- El Ten Eleven
Infobox musical artist
Name = El Ten Eleven
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Origin =Los Angeles , CA, USA
Genre =Post-rock Experimental music
Ambient
Indie
Years_active = 2004 - present
Label =Fake Record Label (US)
Xtal Records (Japan)
URL = [http://www.elteneleven.com www.elteneleven.com]
Current_members =Kristian Dunn Tim Fogarty
Past_members =El Ten Eleven is a two-man
post-rock band known for combining guitar/bass doubleneck, with heavyeffects pedal ing, over acoustic or electric drumming.History
El Ten Eleven formed in 2003 after bassist and composer
Kristian Dunn and drummerTim Fogarty had played experimental music together in an organic/electronic four-piece group. [cite web|url=http://www.bar-none.com/artist_detail.php?artist=el-ten-eleven|title=El Ten Eleven|work=Bar/None Records|accessdate=6 January|accessyear=2008] They released their first album, El Ten Eleven in 2004 onFake Record Label , and throughBar/None Records onSeptember 20 ,2005 . Stylistically, they have been described as atmospheric, putting a much more ethereal spin on the southwesternpost-rock /Americana movement than bands likeCalexico orThe Court & Spark , though less electronic and more organic-sounding than Tortoise or most shoegazer bands.Fact|date=January 2008 Comparisons have also been drawn toSigur Rós andThe Mercury Program , and has, so far, remained a primarily instrumental act. "Spin", which picked them for Band of the Day,September 29 ,2005 , describes their work as "experimental instrumental music that's both highly skilled and deeply felt." [cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2005/09/050929_elteneleven/|title=Artist of the Day: El Ten Eleven|work=Spin|last=Miller|first=Kerry|date=2005-09-29|accessdate=6 January|accessyear=2008] They continue to play live shows in their nativeLos Angeles ,California home, and were a showcase artist atSouth By Southwest onMarch 17 ,2006 . [cite web|url=http://2006.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/4295.html|title=SXSW 2006 Showcasing Artists: El Ten Eleven|accessdate=6 January|accessyear=2008]In 2007, the movie Helvetica was released with original music by Kristian Dunn, and much of the contributed music performed by the duo. [cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0847817/|title=Helvetica (film) Original music by Kristian Dunn|accessdate=6 January|accessyear=2008] Their second album was also released that year, on CD format July 9, and then available later for download that August. A music video was also shot that year, for the song "Hot Cakes", directed by video producer and writer
Adam Hauck . [cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0369169/otherworks|title=Other works for Adam Hauck|accessdate=30 January|accessyear=2008] [cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFCRMonf7lI|title=YouTube - El Ten Eleven - Hot Cakes|accessdate=30 January|accessyear=2008]Dunn and Fogarty are also members of the San Diego based band SoftLightes, the first American band signed to the Australian label
Modular Records .Fact|date=January 2008In late 2007 the Japanese label, Xtal Records, released the compact disc "Every Direction Is North" in Japan with the bonus track "Jumping Frenchmen Of Maine."
In a January 28, 2008 blog post on their website, and
MySpace page, the band released "Jumping Frenchmen of Maine" on the Internet, stating that the song was from their forthcoming album. There was also aPayPal link so that listeners could pay what they want for the song, much like whatRadiohead had done with "In Rainbows ".On July 15, 2008 the band released their third album, "These Promises Are Being Videotaped."
Band members
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Kristian Dunn - bass, 1977 Carvin guitar/bass doubleneck
*Tim Fogarty - electric drums, acoustic drumsTracks
* [http://www.supermanson.com/elteneleven/Lorge.mp3 Lorge] (mp3)
* [http://www.supermanson.com/elteneleven/CentralNervousPiston-H.mp4 Central Nervous Piston] (mp4)
* [http://www.supermanson.com/elteneleven/MyOnlySwerving-H.mp4 My Only Swerving] (mp4)
* [http://www.blender.com/Eltenelevenhotcakes/video/9918.aspx?src=BB3839MD Hotcakes] (music video)Discography
*El Ten Eleven (
2004 )
*Every Direction Is North (2007 )
*These Promises Are Being Videotaped (2008 )References
External links
* [http://www.elteneleven.com/ Official Band Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/elteneleven MySpace site]
* [http://www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2005/09/050929_elteneleven/ "Spin" Review]
* [http://www.bar-none.com/ Bar/None Records] .
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