Sam Mehran
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Born | Miami, Florida, U.S. | August 17, 1986
Died | July 28, 2018 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 31)
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Years active | 2001–2018 |
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Sam Mehran (
Career
Mehran, along with
OLR issued numerous cassette tapes and limited edition vinyl discs, and according to Mehran, the project lasted until "somewhere in the spring of 2011". Its first LP release was the compilation Singles, Demos and Rarities (2007-2010), released on April 15, 2013, and was intended to be its only album.[8] A follow-up, Birds, Bees, Babys, Bacteria, was issued on cassette later that year.[11] After OLR, Mehran co-wrote and co-produced Katie Rush's Law of Attraction (2014).[12] He then produced Puro Instinct's Autodrama (2016) and Samantha Urbani's Policies of Power (2017).[13]
His last work released before his death was his co-writing and co-production of Ssion's O (2018).[14] Prior to his death, he was working on co-writing and production of Katie Rush's second and third album. The second Katie Rush album Stage Life was released postmortem in April 2019.[15]
Death
Mehran died by suicide at his home in Hollywood on July 28, 2018, aged 31.[16] His body was found the following morning.[4] His final album, titled Cold Brew, was eventually released on July 28, 2021, the third anniversary of his death.[16]
Discography
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Studio albums
- Mind Surfers Installation 04/12/08 (2009) (as Blues Runner)
- Bermuda Telepaths (2009) (as Explorers)
- Flashback Repository (2009) (as Flashback Repository)
- Flamingo Breeze (2009) (as Matrix Metals)
- Foxy Baby (2009) (as Outer Limits Recordings)
- Wingdings I: Return to Earth (2009) (as Wingdings)
- Wingdings II: Zarathustra's Puzzle (2009) (as Wingdings)
- Wingdings III: Symbol of Infinity (2009) (as Wingdings)
- So Unreal (2011) (as Matrix Metals, collaboration with LA Vampires)
- I Kontact (2012) (as Outer Limitz)
- Birds, Bees, Babys, Bacteria (2013) (as Outer Limits Recordings)
- Birds, Bees, Babys, Bacteria (GTVR Edition) (2016) (as Outer Limits Recordings)
- Cold Brew (2021) (posthumous)
Compilation
- Singles, Demos & Rarities 2007-2010 (2013) (as Outer Limits Recordings)
See also
- For Screening Purposes Only (2005) (Test Icicles)
- Megafauna (2009) (Yoga)
- The Flower Lane (2013) (Ducktails)
References
- Clash Magazine.
- ^ "Sam Mehran of Outer Limits Recordings has died". The Wire. August 1, 2018.
- ^ a b Lester, Paul (November 8, 2010). "Outer Limits Recordings (No 904)". The Guardian.
- ^ a b Monroe, Jazz (July 30, 2018). "Sam Mehran (Test Icicles, Outer Limits Recordings) Dead at 31". Pitchfork.
- ^ Moore, Sam (July 31, 2018). "Test Icicles musician Sam Mehran has died, aged 31". NME.
- ^ Connick, Tom (July 31, 2018). "Remembering Sam Mehran of Test Icicles". Another Man Mag.
- Dazed Digital.
- ^ DIY Mag.
- ^ Masters, Marc; Currin, Grayson (September 17, 2010). "Take Time: The Rise of Slow Music". Pitchfork.
- ^ Masters, Marc (October 2010). "Soundcheck: Outer Limit Recordings - Foxy Baby". The Wire. No. 320. p. 58.
- ^ Renshaw, David (July 30, 2018). "Sam Mehran of Test Icicles, Outer Limits Recordings, has died". The Fader.
- ^ Saxelby, Ruth (September 3, 2014). "Katie Rush Channels '80s Movie Nostalgia On "Law of Attraction"". The Fader.
- ^ "Samantha Urbani Left Her Band And New York. Now She's Making Gritty Pop For Grownups". The FADER. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ^ Cooke, Cameron (May 14, 2018). "O". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Katie Rush returns with new R&B-glazed album Stage Life | The Deli Magazine". m-nyc.thedelimagazine.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ^ a b Mehta, Jonaki (July 28, 2021). "A Posthumous Album Captures The Humor — And Heartache — Of Sam Mehran". NPR. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
External links
- Sam Mehran discography at Discogs
- Outer Limits Recording YouTube channel
- Balmont, James (April 19, 2013). "SINGLES, DEMOS AND RARITIES (2007-2010) (Weird World)". Crack Magazine.