C-Clamp was an indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band from Chicago, by way of Urbana

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-Champaign, Illinois

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Band history

Sometimes referred to as slowcore, C-Clamp placed emphasis on mood, texture and rhythm. Known for their dense layering and simple, yet beautiful vocal harmonies, C-Clamp released only two full length albums in their career. Although they performed live infrequently, they managed to share the stage with many noteworthy bands of that era, including Braid

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, Castor

Castor (band)

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, Dianogah

Dianogah

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, Karate

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 and Hum

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Nick Macri went on to perform in the bands Heroic Doses, Euphone, Sunny Day Real Estate

Sunny Day Real Estate

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, The Lonesome Organist

The Lonesome Organist

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, The Analog Reception, and The Zincs, as well as with the artists Bobby Conn

Bobby Conn

Bobby Conn is an American musician based in Chicago, Illinois, known for his pop-rock. He often collaborates with other artists such as musicians Colby Starck and Jim O'Rourke, and film-maker Usama Alshaibi. In 2003, Conn produced a session for UK punk band The Cribs, whom he met when they were a...

 and Jeremy Enigk

Jeremy Enigk

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C-Clamp Releases

Title	Year	Label
Meander + Return	1996	CD on Ohio Gold, LP on Actionboy Records
The Saving Daylight EP	1996	Ohio Gold
Longer Waves	1999	Ohio Gold

Compilations

• Cover The Earth (Mud Records, 1996)
• Ground Rule Double (Divot/Actionboy Records, 1996)

External links

• Ohio Gold Band Page
• Myspace