Bill Callahan
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Bill Callahan (* 1966 in Silver Spring , Maryland , USA ) is an American singer and songwriter who is one of the pioneers of Lo-Fi with his songs, which were initially recorded with the simplest production on four-track recorders . Since 1991 he has been publishing on the Drag City label . He first appeared under the name Smog or (Smog) , but since 2007 under his real name. Callahan currently lives in Austin , Texas .
Career
Although Callahan was born in Maryland, his family lived in Knaresborough , North Yorkshire for eight years , returning to Maryland for only 1969–1973.
Callahan's first releases appeared on audio cassettes under the band name Smog . These were characterized by sparse melodies and dissonant arrangements. Thus they corresponded roughly to Callahan's instrumental and technical production capabilities at the time. His debut album Sewn to the Sky caused a stir with its out of tune guitars and repetitive structures and was reminiscent of the work of Jandek and Daniel Johnston . With the beginning of the work at Drag City the musical potential of his music expanded. B. was produced by John McEntire and Jim O'Rourke . Callahan not only developed his lyrical, often black-humored abilities, his arrangements also became richer at first. Between 2001 and 2003 he called the band (Smog) and returned to simpler productions, but without giving up the lyrical sophistication that he now stood for.
In 2006 he decided to use his real name and dropped the pseudonym Smog . The first studio album as Bill Callahan was released in 2007 with Woke on a Whaleheart , followed by Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle in 2009 . The album Apocalypse was released in 2011 and Dreamriver in 2013 .
Publications
Albums
As smog or (smog)
- Forgotten Foundation , 1992/1996
- Burning Kingdom , 1994
- Julius Caesar , 1994
- Wild Love , 1995
- Sewn to the Sky , 1995 (re-release)
- The Doctor Came at Dawn , 1996
- Red Apple Falls , 1997
- Knock Knock , 1999
- Dongs of Sevotion , 2000
- Rain on Lens , 2001
- Accumulation: None , 2002
- Supper , 2003
- A River Ain't Too Much to Love , 2005
As Bill Callahan
- Woke on a Whaleheart , 2007
- Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle , 2009
- Apocalypse , 2011
- Dream River , 2013
- Have Fun with God , 2014
- Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest , 2019
Other formats
As smog or (smog)
- Macrame Gunplay (Cassette), 1988
- Cow (cassette), 1989
- A Table Setting (Cassette), 1990
- Tired Tape Machine (Cassette), 1990
- Sewn to the Sky (cassette), 1990
- Floating (EP), 1991
- A Hit (single), 1994
- Kicking a Couple Around (EP), 1994
- Came Blue (single), 1997
- Ex-con (single), 1997
- Cold-Blooded Old Times (EP), 1999
- Look Now (single), 1999
- Strayed (single), 2000
- 'Neath the Puke Tree (EP), 2000
- The Manta Rays of Time (EP), 2000
- Rock Bottom Riser , 2006
As Bill Callahan
- Diamond Dancer (single), 2007
- Rough Travel for a Rare Thing , (live album, vinyl only or download), 2010
Books
Callahan published three books of drawings in 2004: Ballerina Scratchpad , The Death's Head Drawings, and Women . In July 2010, Drag City also published its epistolary novel Letters to Emma Bowlcut .
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- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK
- ↑ a b Ben Thompson: Bill Callahan spares nobody in his songs - himself least of all . In: The Independent , May 11, 1997, p. 18.
Web links
- Bill Callahan at dragcity.com
- Bathysphere - a (smog) site (English)
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| SURNAME | Callahan, Bill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Smog (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Silver Spring , Maryland , USA |