Von Hemmling

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Von Hemmling
Vonhemmling.jpg
Photo from show flyer, 2004.
Background information
Origin Denver, Colorado
Genres Experimental, lo-fi, psychedelic, garage rock
Years active1991–present
Labels Elephant 6
Shrat Field Recordings
Royal Rhino Flying Records
The Fox Pop Recording Co
Members Jim McIntyre
Past members Hilarie Sidney
John Hill
John Ferguson
Website www.vonhemmling.net

Von Hemmling is the solo project of Jim McIntyre [1] and one of many experimental music projects associated with The Elephant 6 Recording Company. Though Jim McIntyre is the band's primary performer, Hilarie Sidney and John Hill have both been members of Von Hemmling before becoming members of The Apples in Stereo. Other frequent collaborators include Rich Sandoval, Rob Greene, Dane Terry, Mike Snowden, John Ferguson, Trevor Tremaine and Mike Buckley. Von Hemmling was named by Denver artist Little Fyodor, in a conversation where Don Henley was mistakenly heard as "Von Hemmling" [2]

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Discography

AlbumRelease dateLabelFormat
Von Hemmling 1993Elephant 6 (E6011)Cassette
My Country Tis Of Thee / A Fine Appleseed1997Elephant 67" vinyl
J.W. Kellogg1999Shrat Field Recordings (SHRAT 8801), Elephant 612" vinyl (one side only)
99 from 19992000self-releasedCD-R
La Guerre Est Meurtre 2002Shrat Field RecordingsCD
Wild Hemmling2005self-releasedCD
99 from 19992008Royal Rhino Flying RecordsCD
La Guerre Est Meurtre 2008Royal Rhino Flying RecordsCD
You (Being My Body Whole)2008The Fox Pop Recording Co.Cassette

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References

  1. Kiser, Amy (April 29, 1999). "The Curator of Pet Sounds". Westword.com. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  2. "6 Questions with: Jim McIntyre : Optical Atlas". opticalatlas.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2022.