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|Name = Jeff Mangum |
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||Img_capt = Jeff Mangum (in plaid) plays in <br />Pittsburgh on October 18, 2008 |
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|Background = solo_singer |
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|Birth_name = Jefferson Nigh Mangum |
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|Born = {{Birth date and age|1970|10|24}}<br>[[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], [[Louisiana]] |
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|Instrument = [[Guitar]], [[drum kit|Drums]], [[Bass guitar|Bass]], [[organ (music)|Organ]], [[singer|Vocals]], [[Floor tom]] |
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|Years_active = 1989–2002,2006, 2008–2010 |
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|Label = [[Merge Records]], [[Orange Twin Records]] |
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|Associated_acts = [[Neutral Milk Hotel]], [[Circulatory System]], [[The Olivia Tremor Control]], [[Synthetic Flying Machine]], [[Cranberry Lifecycle]], [[The Apples in Stereo]], [[Major Organ and the Adding Machine]], [[Elf Power]] |
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| Notable_instruments = [[Gibson ES-125]]<br>[[Gibson SG]] |
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'''Jeff Mangum''' (born October 24, 1970<ref name="singalong">[http://www.youaintnopicasso.com/2008/10/24/jeff-mangum-engine-happy-birthday-sing-along/ Jeff Mangum Happy Birthday Sing Along]</ref> in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], [[Louisiana]]) is a [[musician]] best known for being the lyricist, vocalist and guitarist of the band [[Neutral Milk Hotel]], as well as being one of the cofounders of [[The Elephant 6 Recording Company]]. Mangum, along with the other members of the Elephant 6, attended [[Ruston High School]] in the late 1980s. The friends shared a passion for bands of the 1960s such as [[The Zombies]], as well as an affinity for newer, noisier bands such as [[Sonic Youth]] and [[Minutemen (band)|Minutemen]]. They reflected these influences in the tapes they recorded and shared with each other, forming the seeds of what would become the Elephant 6 Collective. |
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==With Neutral Milk Hotel== |
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[[Neutral Milk Hotel]] was born from the ashes of a band called [[Synthetic Flying Machine]], with an original line-up of [[Will Cullen Hart]] and [[Bill Doss]] on guitar and bass and Jeff Mangum on drums. Around 1995 Jeff decided to leave [[Synthetic Flying Machine]] to focus on his own songs. A year of intensive songwriting (some of it accomplished, according to Jeff, while he was living in a haunted closet) in [[Denver, Colorado]] with [[Robert Schneider]] at his [[Pet Sounds Studio]] resulted in his debut album, ''[[On Avery Island]]'', released in 1996, which was mostly Rob and Jeff playing Jeff's songs with a few helpful friends. Jeff eventually expanded the line up of Neutral Milk Hotel and in 1998 released what many consider the band's (and indeed, the Elephant Six Collective's) defining album, ''[[In the Aeroplane over the Sea]]''. |
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==After Neutral Milk Hotel== |
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The relative success of the album in addition to the pressures of being suddenly thrust into the spotlight took its toll on Mangum, who disbanded [[Neutral Milk Hotel]] in 1998 after a tour in support of their latest album. Mangum has kept out of the public eye since then (although not without fans speculating on his whereabouts), only rarely playing acoustic sets and concentrating more on his recorded sound and music collages. |
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In March 2001, Mangum and [[Julian Koster]] (also formerly of [[Neutral Milk Hotel]]) contributed to an album called ''[[Major Organ and the Adding Machine]]''. Other involved players were [[Kevin Barnes]] from the band [[Of Montreal]], [[Eric Harris (musician)|Eric Harris]] and [[Will Cullen Hart]] of [[Olivia Tremor Control]], and [[Elf Power]]'s [[Andrew Rieger]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elephant6.com/bands/major.html |work=[[The Elephant Six Recording Company]] |title=Major Organ and the Adding Machine |accessdate=2007-04-17}}</ref> |
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In the summer of 2001, he released a compilation of field recordings of [[Bulgaria]]n [[folk music]] called ''[[Orange Twin Field Works: Volume I]]'' followed by a live album on the Orange Twin label, ''[[Live at Jittery Joe's]]''. The set was recorded by filmmaker [[Lance Bangs]] in 1997 and was put out to combat the exorbitant sums that Neutral Milk Hotel live albums were selling for on [[eBay]]. The CD features a [[QuickTime]] movie of the concert performance, but Mangum is backlit and seen mostly in silhouette throughout the video. In 2005, ''Live at Jittery Joe's'' was released on LP by Isota Records. |
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In the summer and fall of 2002, Mangum hosted several radio shows featuring tape loops and other recordings on Jersey City, New Jersey radio station [[WFMU]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wfmu.org/playlists/LH |title=Archives for The Listener Hour-August 24, 2002 |accessdate=2009-09-26 |publisher=WFMU}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wfmu.org/playlists/MU |title=Playlists and Archives for Jefferson |accessdate=2007-03-15 |publisher=WFMU}}</ref> |
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On September 19, 2006 it was announced that Mangum would contribute to [[The Apples in Stereo|The Apples in Stereo's]] new album ''[[New Magnetic Wonder]]''. Mangum is reported to be playing "drums, cow object, backing vocals, handclaps".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/38671/Jeff_Mangum_Guests_on_New_Apples_in_Stereo_LP |work=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=2006-09-19 |first=Kati |last=Llewellyn |title=Jeff Mangum Guests on New Apples in Stereo LP}}</ref> Mangum also contributed drums to the [[Circulatory System]] album, ''[[Signal Morning]]'', released in September 2009. |
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He is married to [[Astra Taylor]],<ref>http://www.gloriousnoise.com/articles/2008/jeff_mangum_married.php Article from Glorious Noise, accessed February 8, 2009.</ref> best known for making the [[documentary film]] ''[[Žižek!]]'' about the Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst [[Slavoj Žižek]]. |
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In October 2008, Mangum performed the song "Engine" on several stops of the [[Elephant 6]] Holiday Surprise Tour. Prior to these performances, he had not played Neutral Milk Hotel songs in public since 2001. At the Lexington, KY stop, Mangum, Scott Spillane and Julian Koster led concertgoers outside the venue to a nearby tree. Prior to playing Engine, the group surprised the audience with Neutral Milk Hotel's "The Fool". This was, effectively, the closest thing to a Neutral Milk Hotel performance since 1998. |
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In December 2009, Mangum contributed the song "Sign the Dotted Line" to a [[Chris Knox]] tribute album titled ''Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox'' <ref>[http://www.mergerecords.com/store/store_detail.php?catalog_id=673]</ref>. |
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On May 6, 2010, Mangum played a 25-minute acoustic set at a Chris Knox benefit show at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC. <ref>[http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/05/jeff_mangum_the.html]</ref> He played: "Oh Comely," |
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"A Baby for Pree," "Two Headed Boy," "In the Aeroplane over the Sea" and as an encore, "Engine." It was also announced it was not the start of a comeback, but a one time performance to benefit his friend Chris Knox. |
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==Discography== |
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===With The Olivia Tremor Control=== |
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*''[[California Demise]]'' ([[Elephant 6|Elephant 6 Records]]; [[7"]]; 1994) |
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*''[[Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume One]]'' |
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===With Major Organ and the Adding Machine=== |
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*''[[Major Organ and the Adding Machine (album)|Major Organ and the Adding Machine]]'' ([[Orange Twin Records|Orange Twin]]; 2001) |
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===With Neutral Milk Hotel=== |
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See [[Neutral Milk Hotel discography]]. |
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===As Jeff Mangum=== |
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* ''[[Orange Twin Field Works: Volume I]]'' ([[Orange Twin Records|Orange Twin]]; [[CD]]; 2001) |
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* ''[[Live at Jittery Joe's]]'' ([[Orange Twin Records|Orange Twin]]; [[CD]]; 2001) |
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* ''[[Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox]]'' ([[Merge]]; [[CD]]; 2009) |
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==External links== |
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* 33 1/3 series - [http://www.scrammagazine.com/scram-categories/scram-books/aeroplane Kim Cooper's book "Neutral Milk Hotel's 'In The Aeroplane Over The Sea'"] |
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* Kevin Griffis, [http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/2003-09-04/cover_news.html "Have you seen Jeff Mangum?"], ''[[Creative Loafing]]'', September 4, 2003 |
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* {{MusicBrainz artist|id=6a7b9d5e-a863-4a90-a056-77942e9f43de|name=Jeff Mangum}} |
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* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Jeff+Mangum Jeff Mangum discography] at [[Discogs]] |
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*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7553885360273146591 Video of Halloween 1997 Performance] |
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*[http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/episode/1971-jeff-mangum-starlight-crypt/1 Video of Live at Jittery Joes Performance] |
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*[http://www.gloriousnoise.com/articles/2008/jeff_mangum_married.php Jeff Mangum, Astra Taylor Married], ''[[Glorious Noise]]'', January 9, 2008 |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Neutral Milk Hotel}} |
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{{OTC}} |
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{{E6}} |
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[[Category:Elephant 6 artists]] |
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[[Category:American male singers]] |
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Revision as of 23:25, 18 May 2010
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