Windy & Carl

Windy & Carl Are An Ambient Space Rock Group Based In Dearborn Michigan U.S.A. Overview Cited As "A Leading Light Of The Michigan Space-Rock Scene" By All Music Guide The Minimalist Group Formed In 1991 Around The Core Husband-And-Wife Duo Of Guitarist Carl Hultgren And Bassist/singer Windy Weber. Most Of The Band's Pieces Feature No Vocals However. The Band Was Prolific From The Outset Up To 2001 Whereupon They Took A Hiatus Of A Few Years. The Music Of Windy & Carl Borrows Heavily From The Sounds Of 1980s Era Bands On 4AD Records Specifically That Of Robin Guthrie Of The Cocteau Twins And Various Other Dream Pop And Shoegazer Acts. Unlike Noteworthy Prior Drone/ambient Artists Such As Cluster Brian Eno Popol Vuh Et Al Windy & Carl's Drones Are Primarily Derived From Guitar Particularly Via Usage Of Delay Effects Reverb Effects And E-Bow Rather Than Synthesizers. Another Noteworthy Aspect Of W&C's Sound Is The Absence Of Drums. History They Self-Released Their Cassette-Only Debut Album Portal On Their Label Blue Flea In 1992 It Was Later Reissued On CD. In 1994 The Duo Briefly Expanded To A Quartet Featuring Percussionist Brenda Markovich And Guitarist/keyboardist Randall Nieman. They Recorded Under The Once Dreamt Moniker And Released The Drifting EP And Drawing Of Sound Album In 1996. After The Release Of The Recording Both Markovich And Nieman Departed With The Latter Moving On To Form Füxa. Windy & Carl Then Participated In Darla Records' "Bliss Out Series" In 1997 Contributing The Maxi-EP Antarctica. That Year They Also Issued The Limited-Edition Album/maxi-EP A Dream Of Blue On U.K. Label Ochre Records With Individually-Painted Cover Art By Weber On The 10" Vinyl Version . Depths Was Released By Kranky Records In Early 1998. In 1999 The Couple Teamed Up With Synthesist Greg Gasiorowski To Record Under The Name Five Way Mirror. They Released A Few Singles Under That Moniker In Addition To "Transcendence" A 1999 Full-Length Album. Consciousness Came Out On Kranky In 2001. The Band Then Went On Hiatus Returning With Dream House/ Dedications To Flea In 2005. Flea Was Their Recently-Deceased Dog. In 2006 They Released Akimatsuri A One Track 33 16 Min Limited Album Under Their Label Blue Flea. It Is Recorded At Their Home Between March And October 2006. The Unique Track Is Made Up Of 5 Subtracks. Windy & Carl Have Been A Mainstay Of The Various Terrastock Music Festivals. In The Fall Of 2000 They Released A CD With The Lothars Titled & Windy & Carl & The Lothars That Featured Live Performances By Each Band From The San Francisco Terrastock Festival As Well As A 28 Minute Collaborative Piece Recorded At The London Terrastock Festival. The Group Has Issued Several Other Split Recordings As Well As A 3-CD Box Set Introspection Singles & Rarities 1993-2000. They Embarked On A National Tour In The Summer Of 2000 Or 2001 With Landing The Bands Released A Split Tour-Only EP To Commemorate It. Hultgren And Weber Run A Record Store In Dearborn Stormy Records. Windy & Carl's Influence Can Be Heard In Bands Such As Amp Landing Kranky Labelmates Stars Of The Lid And Growing And Yume Bitsu. read less