Centro-Matic

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Centro-matic

Background information
Origin Denton, Texas, United States
Genre(s) Indie rock
Years active 1995–present
Label(s) Idol, Misra, Quality Park
Associated acts South San Gabriel
Website www.centro-matic.com
Members
Will Johnson
Matt Pence
Scott Danbom
Mark Hedman

Centro-matic is an indie rock band based in Denton, Texas. It started in 1995 as a side-project for Will Johnson. It released a few singles that year and grew into a full-fledged group in 1997. The initial 60 songs recorded in a Millstadt, Illinois studio supplied the matierial for the quieter, more emotional Navigational on Idol Records and the louder, lo-fi The Static vs. the Strings, Vol. 1 on Quality Park Records.

Throughout his career, Johnson has had a reputation for being prolific and dynamic. So much so, that he built an entirely separate band, the much quieter side-project, South San Gabriel, named after the San Gabriel river fork north of Austin, Texas. The group consists of the same players from Centro-matic with the inclusion of guests, but focuses on more introspective and subdued offerings from Johnson's repertoire. Will has alternated between the two projects, while also releasing solo albums. Centro-matic released Distance and Clime on Idol in 2001 and "Love You Just the Same" on Misra in 2003. South San Gabriel released Welcome, Convalescense and The Carlton Chronicles in 2003 and 2005, respectively. Johnson's solo albums, Murder of Tides and Vultures Await, appeared in 2002 and 2004. Centro-matic followed up Love You Just the Same with Fort Recovery in March 2006.

Centro-matic has been managed by Bob Andrews of Undertow Music since 1997.

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[edit] Members

  • Will Johnson (singer, guitarist, songwriter)
  • Matt Pence (drums and percussion)
  • Scott Danbom (piano, violin, backing vocals, bass)
  • Mark Hedman (bass, guitar)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Main albums

  • Redo the Stacks - 1996
  • Line Connection Aim (Cassette tape only) - 1998
  • Navigational - 1998
  • The Static vs. the Strings, Vol. 1 - 1999
  • All the Falsest Hearts Can Try - 2000
  • South San Gabriel Songs / Music - 2000
  • Distance and Clime - 2001
  • Love You Just the Same - 2003
  • Fort Recovery - March 7, 2006
  • Live at Austin City Limits Music Festival 2006 - November 2006
  • Dual Hawks - 2008

[edit] Singles and EPs

  • Electric Ornaments - An Idol Records Christmas Collection - Nov 18, 2000
  • Flashes and Cables EP - EP, 2004
  • Triggers and Trash Heaps - single, 2006
  • Operation Motorcide EP - EP, 2007

[edit] South San Gabriel

  • Split single with Okkervil River - 2002
  • Welcome, Convalescense - 2003
  • The Carlton Chronicles - 2005
  • Dual Hawks - 2008

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