Jim McIntyre (musician)
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Jim McIntyre is a musician best known as the man behind the Elephant 6 band Von Hemmling
. He was also the original bassist for The Apples in Stereo
before leaving in 1993. He has written or co-written many early songs for the band, including "Stop Along the Way", "Touch The Water", "To Love The Vibration Of The Bulb" and "Dots 1-2-3". He also plays bass on several tracks that appear on the debut album Fun Trick Noisemaker
, as well as engineering and performing on other Apples in Stereo albums. An incarnation of Pet Sounds Studio
was located at McIntyre's residence, where albums such as In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
were recorded.
Von Hemmling
Von Hemmling is the solo project of Jim McIntyre and one of many experimental music projects associated with The Elephant 6 Recording Company. Though Jim McIntyre is the band's primary performer, Hilarie Sidney and John Hill have both been members of Von Hemmling before becoming members of The...
. He was also the original bassist for The Apples in Stereo
The Apples in Stereo
The Apples in Stereo, styled The Apples in stereo, is an American indie rock band associated with The Elephant Six Collective, a group of bands also including Neutral Milk Hotel and The Olivia Tremor Control. The band is largely a product of lead vocalist/guitarist Robert Schneider, who writes the...
before leaving in 1993. He has written or co-written many early songs for the band, including "Stop Along the Way", "Touch The Water", "To Love The Vibration Of The Bulb" and "Dots 1-2-3". He also plays bass on several tracks that appear on the debut album Fun Trick Noisemaker
Fun Trick Noisemaker
Fun Trick Noisemaker is the debut studio album from The Apples in Stereo, recorded in a house in Los Angeles, in Robert Schneider's portable Pet Sounds Studio. The album is perhaps the most raw example of the Apples, with the rather lo-fi recording values being eclipsed somewhat by their later...
, as well as engineering and performing on other Apples in Stereo albums. An incarnation of Pet Sounds Studio
Pet Sounds Studio
The Pet Sounds Recording Studio, , was a recording studio located in Lexington, Kentucky , founded by Robert Schneider of The Apples in Stereo and Jim McIntyre of Von Hemmling...
was located at McIntyre's residence, where albums such as In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is the second studio album by American indie rock band Neutral Milk Hotel, released in the United States on February 10, 1998 on Merge Records...
were recorded.
External links
- 6 Questions with Jim McIntyre at Optical Atlas