Calvin, Don't Jump!
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Calvin, Don't Jump! | |
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Genre(s) | Folk Psychedelic Indie |
Label(s) | Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records Perhaps Transparent Records Norman Records |
Website | Official website |
Members | |
J. Kirk Pleasant Nathan Matthews Lee-Ann Sheel Shinobu Hata |
Calvin, Don't Jump! started as the solo recording project of J. Kirk Pleasant, a musician with extensive connections to the Elephant 6 Collective. Before moving to Canada, he contributed to releases from bands like the Olivia Tremor Control, Black Swan Network, and Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't. His own albums have featured contributions from musicians like Scott Spillane (Neutral Milk Hotel, The Gerbils), Jeremy Barnes (Neutral Milk Hotel, A Hawk And A Hacksaw), John D'Azzo (The Gerbils), as well as Peter Erchick, Eric Harris, and John Fernandez (all of the Olivia Tremor Control).
To date Pleasant has released three full-length albums under this name, as well as four 7" singles, a cd-r of live recordings, and a rare cassette album titled Notes From The Undersound. His most recent album, Conscious of Conscience marks his first true solo full-length, drawing on assistance from no outside collaborators.
Early in 2007, Pleasant announced that what had begun as a solo project would expand into a four-piece band, geared towards a poppier, more guitar driven sound. The band now features Pleasant (vocals and guitar), Nathan Matthews (bass), Lee-Ann Sheel (drums), and Shinobu Hata (keyboards).
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Full-Length Albums
- Notes From The Undersound (Self-Released)
- Crystal Clear Mississippi (1999, Self-Released)
- A Way With Birds (2002, Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records)
- Conscious of Conscience (2006, Self-Released)
[edit] Live Albums
- Live on WMFU (Perhaps Transparent Records)
[edit] Singles
- Calvin, Don't Jump!/Echo Orbiter Split (2000, Perhaps Transparent Records) 7"
- Calvin, Don't Jump!/Ooss (2000, Norman Records) 7"
- Untitled (2000, Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records) 7"
- Solamente La Euna Este Noche (Self-Released) 7"
[edit] Compilations
- U.S. Pop Life Volume 5 (2000, Contact Records) CD
- Winter Report (2001, Hype City) CD
- Hey, It's My Birthday! (2001, Happy Happy Birthday To Me) Cassette
[edit] Contributed To...
- Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume 1 (1999, Flydaddy Records) CD/2x12"
- Individualized Shirts (2001, Cloud Recordings and Orange Twin Records) CD