Stars of the Lid is an American ambient music duo consisting of Brian McBride and Adam Wiltzie. The duo formed in Austin, Texas in 1993. They have been acclaimed for their music incorporating droning, effects-treated guitars along with piano, strings, and horns, described as "divine, classical drone without the tedious intrusion of drums or vocals."[1]
Stars of the Lid
Stars of the Lid performing at The Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA
Stars of the Lid toured worldwide throughout 2007 and 2008 in support of the album; throughout their European tour, they were joined live by a string trio featuring Lucinda Chua of Felix on cello, Noura Sanatian on violin, and Ela Baruch on viola. Their North American line-up included Julia Kent on cello.
The duo have been active pursuing side-projects and solo releases since And Their Refinement of the Decline. A teaser trailer for a possible Stars of the Lid feature film surfaced on the internet in 2008,[5] but the group has yet to release any new material.
Solo and side-projects
Brian McBride and Adam Wiltzie have both released material outside of Stars of the Lid. McBride released his first solo album When the Detail Lost Its Freedom in November 2005, then released The Effective Disconnect in October 2010, which serves as a soundtrack to the documentary Vanishing of the Bees, a film about colony collapse disorder.[6] McBride teamed up with musician Kenneth James Gibson and began recording and releasing new music under the name Bell Gardens; their debut EP Hangups Need Company was released in May 2010, their first full-length album Full Sundown Assembly followed in November 2012, and their second album Slow Dawns for Lost Conclusions was released in October 2014 via Rocket Girl.[7]
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^Lamoreaux, Jason T. (December 30, 2007). "2007 Somewhere Cold Awards". Somewhere Cold. from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
^"Stars of the Lid . teaser 1". 30 September 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
^Tangari, Joe (29 October 2010). "Brian McBride: The Effective Disconnect". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
^"Introducing...Bell Gardens". 3 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
^The spelling "Carte-de-Visite" is the one used at Brainwashed.com.[1] A 59-min collection of mostly new material, 9 tracks from 1997–2007: 6 outtakes from previous albums (1997, 2001, 2007), 2 previously unreleased tracks (1997, 1999), and the track from the split release Kahanek Incident (1997). Originally a 2007 limited release sold during a live tour; reissued in May 2009 as an unlimited release. Considered a 2007 album (the 2009 reissue kept the track list title "Carte-de-Visite, SOTL, 2007"). "Carte de Visite" (lit. "Card of Visit") is French for "Visiting Card"/"Calling Card"/"Business Card".
Stars of the Lid at Kranky (biography, discography)
Stars of the Lid at AllMusic (biography, discography)
at Epitonic Records (tracks, brief biography)
Stars of the Lid at Vimeo (teaser for an upcoming SOTL feature film)
January 05, 2023
stars, american, ambient, music, consisting, brian, mcbride, adam, wiltzie, formed, austin, texas, 1993, they, have, been, acclaimed, their, music, incorporating, droning, effects, treated, guitars, along, with, piano, strings, horns, described, divine, classi. Stars of the Lid is an American ambient music duo consisting of Brian McBride and Adam Wiltzie The duo formed in Austin Texas in 1993 They have been acclaimed for their music incorporating droning effects treated guitars along with piano strings and horns described as divine classical drone without the tedious intrusion of drums or vocals 1 Stars of the LidStars of the Lid performing at The Echoplex Los Angeles CABackground informationOriginAustin Texas United StatesGenresDrone ambient minimal contemporary classicalInstrumentsGuitar piano synthesizerYears active1993 presentLabelsKranky Sedimental Sub RosaMembersAdam WiltzieBrian McBridePast membersKirk LaktasWebsitebrainwashed wbr com wbr sotl wbr Contents 1 History 2 Solo and side projects 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditFormed in Austin Texas in 1993 Stars of the Lid is composed of two members Brian McBride and Adam Wiltzie McBride said in an interview that the band s name refers to your own personal cinema located between your eye and eyelid suggesting the colors and patterns one can see with closed eyes either phosphenes or closed eye hallucinations 2 They listed among their influences minimalist and electronic composers such as Arvo Part Zbigniew Preisner Gavin Bryars Henryk Gorecki and Brian Eno as well as post rock artists Talk Talk and Labradford They recorded their debut album Music for Nitrous Oxide throughout 1993 and 1994 with third musician Kirk Laktas and released the album in 1995 on the Sedimental label Laktas did not continue with the group and the duo of McBride and Wiltzie steadily continued with Gravitational Pull vs the Desire for an Aquatic Life in 1996 The Ballasted Orchestra in 1997 Per Aspera Ad Astra in 1998 and Avec Laudenum in 1999 as well as the limited edition EP Maneuvering the Nocturnal Hum and a split single with Windsor for the Derby both in 1998 Stars of the Lid then released their first double album The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid in late October 2001 Nearly six years later the duo released their second double album And Their Refinement of the Decline in April 2007 to widespread critical acclaim 3 In December 2007 American webzine Somewhere Cold voted Stars of the Lid Artist of the Year on their 2007 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame 4 Stars of the Lid toured worldwide throughout 2007 and 2008 in support of the album throughout their European tour they were joined live by a string trio featuring Lucinda Chua of Felix on cello Noura Sanatian on violin and Ela Baruch on viola Their North American line up included Julia Kent on cello The duo have been active pursuing side projects and solo releases since And Their Refinement of the Decline A teaser trailer for a possible Stars of the Lid feature film surfaced on the internet in 2008 5 but the group has yet to release any new material Solo and side projects EditBrian McBride and Adam Wiltzie have both released material outside of Stars of the Lid McBride released his first solo album When the Detail Lost Its Freedom in November 2005 then released The Effective Disconnect in October 2010 which serves as a soundtrack to the documentary Vanishing of the Bees a film about colony collapse disorder 6 McBride teamed up with musician Kenneth James Gibson and began recording and releasing new music under the name Bell Gardens their debut EP Hangups Need Company was released in May 2010 their first full length album Full Sundown Assembly followed in November 2012 and their second album Slow Dawns for Lost Conclusions was released in October 2014 via Rocket Girl 7 Wiltzie has been involved in several collaborative projects The Dead Texan with visual artist Christina Vantzou Aix Em Klemm with Robert Donne from Labradford and A Winged Victory for the Sullen with composer Dustin O Halloran Wiltzie currently lives in Brussels Belgium and McBride in Los Angeles California Discography EditAlbums 1995 Music for Nitrous Oxide 1996 Gravitational Pull vs the Desire for an Aquatic Life 1997 The Ballasted Orchestra 1998 Per Aspera Ad Astra 1999 Avec Laudenum 2001 The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid 2007 And Their Refinement of the DeclineOthers 1998 Maneuvering the Nocturnal Hum EP 2007 Carte de Visite 1997 2007 outtakes 8 Split releases 1997 The Kahanek Incident Vol 3 12 with Labradford Trance Syndicate SOTL track reissued on 2007 s Carte de Visite 1998 Split 7 with Windsor for the Derby 33 Degrees Compilation appearances 1996 Monsters Robots and Bug Men Goodnight Virgin 2002 Brain in the Wire Requiem for Dying Mothers Version i Zamachowski op 87 Brainwashed 2003 1993 2003 1st Decade in the Machines I Love You But I Prefer Trondheim Jester 2004 Kompilation Even If You re Never Awake Version Kranky 2008 Brainwaves 2008 May 2nd 2008 Live in NYC Brainwashed References Edit Southern Records Stars Of The Lid biography Archived 2007 07 04 at the Wayback Machine Maelstrom Interview with Stars Of The Lid And Their Refinement of the Decline Metacritic Retrieved 25 August 2013 Lamoreaux Jason T December 30 2007 2007 Somewhere Cold Awards Somewhere Cold Archived from the original on April 12 2018 Retrieved September 30 2020 Stars of the Lid teaser 1 30 September 2008 Retrieved 25 August 2013 Tangari Joe 29 October 2010 Brian McBride The Effective Disconnect Pitchfork Retrieved 25 August 2013 Introducing Bell Gardens 3 July 2014 Retrieved 18 July 2014 The spelling Carte de Visite is the one used at Brainwashed com 1 A 59 min collection of mostly new material 9 tracks from 1997 2007 6 outtakes from previous albums 1997 2001 2007 2 previously unreleased tracks 1997 1999 and the track from the split release Kahanek Incident 1997 Originally a 2007 limited release sold during a live tour reissued in May 2009 as an unlimited release Considered a 2007 album the 2009 reissue kept the track list title Carte de Visite SOTL 2007 Carte de Visite lit Card of Visit is French for Visiting Card Calling Card Business Card External links EditOfficial website at Brainwashed Stars of the Lid at MySpace Stars of the Lid at Kranky biography discography Stars of the Lid at AllMusic biography discography Stars of the Lid at Epitonic Records tracks brief biography Stars of the Lid at Vimeo teaser for an upcoming SOTL feature film Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stars of the Lid amp oldid 1101249308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
