My Education (band)
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My Education is an American instrumental post-rock band from Austin, TX. They create cinematic and psychedelic compositions blending intense droning guitars with melodic viola. The core of the band is two guitars, bass, drums, and viola, although they do play with violins, keys and vibes at times. They are currently on Strange Attractors Audio House, a label based in Portland OR who released the band's latest LP Sunrise in April 2010.
. Their recordings have been remixed by members of the bands Kinski
, Pelican, the Red Sparowes and Dälek.
The band has toured the United States several times, including an east coast jaunt in April 2009 and a west coast tour in the summer of 2010.
A remix of songs from the 2010 "Sunrise" release will be available in 2011.
. In an interview with the band, they state that their influences are “literally all over the map. The most important thing is to stake out your claim to whatever sliver of originality you can come up with, and pursue it with intensity, conviction, and rabid abandon.”
Chris Hackstie - Guitar
James Alexander - Viola
Scott Telles - Bass
Vincent Durcan - Drums
with
Henna Chou - Cello, Keyboards
Sarah Norris - Vibraphone
Former members:
Chris Stelly
Joe Covington
Eric Gibbons
Kirk Laktas
Ryan Nelson
Sean Seagler
"Bad Vibrations" - CD 2008 (Strange Attractors Audio House)
"my education vs Dalek" - 12" single 2007 (Thirty Ghosts Records)
"Moody Dipper" - CD 2006 (Thirty Ghosts Records)
"Italian" - CD 2005 (Thirty Ghosts Records)
"5 Popes" - CD 2004 (Thirty Ghosts Records)
"Angus Whiskey" - 7" Single 2002 (Jonathan Whiskey]
Test Tones Vol. 3 - Compilation 2005 (Clarecords)
The Speed by Which We Fall - Compilation 2005 (Rollerderby Records)
Austin Texas Mean Music Compilation - 2007 - (Amp. FM)
History
Since forming in 1999, the band's membership has expanded and contracted, and is currently a five piece ensemble. My Education has released 5 full-length albums, several singles, compilation appearances, and a 12" vinyl collaboration with avant-hip hop duo DälekDälek
dälek is an American experimental hip hop duo from Newark, New Jersey. The group is composed of MC dälek and the Oktopus...
. Their recordings have been remixed by members of the bands Kinski
Kinski (band)
Kinski is a rock band from Seattle, Washington, in the United States. They formed in 1998 in a pub, when bartender and drummer Dave Weeks overheard a conversation between two customers, Chris Martin and Lucy Atkinson about analog recording. Weeks joined the discussion, and they found they also...
, Pelican, the Red Sparowes and Dälek.
The band has toured the United States several times, including an east coast jaunt in April 2009 and a west coast tour in the summer of 2010.
A remix of songs from the 2010 "Sunrise" release will be available in 2011.
Musical style
The band’s sound generally falls within the genre of instrumental Post-rockPost-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
. In an interview with the band, they state that their influences are “literally all over the map. The most important thing is to stake out your claim to whatever sliver of originality you can come up with, and pursue it with intensity, conviction, and rabid abandon.”
Members
Brian Purington - GuitarChris Hackstie - Guitar
James Alexander - Viola
Scott Telles - Bass
Vincent Durcan - Drums
with
Henna Chou - Cello, Keyboards
Sarah Norris - Vibraphone
Former members:
Chris Stelly
Joe Covington
Eric Gibbons
Kirk Laktas
Ryan Nelson
Sean Seagler
Discography
"Sunrise" - LP/CD April 2010 (Strange Attractors Audio House)"Bad Vibrations" - CD 2008 (Strange Attractors Audio House)
"my education vs Dalek" - 12" single 2007 (Thirty Ghosts Records)
"Moody Dipper" - CD 2006 (Thirty Ghosts Records)
"Italian" - CD 2005 (Thirty Ghosts Records)
"5 Popes" - CD 2004 (Thirty Ghosts Records)
"Angus Whiskey" - 7" Single 2002 (Jonathan Whiskey]
Test Tones Vol. 3 - Compilation 2005 (Clarecords)
The Speed by Which We Fall - Compilation 2005 (Rollerderby Records)
Austin Texas Mean Music Compilation - 2007 - (Amp. FM)