Yume Bitsu

Last updated

Yume Bitsu
Origin Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Genres Post-rock, psychedelic rock
Years active19952002
Members Adam Forkner
Franz Prichard
Alex Bundy
Jason Anderson

Yume Bitsu (meaning "dream beats" in Japanese) was an American post-rock band from Portland, Oregon, active from 1995 and 2002. [1]

Contents

History

Their debut Giant Surface Music Falling to Earth Like Jewels From the Sky was self-released in 1998 and was re-released by Ba Da Bing Records in 1999. Their self-titled second album and was released in 1999. Their third LP, Auspicious Winds, was released by K Records in 2000. Their fourth and final album Golden Vessyl of Sound was released in 2002 by K Records. It received a rating of 8.5 out of 10 from music criticism site pitchfork.com. [2] Beyond full-length records, Yume Bitsu released two vinyl EPs: a split 12-inch vinyl EP with Andrew Reiger of Elf Power was released in 2002 on Planaria Records and Wabi Morning, a one-sided twelve-inch, was released in 2003 on Burnt Toast Vinyl. Recordings of live shows from 2002 (originally available as the fourth side of the vinyl version of 2002's Golden Vessyl of Sound) were released by States Rights Records in 2002.

Vocalist and guitarist Adam Forkner is active as White Rainbow and was part of Surface of Eceon, a group which featured Forkner along with members of Landing.[ citation needed ] Forkner also recorded VVRSSNN on K Records.

Guitarist Franz Prichard was a part of the Japanese instrumental rock group kabaddi kabaddi kabaddi kabaddi, which included members of Japanese rock bands Moools and Maher Shalal Hash Baz.[ citation needed ] A self-titled record was released in Japan in 2005.

Drummer Jason Anderson is a singer-songwriter with releases on K Records. [3]

Members

Discography

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Modest Mouse</span> American rock band

Modest Mouse is an American rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, and currently based in Portland, Oregon. The founding members were lead singer/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green and bassist Eric Judy. They achieved critical acclaim for their albums The Lonesome Crowded West (1997) and The Moon & Antarctica (2000) and found mainstream success with the release of Good News for People Who Love Bad News (2004) and its singles "Float On" and "Ocean Breathes Salty".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Okkervil River</span> American rock band

Okkervil River is an American rock band led by singer-songwriter Will Sheff. Formed in Austin, Texas, in 1998, the band takes its name from a short story by Russian author Tatyana Tolstaya set on the river Okkervil in Saint Petersburg. They began as a trio made up of Sheff and friends he had met in his native state of New Hampshire but, over time, have gone through many lineups.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jason Molina</span> American musician

Jason Andrew Molina was an American musician, singer and songwriter. Raised in northern Ohio, he came to prominence performing and recording as Songs: Ohia, both in solo projects and with a rotating cast of musicians in the late 1990s. Beginning in 2003, he garnered a further indie following for his releases with the band Magnolia Electric Co.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hella (band)</span> American math rock band

Hella is an American math rock band from Sacramento, California. The primary members of the band are Spencer Seim on electric guitar and Zach Hill on drums. The band expanded their live band by adding Dan Elkan on vocals, rhythm guitar, sampler and synthesizer and Jonathan Hischke on synth bass guitar for their 2005 tour. In 2006 they reformed as a five-piece line-up including Seim, Hill, Carson McWhirter, Aaron Ross & Josh Hill. In 2009, the band was reduced back to core members Hill and Seim.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Starflyer 59</span> American rock band

Starflyer 59 is an American alternative rock band from Riverside, California that was founded in 1993 by Jason Martin, brother of Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric. While Jason Martin has written nearly all of Starflyer 59's songs, the band has included a number of different musicians over the years, including Jeff Cloud, Frank Lenz, and Richard Swift. The band's sound was initially identified as an outgrowth of the shoegaze movement of the early 1990s, but the band's music has gradually evolved to the point of little resemblance to that of its early days.

Adam Forkner is a musician/producer.

Jackie-O Motherfucker is an American experimental music group that formed in Portland, Oregon in 1994.

Windy & Carl is an American ambient duo based in Dearborn, Michigan, United States.

Surface of Eceon is an American rock band. Their music has been described as ambient space rock. This unit, which has a penchant for the phantasmagoric, includes members from the psychedelic rock groups, Landing and Yume Bitsu. They released three albums between 2001 and 2007 as well as other recordings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jack Rose (guitarist)</span> American guitarist

Jack Rose was an American guitarist originally from Virginia and later based in Philadelphia. Rose is best known for his solo acoustic guitar work. He was also a member of the noise/drone band Pelt.

So Many Dynamos was a rock band from St. Louis, Missouri. Their music wa generally classified as indie rock, combining aspects of electropop, math rock, and dance-punk. They took their name from a famous palindrome.

Hovercraft was an American instrumental experimental rock group that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1993. It was co-founded by its core duo of guitarist/samplist/tape-looper Ryan Shinn and bassist Beth Liebling. Shinn and Liebling would use the pseudonyms "Campbell 2000" and "Sadie 7", respectively, throughout the duration of the band's history. Hovercraft has been cited as one of the most abrasive, non-commercial sounding bands ever to receive major-label distribution for its albums. Though somewhat overlooked and sometimes heavily criticized because of the band's early association with Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder, the group was largely well respected and well received by critics and developed a cult following.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dirty Projectors</span> American rock group

Dirty Projectors is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2002. The band is the project of singer-songwriter David Longstreth, who has served as the band's sole constant member throughout numerous line-up changes. The band's current line-up consists of Longstreth, alongside Mike Daniel Johnson (drums), Maia Friedman, Felicia Douglass and Olga Bell.

Burnt Toast Vinyl is an independent record label based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

<i>VVRSSNN</i> 2003 studio album by VVRSSNN

VVRSSNN ., released on K Records in 2003, is the only full-length album made by musician Adam Forkner under the band name VVRSSNN. Soon after the release of VVRSSNN, Forkner permanently changed the name of his solo project to White Rainbow.

Constants is an American post-rock / shoegaze band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

<i>Heavy Rocks</i> (2011 album) 2011 studio album by Boris

Heavy Rocks is the sixteenth studio album by the Japanese experimental band Boris. The album was released on May 24, 2011, through the label Sargent House. It is the second of three Boris albums of this title, with the others being released in 2002 and 2022; all feature the band exploring hard rock and heavy metal sounds. The band repeated the album title for this release because they "seek to redefine 'heavy' music in a culmination of the band's tireless efforts over the past two decades".

<i>Giant Surface Music Falling to Earth Like Jewels from the Sky</i> 1998 studio album by Yume Bitsu

Giant Surface Music Falling to Earth Like Jewels from the Sky is the debut studio album of Yume Bitsu, released in 1998 by Ba Da Bing Records.

<i>Auspicious Winds</i> 2000 studio album by Yume Bitsu

Auspicious Winds is the third studio album by Yume Bitsu, released on November 14, 2000, by K Records.

<i>Golden Vessyl of Sound</i> 2002 studio album by Yume Bitsu

Golden Vessyl of Sound is the fourth studio album by Yume Bitsu, released on May 7, 2002 through K Records.

References

  1. Phares, Heather. "Yume Bitsu | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  2. "Yume Bitsu: The Golden Vessyl of Sound Album Review". pitchfork.com. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  3. Donelson, Marcy. "Biography: Jason Anderson". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.