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Lotus is an instrumental electronic jam band formed in Indiana in 1999 now based in Philadelphia, PA and Denver, CO. ==History== Formed at Goshen College in Indiana in 1999,〔Clark, Chris. "Power to spare: Lotus mixes electronic and traditional sounds", ''The Buffalo News'', 2004-09-10, p. G17.〕 and after a few years of playing what they describe as "jamtronica", Lotus recruited percussionist Chuck Morris in 2001 and shifted their focus to instrumental music, taking inspiration from electronic musicians such as The Orb.〔 The band's first album, ''Vibes'', a compilation of live performances from their 2001 tour,〔Hughes, Korey. "Warm up the sound: Lotus strikes a new position in electronic music", ''Richmond Times-Dispatch'', 2004-03-04, p. D10.〕 was released in 2002, after which they signed to Harmonized Records, releasing a live album and two studio albums between 2003 and 2006. 2004's ''Nomad'' went to the top of the Home Grown Music Network charts and by the end of the year was the HGMN Best Seller.〔Clark, Chris (2005) "(Lotus: Nomadic Journey )", ''Glide Magazine''〕 It was also nominated for a "New Groove of the Year" ''Jammy'' award.〔 The album saw the band described by Allmusic as "an electronically inclined jazz-funk outfit", with ''Glide'' magazine stating "''Nomad'' exhibits Lotus' tight ability to blend shades of organic groove with elements of urban house".〔Handler, Shane (2004) "(Lotus - ''Nomad'' )" (review), ''Glide'', September 17, 2004〕 The band's last album on Harmonized, ''The Strength of Weak Ties'' was described by ''PopMatters'' as "instrumentals that - for the most part - don't go anywhere, but occasionally pulling out something that is genuinely thrilling".〔Sawdey, Evan (2006) "(PopMatters Music Short Takes: Lotus - ''The Strength of Weak Ties'' )", ''PopMatters''〕 The band then signed to SCI Fidelity Records, debuting on the label with the live double album, ''Escaping Sargasso Sea'', which was nominated for a Jammy award by ''Guitar Player'' magazine for "Best Live Album of 2007".〔"(Jammy Awards Announce 7th Jammy Awards Nominations )", ''Guitar Player''〕 The album was described by ''Relix'' magazine as "sexy and sophisticated dance music, mature enough to be played in the club or the living room".〔Hect, Jared (2007) "(''Escaping Sargasso Sea'' )" (review), ''Relix'', 6 December 2007〕 The band followed this with ''Copy/Paste/Repeat'', an album of remixes of tracks from their previous two studio albums, by bands and producers including Lymbyc Systym, Juan Maclean, DJ Harry and Telepath.〔〔Gatta, John Patrick (2008) "(Lotus: Brothers at (Sargasso) Sea )", Jambands.com〕 The album was positively received by ''PopMatters'', who said "Copy/Paste/Repeat reinvents the jam band’s music as dance floor jams, with hip hop and trance-influenced beats and mind-warping electronic synth burbles".〔Sclafani, Tony (2008) "(Lotus - Copy/Paste/Repeat )", ''PopMatters''〕 The album, ''Hammerstrike'' was released on SCI Fidelity in 2008 to positive reviews.〔Dean, Justin (2008) "(Lotus add lyrics to successful formula on ''Hammerstrike'' )", The Daily Cardinal, October 20, 2008〕〔Groneman, Arthur (2008) "(Lotus - ''Hammerstrike'' )" (review), ''Metro Spirit'' issue #20.11〕〔Sewell, Chase (2008) "(Lotus: ''Hammerstrike'' )", ''Jambase''〕 The band followed the album's release with a forty seven-date North American tour.〔Forhecz, Topher (2008) "(Lotus band member talks about tour )", ''Collegiate Times'', 29 October 2008〕 On Oct. 6, 2009 Lotus released a set of 2 EPs titled Oil on Glass/Feather on Wood featuring music recorded during the Hammerstrike sessions and 3 remixes of tracks from Hammerstrike. The album ''Lotus'' was released on Sept. 13, 2011. The band recorded the album between December 2009 and October 2010 with Bill Moriarty in Philadelphia, with additional recordings made in the home studios of Jesse and Luke Miller and at various locations around the country. David Wrench mixed a number of the tracks, and a few tracks were mixed by Bill Moriarty, along with Jesse Miller and Luke Miller. The band released its first music video for Golden Ghost in August 2011.〔http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcBLWHXhs24〕 The band has built much of their following on word of mouth, encouraging the recording and trading of live shows and playing between 90-115 live shows per year.〔 In addition to touring, Lotus has headlined the intimate Summer Dance Music Festival at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park in Garrettsville, OH for six out of the festival's seven years. The festival has been held since 2008, and Lotus has headlined every year with the exception of 2012, when Gramatik headlined instead.〔Kramen, Ali (2013) "(Summerdance VI Review )", "SensibleReason.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「Lotus (American band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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