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Geographer is an American indie rock band based in San Francisco, California. Formed in 2007, by Michael Deni who has described his sound as being "soulful music from outer space" using analog, electronic and acoustic elements to craft dense layers and unique sound textures. As Geographer, Deni has released three full-length albums, ''Innocent Ghosts'' in 2008, ''Myth'' in 2012, and ''Ghost Modern'' in 2015; along with two (''EPs''), ''Animal Shapes'' in 2010, ''Endless Motion'' in 2015; and a 7" single, ''Kites'' in 2009. == History == Deni relocated to San Francisco from New Jersey to escape strife within his family, and after finding a synthesizer on the street, he began to channel his experiences into the songs that would become ''Innocent Ghosts''. He began playing his songs locally in San Francisco at open mic nights—most notably The Hotel Utah, where he met cellist Nathan Blaz and drummer Brian Ostreicher. Blaz and Ostreicher originally met while attending the Berklee College of Music, in Boston, Massachusetts, before moving to San Francisco. After being introduced to Deni at an open-mic night by mutual friend Kacey Johansing, the two would join Deni's live band. On August 17, 2008, Deni released ''Innocent Ghosts'' independently and the band began playing around the San Francisco Bay Area. The release garnered local and national attention with ''Spin'' magazine voting the band "''()''ne of the three undiscovered bands you need to hear now". He then signed with local label Tricycle Records, and in December 2009, released a 7" single for the song "Kites" with a cover of the English rock band New Order's "Age of Consent" as the B-side.〔Andy (August 16, 2010). . Tympanogram. Retrieved February 17, 2013.〕 In 2010, he followed up the single with the release of the six-song EP ''Animal Shapes''. The digital-download version of the record also contained two bonus remixes of the songs "Kites" and "Paris". The album received favorable reviews, landing the band a "Best of" award by the ''SF Weekly''. In March 2011, the band signed with Modern Art Records, based in New York City, New York.〔Staff (undated). ("Geographer" ). Modern Art Records. Retrieved February 18, 2013.〕 In December 2011, ''Paste'' magazine released the single "Life of Crime" from forthcoming full-length album ''Myth'', to be released by Modern Art Records. On February 28, 2012, Deni released ''Myth''. In March of the same year, the band embarked on a five-week U.S. tour with labelmate indie-pop band Miniature Tigers.〔Staff (January 18, 2012). ("Consequence of Sound presents The Modern Art Tour" ). consequenceofsound.com.〕 On January 20, 2015 ''Paste'' magazine premiered the single "I'm Ready" and announced his forthcoming full-length LP 'Ghost Modern' to be released in March 2015.〔Staff (January 20, 2015). ("Song Premiere: Geographer - "I'm Ready"" ). www.pastemagazine.com.〕 Ghost Modern, Deni's 3rd full length album was released on March 23 through Roll Call Records. The album featured the previously released single "I'm Ready" as well as recently released singles "Need" and "The Guest". Prior to the release of Ghost Modern, Blaz and Osteicher stepped down as the touring band due to personal reasons that prevented them from maintaining the band's rigorous touring schedule. Deni recruited cellist Joyce Lee, guitarist and bass player Duncan Nielsen and drummer Cody Rhodes as his touring band, headlining shows throughout the United States and SXSW.〔Staff (April 8, 2015). (). geographermusic.com.〕 Deni released a cover of Paul Simon's "I Know What I Know" through Billboard on October 26th 2015, announcing the release of the upcoming covers EP 'Endless Motion' which features additional covers of Kate Bush's ''"Cloudbusting"'', New Order's ''Age of Consent'', Felix da Housecat's ''Ready 2 Wear'' and Arthur Russell's ''This Is How We Walk On The Moon''. 〔Staff (October 26, 2015). ("Geographer Announces New Covers EP, Debuts Paul Simon Cover: Exclusive Premiere" ). http://www.billboard.com.〕 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「Geographer (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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