Name: Ghost Of David
Brand: Damien Jurado

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375 Media

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Release date

2016-08-05

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100118

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Artist

Damien Jurado

Label EU

Sub Pop

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Singer Songwriter

Short for "Subterranean Pop" 

The label was an outgrowth of [a=Bruce Pavitt]'s Olympia, WA based (print) fanzine, which became the well respected cassettezine of the same name. 

After his move to Seattle he ran a music column in the Seattle Rocket also called Sub Pop.

After initial forays into the record label world with a [a=Green River] 7" (not officially on Sub Pop) and the Sub Pop 100 LP, the label exploded onto the indie scene with four influential colored vinyl 7"s which included [a=Mudhoney]'s "Touch Me I'm Sick" which made the year-end top 10 playlist of nearly every music journalist in the world.

Subsequent hyping of the label in the English music press put them on the map, and grunge was born.

Label-Code is 03159; rarely found printed on releases (basically only on releases manufactured/licensed by Warner/WEA Germany)

American indie/folk singer/songwriter and guitarist. His solo career began during the mid-1990s, releasing lo-fi folk based recordings on his own cassette-only label, [l188419] Gaining a local cult following in Seattle, he was brought to the attention of Sub Pop Records by Sunny Day Real Estate singer [a=Jeremy Enigk].

His musical career is marked by periods of close collaboration with various musicians. Until about "I break chairs" his work was closely linked to [a=Pedro The Lion] and [a=David Bazan]. From then until "Caught In The Trees", [a=Eric Fischer] became his companion as a musician and producer. The most significant change in sound came when he met  the late [a=Richard Swift (2)], with whom he collaborated from "St. Bartlett" to "Visions Of Us On The Land."Since "The Horizon Just Laughed" [a=Josh Gordon] has been his new musical partner.

Other frequent contributors were the members of [a=Gathered In Song], [a=Rosie Thomas] and [a387255].

His full-length albums have been released on [l77343], [l35538], [l44370] and [l363414]. In 2021 he founded [l=Maraqopa Records]. From 2004 to 2007 he also co-ran  [l77015].

Newest Listed Items

<p>'caught in the trees' marks the dawn of a new era for damien jurado. it may not be a huge departure from some of his past albums musically, but lyrically jurado has taken a giant leap forward and there is no turning back. best known for his dark yet fragile first person fictional tales, jurado now unlocks the door and invites us into his own enigmatic world with an energy and intensity that is all-consuming. jurado took a full year to make this record, longer than ever before, as he ran away from and eventually found himself in his own songs. he subsequently found refuge in sharing the songs with his closest friends and bandmates, eric fisher and jenna conrad. having walked alongside him through this most challenging journey, the songs that came out of it are as much theirs as his. jurado, fisher, and conrad collaborated on the compositions - some much more rocking than jurado fans are used to, but ever as intense - and pulled in producers kory kruckenberg and casey foubert to contribute their own unique stylings. recording started in the summer months and the sweltering heat, and wrapped in the freezing temps of winter. (it is clear on first listen that two distinct seasons are represented through 'caught in the trees' - an accidental metaphor perhaps?) there was laughter and there was introspection, and the result is a record that jurado loyalists will find was worth the wait. and perhaps a reason to listen for those who have yet to give this bedraggled storyteller a chance.</p>

Ghost Of David

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