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Gastr del Sol
Gastr del Sol is a post-rock artist from Chicago, USA formed in 1991. 8 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Post-Rock · Chicago, USA · Best post-rock albums
- 8
- Releases
- 1993–2024
- Active years
- 1991
- Formed
Artist
Gastr del Sol is a post-rock artist from Chicago, USA formed in 1991. 8 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Post-Rock · Chicago, USA · Best post-rock albums
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Camoufleur
1998
Gastr del Sol (derived from Greco-Roman meaning "Stomach of the Sun") was a Chicago band consisting, for most of their career, of David Grubbs and Jim O'Rourke. Between 1993 and 1998 they put out seven albums ranging in genre from post-rock (the scene they were most associated with) to musique concrète. Grubbs, a former member of Squirrel Bait formed the band in Chicago in 1991 from the final lineup of the group Bastro, with Bundy K. Brown and John McEntire on bass guitar and drums respectively. The trio released their first album, The Serpentine Similar, in 1993, ushering in a quieter, less rock-oriented sound with the change of name. Brown and McEntire left to join Tortoise the following year, and guitarist/composer/producer Jim O'Rourke joined. At this point Gastr del Sol became mainly a collaboration between Grubbs and O'Rourke, joined by an ever-changing collection of guests. Though McEntire was no longer a full member, he continued contributing to many Gastr del Sol recordings and concerts. Most releases by this lineup were on Chicago's Drag City, beginning with the acoustic guitar-based Crookt, Crackt, or Fly in 1994. "Work From Smoke", the centerpiece of this album, fused …
