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Slint Stats

Record Labels:

Jennifer Hartman Recordings, Touch And Go Records

Started By:

Based In:

Louisville

Largest show:

? people

First show:

?

Last show:

?

Reunion show:

Tour starting in England at All Tomorrow's Parties 2005 and continuing in the states afterward. Louisville on Feb. 22nd, 2005.

Number of Members:

5

"There's a lot of real smart people coming out of Louisville, Kentucky, for reasons I can't really figure out. Slint is from there and that's a great band. Historically, Louisville has had some good music." — Steve Albini (Maximum Rock 'n' Roll magazine)

Slint established its earliest roots when, in 1981, at the ages of eleven and twelve, guitarist Brian McMahan and drummer Britt Walford began playing together in Louisville, KY. In 1984, Britt Walford and guitarist David Pajo started collaborating musically at the ages of fourteen and sixteen. 1985 saw the origination of Slint itself, the band then comprising Britt Walford, David Pajo, and bassist Ethan Buckler. Brian McMahan joined the following year.

In 1987, Slint recorded their debut album, Tweez, with Steve Albini behind the board in Chicago and released it on the short-lived and enigmatic Jennifer Hartman Records and Tapes label. At this time, Ethan Buckler departed and was replaced on bass by Todd Brashear. 1989 saw the recording of their untitled two song EP, engineered by Steve Albini, mixed by Brian Paulson, and released by Touch and Go Records.

In 1990, Slint recorded the landmark Spiderland album in Chicago with Brian Paulson both engineering and mixing. This release, in particular, became an independent music touchstone, loved and admired by hundreds of thousands of fans and emulated by a generation of musicans.

The following year, the year in which Spiderland was issued by Touch and Go, Slint broke up. For almost fourteen years, the members have not performed together as Slint. Now, for a very short time, they do so again.

Though largely overlooked during their relatively brief lifespan, Slint grew to become one of the most influential and far-reaching bands to emerge from the American underground rock community of the 1980s; innovative and iconoclastic, the group's deft, extremist manipulations of volume, tempo, and structure cast them as clear progenitors of the post-rock movement which blossomed during the following decade.

Members

David Pajo - guitar
Brian McMahan - guitar/vocals
Britt Walford - drums
Ethan Bucker- bass on Tweez
Todd Brashear - bass on Spiderland
Tim Ruth - guitar
Todd Cook - bass on reunion tour
Michael McMahan - guitar on reunion tour

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-"Slint was formed in the late eighties and has released two critically acclaimed albums that, to this day, are unrivaled in their intensity and beauty. [[Slint:Tweez|Tweez]], Slint's first record, was originally released on the Jennifer Hartman Records label in 1988 and re-issued by Touch and Go in May of 1993. [[Slint:Spiderland|Spiderland]], number two for the band and the first released by Touch and Go, saw daylight in April of 1991. Both records have gone on to become highly successful and seem to increase in popularity with each passing week.
+"There's a lot of real smart people coming out of Louisville, Kentucky, for reasons I can't really figure out. Slint is from there and that's a great band. Historically, Louisville has had some good music."
+— Steve Albini (Maximum Rock 'n' Roll magazine)
-saw the release of an untitled single. It contains a new version of "rhoda" taken from the Tweez album and one previously unheard song which mirrors more the beauty of Spiderland. Whether or not this single acts as fitting homage signalling the end of Slint, or lights the way for a new era, is open to interpretation." - from http://www.southern.com/southern/band/SLINT/
+Slint established its earliest roots when, in 1981, at the ages of eleven and twelve, guitarist [[Brian Mcmahan|Brian McMahan]] and drummer [[Britt Walford]] began playing together in Louisville, KY. In 1984, [[Britt Walford]] and guitarist [[David Pajo]] started collaborating musically at the ages of fourteen and sixteen. 1985 saw the origination of Slint itself, the band then comprising [[Britt Walford]], [[David Pajo]], and bassist [[Ethan Buckler]]. [[Brian Mcmahan|Brian McMahan]] joined the following year.
-Members:
+In 1987, Slint recorded their debut album, [[Slint:Tweez|Tweez]], with Steve Albini behind the board in Chicago and released it on the short-lived and enigmatic Jennifer Hartman Records and Tapes label. At this time, [[Ethan Buckler]] departed and was replaced on bass by [[Todd Brashear]]. 1989 saw the recording of their untitled two song EP, engineered by Steve Albini, mixed by Brian Paulson, and released by Touch and Go Records.
+In 1990, Slint recorded the landmark [[Slint:Spiderland|Spiderland]] album in Chicago with Brian Paulson both engineering and mixing. This release, in particular, became an independent music touchstone, loved and admired by hundreds of thousands of fans and emulated by a generation of musicans.
+The following year, the year in which Spiderland was issued by Touch and Go, Slint broke up. For almost fourteen years, the members have not performed together as Slint. Now, for a very short time, they do so again.
+Though largely overlooked during their relatively brief lifespan, Slint grew to become one of the most influential and far-reaching bands to emerge from the American underground rock community of the 1980s; innovative and iconoclastic, the group's deft, extremist manipulations of volume, tempo, and structure cast them as clear progenitors of the post-rock movement which blossomed during the following decade.
+==Members==
 *[[David Pajo]] - guitar
-*[[Brian McMahon]] - guitar/vocals
+*[[Brian McMahan]] - guitar/vocals
 *[[Britt Walford]] - drums
 *[[Ethan Bucker]]- bass on Tweez
 *[[Todd Brashear]] - bass on Spiderland
+*[[Tim Ruth]] - guitar
+*[[Todd Cook]] - bass on reunion tour
+*[[Michael McMahan]] - guitar on reunion tour
-Releases:
+==Releases==
 *[[Slint:"Glenn" b/w "Rhoda"|"Glenn" b/w "Rhoda"]] CD/10" (Touch and Go)
 *[[Slint:Spiderland|Spiderland]] CD/12" LP (Touch And Go)
 *[[Slint:Tweez|Tweez]] LP/CD (Jennifer Hartman Records/Touch And Go)
-Compilations:
+==Compilations==
 *'''Kids''' Movie soundtrack - ''Good Morning Captain''
-Shirts/Merch:
+==Shirts/Merch==
-*?
+*Bootleg shirts from ebay w/ the Tweez cover on [[:Image:Slint_bootleg_shirt.JPG|front]]
-=External Links:=
+==External Links==
 *http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palladium/2142/slindex.html
 *http://www.southern.com/southern/band/SLINT/
+*[http://music.louisvillehardcore.com/slint/Slint_live_louisville_4-27-87.zip Live in Louisville 4/27/1987]
+*[http://www.songmeanings.net/artist/view/songs/9939/ Slint Lyrics]
+==Videos==
+<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi3y0vFHUUA</youtube>
+<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsRpS6XGiOs</youtube>