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Ramona Falls (band)

January 01, 1970

Ramona Falls is an indie rock project founded by Brent Knopf and based in Portland, Oregon. The band name is taken from a waterfall located near Mount Hood, a place where Knopf used to hike as a child.[1] Brent Knopf co-founded Menomena before departing in 2011, and is also one-half of EL VY, a collaboration with The National's Matt Berninger.

Ramona Falls
Brent Knopf of Ramona Falls Recording Vocals in 2016
Background information
OriginPortland, Oregon, United States
GenresIndie rock Neofolk
Years active2009–present
LabelsBarsuk Records
Souterrain Transmissions
MembersBrent Knopf
Past membersMatt Sheehy, Dave Lowensohn, Paul Alcott
WebsiteRamonaFalls.com

History edit

Ramona Falls took shape after Menomena's recording process for their third album was delayed.[2] Knopf embarked on the project with songs that were not used for Menomena.[3]

Brent played a handful of his own material at shows around Portland, Oregon sometime in the years prior to the Ramona Falls project, including a performance October 24, 2008 in New York under the name "Dear Everything." Some of this material was further developed for the band's first album Intuit.

Recording Intuit gave Knopf the opportunity to work with 35 colleagues from the Portland and New York areas.[4] The album was recorded in Knopf's own studio and at the homes, practice rooms, churches, and other personal spaces of the featured guests.[5]

Intuit and its songs did not chart, but received positive reviews from Pitchfork[6] and Drowned In Sound[7] and generated a large enough following for Knopf to justify leaving Menomena and release another album.

Prophet was released on May 1, 2012, and reached #28 on Billboard's Heatseaker Albums chart on May 19.[8] Knopf took a direction on Prophet that was less centered on the acoustic guitar and focused on expanding the band's sound.[9]

Prettymuchamazing chose Ramona Falls' drummer Paul Alcott as best drummer of SXSW 2012 for his "insane, massive fills" and stage antics, referencing times when Alcott would "come out from behind his kit, stand on bass amps and yell along, drum on the walls, play cymbals backwards, and shake around his giant red ‘fro."[10]

Other projects edit

Brent Knopf co-founded EL VY with Matt Berninger (lead singer of The National). The duo released their debut album Return to the Moon on October 30, 2015.[11]

Brent Knopf has been creating music since before his inclusion into Menomena. He initially approached Danny Seim and Justin Harris with a demo tape while the duo were in a different band. Knopf is frequently credited as the creator of the Digital Loop Recorder (sometimes referred to as DLR or Deeler) used to help compose creative ideas for inclusion into Menomena's music. The Menomena song "Rose" is believed to be most wholly contributed to by Knopf among other songs.

Knopf also works as an album producer. He is credited as producer of the first two albums by South African band Dear Reader (formally known as Harris Tweed), their debut Replace Why With Funny and sophomore effort Idealistic Animals. Knopf responded to Cherilyn MacNeil's request for a producer via Menomena's Myspace page. The two had not known each other prior but Cherilyn was a fan of Menomena and has since contributed to Intuit. Knopf also produced the first pair of albums by Lost Lander, (DRRT and Medallion), a band fronted by frequent collaborator Matt Sheehy.

Brent Knopf wrote the main theme for HBO's documentary miniseries Q Into the Storm, titled Catch 17.[citation needed] Knopf also writes music for Bob's Burgers and Central Park.[citation needed]

Personnel edit

Guest appearances on the album Intuit edit

Paul Alcott, Soren Anders, Bryan Arakelian, John Askew, Alva Bostick, Kelly Brickner, Friedrich Brückner, Eric Day, Sayard Egan, Larah Eksteen, Kai Gross, Bonnie Knopf, Sarah Lewis, Loch Lomond (Ritchie Young, Dave Depper, Amanda Lawrence, Jason Leonard, Laurel Simmons, Scott Magee, Jade Eckler), Cherilyn MacNeil, Lisa Molinaro, Stefan Nadelman, Kevin O'Connor, Liam Palmer, Michael Papillo, Mark Shirazi, Colleen Sovory, Matt Sheehy, Amy Smidebush, Mike Visser, Benjamin Weikel, Janet Weiss, Jay Winebrenner, Mirah Y.T. Zeitlyn

Musicians who have performed in Ramona Falls edit

Brent Knopf (keys/guitar), Dave Lowensohn (bass), Paul Alcott (drums), Matt Sheehy (guitar), Brandon Laws (guitar/bass), Danny Seim (bass), Cheri MacNiel (guitar), Darryl Torr (bass), Michael Wright (drums), Jean-Louise Nel (viola and guitar), Lauren Jacobson (violin), Jerry Joiner (drums), Sean Flinn (guitar), and Patrick Hughes (drums).

Discography edit

Studio albums edit

Singles edit

Year Song Album
2009 "I Say Fever"[15] Intuit
2012 "Spore" Prophet
"Sqworm"

References edit

  1. ^ "Ramona Falls - Biography | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  2. ^ "Interview: Ramona Falls". The Voice of Energy. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Menomena's Brent Knopf Is Ramona Falls | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  4. ^ . Seattle Weekly Q&A. Archived from the original on 2010-07-29. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  5. ^ Schaaf, Alex (27 May 2009). "Come On Chemicals: [INTERVIEW] Brent Knopf of Menomena/Ramona Falls". comeonchemicalsblog.blogspot.com. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Ramona Falls: Intuit Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  7. ^ "Intuit by Ramona Falls". metacritic.com. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Ramona Falls - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  9. ^ "Interview with Brent Knopf of Ramona Falls - Arts & Culture - Portland Monthly". portlandmonthlymag.com. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  10. ^ "SXSW 2 A Lot Like High School". prettymuchamazing.com. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  11. ^ "The official website for independent record label 4AD". 4AD. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  12. ^ "Trekking at Ramona Falls -- Obscure Sound". 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  13. ^ "Ramona Falls: Prophet Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  14. ^ "I'm excited to announce - the new Ramona Falls album "Coils" is now available as a digital download in its entirety". 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  15. ^ "Ramona Falls - I Say Fever". discogs.com. Retrieved 7 December 2016.

External links edit

 
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Ramona Falls is an indie rock project founded by Brent Knopf and based in Portland Oregon The band name is taken from a waterfall located near Mount Hood a place where Knopf used to hike as a child 1 Brent Knopf co founded Menomena before departing in 2011 and is also one half of EL VY a collaboration with The National s Matt Berninger Ramona FallsBrent Knopf of Ramona Falls Recording Vocals in 2016Background informationOriginPortland Oregon United StatesGenresIndie rock NeofolkYears active2009 presentLabelsBarsuk RecordsSouterrain TransmissionsMembersBrent KnopfPast membersMatt Sheehy Dave Lowensohn Paul AlcottWebsiteRamonaFalls com Contents 1 History 2 Other projects 3 Personnel 3 1 Guest appearances on the album Intuit 3 2 Musicians who have performed in Ramona Falls 4 Discography 4 1 Studio albums 4 2 Singles 5 References 6 External linksHistory editRamona Falls took shape after Menomena s recording process for their third album was delayed 2 Knopf embarked on the project with songs that were not used for Menomena 3 Brent played a handful of his own material at shows around Portland Oregon sometime in the years prior to the Ramona Falls project including a performance October 24 2008 in New York under the name Dear Everything Some of this material was further developed for the band s first album Intuit Recording Intuit gave Knopf the opportunity to work with 35 colleagues from the Portland and New York areas 4 The album was recorded in Knopf s own studio and at the homes practice rooms churches and other personal spaces of the featured guests 5 Intuit and its songs did not chart but received positive reviews from Pitchfork 6 and Drowned In Sound 7 and generated a large enough following for Knopf to justify leaving Menomena and release another album Prophet was released on May 1 2012 and reached 28 on Billboard s Heatseaker Albums chart on May 19 8 Knopf took a direction on Prophet that was less centered on the acoustic guitar and focused on expanding the band s sound 9 Prettymuchamazing chose Ramona Falls drummer Paul Alcott as best drummer of SXSW 2012 for his insane massive fills and stage antics referencing times when Alcott would come out from behind his kit stand on bass amps and yell along drum on the walls play cymbals backwards and shake around his giant red fro 10 Other projects editBrent Knopf co founded EL VY with Matt Berninger lead singer of The National The duo released their debut album Return to the Moon on October 30 2015 11 Brent Knopf has been creating music since before his inclusion into Menomena He initially approached Danny Seim and Justin Harris with a demo tape while the duo were in a different band Knopf is frequently credited as the creator of the Digital Loop Recorder sometimes referred to as DLR or Deeler used to help compose creative ideas for inclusion into Menomena s music The Menomena song Rose is believed to be most wholly contributed to by Knopf among other songs Knopf also works as an album producer He is credited as producer of the first two albums by South African band Dear Reader formally known as Harris Tweed their debut Replace Why With Funny and sophomore effort Idealistic Animals Knopf responded to Cherilyn MacNeil s request for a producer via Menomena s Myspace page The two had not known each other prior but Cherilyn was a fan of Menomena and has since contributed to Intuit Knopf also produced the first pair of albums by Lost Lander DRRT and Medallion a band fronted by frequent collaborator Matt Sheehy Brent Knopf wrote the main theme for HBO s documentary miniseries Q Into the Storm titled Catch 17 citation needed Knopf also writes music for Bob s Burgers and Central Park citation needed Personnel editGuest appearances on the album Intuit edit Paul Alcott Soren Anders Bryan Arakelian John Askew Alva Bostick Kelly Brickner Friedrich Bruckner Eric Day Sayard Egan Larah Eksteen Kai Gross Bonnie Knopf Sarah Lewis Loch Lomond Ritchie Young Dave Depper Amanda Lawrence Jason Leonard Laurel Simmons Scott Magee Jade Eckler Cherilyn MacNeil Lisa Molinaro Stefan Nadelman Kevin O Connor Liam Palmer Michael Papillo Mark Shirazi Colleen Sovory Matt Sheehy Amy Smidebush Mike Visser Benjamin Weikel Janet Weiss Jay Winebrenner Mirah Y T Zeitlyn Musicians who have performed in Ramona Falls edit Brent Knopf keys guitar Dave Lowensohn bass Paul Alcott drums Matt Sheehy guitar Brandon Laws guitar bass Danny Seim bass Cheri MacNiel guitar Darryl Torr bass Michael Wright drums Jean Louise Nel viola and guitar Lauren Jacobson violin Jerry Joiner drums Sean Flinn guitar and Patrick Hughes drums Discography editStudio albums edit Intuit 2009 12 Prophet 2012 13 28 Heatseekers Album Chart Coils 2017 14 Singles edit Year Song Album 2009 I Say Fever 15 Intuit 2012 Spore Prophet Sqworm References edit Ramona Falls Biography Billboard www billboard com Retrieved 2016 12 07 Interview Ramona Falls The Voice of Energy Retrieved 7 December 2016 Menomena s Brent Knopf Is Ramona Falls Pitchfork pitchfork com 21 May 2009 Retrieved 2016 12 07 Brent Knopf of Ramon Falls and Menomena Seattle Weekly Q amp A Archived from the original on 2010 07 29 Retrieved 6 December 2016 Schaaf Alex 27 May 2009 Come On Chemicals INTERVIEW Brent Knopf of Menomena Ramona Falls comeonchemicalsblog blogspot com Retrieved 7 December 2016 Ramona Falls Intuit Album Review Pitchfork pitchfork com Retrieved 2016 12 07 Intuit by Ramona Falls metacritic com Retrieved 7 December 2016 Ramona Falls Chart history Billboard www billboard com Retrieved 2016 12 07 Interview with Brent Knopf of Ramona Falls Arts amp Culture Portland Monthly portlandmonthlymag com Retrieved 7 December 2016 SXSW 2 A Lot Like High School prettymuchamazing com Retrieved 7 December 2016 The official website for independent record label 4AD 4AD Retrieved 2016 12 07 Trekking at Ramona Falls Obscure Sound 2009 07 23 Retrieved 2016 12 07 Ramona Falls Prophet Album Review Pitchfork pitchfork com Retrieved 2016 12 07 I m excited to announce the new Ramona Falls album Coils is now available as a digital download in its entirety 2017 08 04 Retrieved 2017 08 27 Ramona Falls I Say Fever discogs com Retrieved 7 December 2016 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ramona Falls Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ramona Falls band amp oldid 1220119571, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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