Chandeliers | |
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| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Electronic, Experimental, Avant-Garde, Art Rock |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Pickled Egg Records Obey Your Brain Captcha Records Portions Music NYC Ghost Arcade, LTD |
| Members | Chris Kalis Scott McGaughey Lisa Armstrong |
| Past members | Dan Jugle Harry Brenner Travis Murphy Dan Quinlivan Cameron Brand Brett Sova Jeremiah Chiu |
Chandeliers are an electronic ensemble from Chicago, IL. The group was formed in 2005 by Chris Kalis, Dan Jugle, Scott McGaughey, and Travis Murphy and is based out of the Shape Shoppe recording studio/loft in Chicago.[1] The group's recordings and live performances cover an array of different musical styles and their sound has been likened to musicians such as Kraftwerk, Can, Chris Carter, Giorgio Moroder.[2][3] Chandeliers have released four albums: The Thrush (2008), Dirty Moves (2009), Roulé (2011), and Founding Fathers (2012).[4] The group has toured nationally and has performed live musical scores to Wallace Berman's Aleph, Emlen Etting's Oramunde, The Junky's Christmas animated short,[5] and Marcell Jankovics' Son of the White Mare.[6]
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