Rejoicing In The Hands - Album
Rejoicing In The Hands (Album) by Devendra Banhart
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Devendra Obi Banhart Born May 30 1981 Is A Venezuelan American Singer-Songwriter And Visual Artist. Banhart Was Born In Houston Texas And Was Raised By His Mother In Venezuela Until He Moved To California As A Teenager. His First Few Records Were Released On The Young God Records Label From New York City. His Most Recent CD Was Released By Nonesuch. He Is One Of The Most Popular Artists To Come Out Of The "New Weird America" Movement Which Includes Performers Such As Faun Fables Viking Moses Jack Rose Jana Hunter Arborea The MV & EE Medicine Show Currituck Co. Six Organs Of Admittance And The Royal We Among Others. He Also Often Joins The Band Known As Vetiver. Banhart Is Considered To Have An Eclectic Style With Many Of His Songs Seemingly Following A Stream-Of-Consciousness Vein Being Hard To Decipher And Non-Literal. His Music Tends To Consist Of Fairly Simple Guitar Melodies With Minimal Other Instrumentation And His Lyrical Themes Are Often Surreal And Naturalistic. His Involvement In The Los Angeles Artist Community Is Reflected In Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon Released In September 2007. He Gained Some Underground Notoriety In New York For Performing Several Of His Early Shows With Underwear On His Head For The Duration Of The Performance. Banhart's Most Recent Tour Of The United States Saw Him Perform With His Full Band Which Is Currently Known As Power Mineral. Power Mineral Included Andy Cabic Vetiver Greg Rogove Priestbird Noah Georgeson Luckey Remington Pete Newsom Otto Hauser Vetiver Currituck Co. Espers Nick Castro Kevin Barker Currituck Co. And Others. The Band Claims To Rechristen Itself When A Name Comes To Them And Has Previously Been Known As Fried Hummingbird Vagina Burglars Hairy Fairy Band Las Putas Locas Stoner Boner Spiritual Boner Bummer Hummer Brain Taint Love Fart Bathhouse Of The Winds And First Woman Millionaire Among Other Names. Banhart Was Discovered By Michael Gira Of Swans Who Released His Oh Me Oh My... The Way The Day Goes By The Sun Is Setting Dogs Are Dreaming… Album On His Own Young God Records Label In 2002. In 2005 Banhart Along With Andy Cabic And Revolver USA Created The Gnomonsong Record Label. In 2006 He Helped To Curate An Edition Of The British All Tomorrow's Parties Festival. Banhart Also Was One Of The Younger Musicians Responsible For "rediscovering" The Music Of Folksinger Vashti Bunyan. Bunyan Is A Guest Vocalist On His Album Rejoicing In The Hands.
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Biography - Devendra Banhart
Devendra Obi Banhart Born May 30 1981 Is A Venezuelan American Singer-Songwriter And Visual Artist. Banhart Was Born In Houston Texas And Was Raised By His Mother In Venezuela Until He Moved To California As A Teenager. His First Few Records Were Released On The Young God Records Label From New York City. His Most Recent CD Was Released By Nonesuch. He Is One Of The Most Popular Artists To Come Out Of The "New Weird America" Movement Which Includes Performers Such As Faun Fables Viking Moses Jack Rose Jana Hunter Arborea The MV & EE Medicine Show Currituck Co. Six Organs Of Admittance And The Royal We Among Others. He Also Often Joins The Band Known As Vetiver. Banhart Is Considered To Have An Eclectic Style With Many Of His Songs Seemingly Following A Stream-Of-Consciousness Vein Being Hard To Decipher And Non-Literal. His Music Tends To Consist Of Fairly Simple Guitar Melodies With Minimal Other Instrumentation And His Lyrical Themes Are Often Surreal And Naturalistic. His Involvement In The Los Angeles Artist Community Is Reflected In Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon Released In September 2007. He Gained Some Underground Notoriety In New York For Performing Several Of His Early Shows With Underwear On His Head For The Duration Of The Performance. Banhart's Most Recent Tour Of The United States Saw Him Perform With His Full Band Which Is Currently Known As Power Mineral. Power Mineral Included Andy Cabic Vetiver Greg Rogove Priestbird Noah Georgeson Luckey Remington Pete Newsom Otto Hauser Vetiver Currituck Co. Espers Nick Castro Kevin Barker Currituck Co. And Others. The Band Claims To Rechristen Itself When A Name Comes To Them And Has Previously Been Known As Fried Hummingbird Vagina Burglars Hairy Fairy Band Las Putas Locas Stoner Boner Spiritual Boner Bummer Hummer Brain Taint Love Fart Bathhouse Of The Winds And First Woman Millionaire Among Other Names. Banhart Was Discovered By Michael Gira Of Swans Who Released His Oh Me Oh My... The Way The Day Goes By The Sun Is Setting Dogs Are Dreaming… Album On His Own Young God Records Label In 2002. In 2005 Banhart Along With Andy Cabic And Revolver USA Created The Gnomonsong Record Label. In 2006 He Helped To Curate An Edition Of The British All Tomorrow's Parties Festival. Banhart Also Was One Of The Younger Musicians Responsible For "rediscovering" The Music Of Folksinger Vashti Bunyan. Bunyan Is A Guest Vocalist On His Album Rejoicing In The Hands.
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Rejoicing In The Hands Is The Second LP From Devendra Banhart Released On May 4 2004 On Young God Records. It Marked Banhart's First Rise Into The Indie Listening Community As He Became A Poster Boy For The So-Called Freak Folk Scene With This Release And His Soon-To-Follow "Golden Apples Of The Sun" Compilation Apart From These Associations It Was Evidently The First Time He Had Access To Better Production Equipment So He Made His First Great-Sounding Artistic Statement Easily Eclipsing His Relatively Scatter-Shot Debut. The Record Was Critically Lauded With Many Elite Publications Comparing Him To Past "oddly-Voiced" Musical Luminaries Even Including Bob Dylan. This Record Is Usually Very Minimal Often The Only Instruments Are Banhart's Voice And Acoustic Guitar. A Few Songs Feature Percussion And Other Instrumentation But It's The Exception To The Rule. However He Has A Noticeable But Strangely Unique Mastery Of The Two Instruments Mentioned Above So Even When He Is Alone He Is Able To Elicit More Musicality Than Many Bands Can Muster Together. His Voice Is Inimitable And Distinct Full Of Unconventional Inflections And Intonations That He Pairs To His Equally Strange Atypical Lyricism. It Needs To Be Heard To Be Believed Because If One Calls It A Warble It Is Meant In A Good Way When Referring To Banhart. His Guitar Work Is Intricate And Tuneful As He Plucks An Obviously Nylon-Stringed Acoustic To Buttress His Melodies. The Record Works Well From Start To Finish But Particular Track Highlights For This Writer Sorry About The First-Person Here But I'm Just Trying It Out To See If It Will Be Allowed To Say Are "A Sight To Behold " "The Body Breaks " "Will Is My Friend " "This Beard Is For Siobhan " "Fall " And The Aching Sad Album Closer "Autumn's Child." As Mentioned Before The Album Performed Well Against Critical Reviews With Many Publications And Critics Naming It In "best Record Of 2004" Lists.