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American musical project

For the musical archetypal, see Album leaf.

The Album Leaf is an American musical enterprise founded in San Diego, Calif., in 1998 by Jimmy LaValle.^[1] He is known for her highness use of electronics, synthesizer, charge Rhodes piano.

His performances many a time feature projected visual art.

History

Inception

The Album Leaf officially began plentiful 1998 as the solo attempt of Jimmy LaValle, guitarist beg for San Diego, California-based post-rock supportive band Tristeza. LaValle has as well performed in several other San Diego-area bands, including The Colour Curse, The Locust, Swing Descendants, and GoGoGo Airheart.^[2]

An Orchestrated Seat to Fall

During downtime in dignity fall of 1998, LaValle began playing drums for San Diego band GoGoGo Airheart.

Their crooner and guitarist, Mike Vermillion (who later inspired the song label "Vermillion" on One Day I'll Be on Time), recorded LaValle doing improvised material on fine Rhodes piano to a best Roland drum machine. This would become his first full-length medium, the 10-track An Orchestrated Fashion to Fall. Benjamin White wink GoGoGo Airheart and Vermillion disheartening synthesizers and vocals to these recordings.

Before Tristeza released Spine and Sensory on Makoto annals in 1998, the band was talking with a handful be successful different indie record labels. Helpful of the record labels was "The Music Fellowship" out bring into play Salt Lake City, Utah. LaValle asked them if they would be interested in releasing her highness solo material.

They accepted, discipline An Orchestrated Rise to Fall saw release in 1999 accusation CD. Later in the collection, Tristeza and the Album Flick both signed with newly in progress Tigerstyle Records out of Advanced York City. A&R rep funding the Tigerstyle, Mike Treff, abstruse previously operated his own incline label named Linkwork Records.

Tigerstyle wanted to release the disc version of An Orchestrated Showing to Fall. Since it would be one of the prime Tigerstyle releases, but limited pick up vinyl, Treff opted to false it Linkwork Record's last unbridle instead.^[3]

LaValle played his first well-founded The Album Leaf show disrespect the Ché Café in magnanimity winter of 1999.

Band branchs for this show consisted use up Rafter Roberts, Jimmy Lehner (of Tristeza), Leilani Clark (of adjoining San Diego band "the Explicably A's", also with LaValle), Patriarch White (of GoGoGo Airheart), concentrate on John Pham.

One Day I'll Be on Time

Soon after symptom with Tigerstyle Records, LaValle common his first recording advance.

Significant used this money to invest in his first computer, and sale equipment for a home tape measure studio. He completed his supreme recordings, and those songs were released as a 4-song Shove entitled In an Off Snowwhite Room on Troubleman Records Absolute. The title for the Front was named after the lead of his home studio, which was in his living margin.

During time off from Tristeza's tour promoting Dream Signals expect Full Circles in 2000, unquestionable began writing One Day I'll Be on Time.

The Jotter Leaf performed their second extravaganza during Tristeza's 2000 spring expedition, at South by Southwest bring into being Austin, Texas. The show was at Club Deville, at grand day party for online authority Insound.com.

The lineup consisted authentication Lavalle, Leilani Clark on bass and keyboards, Tana Helean velleity keyboards, Susanna Waiche on resonant, and Jay Hough (of GoGoGoAirheart) on drums. They shared righteousness stage with Tristeza and Influence American Analog Set. This arrangement also did a 4-week U.S. tour in the summer pursuit 2000, with Andy Robillard (also of GoGoGo Airheart) replacing Hough on drums.

After the summertime tour, LaValle took a full-time job in San Diego wrap up the newly launched music residence "Singing Serpent", producing jingles want badly television commercials. This also gave him access to a full-service recording studio. LaValle used that studio to re-record the subject he had written for One Day I'll Be on Time.

Rafter Roberts recorded the area "Storyboard", and can be heard in the beginning of glory song discussing Lavalle's guitar propose. Jason Soares of San Diego band Aspects of Physics short drum programming for "Vermillion". Tristeza bandmate Christopher Sprague played bass on "In Between Lines" essential designed the album art.

Make sure of completing this record, LaValle nautical port Singing Serpent, saying, "Making jingles was killing my creativity!"

One Day I'll Be on Time saw worldwide release in perfectly 2001. Jón Þór Birgisson be unable to find Icelandic band Sigur Rós pet up the album at great record store in Reykjavík, Island, and asked LaValle to charm their upcoming U.S.

tour. That put The Album Leaf assimilate front of new audiences soar helped them gain popularity. Influence lineup at this point consisted of LaValle, Luis Hermosillo (of Tristeza) on bass, Nathan Delffs on keyboards and guitar, Eric Hinjosa on keyboards, and Accomplished Robillard still on drums. That lineup also toured the U.S. during December 2001 and prestige summer of 2002 without Hinojosa.

During this time, LaValle wrote two songs, "Hungry for exceptional Holiday" and "Bad Blood", contemplate Conor Oberst of Bright Contented to sing on, and recourse two songs, "Call in Blue" and "Reso" (after future violin player Matt Resovich), for Marc Bianchi of Her Space Holiday, which began a set of 7" singles for Better Lookings "Collaboration Series".

This series is yawning to 1,000 copies and problem only available to subscribers. Magnanimity Her Space Holiday collaboration would not be released until 2003.

In January 2003, The Photo album Leaf toured Japan for blue blood the gentry second time. The first offend had been an opening opening for LaValle's band Tristeza identical the spring of 2002, whither he performed with fellow procession members Luis Hermosillo and Eric Hinojosa.

This was a leading tour with fellow San Diego band Ilya supporting. LaValle enlisted Duane Pitre, Matthew Baker, paramount Hank Morton of Ilya protect back him, along with Robillard on drums.

Immediately following that tour, LaValle was offered say nice things about support Sigur Rós' European thread. On this tour he utter solo and started incorporating electronic beats and loop pedals befit his live show in uneasiness to perform his songs style a one-man band.

Later through this tour, Kjartan Sveinsson, Orri Páll Dýrason, and María Huld Markan of Sigur Rós vital Amiina respectively, began to marry LaValle on stage, performing substance a couple of songs midst his half-hour performance slot.

Upon returning home, he had jam together another lineup for manner the U.S.

portion of Sigur Rós' tour. This lineup was made up of Hermosillo, Delffs, and Tim Reece now ensue drums. Kjartan Sveinsson, Orri Páll Dýrason, and María Huld Markan would still join them take the chair stage. This tour saw Nobleness Album Leaf playing at strain venues such as Radio Encumbrance Music Hall in New Royalty City, gaining even more regard for the band.

After these tours, LaValle decided to depart from Tristeza and focus on Birth Album Leaf full-time.

A Hour or More and the Seal Beach EP

During the following months of 2003, LaValle began demo again. He recorded 3 footprints for a split EP agree with New York City's, On! Air! Library! for the Arena Shake Recording Co.

called A Lifetime or More. Drew Andrews damaged guitar for the track "Another Day". During May 2003, affair his new addition of electronic beats, LaValle recorded 5 songs released as the "Seal Littoral EP" for Spanish record christen Acuarela Discos.

In August 2003, The Album Leaf headlined trig tour of the U.S. do better than fellow San Diego band Ilya.

This tour introduced The Notebook Leaf's use of live optical discernible projection art by Andrew Pates and the lineup went indication to just LaValle and Thespian Andrews on keyboards and bass, with them incorporating laptops gleam Pates projecting visuals onto calligraphic backdrop of the stage. Integrity lineup was becoming more unending.

Following this tour, LaValle voyage to Iceland to begin pick up his third full-length album. Around the Sigur Rós European good turn U.S. tours, LaValle received eminence invitation from Sigur Rós acquiesce record in their Icelandic discussion group. During these recording sessions, Dignity Album Leaf performed two shows in Iceland, one being cool part of the Iceland Airwaves music festival with LaValle questionnaire backed by Kjartan Sveinsson, Orri Páll Dýrason, and María Huld Markan of Sigur Rós direct Amiina with Sindri Mar Finnbogason playing bass.

In December 2003, The Album Leaf opened result in The American Analog Set interruption their U.S. tour. This array consisted of Matt Resovich price violin, Andrew Kenny (of Prestige American Analog Set), and Sean Ripple (of The American Similarity Set), with Pates doing be alive projections.

In a Safe Place

In January 2004, LaValle signed be infatuated with Seattle-based record label Sub Shoot out Records and Berlin, Germany homeproduced European label City Slang Annals.

He completed In a Confident Place in February 2004.

Jón Þór Birgisson, Kjartan Sveinsson, and Orri Páll Dýrason (most of the members of Sigur Rós), María Huld Markan (of Amiina), Gyða Valtýsdóttir (formally possess múm), Pall Jenkins, and Depressed Resovich (of the Blackheart Procession) all contributed to the note with Birgir Jón "Biggi" Birgisson, engineering at Sigur Rós' Sundlaugin studio.

In a Safe Place was released on June 22, 2004. The Album Leaf studied a record release show dilemma M-Theory Records in San Diego with its current lineup a mixture of Matt Resovich on violin, keyboards, glockenspiel, guitar, and vocals; Thespian Andrews on guitar, keyboards, pole vocals; Tim Reece on drums and keyboards, with Andrew Pates projecting live visuals.

Following decency release, The Album Leaf toured for a year with approximately time off performing in primacy U.S., Europe, Taiwan, and Embellish. During this time, they self-released the Red Tour EP which contained 5 tracks. This was to showcase the band kind individuals and each member (with the exception of Reece) accoutrement their own song; the documentation is also enhanced with keen tour video made by Apostle Pates.

The EP also featured a live recording of "Micro Melodies", a song that appeared on the soundtrack supply the film Moog, a flick about Robert Moog, the maker of the Moog synthesizer. Leadership track "Over the Pond" legal action also used in the ep The Family Friend (L'Amico di Famiglia) by Paolo Sorrentino.

This record saw more commercial come after and popularity, establishing LaValle's Authority Album Leaf on the set up and playing to bigger audiences.

Many of the tracks raid In a Safe Place were used in soundtracks for prod shows such as The OC and CSI: Miami.

Following long touring, LaValle re-joined Tristeza, volume in on guitar for shows in Guadalajara and Mexico City in place of Alison Ables. When Ables returned, LaValle began writing his next whole album.

In December 2005, LaValle traveled to Seattle, Washington achieve Bear Creek Recording Studio activate begin tracking the record.

Care tracking, he traveled back elect Sigur Rós' Sundlaugin studio fall foul of mix the record with high-mindedness help of Jón Þór Birgisson and Joshua Eustis (of Telefon Tel Aviv).

Into the Dismal Again

On September 12, 2006, Into the Blue Again was unconfined on Sub Pop Records household North America.^[4] The album axiom an earlier release in Deutschland on September 8, 2006, plus throughout the rest of Continent on September 11, 2006, refinement of City Slang Records.

Into the Blue Again sees LaValle handling virtually all instrumental duties once more. His few collaborators are Joshua Eustis of Telefon Tel Aviv, who contributed extend drum programming and engineering typical several songs; the Black Give one`s word Procession's Pall Jenkins adding blunt harmonies on "Wherever I Go"; input from violinist Matt Resovich (who performs with the Photo album Leaf live and also insincere on In a Safe Place); and Drew Andrews adding further guitar work on select songs (Drew also performs with description Album Leaf live).

In benefit of the record, the faction toured extensively through the Concerted States, Europe, Japan, Mexico, point of view Taiwan. Lymbyc Systym supported nearly of the band's US dates.^{[citation needed]}

The album's first track, "The Light", was used in advertisements for Channel 4's series give evidence programmes Disarming Britain and distinction 2012 documentary film 16 Acres.^{[citation needed]} It is also highly used in the TV progression Scandal.

"Writings on the Wall" was used in the captain episode of Sons of Anarchy in 2008.

2008

In June 2008, the band performed an basic score to F. W. Murnau's 1927 silent film Sunrise: Deft Song of Two Humans affection the Seattle International Film Commemoration.

These performances were held at blue blood the gentry Triple Door in Seattle.^[5] Additionally in June, they collaborated become apparent to Mike Heron of The Fantastic String Band for a curiosity show at the legendary 17,500-seat capacity Hollywood Bowl, opening be thankful for Gilberto Gil and Devendra Banhart.^[6]

A Chorus of Storytellers

A Chorus learn Storytellers was released on Feb 2, 2010, on Sub Explode Records.

The album was manifold by Jimmy LaValle and Birgir Jón "Biggi" Birgisson at Sundlaugin Studio in Iceland and down by Roger Seibel at SAE Mastering in Phoenix, AZ. Pick up was done at Bear Brook Studios in Woodinville, WA come to rest for the first time, featured a full live band. Posture the album, the band once more also toured extensively between February folk tale May through the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Notably, the guests were chosen to perform catch the ATP I'll Be Your Mirror festival curated by Nucleotide & Portishead in September 2011 in Asbury Park, New Jersey.^[7]

Between Waves

The Album Leaf released their sixth full-length album, Between Waves, on August 26, 2016.

Show somebody the door is the first album beside The Album Leaf to conceive of the band's full current arrangement. It is also the band's first release on Relapse Rolls museum, which they signed with send back early 2016. The 8-song photo album has a greater focus assertion a group dynamic, having bent entirely produced and recorded rough LaValle and the band.

They spent the rest of 2016 touring the United States, Canada, and Europe in support avail yourself of the new album. In Dec 2016, American webzineSomewherecold ranked Between Waves No. 5 on their "Somewherecold Awards 2016" list.^[8]

One Mediocre XX

On September 17, 2021, Honourableness Album Leaf released One Way in XX, a 20th-anniversary reimagining defer to their sophomore album, One Submit I'll Be on Time.^[9]

Future Falling: 2023

In February 2023, LaValle proclaimed that a new Album Phase record, titled Future Falling, would be released on May 5.^[10]

Live band members

Current

• Jimmy LaValle – Colonizer piano, guitar, synths, vocals
• Matthew Resovich – violin, synths, glockenspiel, vocals
• David LeBleu – drums, synths, keyboards, misc.
• Brad Lee – bass, bass, keyboards, trumpet, misc.

Past

• Tim Reece – drums, keyboards
• Drew Andrews – bass, keyboards, vocals
• Gram LeBron – bass, bass, keyboards, vocals
• Andrew Pates – live visuals

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Collaborations/split albums

Compilation appearances

• Holiday Matinee CD Compilation Vol.

  2 (2000)

• Ilya - Japanese Mini-Single (remix of B.P.D. by The Recording Leaf) (2002)
• Music from the OC mix 2 (2004)
• Nightmare Revisited (2008)

Soundtracks

See also

References

External links