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'''Mystic Chords Of Memory''' are an [[United States|American]] [[alternative rock]] band formed by sometime [[The Tyde|Tyde]] drummer and [[Beachwood Sparks]] frontman Christopher Gunst.
{{see| Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address}}
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'''Mystic Chords of Memory''' is an American [[alternative rock]] duo consisting of Christopher Gunst of [[Beachwood Sparks]] and Jen Cohen of [[The Aislers Set]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Cam|last=Lindsay|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/PopAndRock/mystic_chords_of_memory-mystic_chords_of|title=Mystic Chords Of Memory - Mystic Chords Of Memory|publisher=[[Exclaim!]]|date=July 2004}}</ref>


==History==
Frustrated by his time in Beachwood Sparks, Gunst quit music and enrolled at Graduate School to study teaching Special Education classes in late 2002.
Mystic Chords of Memory released their self-titled debut album, ''[[Mystic Chords of Memory (album)|Mystic Chords of Memory]]'', on [[Rough Trade Records]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|first=Amanda|last=Petrusich|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5602-mystic-chords-of-memory/|title=Mystic Chords of Memory: Mystic Chords of Memory|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]]|date=August 2, 2004}}</ref>


The band also released ''[[Tree Colored See]]'', a collaborative album with [[Nobody (producer)|Nobody]], on [[Mush Records]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|first=Anna|last=Balkrishna|url=http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/nobody-amp-mystic-chords-memory/tree-colored-see|title=Tree Colored See|publisher=[[XLR8R]]|date=April 1, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Alan|last=Ranta|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/nobody-tree-colored-see-mystic-chords-memory|title=Nobody - Tree Colored See (with Mystic Chords Of Memory)|publisher=[[Tiny Mix Tapes]]|date=December 14, 2006}}</ref>
It was not long before Gunst began recording song sketches in his home studio with partner Jen Cohen (formally of [[The Aislers Set]]) however, and Mystic Chords Of Memory were born.


==Name==
The band released their [[Mystic Chords Of Memory (album)|self-titled debut album]] in 2004 with Ben Knight, Gunst's former bandmate in The Tyde, on [[guitar]].
The phrase ''mystic chords of memory'' appears in the last paragraph of [[Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address]].


==Discography==
Their name is taken from [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s First Inaugural Address, "The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature."
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===Albums===
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* ''[[Mystic Chords of Memory (album)|Mystic Chords of Memory]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Tree Colored See]]'' (2006) with [[Nobody (producer)|Nobody]]


===Singles===
Mystic Chords of Memory also released an album with the group Nobody entitled Tree Colored See. This album was released on April 25th, 2006 under the Mush label.
* "Broaden a New Sound" (2006) with [[Nobody (producer)|Nobody]]


==References==
{{Reflist}}


==Discography==
==External links==
* [http://www.mushrecords.com/artist/MysticChordsOfMemory.php Mystic Chords of Memory] on [[Mush Records]]
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*[[Mystic Chords Of Memory (album)|Mystic Chords Of Memory]] (2004)


*[[Tree Colored See (album)|Nobody & Mystic Chords of Memory]] (2006)
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Latest revision as of 07:09, 31 July 2022

Further information: Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address
Mystic Chords of Memory
OriginUnited States
GenresAlternative rock
Years active2004-present
LabelsRough Trade records
Mush Records
MembersChristopher Gunst
Jen Cohen

Mystic Chords of Memory is an American alternative rock duo consisting of Christopher Gunst of Beachwood Sparks and Jen Cohen of The Aislers Set.[1]

History

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Mystic Chords of Memory released their self-titled debut album, Mystic Chords of Memory, on Rough Trade Records in 2004.[2]

The band also released Tree Colored See, a collaborative album with Nobody, on Mush Records in 2006.[3][4]

Name

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The phrase mystic chords of memory appears in the last paragraph of Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address.

Discography

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Albums

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Singles

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  • "Broaden a New Sound" (2006) with Nobody

References

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  1. ^ Lindsay, Cam (July 2004). "Mystic Chords Of Memory - Mystic Chords Of Memory". Exclaim!.
  2. ^ Petrusich, Amanda (August 2, 2004). "Mystic Chords of Memory: Mystic Chords of Memory". Pitchfork Media.
  3. ^ Balkrishna, Anna (April 1, 2006). "Tree Colored See". XLR8R.
  4. ^ Ranta, Alan (December 14, 2006). "Nobody - Tree Colored See (with Mystic Chords Of Memory)". Tiny Mix Tapes.
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