Comets on Fire
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Comets on Fire | |
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U.S. | |
| Genres | Psychedelic rock, noise rock, garage rock, blues rock, punk blues, New Weird America |
| Years active | 1999–2008 |
| Labels | Alternative Tentacles, Sub Pop |
| Members | Ethan Miller Ben Flashman Ben Chasny Utrillo Kushner Noel von Harmonson |
Comets on Fire were an American
vocalist Ethan Miller and longtime friend bassist Ben Flashman
, who were seeking to create rhythmically and sonically intense music that paid no attention to categorizations.
History
The band started in 1999 and released their debut record on
Mudhoney. In 2006, they released their fourth album Avatar which showed the band turning away from their psychedelic noise jams for a more subdued sound that ventures close to classic rock
at times.
They are notable for their heavy use of the Echoplex, used primarily on vocals but on other instruments as well. This often renders the lyrics unintelligible; Miller claims to not remember the lyrics after putting an album together.[citation needed]
After completing tours for Avatar through 2008, the band went on an extended hiatus. In the intervening period Ethan Miller began focusing attention on his
All Tomorrow's Parties festival, in Camber Sands.[3]
Band members
- Ethan Miller - vocals, guitar
- Noel von Harmonson - echoplex, drums
- Ben Flashman - bass
- Utrillo Kushner - drums, keyboards
- Ben Chasny - guitar
Discography
Albums
- Comets on Fire (2001)
- Field Recordings from the Sun (2002)
- Blue Cathedral (2004)
- Avatar (2006)
Other
- Live in Europa (Split LP with Major Stars, Limited 500 copies) (2003)
- Bong Voyage (Limited 800 copies) (2003)
- Cardboard Sub Pop Promo Jams (Limited 1000 copies) (2004)
- Euro Tour 5 CDR Boxset (Self Released, limited 10 copies) (2005)
- Collaboration (Split LP with Burning Star Core, Limited 1000 copies) (2005)
Related projects
- Howlin' Rain
- Six Organs of Admittance
- Colossal Yes - side project of Utrillo Kushner
- Heron Oblivion
References
- ^ "Silver Currant: The Lost Electric Six Organs Of Admittance Album". 26 February 2009. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- ^ "Interview: Six Organs Of Admittance". Uncut. Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ^ "Comets to play ATP 2013". Retrieved 2015-02-01.
External links
- Comets on Fire Take Off in Exclaim! magazine
- Comets on Fire at Sub Pop records
- Allmusic entry
- Comets on Fire on Last.fm
- Interview with Ethan Miller :dead link
- Instagram account Official page, created in 2015
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