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Artist: Hammock
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Group Members:

Andrew Thompson, Marc Byrd

Similar Artists:

Eluvium, The Album Leaf, Sigur Rós, Belong, Efterklang, Growing, Au Revoir Borealis

Influenced By:

Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Boards of Canada
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  • Formed: 2004, Nashville, TN
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Maybe They Will Sing for Us Tomorrow," "Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo," "Kenotic"

Biography

A duo whose ambient soundscapes drew comparisons to artists like Boards of Canada, and Sigur Ros, Hammock formed in Nashville, TN in 2004. The duo was originally conceived as an informal side-project between Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson, who at that point were both members of the alt-CCM band Common Children. Hammock released their debut full-length, Kenotic, on their eponymous label in 2004; The Sleep-Over Series (Volume 1) followed one year later. The duo's profile was heightened in 2006 during the Winter Olympics when NBC played several of their songs during their coverage of the figure skating competition. Darla signed Hammock later that year, and the band's third album, Raising Your Voice…Trying to Stop an Echo, emerged in November. Hammock's fourth full-length, Maybe They Will Sing for Us Tomorrow, came out in 2008. The album, influenced heavily by the work of Riceboy Sleeps, found the duo striving for a more stripped-down, minimalist sound. ~ Margaret Reges, All Music Guide
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Hammock

Background information
Origin Nashville, TN, USA
Genres Ambient
Post-rock
Shoegaze
Dream pop
Years active c. 2004–present
Labels Hammock Music, Darla Records
Members
Marc Byrd, guitar
Andrew Thompson, guitar

Hammock is an American two-member post-rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. With music created in between production and songwriting projects over the course of two years, Hammock combines live instrumentation, electronic beats, and droning guitar into atmospheric music similar in style to the work of Boards of Canada, Explosions in the Sky, and Stars of the Lid.

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Biography

Hammock is a collaboration between Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson that developed out of informal recording sessions between songwriting projects.[1] Hammock initially had no intention of releasing their studio efforts. After building up a collection of almost 40 songs, however, they changed their minds.

Hammock's music has been featured three times during NBC's coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics. The track "Winter Light" was heard during a special piece about the emotional comeback story of Russian skaters Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin on February 13, 2006. "Rising Tide," the final track from the Kenotic full-length was heard during a piece about Canadian skaters Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon. Finally, "What Heaven Allows," the thirteenth track off of Kenotic, was played during NBC's coverage of the figure skating competition.

In August 2006, Hammock signed a record deal with Darla Records. Their full-length album Raising Your Voice...Trying to Stop an Echo was released under Darla on November 20, 2006. Hammock gave their first live performance at a private event at Chuck Dodson's Gallery@404B in Hot Springs, Arkansas on August 3, 2007, to honor Riceboy Sleeps, the artistic collaboration between Jón Þór (Jónsi) Birgisson (lead singer and guitarist of Sigur Rós) and Alex Somers (graphic designer and member of the band Parachutes), on the night of their United States premier, which was also their first-ever exhibition outside of Iceland. This performance eventually became the inspiration for their newest album, Maybe They Will Sing for Us Tomorrow (featuring cover art by Riceboy Sleeps), which is recorded entirely live save a few overdubs, and is the group's most ambient release to date.

Discography

  • Kenotic (2005)
  • Stranded Under Endless Sky (EP, 2005)
  • The Sleep Over Series, Vol. 1 (2006)
  • Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo (2006)
  • Maybe They Will Sing for Us Tomorrow (2008)

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Endless Sky: An Interview with Hammock". http://www.trapdoorsun.com/music/hammock.aspx. Retrieved 2009-07-28. 

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