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| Img_capt = SALEM on the back cover of their Frost/Legend single
| Img_capt = SALEM on the back cover of their Frost/Legend single
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| Origin = [[Michigan]], United States
| Origin = [[Traverse City]], [[Michigan]], United States
| Genre = [[Drag (music genre)|Drag]], [[Shoegaze]], [[Southern Rap]], [[Electronic]]
| Genre = [[Drag (music genre)|Drag]], [[Shoegaze]], [[Southern Rap]], [[Electronic]]
| Years_active = 2006–present
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'''Salem''' are a US-American [[Drag (music genre)|drag]] trio from [[Michigan]], composed of John Holland, Heather Marlatt, and Jack Donoghue. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/arts/music/07salem.html ''Moods Conducive to Dying and Dancing'', The New York Times, January 6, 2010.</ref> Each member performs vocals in turn, Holland a "devil on codeine," Marlatt as "darkly angelic" and Donoghue's "goblin-voiced fury" revealing the group's roots in the "chopped, screwed aesthetic of southern hip-hop," according to Russ Marshalek of Soldout. <ref>http://soldout.squarespace.com/blog/2010/1/14/blurrrred-salem-at-glasslands-10510.html</ref> The band's debut release, [[Yes I Smoke Crack]], was released on Acéphale in summer 2008 - the EP, gaining fast popularity, sold out in pre-sales. <ref>http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=325951413&blogId=419672270</ref> John Holland, partial producer and vocalist, began Salem as a solo project in early 2006, before recruiting Marlatt and Donoghue in 2007. In an interview with Butt Magazine, John stated that his band mates were the ones that convinced him to get off of drugs and make music instead. <ref>http://www.buttmagazine.com/?p=2102</ref> Collections of the bands' music were released on CD-Rs on Disaro Records in 2007 and 2008, without full permission from the band.
'''Salem''' are a US-American [[Drag (music genre)|drag]] trio from [[Traverse City]], composed of John Holland, Heather Marlatt, and Jack Donoghue <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/arts/music/07salem.html ''Moods Conducive to Dying and Dancing'', The New York Times, January 6, 2010.</ref><ref>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2010/07/13/salem-an-interview-with-our-pick-for-the-best-new-band-from-michigan.aspx ''Salem: An interview with our pick for the Best New Band from Michigan'', The Boston Phoenix, August 21, 2010.</ref>. Each member performs vocals in turn, Holland a "devil on codeine," Marlatt as "darkly angelic" and Donoghue's "goblin-voiced fury" revealing the group's roots in the "chopped, screwed aesthetic of southern hip-hop," according to Russ Marshalek of Soldout. <ref>http://soldout.squarespace.com/blog/2010/1/14/blurrrred-salem-at-glasslands-10510.html</ref> The band's debut release, [[Yes I Smoke Crack]], was released on Acéphale in summer 2008 - the EP, gaining fast popularity, sold out in pre-sales. <ref>http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=325951413&blogId=419672270</ref> John Holland, partial producer and vocalist, began Salem as a solo project in early 2006, before recruiting Marlatt and Donoghue in 2007. In an interview with Butt Magazine, John stated that his band mates were the ones that convinced him to get off of drugs and make music instead. <ref>http://www.buttmagazine.com/?p=2102</ref> Collections of the bands' music were released on CD-Rs on Disaro Records in 2007 and 2008, without full permission from the band.


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
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Revision as of 19:57, 21 August 2010

Salem

Salem are a US-American drag trio from Traverse City, composed of John Holland, Heather Marlatt, and Jack Donoghue [1][2]. Each member performs vocals in turn, Holland a "devil on codeine," Marlatt as "darkly angelic" and Donoghue's "goblin-voiced fury" revealing the group's roots in the "chopped, screwed aesthetic of southern hip-hop," according to Russ Marshalek of Soldout. [3] The band's debut release, Yes I Smoke Crack, was released on Acéphale in summer 2008 - the EP, gaining fast popularity, sold out in pre-sales. [4] John Holland, partial producer and vocalist, began Salem as a solo project in early 2006, before recruiting Marlatt and Donoghue in 2007. In an interview with Butt Magazine, John stated that his band mates were the ones that convinced him to get off of drugs and make music instead. [5] Collections of the bands' music were released on CD-Rs on Disaro Records in 2007 and 2008, without full permission from the band.

Discography

Albums

EPs

  • Yes I Smoke Crack (7" EP, 2008, Acéphale) Limited edition of 500 copies
  • Water (7" EP, 2009, Merok Records) Limited edition of 500 copies

Singles

  • OhK (7", 2009, Big Love Records) Limited edition of 300 copies
  • Frost (7", 2009, Audraglint Recordings) Limited edition of 500 copies
  • Asia (7", 2010, IAMSOUND Records) Available with pre-order of debut album

Splits

  • Salem/Tanlines (7" split with Tanlines, 2010, Fader) Limited edition of 500 copies

Videography

  • "Dirt" (2008) Directed by Salem [6]
  • "Legend" (2009) Directed by Salem [7]
  • "Skullcrush" (2009) Directed by Salem [8]
  • "Asia" (TBA) Directed by Salem [9]

Remixes

  • "In Violet (Salem VS Health)" originally by Health on Health::Disco2 (2010, Lovepump United Records)
  • "Sideways (Salem Drag Chop Remix)" originally by Playboy Tre on ATL RMX (2009, adult swim)
  • "Bird Flu (Salem VS Gucci Mane)" originally by Gucci Mane
  • "Round One (Salem VS Gucci Mane)" originally by Gucci Mane
  • "My Shadow (Salem VS Gucci Mane)" originally by Gucci Mane
  • "Reckoner (Salem VS Radiohead)" originally by Radiohead

Mixtapes

  • "Salem XXJFG Mix" (official release June 11, 2009)
  • "We Make It Good Mix Series Volume 11: Salem" (official release November 24, 2009)
  • "Raver Stay Wif Me" (official release April 23, 2010)
  • "I Buried My Heart Inna Wounded Knee" (Self-released: began circulating the web on August 5, 2010)

References

  1. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/arts/music/07salem.html Moods Conducive to Dying and Dancing, The New York Times, January 6, 2010.
  2. ^ http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2010/07/13/salem-an-interview-with-our-pick-for-the-best-new-band-from-michigan.aspx Salem: An interview with our pick for the Best New Band from Michigan, The Boston Phoenix, August 21, 2010.
  3. ^ http://soldout.squarespace.com/blog/2010/1/14/blurrrred-salem-at-glasslands-10510.html
  4. ^ http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=325951413&blogId=419672270
  5. ^ http://www.buttmagazine.com/?p=2102
  6. ^ http://www.vimeo.com/6024667
  7. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVl8ZgETUrA
  8. ^ http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/28/video-salem-skullcrush/
  9. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozTxV8_PWig
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