Records (Europe) / Jul 12, 2005 - PolyvinylPolyvinyl Record Co.Polyvinyl Record Co. is an American independent record label based in Champaign, Illinois. It has released notable records by of Montreal, Japandroids, Braid, Mates of State and many others.-History:...
(US)) - ep:Polemics (Nov 7, 2006 - PolyvinylPolyvinyl Record Co.Polyvinyl Record Co. is an American independent record label based in Champaign, Illinois. It has released notable records by of Montreal, Japandroids, Braid, Mates of State and many others.-History:...
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