Signal Hill (band)
| Signal Hill | |
|---|---|
_group_photo%2C_taken_by_Pamela_Masters.jpg) Photograph of band taken by Pamela Masters | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Genres |
Instrumental rock Post-rock |
| Years active | 2004—present |
| Labels | Sun Sea Sky Productions |
| Website |
signalhillmusic |
| Members |
Tim Cooper Dave Masters Brian Vasallo Rishi Arora |
Signal Hill is a 4-piece instrumental rock band originally from Los Angeles, California. They have released two full albums and two EPs.
The name Signal Hill is derived from the city in California by the same name, Signal Hill, California.
Career
Signal Hill emerged in the fall of 2004 with Tim Cooper (drums) and Dave Masters (guitar), having originally met in Phoenix on unrelated business. Soon after, they both met with Rishi Arora (guitar) and Brian Vasallo (bass) in Signal Hill, California. The band cites that through their shared experiences and appreciation for musical influences such as indie rock, instrumental/post-rock, electronic music, and jazz, they were able to quickly connect with one another and began making music shortly thereafter.[1] The band records its albums in Signal Hill, California, at The Compound Studio.
In 2010, Masters and Arora relocated to New York City. Despite the geographical separation, they were able to continue collaboration on song-writing from each coast. They have played shows with bands such as All India Radio, This Will Destroy You, Balmorhea, Beware of Safety, and Caspian, as well as having toured the west and east coasts of the United States and play shows in Melbourne and Sydney in support of their debut album, More After We’re Gone.
Their second album, Chase The Ghost, was released in April 2013.
Discography
Albums
- More After We're Gone (June 2009)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Dead Vineyard" | 6:25 |
| 2. | "Intelligentsiya" | 5:54 |
| 3. | "Luna Park" | 6:26 |
| 4. | "Men Before Them" | 2:23 |
| 5. | "Floruit" | 8:15 |
| 6. | "Stunning Clarity" | 4:31 |
| 7. | "Men Before Us" | 5:36 |
| 8. | "Eternal Return" | 2:14 |
| 9. | "Llangollen" | 5:54 |
| 10. | "Afternoon Lull" | 2:16 |
| 11. | "A Secret Society" | 6:56 |
| 12. | "Our Sisters" | 4:37 |
- Chase the Ghost (April 2013)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Fantastic Hours" | 7:41 |
| 2. | "Collide Us" | 6:39 |
| 3. | "Corners" | 6:32 |
| 4. | "Bauhaus Balconies" | 1:03 |
| 5. | "Van Gogh Sky" | 4:07 |
| 6. | "The Pacific Northeast" | 6:38 |
| 7. | "Imaginary Friend #2" | 7:23 |
| 8. | "Imaginary Friend #7" | 2:34 |
| 9. | "Chase the Ghost" | 7:39 |
EPs
- Demo (February 2005)
- Signal Hill EP (January 2007)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Standby, Sir" | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Los Federales" | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Celadon" | 4:34 |
| 4. | "A Series of Trills" | 4:59 |
| 5. | "This New Year's Absence" | 6:00 |
| 6. | "California is Too Long" | 4:54 |
- Distance EP (July 2010 - limited to 300 copies, each in a silk-screened eco-wallet and personalized with a story from the band)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Freelance Forest" | 7:27 |
| 2. | "Paper Airplanes" | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Wintersea" | 5:57 |
| 4. | "Spirited From The City" | 4:17 |
| 5. | "California is Too Long - Alternate" | 5:10 |
- California Is Too Long-Alternate b/w Down to Bed (July 2010 - limited to 300 hand-numbered copies on white vinyl)
Compilations
- The Silent Ballet: Volume 4 (May 2007)
References
- ↑ "Signal Hill biography". Signal Hill Music. Retrieved 13 September 2015.