Mystic Chords of Memory
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Mystic Chords Of Memory are an American
alternative rock
band formed by sometime Tyde
drummer and Beachwood Sparks
frontman Christopher Gunst.
Frustrated by his time in Beachwood Sparks, Gunst quit music and enrolled at Graduate School to study teaching Special Education classes in late 2002.
It was not long before Gunst began recording song sketches in his home studio with partner Jen Cohen (formally of The Aislers Set
) however, and Mystic Chords Of Memory were born.
The band released their self-titled debut album
in 2004 with Ben Knight, Gunst's former bandmate in The Tyde, on guitar
.
Their name is taken from Abraham Lincoln
's First Inaugural Address, "The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature."
Mystic Chords of Memory also released an album with Los Angeles producer Nobody entitled Tree Colored See. This album was released on April 25, 2006 under the Mush
label.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band formed by sometime Tyde
The Tyde
The Tyde are an American indie rock group. Tracing their roots to early 1990s LA indie band Further, formed by Darren Rademaker and brother Brent, The Tyde cite Felt, The Beach Boys and The Byrds as major influences....
drummer and Beachwood Sparks
Beachwood Sparks
Beachwood Sparks are an American alternative country band from Los Angeles. A Daily Telegraph article on America's underground psychedelic pop scene described Beachwood Sparks as "country through a kaleidoscope".-Biography:...
frontman Christopher Gunst.
Frustrated by his time in Beachwood Sparks, Gunst quit music and enrolled at Graduate School to study teaching Special Education classes in late 2002.
It was not long before Gunst began recording song sketches in his home studio with partner Jen Cohen (formally of The Aislers Set
The Aislers Set
The Aislers Set is an indie pop band that formed in San Francisco in 1997 after the breakup of chief songwriter Amy Linton’s former band Henry's Dress...
) however, and Mystic Chords Of Memory were born.
The band released their self-titled debut album
Mystic Chords of Memory (album)
Mystic Chords Of Memory is the eponymous debut album by American alternative rock band Mystic Chords Of Memory, released in 2004.-Track listing:#"Berry Creek Falls" – 3:07#"Soul Through The Bullet Hole" – 4:04#"Golden Dome" – 2:52...
in 2004 with Ben Knight, Gunst's former bandmate in The Tyde, on guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
.
Their name is taken from Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
's First Inaugural Address, "The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature."
Mystic Chords of Memory also released an album with Los Angeles producer Nobody entitled Tree Colored See. This album was released on April 25, 2006 under the Mush
Mush Records
Mush Records is an independent record label that has released albums for many independent artists and was started by Robert Curcio and Cindy Roché.Mush Records is an electronic based record label...
label.
Discography
Albums- Mystic Chords Of MemoryMystic Chords of Memory (album)Mystic Chords Of Memory is the eponymous debut album by American alternative rock band Mystic Chords Of Memory, released in 2004.-Track listing:#"Berry Creek Falls" – 3:07#"Soul Through The Bullet Hole" – 4:04#"Golden Dome" – 2:52...
(2004) - Tree Colored See - (credited to Nobody & Mystic Chords of Memory) (2006)