Lackthereof is the solo project of Danny Seim, a founding member of the Portland, Oregon-based band Menomena.
Lackthereof | |
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| Origin | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Genres | home recording, lo-fi |
| Labels | Cut & Paste Collective, FILMguerrero, Barsuk |
| Members | Danny Seim |
| Past members | Matt Dabrowiak Jim Fairchild Nick Jaina Paul Alcott Dave Depper Holly Hilden Kevin Robinson Anita Robinson Tyler Poage |
| Website | https://www.idealmines.com/discography http://www.lackthereof.com/ MySpace Page |
History edit
The first six Lackthereof albums were recorded at home and given out to Seim's friends on cassettes and CD-R's. In 2005, FILMguerrero released Christian the Christian, making it the first album in the Lackthereof discography to receive any sort of formal distribution.[1]
Seim took Lackthereof to a live setting for the first time in 2004, recruiting his then-wife Holly, friend Tyler Poage, and Kevin and Anita Robinson of the band Viva Voce. This lineup played one show at Portland's annual PDX Pop Now! Festival before disbanding.
The following year, Seim revived the project again, this time with the help of Holly, Matt Dabrowiak, and Paul Alcott of the band Dat'r.
To support the 2008 release of Your Anchor, Lackthereof performed several more shows in Portland with Alcott, Dabrowiak, Jim Fairchild (of All Smiles, Grandaddy and Modest Mouse), and Jon Ragel (of Boy Eats Drum Machine).
On October 13, 2009, Barsuk released the 20-track anthology A Lackthereof Retrospective 1998–2008, or I was a Christian Emo Twentysomething. The release compiles highlights from Seim's early home recording career, featuring songs that were never before released outside of cassettes and CD-R's given out to friends.[2][3]
Discography edit
Albums edit
- Self Titled: L (1998)
- 12 Songs for the Unstable (1999)
- In the Name of Protection (1999)
- Midnight Is Where the Day Begins (1999)
- Dulcet Little Love (2000)
- Malnutrition, Honey! (2002)
- Christian the Christian (2004)
- My Haunted (2008)
- Your Anchor (2008)
- A Lackthereof Retrospective 1998-2008 or I was a Christian Emo Twentysomething (2009)
- Building Personal Strength – a Single Song Album (Forgive Yourself) (2012)
- New Devonian (2023)
Split EPs edit
- Boil the Ocean – split EP w/ Francis (1999)
- Scissors and Blue – split EP w/ Francis (2001)
Other notable collaborations edit
References edit
- ^ Lackthereof, Christian the Christian Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, Mark Baumgarten, Top of the PDX Pops, 2004-12-22, WillametteWeek.com. Accessed 2007-09-19.
- ^ "Lackthereof Was a Christian Emo Twentysomething | End Hits | Portland Mercury". endhits.portlandmercury.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Ace, Ezra. "Articles by Ezra Ace Caraeff - Portland Mercury, News. Entertainment. Trouble". Portlandmercury.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Paul Thompson (2008-10-15). "All Smiles Enlist Menomena's Seim for Tour". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ Laura Pearson (2006-07-06). "Gang of Four + Menomena = Faux Hoax". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ "Bare Bones | Laura Gibson's meditation on mortality | Music | Boise Weekly". www.boiseweekly.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Extra 'Blue': Menomena and the music of 'Blue Like Jazz'". sojo.net. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "How A Fantasy Will Kill Us All". corrinarepp.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ [2]
External links edit
- AllMusic – Lackthereof
- "FILMguerrero - A Portland based record label releasing albums by MENOMENA, MT. ANALOG, TRACKER, LACKTHEREOF, NORFOLK & WESTERN, HOLY SONS, TRANSMISSIONARY SIX, MANTA RAY, BUELLTON and WASTED TAPE". Archived from the original on 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- "Lackthereof | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- "Music". Menomena.com. 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2020-04-05.