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Tweez is the debut studio album by American rock ___MASK65___ Slint . It was released on the group ' s self - owned label Jennifer Hartman Records in 1989 , and is Slint ' s only album to feature bassist Ethan Buckler . ___MASK20___ - songwriters are musicians who write , compose , and perform their own musical material , including lyrics and melodies . Slint is an American rock ___MASK65___ consisting of Brian McMahan ( guitar and vocals ), David Pajo ( guitar ), Britt Walford ( drums and vocals ), Todd Brashear ( bass on " Spiderland "), and Ethan Buckler ( bass on " Tweez "). They formed in Louisville , Kentucky , United States , in 1986 . Slint ' s first album " Tweez " was recorded by legendary ___MASK96___ Steve Albini in 1987 and released in obscurity on the Jennifer Hartman Records label in 1989 . It was followed two years later by the critically acclaimed " Spiderland ", released on the independent label Touch and Go Records . Though they have never recorded since 1991 , they are considered by critics and musicians alike to be a ___MASK25___ influence on the post - hardcore , math rock , and post - rock scenes , " Spiderland " alone being cited as one of the landmark records of the 1990s and as among the greatest albums of all time . Fugazi is an American post - hardcore ___MASK65___ that formed in Washington , D . C . in 1987 . The ___MASK65___ consists of guitarists and vocalists Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto , bassist Joe Lally and ___MASK16___ Brendan Canty . The For Carnation are a slowcore / post - rock ___MASK65___ from Louisville , Kentucky who formed in 1994 . The ___MASK65___ was formed by Brian McMahan , who is the only constant group ___MASK63___ . McMahan ' s previous ___MASK65___ Slint hinted at the distinctive sound and sombre aesthetic he would create in The For Carnation . To date they have released two EP and one [ self - titled ] album : " Fight Songs " ( ___MASK18___ Records , 1995 ), " Marshmallows " ( ___MASK18___ , 1996 ), and " The For Carnation " ( Touch and Go Records , 2000 ). Fight Songs and Marshmallows were compiled into one record , " Promised Works ", and released by Runt in 1997 . " Promised Works " was re - released by Touch and Go Records in 2007 . The ___MASK65___ has included Doug McCombs and Johnny " Machine " Herndon of Tortoise , Bobb Bruno of Best Coast , Todd ___MASK89___ ( Shipping News ) as well as Britt Walford and David Pajo of Slint . Brian McMahan is a ___MASK28___ from Louisville , Kentucky . He was a member of the band Squirrel Bait and went on to create the seminal band Slint . He was both vocalist and ___MASK28___ for this band . After their breakup , c . 1991 , he went on to play with Will Oldham on his project Palace Brothers . In 1994 , Brian formed The For Carnation which acted as a creative outlet ; he remains the only permanent member of the band . He was also part of King Kong . McMahan plays guitar on the song `` Why I ' m So Unhappy '' by Dntel . Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production , an electronic ___MASK12___ being a ___MASK12___ who composes and / or performs such music . In general , a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology . Examples of electromechanical sound producing devices include the telharmonium , Hammond organ , and the electric guitar . Purely electronic sound production can be achieved using devices such as the theremin , sound synthesizer , and ___MASK52___ . Spiderland is the second and final studio album by the American rock ___MASK65___ Slint . It was released on March 27 , 1991 , through Touch and Go Records . Featuring dramatically alternating dynamics and vocals ranging from spoken word to shouting , the album contains narrative lyrics that emphasize alienation . " Spiderland " was Slint ' s first release on Touch and Go , and the group ' s only album to feature Todd Brashear . Hüsker Dü was an American rock ___MASK65___ formed in ___MASK73___ Paul , Minnesota in 1979 . The ___MASK65___ ' s continual members were ___MASK28___ / vocalist Bob Mould , bassist Greg Norton , and ___MASK16___ / vocalist Grant Hart . Shipping News is an American post - rock / post - hardcore ___MASK65___ . The group formed in the fall of 1996 when members Jason Noble and Jeff Mueller , who were both in Rodan , collaborated to create music for the Chicago - based syndicated National Public ___MASK56___ program " This American Life ". Kyle Crabtree was later recruited as ___MASK16___ which completed the original lineup . In 2004 , Todd Cook , former member of Parlour , The For Carnation , and the reunited Slint , was recruited as bass player . An ___MASK9___ ( or actress for females ; see terminology ) is a person who portrays a character in a performance . The ___MASK9___ performs " in the flesh " in the traditional medium of the theatre , or in modern mediums such as film , radio , and television . The analogous Greek term is , literally " one who answers ". The ___MASK9___ ' s interpretation of their role pertains to the role played , whether based on a real person or fictional character . Interpretation occurs even when the ___MASK9___ is " playing themselves ", as in some forms of experimental ___MASK32___ , or , more commonly ; to act , is to create , a character in performance . James Scott " Jimmy " Tamborello also known by his stage name Dntel , is an American electronic music ___MASK29___ and DJ . Rites of Spring was an American post - hardcore ___MASK65___ from Washington , D . C ., in the mid - 1980s , known for their energetic live performances . Along with Embrace , and Beefeater , they were one of the mainstay acts of the 1985 Revolution Summer movement which took place within the Washington , D . C . hardcore punk scene . Musically , Rites of Spring increased the frenetic violence and visceral passion of hardcore while simultaneously experimenting with its compositional rules . Lyrically , they also shifted hardcore into intensely personal realms and , in doing so , are often considered the first emo ___MASK65___ , but Rites of Spring itself rejected any association between themselves and emo genres . Steven Frank " Steve " Albini ( pronounced ; born July 22 , 1962 ) is an American ___MASK20___ - songwriter , musician , record producer , audio engineer and music journalist . He was a member of Big Black , Rapeman and Flour , and is a member of Shellac . He is the founder , owner and principal engineer of Electrical Audio , a recording studio complex located in Chicago . In March 2004 , Albini said that the number of albums he had worked on was " probably as many as 1500 ." Math rock is a style of indie rock that emerged in the late 1980s in the United States , influenced by post - hardcore , progressive rock bands such as ___MASK82___ Crimson and 20th century minimal music composers such as Steve Reich . Math rock is characterized by complex , atypical rhythmic structures ( including irregular stopping and starting ), counterpoint , odd time signatures , angular melodies , and extended , often dissonant , chords . It bears similarities to post - rock . Will Oldham ( born December 24 , 1970 ), better known by the stage name Bonnie ' ___MASK2___ ' Billy , is an American ___MASK20___ - songwriter and actor . From 1993 to 1997 , he performed and recorded under variations of the Palace name , including the Palace Brothers , Palace Songs , and Palace Music . After releasing material under his own name , he adopted the " Bonnie ' ___MASK2___ ' Billy " moniker for the majority of his output since 1998 . Britt Walford ( born 1970 ) is a ___MASK16___ from Louisville , Kentucky . He was a founding member of the punk band Squirrel Bait , but was replaced by Ben Daughtrey when he decided to play in the band Maurice . After the breakups of Squirrel Bait and Maurice , some of the members joined to form the post - rock band Slint . With Slint , he recorded 2 albums and an EP , including the influential " Spiderland " in 1991 . They broke up shortly thereafter , although they have reconvened for a brief reunion tour in 2005 and in 2013 - 2014 . Squirrel Bait was an American punk ___MASK65___ from Louisville , Kentucky active from 1983 to 1988 . Squirrel Bait ' s dense , moody , melodic hardcore sound , featuring pronounced tempo shifts , foreshadowed the grunge sound of the late 1980s as well as math rock . Squirrel Bait , along with Hüsker Dü , are often noted as precursors to the emocore (" emotional hardcore ") sound that arose from the D . C . hardcore punk scene with bands like Rites of Spring , Beefeater and Fugazi . ___MASK18___ Records is an independent record label , with a roster of mainly indie rock , but also punk rock , experimental rock , alternative rock , electronic and other artists . Grunge ( sometimes referred to as the Seattle sound ) is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the in the American state of Washington , particularly in Seattle . The early grunge movement revolved around Seattle ' s independent record label Sub Pop , but by the early 1990s its popularity had spread , with grunge acts in California and other parts of the U . S . building strong followings and signing ___MASK25___ record deals . David Pajo ( born June 25 , 1968 ) is an American alternative rock ___MASK12___ . He has played a wide variety of music , loosely fitting into several other genres such as hardcore punk , math rock , post - rock , electronica , folk rock and indie pop . Though a multi - instrumentalist ( including guitar , bass guitar , banjo and drums ), he is best known for his guitar work .