Airiel
Encyclopedia
Airiel is an American
shoegaze
band from Chicago, Illinois, characterized by their melodic take on the shoegaze style.
, by Jeremy Wrenn and former bandmate Shawn Delaney. This followed the break-up of Wrenn's previous shoegaze band, Black Olive, that released one CD called Verge. Airiel are currently signed to Highwheel Records, an independent
record label
.
Airiel released a series of EPs through Clairecords which were later re-released as a box-set entitled Winks and Kisses. In 2005, Airiel released their self-titled EP independently, and toured the eastern United States. Losing Today Magazine (Italy
) wrote of the self-titled EP:
In 2007, the band recorded their debut full-length, The Battle of Sealand
, which was released on Highwheel Records in August of that year.
, a micronation, all the members of the band have been named official lord
s of Sealand http://www.sealandnews.com/airiel-are-now-lords-of-sealand_157.html,
and were slated to be the first rock band to play a concert in the nation. This concert was to be broadcast live over the internet.
http://www.sealandnews.com/literally-rocking-sealand_162.html http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=33961&hilite=
In an email interview, Guitarist Chris DeBrizzio said that the concert would not in fact take place. DeBrizzio cited Sealand being unorganized and expecting Airiel to pay for their trip over as their reason for pulling out.
Wrenn and DeBrizzio parted ways with Osborne and Rungger in late 2007. The band relocated to Bridgeport, a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago shortly thereafter. Airiel toured the UK and Ireland in April 2008 with Ulrich Schnauss
. Schnauss had also contributed to The Battle of Sealand, on the track "Sugar Crystals".
Former members
United States
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shoegaze
Shoegazing
Shoegazing is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s. It lasted there until the mid 1990s, with a critical zenith reached in 1990 and 1991...
band from Chicago, Illinois, characterized by their melodic take on the shoegaze style.
Biography
Airiel was formed as Airiel Project One in 1997, in Bloomington, IndianaBloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the southern region of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 80,405 at the 2010 census....
, by Jeremy Wrenn and former bandmate Shawn Delaney. This followed the break-up of Wrenn's previous shoegaze band, Black Olive, that released one CD called Verge. Airiel are currently signed to Highwheel Records, an independent
Independent record label
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record label
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.
Airiel released a series of EPs through Clairecords which were later re-released as a box-set entitled Winks and Kisses. In 2005, Airiel released their self-titled EP independently, and toured the eastern United States. Losing Today Magazine (Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) wrote of the self-titled EP:
Chicago's Airiel have a tradition of releasing fine EPs (having released six to date), and this self-titled release continues that tradition with four tracks of newgazer bliss (two of which, "500 Deep" and "Kiss Me Sadly" are updates of earlier songs). Since starting earlier this decade, Airiel have developed a great Ride-esque dynamic interplay between instruments and a keen sense of songwriting, that allows their songs to stand side by side with the groups that inspired them. Their talent for beautiful and skillful songs is put on proud display in the EP opener "500 Deep" and continues through each of the EPs four songs. So, now that Airiel have established their ability to release good EPs, it's time for a full length album, no?
In 2007, the band recorded their debut full-length, The Battle of Sealand
The Battle of Sealand
The Battle of Sealand is the first studio album from the American shoegaze band Airiel. It was released in August 2007 on Chicago-based Highwheel Records...
, which was released on Highwheel Records in August of that year.
Sealand
In honor of their contribution to the culture of The Principality of SealandPrincipality of Sealand
The Principality of Sealand is an unrecognized entity, located on HM Fort Roughs, a former World War II Maunsell Sea Fort in the North Sea 10 km off the coast of Suffolk, England, United Kingdom ....
, a micronation, all the members of the band have been named official lord
Lord
Lord is a title with various meanings. It can denote a prince or a feudal superior . The title today is mostly used in connection with the peerage of the United Kingdom or its predecessor countries, although some users of the title do not themselves hold peerages, and use it 'by courtesy'...
s of Sealand http://www.sealandnews.com/airiel-are-now-lords-of-sealand_157.html,
and were slated to be the first rock band to play a concert in the nation. This concert was to be broadcast live over the internet.
http://www.sealandnews.com/literally-rocking-sealand_162.html http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=33961&hilite=
In an email interview, Guitarist Chris DeBrizzio said that the concert would not in fact take place. DeBrizzio cited Sealand being unorganized and expecting Airiel to pay for their trip over as their reason for pulling out.
Wrenn and DeBrizzio parted ways with Osborne and Rungger in late 2007. The band relocated to Bridgeport, a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago shortly thereafter. Airiel toured the UK and Ireland in April 2008 with Ulrich Schnauss
Ulrich Schnauss
-Biography:Ulrich Schnauss was born in the northern German seaport of Kiel in 1977. He became interested in a range of music: My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Tangerine Dream, Chapterhouse, and early bleep & breakbeat tracks...
. Schnauss had also contributed to The Battle of Sealand, on the track "Sugar Crystals".
Members
Current members- Jeremy Wrenn - vocals, guitar
- Andrew Marrah - drums
- Chase Johnson - bass
Former members
- Chris DeBrizzio - guitar
- Mikey Pinaud- drums
- Cory Osborne - bass, vocals
- Andrew Puricelli - bass, vocals
- John Rungger - drum
- Zeeshan Abbasi - guitar
- Shaun Mendez - drums, vocals
EPs
- Frosted (2003)
- Dizzy (2003)
- Melted (2004)
- Crackled (2004)
- Airiel EP (2005)
Compilations
- Welcome to The Future (Highwheel Records Comp Featuring the song "Peoria") (2006)
- Never Lose That Feeling (Club AC30 Comp Featuring the song "Blowin Cool") (2006)