Golden Retriever (band)

Golden Retriever is an American musical duo from Portland, Oregon.

Golden Retriever
OriginPortland, Oregon, U.S.
Genres
Years active2008–present
LabelsThrill Jockey
Members
  • Jonathan Sielaff
  • Matt Carlson

Jonathan Sielaff (formerly of Au) and Matt Carlson both played in the experimental music community in the Pacific Northwest in the mid-2000s. Sielaff played with Carlson's band Parenthetical Girls.[1] They founded Golden Retriever in 2008 and began releasing albums on cassette and CD-R. In 2012, the group signed with Thrill Jockey and released Occupied with the Unspoken; Seer followed in 2014.[2]

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Discography edit

  • Golden Retriever (Root Strata, 2010)
  • Static Rain (Gift Tapes, 2010)
  • Golden Retriever 2 (Bucket Factory, 2010)
  • Arda Viraf (Agents of Chaos, 2011)
  • Emergent Layer (NNA Tapes, 2011)
  • Light Cones (Root Strata, 2012)
  • Occupied with the Unspoken (Thrill Jockey, 2012)
  • Seer (Thrill Jockey, 2014)
  • Rotations (Thrill Jockey, 2017)[3][4]
  • Rain Shadow with Chuck Johnson (Thrill Jockey, 2020)

References edit

  1. ^ "Golden Retriever - Biography & History]". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. ^ Seer review, Rolling Stone
  3. ^ "Rotations - Golden Retriever - Songs, Reviews, Credits]". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Golden Retriever - Album Discography]". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 October 2017.