Gowns

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Fargo 01:22 Tools
Rope 00:00 Tools
Fake July 03:23 Tools
white like heaven 00:00 Tools
When It Burned 00:00 Tools
Clawless 02:31 Tools
subside 03:40 Tools
Cherylee 05:39 Tools
Advice 04:15 Tools
Feathers 00:00 Tools
Thick Light 01:24 Tools
Gloves 03:17 Tools
Apple 03:20 Tools
Sugar 05:08 Tools
johnny 00:00 Tools
Mercy 10:42 Tools
Marked 04:55 Tools
Heaven 08:12 Tools
( ) 04:16 Tools
Lie Down 08:12 Tools
GOWNS_stand 00:30 Tools
Experts 01:38 Tools
Dog 05:26 Tools
Stand and Encounter 16:51 Tools
What If Not You 03:49 Tools
( ) 04:17 Tools
Nobody Home 05:46 Tools
Town 02:57 Tools
quick + pure + bright 02:40 Tools
Griefer 07:44 Tools
Ghost Merry Ribbon 07:14 Tools
paper 03:39 Tools
Shaved 02:55 Tools
Stand 16:51 Tools
( ) 04:10 Tools
Butterfly Knife 04:36 Tools
Choker 04:12 Tools
Lie Down and Wait 04:12 Tools
( ) 04:12 Tools
shaved (live) 04:12 Tools
nobodyhome 04:12 Tools
Lake Moss Tape Bones 04:12 Tools
Breakfast 04:12 Tools
miles 04:12 Tools
01 - Fargo 01:22 Tools
Head Honcho - Gown 01:22 Tools
white_demo 01:22 Tools
phonebounce1 03:57 Tools
02 - Rope 03:57 Tools
For Your Use 03:57 Tools
you are on the phone 03:57 Tools
foryouruse 03:57 Tools
06 - Subside 03:57 Tools
Rope (demo) 01:27 Tools
07 - Clawless 03:57 Tools
09 - Advice 01:27 Tools
Mourning Star 01:27 Tools
White Like Heaven (Demo) 04:53 Tools
heavenL2060222 04:53 Tools
rope_demo 04:53 Tools
untitled 04:53 Tools
ghost mercy ribbon 07:14 Tools
This Is Scary Bullshit 10:57 Tools
Part II 10:57 Tools
heaven (live) 10:57 Tools
Taylor's Jam 07:02 Tools
Head Honcho 10:57 Tools
Shared 07:02 Tools
Aneurysm 07:02 Tools
Shaved Women (live) 07:02 Tools
Shaved Women 07:02 Tools
Gowns - Marked 07:02 Tools
Stork Club (13/05/2007) 06:29 Tools
Gingerbread (live) 06:29 Tools
Stand & Encounter 06:29 Tools
paper (live) 06:29 Tools
Ray's Gay Basketball 06:29 Tools
Bending Close 19:16 Tools
04 White Like Heaven 19:16 Tools
04 04 White Like Heaven 19:16 Tools
Thicklight 19:16 Tools
Heaven ((live)) 19:16 Tools
01 fargo 19:16 Tools
Feathers ((live)) 19:16 Tools
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GOWNS began in late 2004, in Los Angeles, as a duo of Erika Anderson (a South Dakota native) and Ezra Buchla (a California native), both of whom were then quite active in various LA-based music projects. Ezra sang for Mae Shi on their first four records, and Erika was a guitarist for Amps for Christ and co-fronted the band Blue Silk Sutures with Tara Tavi, another AFC member. Gowns combined folk/grunge songwriting with noise-territory production values and radical, digitally-assisted improvisation, with generally eerie and delicate results. In 2005 they released a limited-edition CDR on Folktale entitled "Dangers of Intimacy" (re-released in 2009 on single-sided 12" vinyl.) Carla Bozulich (Evangelista, Geraldine Fibbers) contributed vocals to one song. From 2005 to 2006 they composed and produced the full-length album "Red State," released on Cardboard Records to widespread critical acclaim. Corey Fogel contributed percussion to several songs, subsequently joining the band live. In 2009 they released the limited-edition live album "Broken Bones" on Southern, as part of that label's "Latitudes" series. Jacob Heule played percussion and Daniel Brummel played bass. As of December 2009, the live lineup of Gowns consists of Erika Anderson, Ezra Buchla, and Corey Fogel (when scheduling permits). Their live sound has evolved in recent years to something generally balanced between their "rocking" and "intimate" previous incarnations, more focused while still incorporating heavy doses of improvisation, enveloping ambient sound, and extreme dynamics. Pitchfork recently described Gowns as "one of the most heart-stoppingly great live bands on planet Earth." As of February 2010, Gowns are officially broken up. A final release, the 17-minute "Stand and Encounter" was released from their website for free download. Past and present members: Erika Anderson (Amps for Christ, myrobobedroom, Some Dark Holler) : guitar, vocals, production Ezra Buchla (Mae Shi, Amps for Christ, Evangelista, Monstro, Emily Lacy) : electronics, vocals, strings, production Corey Fogel (Cryptacize, Mae Shi, Missincinatti, many others) : percussion (tour 2006-present, "Red State") Jacob Heule (Ettrick, Caroliner, many others) : percussion (tour 2007, "Broken Bones") Aaron Davis (Acre, Lords of Lightspeed) : bass, electronics (tour 2007) Daniel Brummel (Ozma, Bad Dudes, Spain, the Elected, many others) : bass, vocals (tour 2007, "Broken Bones") Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.