LD Beghtol
LD Beghtol | |
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 Beghtol in 2009. Photo: Holly McDade. | |
| Background information | |
| Occupation(s) | Composer/producer, art director/graphic designer, writer |
| Instruments | voice, ukulele, baritone ukulele, tenor guitar, Marxophone, Stylophone, keyboards, exotic percussion |
| Years active | 1997–2020 |
LD Beghtol (13 December 1964 – 2020 book series.
Beghtol was born in
Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He was a founding member of the band Flare—aka Flare Acoustic Arts League[4]—and the death-pop outfit LD & the New Criticism, and was also in the collective, Moth Wranglers.[5]
In 2012 Beghtol formed LD&CO, with Scott Sosebee (
Little Red Rocket) and others to record and play live; their debut single "Morgantown" was mixed by Kramer, but remains unreleased. The band's experimental 5-songs-in-5 minutes EP, The Just-World Phenomenon was released by Silber in 2015. A full-length album, Mental Health Styling is scheduled for a future release, again in collaboration with Kramer. Additionally, he has partnered with Mark Bishop's San Francisco-based atmospheric synth project Bronze Eye for a series of audio miniatures entitled Adventures in Love & Culture—the first of which was released in May 2016 on Silber
, as well as many collaborations and guest appearances as a vocalist, instrumentalist, and arranger/producer.
Beghtol served as designer/art director for The Village Voice,[6] Travel Holiday, Outdoor Life, and other publications; since 2010 he worked in pharmaceutical advertising for industry leaders CDM, Area 23, and the BGB Group.
He is also known for his writing about popular culture for chickfactor.
References
- ^ Breihan, Tom (2020-12-08). "The Magnetic Fields Contributor LD Beghtol Dead At 56". Stereogum. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ @TheMagFields (December 8, 2020). "It is with great sadness that we learned yesterday that our bandmate and friend LD Beghtol has passed away" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Beghtol, LD (2006-11-03). "The Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ Moyer, Matthew (2009-09-24). "Flare Acoustic Arts League Cut | Affairs of the Heart". Ink19. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ "Kings Of The Boudoir". The Fader. 2005-04-12. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ Beghtol, LD (2008-01-08). "Resident Alien Klaus Nomi is Back From Outer Space—25 Years After His Death—With a Wondrous New Disc". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ^ Beghtol, LD (2002-11-14). "Wild Flowers | Freak-cabaret trio the Tiger Lillies return with a fresh bouquet of psycho ballads and fetid ditties". Time Out. No. 372. Archived from the original on 2002-12-23. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ^ Beghtol, LD (2012-09-11). "Articles by LD Beghtol". Oxford American. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
External links
- Test Listen: LD Beghtol's 'AKA Paradise'
- "Flare: an interview with LD Beghtol by Matt Dornan", Comes with a Smile
- Book review at gawker.com
- LD Beghtol discography at Discogs
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