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Sparklehorse was an American indie rock band from Richmond, Virginia, led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous. Sparklehorse was active from 1995 until Linkous' 2010 death. Prior to forming Sparklehorse, Linkous fronted local bands Johnson Family and Salt Chunk Mary. Only one song, "Someday I Will Treat You Good," survived from these earlier bands to be played by Sparklehorse. Linkous stated that he ultimately chose Sparklehorse for a name because the two words sounded good together and it could loosely be used as a metaphor for a motorcycle. At its inception, members of Sparklehorse included Paul Watson (banjo, cornet, lap steel and electric guitar), Scott Minor (drums, chord organ, banjo), Johnny Hott (Wurlitzer organ, percussion, backing vocals), and Scott Fitzsimmons (standup bass).

Sparklehorse
Background information
OriginRichmond, Virginia, U.S.
Genres
  • Indie rock[1]
  • alternative rock[2]
  • alternative country[3]
  • psychedelic rock[4]
  • lo-fi[5]
Years active1995–2010
Labels
  • EMI (Capitol, Parlophone, Odeon, Astralwerks)
  • Slow River
  • Devil in the Woods
Past membersMark Linkous
Scott Minor
  • Scott Fitzsimmons
  • Johnny Hott
  • Paul Watson
Websitesparklehorse.com

History


Sparklehorse's first album, Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot (1995), produced by Cracker frontman David Lowery who is credited as "David Charles" on the record, was a modest college radio success. In 1996, while touring Europe with Radiohead shortly after the album's release, Mark Linkous consumed a combination of anti-depressants, valium, alcohol, and heroin in a London hotel room.[6] Unconscious and with his legs pinned beneath him for almost fourteen hours, the resulting potassium build-up caused his heart to stop for several minutes after his body was lifted up. The ensuing surgery almost caused him to lose the use of both legs and, as a result, he needed to use a wheelchair for six months and he required dialysis for acute kidney failure.

Good Morning Spider (1998) was recorded following this incident. Critics have conjectured that Linkous's brush with death inspired the sombre tone of the album, though Linkous stated that much of the material on GMS had already been written.[citation needed] One song that did result from it is "St. Mary", which is dedicated to the nurses at the eponymous hospital in Paddington where Linkous recuperated.

In 1999 Sparklehorse performed at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto.[7] 2001 saw the release of It's a Wonderful Life, featuring appearances by Tom Waits, PJ Harvey, Bob Rupe, Nina Persson and Dave Fridmann.[8] Whereas much of Vivadixie... and Spider were recorded solely by Linkous on his Virginia farm, the new album was a more collaborative work. Linkous expressed his satisfaction with the overall sound of It's a Wonderful Life, which was engineered by Joel Hamilton, while also claiming that he would have preferred to include more experimental and instrumental material.[9]

On September 25, 2006, Sparklehorse released their fourth album, Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain, collaborating with Danger Mouse, Christian Fennesz, and Steven Drozd. This album featured the radio release "Don't Take My Sunshine Away" and a remastered version of "Shade And Honey", which Linkous originally wrote for Alessandro Nivola to sing in the 2003 movie Laurel Canyon, as well as a virtually unchanged re-release of "Morning Hollow," the bonus track from It's a Wonderful Life.

In 2008, Sparklehorse recorded a cover of the song "Jack's Obsession," from Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, for the official compilation album Nightmare Revisited.

In 2009, Sparklehorse teamed up with Danger Mouse and David Lynch in the project Dark Night of the Soul. Corliss et al. (2010) described Dark Night of the Soul as “spooky, beautiful, (and)… bittersweet…considering Linkous’ untimely death.”[10]

In 2009, Linkous collaborated with electronic ambient-music artist Christian Fennesz to create In the Fishtank 15, a wafting EP of experimentation and dreamy atmospherics. In October 2009, Linkous performed with Fennesz during a European tour.

Linkous committed suicide in Knoxville, Tennessee, on March 6, 2010.[11]


Discography



Studio albums



EPs



Compilations



Singles



Various artists compilations



Guest appearances on Cracker tracks



Filmography



Legacy


In March 2020, Spin magazine stated that Linkous was more respected by his peers, such as PJ Harvey, Nina Persson and Tom Waits, than recognized by the record-buying public.[15]


References


  1. Ashare, Matt (November 1999). "Wheat". Spin. Vol. 15, no. 11. SPIN Media LLC. p. 80. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  2. Morris, Chris (March 22, 1997). "Forward-Thinking Putumayo Switches To DNA". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 12. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 73. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  3. Heasman, Jon (November 16, 2002). "Newsline..." Billboard. No. 1. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 86. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  4. Ayers, Michael D. (May 15, 2009). "Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse Album Release Scrapped". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  5. Kemp, Sam (August 31, 2021). "Thom Yorke's five greatest collaborations". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  6. Kelley, Trevor. "Mark Linkous: It's a Wonderful Life". Harp. Archived from the original on October 31, 2006. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  7. Burland, Chris (April 13, 1999). "Live Reviews - Sparklehorse/Varnaline". Chart Attack. Archived from the original on February 2, 2000. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  8. Bento, Debbie (September 4, 2001). "CD REVIEWS: Bif Naked, System Of A Down, Zeke and many more". Chart Attack. Archived from the original on November 21, 2001. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  9. Laurence, Alexander (March 6, 2010). "The portable-infinite: Sparklehorse 2002 interview (Mark Linkous RIP)". Portable-infinite.blogspot.com. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  10. Corliss, R.; Duerr, C.; Grossman, L.; Morrisson, T.; Zoglin, R. (2010). "Hitlist". Time. 176: 63.
  11. Sisario, Ben (March 8, 2010). "Mark Linkous, Leader of Sparklehorse Band, Dies at 47". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  12. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 518. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  13. "Een eigenzinnige Southerner die met het stadsleven niet zo veel op heeft" (in Dutch). VPRO. December 22, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  14. "This is Sparklehorse". www.7and7.co.uk. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  15. Shipley, Al (March 5, 2020). "Remembering Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous 10 Years Later". Spin. Retrieved April 17, 2020.



На других языках

- [en] Sparklehorse

[es] Sparklehorse

Sparklehorse fue una banda de indie rock estadounidense que fue liderada por el cantante y multinstrumentista Mark Linkous hasta su muerte por suicidio el 6 de marzo de 2010 . El baterista y multinstrumentista Scott Minor es un colaborador frecuente.

[ru] Sparklehorse

Sparklehorse — рок-группа из Соединенных Штатов Америки, ведомая певцом-мультиинструменталистом Марком Линкусом, который записывал большинство материала в своей домашней студии. Ударник и мультиинструменталист Скотт Майнор — непостоянный участник группы.


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