Tim Cohen

Last updated

Tim Cohen
Also known asFeller Quentin, Smif Carnivorous, Magic Trick, AmocomA
OriginSyracuse, New York
GenresFolk, Rock, Hip Hop, Experimental
Years active2002 – present
LabelsEmpty Cellar, Captured Tracks, Secret Seven

Tim Cohen is a San Francisco based musician and visual artist. He has played in a variety of acts including The Fresh & Onlys, Black Fiction, 3 Leafs, Amocoma, Sonny & The Sunsets, Hattattak, The Latter, and The Forest Fires Collective. He also releases solo albums, first as Feller Quentin, then under his own name and, more recently, Magic Trick. [1] He has been recognized as a figurehead in San Francisco's independent garage and psychedelic rock music scenes. [2] [3]

Contents

Music

Tim Cohen is widely recognized for the prolific and eclectic nature of his work, [4] and has released albums in genres ranging from Hip-Hop to psychedelic-folk. He has stated in several interviews that he grew up listening almost exclusively to Hip-Hop, [5] and has recorded and performed songs in the genre both solo and in groups, The Latter and The Forest Fires Collective. [6] His interest in other musical genres increased while attending college at Wesleyan University. After college, he moved to San Francisco where he recorded and released albums with bassist Evan Martin and several others under the names Hattattak and Feller Quentin. Martin and Cohen later formed Black Fiction, a collective of San Francisco musicians centered around the record store that Cohen worked for at the time, Amoeba Music. Tim Cohen is most well known for his work as the lead singer and co-writer in the psych-garage outfit, The Fresh & Onlys, [7] formed with bassist Shayde Sartin after the break-up of Black Fiction. The Fresh and Onlys have released numerous 7’’s, EP’s, and LP’s on labels such as Sacred Bones, Captured Tracks, Woodsist, and In The Red, and toured extensively in the United States and Western Europe. In 2009 he released Go To Hell, a solo black metal album, under the guise, Amocoma. Jon Bernson of San Francisco band Exrays and Cohen record and perform together as Window Twins. [8]

Tim Cohen has recorded four solo LP’s and one EP. The first, The Two Sides of Tim Cohen [9] was released in 2009 and was a split release by San Francisco labels Empty Cellar and Secret Seven. Brooklyn’s Captured Tracks released the follow-up, 2010’s Laugh Tracks, [10] along with 2011’s Tim Cohen’s Magic Trick and its accompanying EP, Bad Blood. [11] Later that year, Cohen returned to Empty Cellar to release The Glad Birth of Love, [12] [13] [14] a four-song, 43 minute LP under his new moniker, Magic Trick. In August 2016 Magic Trick released the album Other Man's Blues that also featured James Kim, Alicia Van Heuvel, and Noelle Cahill. [1]

Cohen is known for his home recording style, and has served as the audio engineer on many of The Fresh & Onlys' releases, the debut Wet Illustrated 7", [15] and all of his solo works.

Visual art

Tim Cohen is also a visual artist. He produces drawings and paintings, and his work has been featured as part of group shows in San Francisco, South Carolina, and Berlin, Germany. Cohen is responsible for the artwork featured on many of his solo albums. [16] One of his pieces was used as a t-shirt design for Soundscreen Design's "Musician as Designer" collection. [17]

Discography

Feller Quentin

AmocomA

Tim Cohen

LPs

  • The Two Sides of Tim Cohen (Empty Cellar/Secret Seven, 2009)
  • Laugh Tracks (Captured Tracks, 2010)
  • Tim Cohen's Magic Trick (Captured Tracks, 2011)
  • Luck Man (Sinderlyn, 2017)
  • The Modern World (Sinderlyn, 2018)

EPs

Compilations

  • In A Cloud: New Sounds From San Francisco (Secret Seven, 2010)
  • City Limits Presents: San Francisco (City Limits, 2011)
  • "100 Records Volume 2: I Miss The Jams" (Turn Up, 2011)
  • In A Cloud II: New Sounds From San Francisco (Secret Seven, 2012)

Magic Trick

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beth Orton</span> English musician (born 1970)

Elizabeth Caroline Orton is an English musician, known for her "folktronica" sound, which mixes elements of folk and electronica. She was initially recognised for her collaborations with William Orbit, Andrew Weatherall, Red Snapper and the Chemical Brothers in the mid-1990s. Her UK/US first solo album, Trailer Park, received much critical acclaim in 1996. Orton developed a devoted audience with the release of the BRIT Award-winning album Central Reservation (1999) and the 2002 UK top 10 album, Daybreaker. Her 2006 album, Comfort of Strangers, was followed by a break during which Orton gave birth to her daughter and collaborated with the British guitarist Bert Jansch. Orton returned with Sugaring Season in 2012, which moved towards a purer acoustic sound, followed by a return to electronic music with Kidsticks, released in 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joan of Arc (band)</span> American indie rock band

Joan of Arc was an American indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois named after the French saint Joan of Arc. They formed in 1995, following the breakup of Cap'n Jazz.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deerhoof</span> American band

Deerhoof are an American musical group formed in San Francisco in 1994. They consist of founding drummer Greg Saunier, bassist and singer Satomi Matsuzaki, and guitarists John Dieterich and Ed Rodriguez. Beginning as an improvised noise punk band, Deerhoof became widely renowned and influential in the 2000s through their self-produced albums.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Vanderslice</span> American musician

John Vanderslice is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and recording engineer. He is the owner and founder of Tiny Telephone, an analog recording studio with locations in San Francisco Mission District and North Oakland. He released 10 full-length albums and 5 remix records and EPs on Dead Oceans and Barsuk Records and has collaborated with musicians such as The Mountain Goats, St. Vincent, and Spoon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Willy Mason</span> American singer-songwriter (born 1984)

Willy Mason is an American singer-songwriter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bob Johnston</span> American record producer and musician

Donald William 'Bob' Johnston was an American record producer, best known for his work with Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, and Simon & Garfunkel.

Allen Gordon Clapp is the singer, guitarist and principal songwriter for the California rock band The Orange Peels. Since 1990, he has also periodically released material under his own name and under the moniker "Allen Clapp and his Orchestra."

Shiner is an American post-hardcore/alternative rock band from Kansas City, Missouri that was active from 1992 to 2003. Since 2012 Shiner has been playing several shows a year. The band's new record Schadenfreude was released May 8, 2020, with touring to follow that was since cancelled due to COVID-19.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Toro y Moi</span> American singer, producer, and graphic designer

Chaz Bear, known professionally as Toro y Moi, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and graphic designer. He is often recognized as a spearhead of the chillwave genre in the 2010s, alongside contemporaries Washed Out and Neon Indian, although his music has explored various styles since. His stage name is a multilingual expression consisting of the Spanish words toro and y and the French word moi.

Jon Bernson is an American singer, songwriter and recordist from San Francisco, California.

Sonny Smith is an American musician, playwright and multimedia artist from San Francisco. He has released fourteen albums since 2000, largely with group Sonny & The Sunsets.. His work has variously encompassed blues, folk, pop and rock elements. AllMusic noted that his 2002 album, This Is My Story, This Is My Song, lifted him from obscurity to cult status.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ty Segall</span> American musician and record producer

Ty Garrett Segall is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his solo career, during which he has released fourteen studio albums alongside various EPs, singles, and collaborative albums. Segall is also a member of the bands Fuzz, Broken Bat, the CIA, GØGGS, and Wasted Shirt. He is a former member of the Traditional Fools, Epsilons, Party Fowl, Sic Alps, and the Perverts.

The Fresh & Onlys are an American rock band. They were formed in San Francisco, California, United States, in 2008 by Tim Cohen of Black Fiction, bassist Shayde Sartin and guitarist Wymond Miles. A year later they recruited drummer Kyle Gibson. They are a key band in what has been described as San Francisco's "new garage rock" movement, but their sound is equally aligned with pastoral psychedelia, brooding new wave, western twang, and jangly literate 1980s guitar pop.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Emmett Kelly (musician)</span> American musician

Emmett Kelly is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is the primary songwriter and recording artist of The Cairo Gang, one half of The Double alongside drummer Jim White, one third of The CIA and a founding member of Clinamen. He has contributed vocal and instrumental work to a variety of international musical projects, appearing on recordings by the likes of Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Ty Segall, Angel Olsen, Azita, Joan of Arc, Edith Frost, Women and Children, John Webster Johns, Jeff Harms, Chicago poet/singer Marvin Tate, Matteah Baim, Japanese musician Takuma Watanabe, Earth Girl Helen Brown, Joshua Abrams and Rob Mazurek. Kelly has toured in several of the aforementioned acts in addition to with Baby Dee, CFM, Mikal Cronin, Sonny Smith, Beth Orton, and Terry Reid; and in other instances, performed live with Chan Marshall, Scott Tuma, Joan of Arc, and Pillars and Tongues. He is also one half of the band The Surf, The Sundried, and a founding member of Chicago's Psychojail.

The Sandwitches are an American garage-folk band integral to the indie rock scene of San Francisco,. where they are based. Local musicians, such as The Fresh & Onlys, Sonny Smith, and Tim Cohen have had The Sandwitches’ vocals featured on their recordings and performances.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foxygen</span> American indie rock duo

Foxygen was an American indie rock duo from Westlake Village, California, formed in 2005. The band consisted of multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Rado and vocalist Sam France. They have released six albums and a number of self-released EPs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Cohen (musician)</span> Musical artist

Chris Cohen is an American singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist best known for his solo albums as well as for having been a member of the band Deerhoof between 2002 and 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tim Presley</span> American musician, singer and songwriter

Tim Presley is an American musician, singer and songwriter. Presley began his career playing with the hardcore punk bands Model American and The Nerve Agents. In 2004, Presley founded the psychedelic rock band Darker My Love. In 2006 he joined The Fall, playing on the LP Reformation Post TLC, and was an occasional guest musician on the band's later albums. Since 2010, Presley has released music under the name White Fence. As of January 2019, he has released seven studio albums, two live albums, and two collaborative albums with Ty Segall under that name, as well as two albums with Cate Le Bon under the name DRINKS, an experimental solo album under the name W-X, and a solo album, THE WiNK, under his own name.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Caroline Polachek</span> American singer

Caroline Elizabeth Polachek is an American singer, producer, and songwriter. Raised in Connecticut, Polachek co-founded the indie pop band Chairlift while studying at the University of Colorado. The duo emerged from the late-2000s Brooklyn music scene with the sleeper hit "Bruises".

<i>What For?</i> (album) 2015 studio album by Toro y Moi

What For? is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Toro y Moi, released on April 7, 2015, by Carpark Records. The album includes 10 tracks at a run time of 36:38. Prior to the album release, Toro y Moi revealed three teaser tracks. These tracks include: "Empty Nesters", "Buffalo", and "Run Baby Run". This release follows his 2013 studio album Anything in Return.

References

  1. 1 2 Schneider, Meredith (August 25, 2016). "Tim Cohen Shares Magic Trick's Other Man's Blues, Has All The Jokes". Impose Magazine. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ "3 Musical Experimenters Forge Indie Success in Area". The New York Times. February 24, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Positive Destruction: San Francisco's New Garage Rock". Pitchfork. April 11, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Tim Cohen's Magic Trick". SF Gate. March 31, 2011. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ "SOUNDTRACKING: Thus Spake Tim Cohen In Advance Of "The Fresh & Onlys" Show". Scout Magazine. December 8, 2011. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Tim Cohen of The Fresh & Onlys". Impose Magazine. March 24, 2010. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  7. ↑ "In The Studio: The Fresh & Onlys Talk Gut-Punching 2012 LP". Spin. December 5, 2011. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Window Twins: I'm This Tall City". The Bay Bridged. March 5, 2009. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Tim Cohen's Possessed Psych". SF Weekly. September 30, 2009. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Tim Cohen: Laugh Tracks - Album Reviews". Pitchfork. August 10, 2010. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Tim Cohen: Tim Cohen's Magic Trick/Bad Blood EP – Album Reviews". Pitchfork. February 22, 2011. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Magic Trick: The Glad Birth of Love – Album Reviews". Pitchfork. August 30, 2011. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Magic Trick: The Glad Birth of Love – Album Reviews". Tiny Mix Tapes. September 8, 2011. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Tim Cohen's Birthday Present to Himself". Impose Magazine. July 26, 2011. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Wet Illustrated". Pitchfork Magazine. November 10, 2011. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  16. ↑ "SOUNDTRACKING: Thus Spake Tim Cohen In Advance Of "The Fresh & Onlys" Show". Scout Magazine. December 8, 2011. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Tim Cohen". Soundscreen Design. February 11, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.