HiM (band)
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HiM is a dub
influenced post-rock
group formed in 1995
by Doug Scharin, drummer for the bands Codeine
, Rex
and June of 44
. Their first album, Egg, was their most dub-based effort. Each successive album has gone more in a quasi-world music
direction. After some recording for Crooklyn Dub Consortium and Wordsound, "Interpretive Belief System", HiM settled on a lineup of Scharin with Bundy K. Brown
, Rob Mazurek
and Jeff Parker
, members or occasional members of Tortoise
and Isotope 217
. Their first album was the underground hit Sworn Eyes, produced
by [Doug Scharin]. A few personnel changes followed, and the revamped lineup including members of June of 44, Golden released Our Point of Departure in 1999
, which signified a very clear shift toward a more jazz-like sound, followed by a major American and European tour. In 2003, HiM released Many In High Places Are Not Well on Fat Cat Records
, which was received as their most successful and fully realized release. Peoples was released in mid-2006, featuring a cleaner sound with more vocals than any of HiM's previous releases. Included in this line-up are Martin Perna and Jordan McLean from Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
, Griffin Rodriguez from Need New Body/Icy Demons, Adam Pierce (Mice Parade
). The latest HiM records, "1110" and ん,released in 2008 and 2009 on Afterhours in Tokyo, are collaborations between Doug Scharin, Josh Larue and the Tokyo based group, Ultra Living
.
Dub music
Dub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...
influenced post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
group formed in 1995
1995 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident....
by Doug Scharin, drummer for the bands Codeine
Codeine (band)
Codeine was an American indie rock/slowcore band formed in 1989. They released two full-length albums — Frigid Stars in 1990 and The White Birch in 1994.-History:...
, Rex
Rex (band)
Rex was an American Indie rock band formed in 1994 . Rex was considered one of the most important and influential slowcore bands and released three albums and one EP on Southern Records, as well as a collaboration with Red Red Meat on Perishable Records...
and June of 44
June of 44
June of 44 was an American rock band which was formed in 1994 from ex-members of Rodan, Lungfish, Rex, and Hoover. The band's music is often described as 'math rock'. The band's name refers the period during which erotic fiction writers Henry Miller and Anaïs Nin corresponded.The band toured...
. Their first album, Egg, was their most dub-based effort. Each successive album has gone more in a quasi-world music
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
direction. After some recording for Crooklyn Dub Consortium and Wordsound, "Interpretive Belief System", HiM settled on a lineup of Scharin with Bundy K. Brown
Bundy K. Brown
Bundy K. Brown is an American musician and recording engineer. He is best known for being a founding member of Tortoise and his production, engineering and remixes in the Chicago Post Rock scene....
, Rob Mazurek
Rob Mazurek
Rob Mazurek is an American composer, jazz musician, and visual artist originally from Chicago, Illinois. Mazurek now resides in São Paulo Brazil.-Biography:...
and Jeff Parker
Jeff Parker (musician)
Jeff Parker is an American jazz and rock guitarist based in Chicago. Parker is best known as an experimental musician, working with avant-garde electronic, rock, and improvisational groups....
, members or occasional members of Tortoise
Tortoise (band)
Tortoise is an American post-rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1990.-Music:Tortoise's almost entirely instrumental music defies easy categorization, and the group gained significant attention from their early career. The members have roots in Chicago's fertile music scene, playing in...
and Isotope 217
Isotope 217
Isotope 217° is a Chicago based band composed mainly of members from Tortoise and the Chicago Underground Orchestra that was formed in 1997. The New York Times described the band as "..adept to varying degrees at rock and funk and jazz and electronics, turn those introspective moments into jams...
. Their first album was the underground hit Sworn Eyes, produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
by [Doug Scharin]. A few personnel changes followed, and the revamped lineup including members of June of 44, Golden released Our Point of Departure in 1999
1999 in music
-Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia....
, which signified a very clear shift toward a more jazz-like sound, followed by a major American and European tour. In 2003, HiM released Many In High Places Are Not Well on Fat Cat Records
Fat Cat Records
Fat Cat Records is an independent label based in Brighton on England’s South Coast. Their output includes electronica, post rock, indie, downtempo, minimal techno, noise and punk-pop...
, which was received as their most successful and fully realized release. Peoples was released in mid-2006, featuring a cleaner sound with more vocals than any of HiM's previous releases. Included in this line-up are Martin Perna and Jordan McLean from Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
Antibalas is a Brooklyn-based afrobeat band that is modeled after Fela Kuti's Africa 70 band and Eddie Palmieri's Harlem River Drive Orchestra...
, Griffin Rodriguez from Need New Body/Icy Demons, Adam Pierce (Mice Parade
Mice Parade
Mice Parade is an indie/shoegaze band from New York City led by percussionist Adam Pierce. Mice Parade's albums were all initially released on Pierce's record label, Bubble Core Records and Fat Cat Records...
). The latest HiM records, "1110" and ん,released in 2008 and 2009 on Afterhours in Tokyo, are collaborations between Doug Scharin, Josh Larue and the Tokyo based group, Ultra Living
Ultra Living
Ultra Living is the fraternal team of Takuma Nonaka and Tetsushi Nonaka. Their first album, Monochromatic Adventure, was released from Creation Records in 1998...
.
Discography
- Crooklyn Dub Consortium - Certified Dope Vol. 1 (CD) Chemical Mix- 1995 WordSound
- Egg – 1996 Southern RecordsSouthern RecordsSouthern Records is an independent record label closely associated with Crass Records, Corpus Christi Records and Dischord Records. It is based in London and previously had offices in Chicago , Le Havre and Berlin .Southern was originally a recording studio owned and operated by John Loder...
- Crooklyn Dub Consortium. Certified Dope, vol. 2 (CD) Tradition - 1996 WordSound
- Chill and Peel (12")- 1996 Southern RecordsSouthern RecordsSouthern Records is an independent record label closely associated with Crass Records, Corpus Christi Records and Dischord Records. It is based in London and previously had offices in Chicago , Le Havre and Berlin .Southern was originally a recording studio owned and operated by John Loder...
- Macro Dub Infection Volume 2 (2xCD, Comp) Liquid Boy - 1996 Virgin
- Changes / The Focus (12") - 1997 Soul Static Sound
- H.I.M./The Dylan Group – 1997 Bubble Core
- Interpretive Belief System – 1997 WordSound
- Sworn Eyes – 1999 Perishable RecordsPerishable RecordsPerishable Records is an independent record label founded by Chicago musicians Ben Massarella and Tim Rutili. Some artists include Califone, HiM, Joan of Arc, oRSo, Red Red Meat, and Fruit Bats....
- 5/6 In Dub (12") - 2000 AfterHours
- Our Point of Departure – 2000 Perishable RecordsPerishable RecordsPerishable Records is an independent record label founded by Chicago musicians Ben Massarella and Tim Rutili. Some artists include Califone, HiM, Joan of Arc, oRSo, Red Red Meat, and Fruit Bats....
- New Features – 2001 Bubble Core
- Remix Series #1: Japan (12") 2002 AfterHours/FatCat Records
- Many in High Places Are Not Well – 2003 Bubble Core/FatCat Records
- Lila (12", S/Sided, Etch)- 2003 GalaxiaGalaxiaGalaxia may refer to:*The superior form of Gaia , a planet in Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series*Galaxia , a genus in the iris family*"Galaxia", a 1996 trance song by Ferry Corsten...
- Nantes(live)- 2004 Afterhours
- 15/15: Collaborations Of Sound And Visuals (CD) Hot Planes Advancing /cool planes receding - 2004 After HoursAfter Hours- Television and film :* After Hours , a 1985 movie directed by Martin Scorsese* After Hours , a 1953 Canadian television series* After Hours , a 2007 television drama broadcasted in Singapore...
- Crooklyn Dub Outernational - Certified Dope Vol. 4: Babylon's Burning (CD) Disco Lips - 2004 WordSound
- Music For Plants (2xCD) Moss Garden- 2005 PerfectIfOn
- Sprout (the soundtrack for the surf movie by Thomas Campbell) Of The Periphery- 2005 Brushfire recordsBrushfire RecordsBrushfire Records is a Haleiwa, Hawaii based record label owned by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. The label, formerly known as The Moonshine Conspiracy Records, was originally made to release soundtracks for Woodshed Films, a surfing movie production owned by Jack Johnson, Emmett Malloy, and...
- Peoples – 2006 Bubble Core
- 1110 – 2008 Afterhours (Japan)
- ん - 2009 Afterhours (Japan) / 2010 HipHipHip (Europe)