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Califone is an experimental rock band from Chicago. The band is named after Califone International, an audio equipment manufacturer.〔("Califone International History." ) ''www.califone.com.'' Retrieved November 11, 2013.〕 Their work has been critically acclaimed.〔(Roots & Crowns review (Pitchfork) )〕〔(Roots & Crowns review (AllMusic) )〕〔(Roots & Crowns review (Stylus Magazine) )〕 Califone has recently released an album and feature film, both of which are titled ''All My Friends Are Funeral Singers''. The album was released October 6, 2009 on Dead Oceans.〔(Califone Sign to Dead Oceans )〕 The feature film was made available in 2010, and the band's current tour features a live soundtrack to the film. ''All My Friends Are Funeral Singers'' is the follow-up album to 2006's ''Roots & Crowns'', which ''The New York Times'' called "enthralling."〔(Califone: Abstract Drones, Delivered With Quiet Conviction ) New York Times, June 9, 2007〕 In 2011, a feature-length tour documentary about Califone, called "Made a Machine by Describing the Landscape", was released by IndiePix.〔()〕 The film was directed by Solan Jensen and Joshua Marie Wilkinson, and presents an intimate portrait of the band on tour in Europe and the US after the release of "Heron King Blues".〔()〕 Califone released their latest album ''Stitches'' in September 2013 on Dead Oceans. ==History== After the breakup of his former band Red Red Meat, frontman Tim Rutili formed Califone as a solo project. Rutili's solo effort soon became a full-fledged musical project with a regular and rotating list of contributors, including many former members of Red Red Meat and some members of other Chicago bands. According to Rutili, Califone started as a home project: "The statement of intent would have been 'easy listening' compared to what we were doing with Red Red Meat. This was supposed to be making little pop songs out of found pieces. It was supposed to be just a little home project, and it slowly grew from there. Now it seems like just about anything goes."〔(Interview: Califone ) Cokemachineglow.com, 6 October 2006〕 Califone's sound is a combination of Red Red Meat's blues-rock and experimental music, with inspiration drawn from early American folk music, pop, as well as electronic and groups like Psychic TV. Listeners familiar with Red Red Meat can quickly tell that Califone is not an attempt to revive the old band; elements from a number of musical styles contribute to their distinctive sound. Most recently their single "Funeral Singers" appears on the soundtrack of the video game ''Watch Dogs''. Califone's current lineup includes Joe Adamik (drums), Jim Becker (banjo, violin), Ben Massarella (percussion), and Tim Rutili (vocals, guitar, keyboards). Each member is a multi-instrumentalist. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Califone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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