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Poi Dog Pondering | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Hawaii, U.S. Austin, Texas Chicago, Illinois |
Genres | Alternative rock, soul |
Occupation(s) | Musicians |
Years active | 1984–present |
Labels | Platetectonic Music Texas Hotel Records, Columbia, Tommy Boy Records, Barnone, Premonition Records |
Members | Frank Orrall Susan Voelz Paul Mertens John Nelson Ted Cho Dave Max Crawford Kornell Hargrove Dag Juhlin Ron Hall Rick Geherenbeck Charlette Wortham Robert Cornelius Carla Prather Ryan Murphy |
Website | Official site |
Poi Dog Pondering is an American musical group which is noted for its cross-pollination of diverse musical genres, including various forms of acoustic and electronic music. Frank Orrall founded the band in Hawaii in 1984, initially as a solo project. In 1985 Orrall formed the first line-up of PDP to perform its first concert at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. The band embarked on a yearlong street performance busking tour across North America. They eventually settled down in Austin, Texas in 1987, where they recorded their first three albums. In 1992, the band relocated to Chicago and they began to incorporate orchestral arrangements and elements of electronic, house music, and soul music into their acoustic rock style. The membership of Poi Dog Pondering has evolved from album to album, with Frank Orrall being a constant player since the inception of the band.
During the Hawaii years (1985–1986), the band had the following lineup:
During the Austin years (1987–1992), the band had the following lineup:
Additionally, the records featured literally dozens of musicians credited as "Satellite Poi Members". Most prominent amongst these satellite members were vocalists Abra Moore and Malford Milligan, sound artist Ellen Fullman, drummer Sean Coffey and (on their third album) turntable operator Ashton "DJ Cassanova" Irons.
Beginning with that third album, 1992's Volo Volo , the band began to experiment with new musical styles, including fully incorporating DJ Cassanova into the line-up. Orrall's emerging interest in dance and house music led the band to relocate to Chicago in 1992, where it developed a loyal local following and was named best band by Chicago magazine in 1997 & "Best Pop and Rock Act" in the 2009 Chicago Readers Poll.
From 1993 to 1999, the band recorded the albums Pomegranate and Natural Thing and performed live with the following members in the lineup:
Satellite Members
From 1999 to 2013, (and for the album releases "In Seed Comes Fruit", "7" and "Audio Love Letter") the band had the following members in the lineup:
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