Burnside Project
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Burnside Project is a Los Angeles
based electro-pop, indie rock act led by Richard Jankovich. Past members have included: Gerald Hammill, Paul Searing, Anna Bohichik and Michael Lerner among others.
In 2000, Jankovich released the self-titled Burnside Project CD independently which led to interest from record labels including Bar/None, whom Jankovich signed with in 2002. The album has been described as "some sort of bizarre pairing of DJ Spooky and Paul Westerberg." This album was subsequently re-mastered and re-packaged for wide release in 2007 on Fraga Records.
Burnside Project's Bar/None debut, The Networks, the Circuits, the Streams, the Harmonies was released in 2003. The album began charting on college radio stations across the country (including heavy rotation on Seattle’s KEXP
), and received high praise in mainstream publications, earning an A- in SPIN
and placement on Rolling Stone
’s “Hot List.”
The single "Cue the Pulse to Begin", from The Networks, the Circuits, the Streams, the Harmonies, was used as the theme song to seasons 4 and 5 of the US TV series Queer as Folk
. "Cue The Pulse To Begin" also became a top 10 radio hit in Japan when "Networks" was released on Sony/DefSTAR in 2004. The band toured the country in support of the release in Summer of 2004.
The follow-up album in 2006, The Finest Example is You, featured the singles "And So It Goes" and "One to One." Entertainment Weekly proclaimed The Finest Example is You “an apt title, since their songs are great examples of where indie rock should be headed." Burnside Project hasn't performed live since April, 2006.
In 2005, bandleader Richard Jankovich also began making a name for himself remixing and producing under the name Pocket
. To date, he has release "pocket mixes" for Joanna Newsom
, Elk City
, Mendoza Line
, Antony & The Johnsons, Eskobar
, Cat Power
, Dirty on Purpose
and Of Montreal
. Pocket (musician)
began releasing a series of singles in 2009.
On January 26, 2010, Burnside Project released "Congratulations" a benefit single and announced that all proceeds would be donated to Doctors Without Borders Haiti Relief Fund.
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based electro-pop, indie rock act led by Richard Jankovich. Past members have included: Gerald Hammill, Paul Searing, Anna Bohichik and Michael Lerner among others.
In 2000, Jankovich released the self-titled Burnside Project CD independently which led to interest from record labels including Bar/None, whom Jankovich signed with in 2002. The album has been described as "some sort of bizarre pairing of DJ Spooky and Paul Westerberg." This album was subsequently re-mastered and re-packaged for wide release in 2007 on Fraga Records.
Burnside Project's Bar/None debut, The Networks, the Circuits, the Streams, the Harmonies was released in 2003. The album began charting on college radio stations across the country (including heavy rotation on Seattle’s KEXP
KEXP
KEXP-FM is a public radio station based in Seattle, Washington, that specializes in alternative and indie rock programmed by its disc jockeys. Its broadcasting license is owned by the University of Washington, which operates the station in a partnership with Paul Allen's Experience Music Project...
), and received high praise in mainstream publications, earning an A- in SPIN
Spin (magazine)
Spin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...
and placement on Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
’s “Hot List.”
The single "Cue the Pulse to Begin", from The Networks, the Circuits, the Streams, the Harmonies, was used as the theme song to seasons 4 and 5 of the US TV series Queer as Folk
Queer as Folk (US TV series)
Queer as Folk is an American and Canadian television series co-production, produced by Showtime and Temple Street Productions, which was based on the British series of the same name, created by Russell T Davies...
. "Cue The Pulse To Begin" also became a top 10 radio hit in Japan when "Networks" was released on Sony/DefSTAR in 2004. The band toured the country in support of the release in Summer of 2004.
The follow-up album in 2006, The Finest Example is You, featured the singles "And So It Goes" and "One to One." Entertainment Weekly proclaimed The Finest Example is You “an apt title, since their songs are great examples of where indie rock should be headed." Burnside Project hasn't performed live since April, 2006.
In 2005, bandleader Richard Jankovich also began making a name for himself remixing and producing under the name Pocket
Pocket (musician)
Pocket is the remixer/producer alias for Richard Jankovich. Since 2005, he has released many "pocket mixes" for artists like Joanna Newsom, Beck, Kristin Hersh, Antony and The Johnsons, Radiohead, Cat Power, Of Montreal and more.-Biography:...
. To date, he has release "pocket mixes" for Joanna Newsom
Joanna Newsom
Joanna Newsom is an American harpist, pianist and singer-songwriter from Nevada City, California.- Early life :Newsom grew up in the small town of Nevada City, California...
, Elk City
Elk City
Elk City may refer to:Places in the United States:*Elk City, Kansas*Elk City, Idaho*Elk City, Oklahoma*Elk City, West VirginiaIn music:*Elk City , an American art pop band...
, Mendoza Line
The Mendoza Line (band)
The Mendoza Line were a rock and roll band whose members began playing together while in college in the mid-1990s in Athens, Georgia, and who eventually settled in Brooklyn. Their name comes from the dismal .200 batting average of Mario Mendoza...
, Antony & The Johnsons, Eskobar
Eskobar
Eskobar is the name of a Swedish indie/pop band that was founded in 1996 some 30 kilometres north of Stockholm, in the small town of Åkersberga...
, Cat Power
Cat Power
Charlyn Marie Marshall , also known as Chan Marshall or by her stage name Cat Power, is an American singer/songwriter and occasional actress and model. Cat Power was originally the name of Marshall's first band, but has come to refer to her musical projects with various backing bands...
, Dirty on Purpose
Dirty on Purpose
Dirty on Purpose was a four-piece band from Brooklyn, NY, whose music is often described as indie pop or shoegaze. Composed of Doug Marvin , Joseph Jurewicz , George Wilson and DJ Boudreau , the band formed in 2002 and started playing around New York. The band's music is guitar-oriented with...
and Of Montreal
Of Montreal
Of Montreal is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. It was founded by frontman Kevin Barnes in 1996, named after a failed romance with a woman "of Montreal." The band is one of the bands of the Elephant 6 collective...
. Pocket (musician)
Pocket (musician)
Pocket is the remixer/producer alias for Richard Jankovich. Since 2005, he has released many "pocket mixes" for artists like Joanna Newsom, Beck, Kristin Hersh, Antony and The Johnsons, Radiohead, Cat Power, Of Montreal and more.-Biography:...
began releasing a series of singles in 2009.
On January 26, 2010, Burnside Project released "Congratulations" a benefit single and announced that all proceeds would be donated to Doctors Without Borders Haiti Relief Fund.
Discography
- 2000: Burnside Project
- 2003: The Networks, the Circuits, the Streams, the Harmonies
- 2005: The Finest Example Is You
- 2007: Burnside Project - Digitally Remastered
- 2010: Congratulations