David Karsten Daniels
David Karsten Daniels | |
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Fat Cat Records, Bu_hanan, Carpi Records | |
Website | davidkarstendaniels |
David Karsten Daniels is an American singer-songwriter with an affinity for "slow-creeping songs that, once at full power, are like nothing else".[2] His recordings are typically combinations of many styles of music sitting underneath lyrics that explore topics such as life & death, family dynamics, religion, neuroscience, the nature of change and the natural world.
Early life
Daniels was born in
Career
While obtaining his bachelor's degree from
David has toured with Frightened Rabbit, Mice Parade, Tom Brosseau, Nina Nastasia, and Arboretum, and played shows with Animal Collective, Vashti Bunyan, Okkervil River, the Bowerbirds, the Mountain Goats, Low Barlow, Vetiver, David Bazan, Roman Candle, Richard Buckner, St. Vincent, Cass McCombs, Shearwater, Castanets, the Twilight Sad, DeYarmond Edison, and Retribution Gospel Choir.
Discography
Album | Year | Label |
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The Mayflower L.P. | 2000 | Bu_hanan |
Out From Under Ligne 4 L.P. | 2001 | Bu_hanan |
Angles L.P. | 2004,05 | Bu_hanan |
Sharp Teeth L.P. | 2007 | Fat Cat / Bu_hanan
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Fear Of Flying L.P. | 2008 | Fat Cat
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I Mean To Live Here Still L.P. | 2010 | Fat Cat
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The Four Immeasurable Minds L.P. | 2014 | smll thngs / Carpi Records |
The Teacher L.P. | 2016 | smll thngs |
Kaleidoscope E.P. | 2016 | smll thngs |
Oneness SINGLE | 2016 | smll thngs |
Rules for Rulers SINGLE | 2019 | smll thngs |
Don't Turn Me On SINGLE | 2020 | smll thngs |
Collaborations
In 2008,
In 2011, Daniels contributed a remix to Our Brother the Native's Rhythm Hymns.
In 2014, Daniels contributed string and horn arrangements to Penny and Sparrow's Struggle Pretty.
Sharp Teeth Musicians
David Karsten Daniels - Organ, Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Piano, Cello, Drums, Glockenspiel, Guitar (Electric), Tambourine, Vocals
Aimee Argote - Vocals
Aaron Bratcher - Trombone (Bass), Trombone (Tenor)
Dane Daniels - Drums, Tambourine, Vocals
Daniel Hart - Violin, Viola
Eric Haugen - Guitar (Electric)
Alex Lazara - Organ, Synthesizer, Piano, Vocals, Engineer, Mellotron, Fender Rhodes
Sara Morris - Organ, Cello, Vocals
Zac Petersen - Trumpet
Tim Phillips - Trumpet
John Ribo - Guitar (Electric), Vocals
Jason Sayers - Trombone (Tenor)
Joshua Snyder - Drums
Mara Thomas - Vocals
Erin Wright - Vocals
Perry Wright - Tambourine, Vocals
Joseph P. Zoller - Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
Fear of Flying Musicians
David Karsten Daniels - Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Drums, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals, Engineer, Mixing
Daniel Hart - Violin
Sara Morris - Vocals
John Ribo - Vocals
Wendy Spitzer - Oboe
Dylan Thurston - Drums
Perry Wright - Vocals, Handclaps
I Mean To Live Here Still Musicians
David Karsten Daniels - vocals, acoustic guitar
Bob Miller - trumpet, piccolo trumpet
Jason Scott - clarinet, flute, saxophone
John Lilley - saxophone, clarinet
Reggie Pace - trombone, tuba, claps
Bryan Hooten - trombone
Cameron Ralston - upright bass
Matthew E. White - horn arrangements, electric guitar
Pinson Chanselle - drums
Brian Jones - percussion
Gabe Churray - synthesizer
Alex Lazara - organ, mellotron
Trey Pollard - pedal steel
Eddie Prendergast - electric bass
Toby Whitaker - trombone
Perry Wright - bass voice
The Four Immeasurable Minds Musicians
David Karsten Daniels - Guitar (Electric), Recorder, Keyboards, Vocals
K. - Vocals
Kaleidoscope Musicians
David Karsten Daniels - vocals, guitar, bass, percussion, drums, keys, programming, violin
Chris Walker - drums, percussion, guitar, drums, keys, programming, violin, vocals
Dane Daniels - drums, percussion, vocals
Abbey Daniels - vocals, bass
Kyle Henson - drums, percussion, vocals
Ben Jousan - guitar, vocals
Lex Land - vocals
-topic - vocals
K8 - vocals
K. - vocals
Dashon Moore-Guidry - additional percussion
Juan Lopez - handclaps, vocals
Aaron Carpenter - handclaps
The Teacher Musicians
David Karsten Daniels -vocals, guitar, bass, percussion, drums, keys, programming,
K. - Vocals
Daniel Hunt. - Drums
K8 - Vocals
Tara Toms - Vocals
Pictures of Pluto Musicians
David Karsten Daniels - Guitar (Electric)
Works in radio, film and TV
- David Karsten Daniels' track "That Knot Unties?" appears on season one, episode nine of SHOWTIME's United States of Tara and in the closing credits of the film DeadGirl.
- David Karsten Daniels composed the scores for S. Cagney Gentry's feature film Harvest and the documentary film El Paracaidista (2022).
- David Karsten Daniel's track Jesus and the Devil appears in This American Life Episode 340 – "The Devil in Me"
- David Karsten Daniels' track "The Funeral Bell" appears in the short film Wait for Laugh.
References
- ^ Mervis, Scott (15 January 2009). "Local Scene: Rap the Vote". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. No. 82, 168. PG Publishing Company. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ Whibbs, Chris. "David Karsten Daniels Sharp Teeth". Exclaim. Retrieved 28 February 2007.
- ^ HADDRILL, MATTHEW (12 July 2010). "David Karsten Daniels & Fight The Big Bull – I Mean To Live Here Still". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ Schaefer, John (December 8, 2010). "The 5 Best Genre-Defying Albums Of 2010". NPR. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ Gentry, S. Cagney. "director". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
External links
- Official Website
- Bu Hanan Collective
- Fat Cat Records
- Carpi Records
- [1] Archived 2012-06-08 at the Wayback Machine