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Windsor for the Derby

 
Artist: Windsor for the Derby
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Group Members:

Dan Matz, Karl Bauer, Adam Wiltzie, Greg Anderson, Jason McNeeley

Similar Artists:

Stars of the Lid, Rodan, Flying Saucer Attack, Ui, Labradford, Mouse on Mars, Stereolab, Bedhead, Tortoise

Influenced By:

Can, Faust, Neu!

Formal Connection With:

The Birdwatcher, I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness
  • Formed: 1994, Tampa, FL
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "The Emotional Rescue LP", "Earnest Powers
  • Representative Songs: "[Untitled Track]

Biography

Hailing from Tampa, FL, the founding members of the atmospheric post-rock group Windsor for the Derby -- guitarists Dan Matz and Jason McNeeley, along with drummer Greg Anderson -- soon migrated to Austin, TX, where they were signed to the local Trance Syndicate label. Their debut LP, 1996's Calm Hades Float, was produced and engineered by Adam Witzie, who agreed to become a full-time Windsor for the Derby member shortly after the project's completion. After issuing the EP Metropolitan Then Poland in early 1997, the group closed out the year with the release of the full-length Minnie Greunzfeldt. In 1999, they returned with Difference and Repetition. Three years later they appeared with a B-sides collection, Earnest Powers, on Emperor Jones. The band also scaled down in this time period, leaving only Matz and McNeeley from the original lineup. Spacy folk texture crept into the 2002 Aesthetic release Emotional Rescue, 2004's We Fight Til Death featured halting vocals and a greater instrumental palette to work from. After the album both McNeeley and Matz ended up living in Philadelphia, (previously they'd converged somewhere once or twice a year to work on material), and putting down roots let them experiment more in a home studio, and play frequent live shows. They also added to the lineup drummer Charlie Hall and keyboardist and bassist Ann Neighbor. Giving Up the Ghost reflected these changes when it appeared from Secretly Canadian in August 2005. Though Neighbor was credited alongside Matz and McNeely, Gianmarco Cilli (National Eye) handled drums on the album. How We Lost arrived in early 2008. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
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Windsor for the Derby are a American post-rock band based in Austin, Texas, whose members are originally from Tampa, Florida.

Their debut album was released in 1996 on Trance Syndicate, and was produced by Adam Witzie, who then joined the group after the release of the album. In 1999 they released a full length record, Difference and Repetition on Michael Gira's Young God Records, including a 7-inch single on Western Vinyl. A collection of B-sides entitled Earnest Powers followed in 2002, after some lineup changes. Bandmembers McNeely and Matz then moved to Philadelphia, eventually signing to Secretly Canadian, where they have released their last several albums.

Their 2004 song, "The Melody of a Fallen Tree," appeared in Sofia Coppola's 2006 movie Marie Antoinette.

Members

  • Jason McNeely
  • Dan Matz
  • Christian Goyer
  • Tim White
  • Ben Cissner
  • Greg Anderson
  • Karl Bauer
  • Adam Wiltzie

Discography

  1. Calm Hades Float - 1996, Trance Syndicate
  2. Metropolitan Then Poland EP - 1997, Trance Syndicate
  3. Minnie Greutzfeldt - 1997, Trance Syndicate
  4. Difference and Repetition - 1999, Young God Records
  5. The Emotional Rescue LP - 2002, Aesthetic Records
  6. Earnest Powers - 2002, Emperor Jones Records
  7. We Fight Til Death - 2004, Secretly Canadian
  8. Giving Up the Ghost - 2005, Secretly Canadian
  9. How We Lost LP - 2007, Secretly Canadian

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