The Black Heart Procession
The Black Heart Procession | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | San Diego, California, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock |
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| Members | Pall Jenkins Tobias Nathaniel |
| Website | theblackheartprocession.com |
The Black Heart Procession (occasionally spelled The Blackheart Procession) is an American indie rock band from San Diego, California.
Biography
[edit]Early years
[edit]The band was formed in 1997 by Pall Jenkins (Mr. Tube and the Flying Objects, Palllap, Ugly Casanova and Three Mile Pilot) and Tobias Nathaniel (Three Mile Pilot). The group is often augmented by the contributions of Matt Resovich, Mario Rubalcaba, Jason Crane, Joe Plummer, Dmitri Dziensuwski, Jimmy LaValle and Matthew Parker.[1] Jenkins has also produced The Drowning Men.
Hiatus
[edit]Blackheart Procession’s last release, the Blood Bunny / Black Rabbit EP in 2010, the band went on hiatus. Jenkins told San Diego City Beat that "[a]fter years of touring and traveling and focusing on music, we decided just to kind of put an end to it for a while".[2][3]
In 2011, Jenkins played optigan, piano and sang on J Mascis's album Several Shades of Why[4] and then returned to play guitar and sing on Mascis's 2014 album Tied to a Star.[5]
Reformation
[edit]In 2016 Blackheart Procession reassembled for a pair of shows in San Diego.[6] In December of that year, they announced a European tour, with 27 shows all around the continent during March–April 2017.[7]
Discography
[edit]Albums: [8]
- 1, Headhunter Records (1998)
- 2, Touch and Go Records (1999)
- Three, Touch and Go Records (2000)
- Amore Del Tropico, Touch and Go Records (2002)
- The Spell, Touch and Go Records (2006)
- The Waiter Chapters 1 - 7, SDRL Records (2008)
- Six, Temporary Residence (2009)[9]
Singles and EPs:
- A Three Song Recording, (1997)[10]
- Fish the Holes on Frozen Lakes, (1999)
- Between The Machines, Suicide Squeeze Records (2001)
- In the Fishtank 11 (with Solbakken), (2004)
- Hearts and Tanks, (2005)
- Blood Bunny / Black Rabbit, Temporary Residence (2010)[3]
Compilation appearances:
- Slaying since 1996, Suicide Squeeze Records (2006) – track After The Ladder
- Infamous 2: The Blue Soundtrack, Sumthing Else Music Works (2011) – track Fade Away
- Time & Space (Liz Janes covered), Asthmatic Kitty (2011) – track Martyr's Grind Up[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Black Heart Procession". Southern. Archived from the original on November 30, 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Holslin, Peter. "The Black Heart Procession call it quits—for now, at least". San Diego City Beat. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ a b "The Black Heart Procession". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "J Mascis Several Shades of Why". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "J Mascis Tied to a Star". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Psycho Las Vegas bands in San Diego". sdcitybeat.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Black Heart Procession". Toutpartout.be. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^ "The Black Heart Procession". Touch and Go. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "ARTISTS – THE BLACK HEART PROCESSION". Temporary Residence. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Liz Janes Time & Space". Asthmatic Kitty. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
External links
[edit]- The Black Heart Procession on Facebook
- Temporary Residence on Bandcamp
- Joe Wallace interviews Pall Jenkins for Gearwire.com regarding Black Heart Procession writing and recording techniques
- Black Heart Procession collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
- 2 Live videos Archived 2011-08-17 at the Wayback Machine at Intimepop.com
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