Carla Kihlstedt
Carla Kihlstedt | |
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 Carla Kihlstedt performing with Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Austria, November 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53)[1] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Avant-garde, experimental, free improvisation, contemporary classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Violin, keyboards, vocals |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Tzadik, Twelve Cups, Intakt |
| Website | www |
Carla Kihlstedt (born 1971)[1] is an American composer, violinist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist, originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania and currently working from a home studio on Cape Cod.[2]
She is a founding member of Tin Hat Trio (1997, renamed Tin Hat), Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, The Book of Knots, Causing a Tiger, and Rabbit Rabbit. Other musical projects include 2 Foot Yard, Charming Hostess and Minamo (Carla Kihlstedt & Satoko Fujii). She is a recognized classical composer who has performed with the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE),[3] has worked occasionally on projects with Tom Waits, John Zorn, and Fred Frith, and recorded numerous albums as a guest or session musician. Kihlstedt has studied at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and Oberlin Conservatory of Music.[4]
In February 2012 she founded Rabbit Rabbit with her husband (and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum drummer) Matthias Bossi. Rabbit Rabbit released their debut album, Rabbit Rabbit Radio – Vol. 1 in 2013. The band revolves around a song-a-month subscription website called Rabbit Rabbit Radio.[5]
Personal life
[edit]She is the sister of American actress Rya Kihlstedt.[6]
Discography
[edit]Collaborations and bands
[edit]- Phil Gelb, Carla Kihlstedt, John Shiurba, Matthew Sperry
- 1998–99 – Smoking Balance: The Complete Recordings (Limited Sedition, 2011)
- Charming Hostess
- Tin Hat
- 1999 – Memory Is an Elephant (Angel)
- 2000 – Helium (Angel)
- 2002 – The Rodeo Eroded (Ropeadope/Rykodisc)
- 2004 – Book of Silk (Ropeadope/Rykodisc)
- 2007 – The Sad Machinery of Spring (Hannibal)
- 2007 – La giusta distanza (OST, Radiofandango)
- 2010 – Foreign Legion (BAG)
- 2012 – The Rain Is a Handsome Animal (New Amsterdam)
- Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
- 2001 – Grand Opening and Closing (Seeland/Belle Antique/Chaosophy)
- 2003 – Live (Sickroom)
- 2004 – Of Natural History (Web of Mimicry)
- 2005 – The Face with Shinichi "Momo" Koga (DVD, not on label)
- 2007 – In Glorious Times (The End)
- 2024 – of the Last Human Being (Avant Night)
- 2 Foot Yard
- 2003 – 2 Foot Yard (Tzadik)
- 2008 – Borrowed Arms (Yard Work/CD Baby)
- Lesli Dalaba, Fred Frith, Eric Glick Rieman & Carla Kihlstedt
- 2003 – Dalaba Frith Glick Rieman Kihlstedt (Accretions)
- The Book of Knots
- 2004 – The Book of Knots (Arclight)
- 2007 – Traineater (ANTI-)
- 2011 – Garden of Fainting Stars (Ipecac)
- Carla Kihlstedt & Shahzad Ismaily
- 2004 – Flying Low (Holy Night in the Outhouse)
- Carla Kihlstedt, Fred Frith & Stevie Wishart
- 2006 – The Compass, Log and Lead (Intakt)
- Carla Kihlstedt & Satoko Fujii
- 2007 – Minamo (Henceforth)
- 2009 – Kuroi Kawa ~ Black River (Tzadik)
- 2010 – Ragged Atlas (Intakt)
- 2012 – The Letter (Intakt)
- Causing a Tiger
- 2010 – Causing a Tiger (Les Disques Victo)
- 2011 – How We Held Our Post (Twelve Cups)
- Carla Kihlstedt & Matthias Bossi
- 2008 – Ravish (And Other Tales for the Stage) with Dan Rathbun (Twelve Cups)
- 2011 – Still You Lay Dreaming: Tales for the Stage, II (self-released)
- 2012 – Niagara Falling: Tales for the Stage, III (self-released)
- Rabbit Rabbit
- 2013 – Rabbit Rabbit Radio – Vol. 1 (self-released)
- 2014 – Rabbit Rabbit Radio – Vol. 2: Swallow Me Whole (self-released)
- 2015 – Rabbit Rabbit Radio – Vol. 3: Year of the Wooden Horse (self-released)
- 2018 – Black Inscription (self-released)
As a guest or session musician
[edit]- 1994 – Carnival Skin – Dreamchair Music
- 1998 – Twelve Minor – Ben Goldberg
- 1998 – III – The Grassy Knoll
- 1998 – What Is the Difference Between Stripping & Playing the Violin? – Masaoka Orchestra
- 1998 – Buddy Systems – Selected Duos and Trios – Gino Robair
- 1998 – Sonarchy 1998 – Sonarchy Trio: Kihlstedt, Gino Robair, Matthew Sperry (released 2008)
- 1999 – Beauty and the Bloodsucker – Eugene Chadbourne and the Insect and Western Party
- 1999 – Half-wit Anthems – Deadweight
- 1999 – Bryant Street – Dubtribe Sound System
- 1999 – California – Mr. Bungle
- 1999 – Blue – Third Eye Blind
- 1999 – Pokey in the Bobo – Baby Snufkin
- 2000 – Revolver (A New Spin) – Ann Dyer
- 2000 – Shuffle Play: Elegies for the Recording Angel – John Schott
- 2000 – American Pi – Austin Willacy
- 2001 – This Ungodly Hour – Mumble & Peg
- 2002 – Alice – Tom Waits
- 2002 – Trilectic – Jewlia Eisenberg
- 2003 – Rybi Tuk – Už Jsme Doma
- 2003 – Ghost Taxi – Eesk
- 2004 – I'm Gonna Stop Killing – Carla Bozulich
- 2004 – Timelines – Lesli Dalaba
- 2004 – To Each According... – Redressers
- 2004 – An Alligator in Your Wallet – Rova::Orkestrova
- 2005 – Tommyland: The Ride – Tommy Lee
- 2005 – Love Songs – Peter Garland
- 2005 – Motel – PAK
- 2005 – Electric Ascension – Rova::Orkestrova
- 2005 – Thin Pillow – Thin Pillow
- 2006 – There Be Squabbles Ahead – Stolen Babies
- 2006 – The Door, the Hat, the Chair, the Fact – Ben Goldberg
- 2006 – Half the Perfect World – Madeleine Peyroux
- 2006 – Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards – Tom Waits
- 2006 – Dreaming Through the Noise – Vienna Teng
- 2006 – The Happy End Problem – Fred Frith
- 2007 – A Distant Youth – Wu Fei
- 2007 – A Handful of World; Kafka Songs – Lisa Bielawa
- 2007 – Two Rooms of Uranium Inside 83 Markers – Moe! Staiano's Moe!kestra!
- 2008 – Unsquare – Maybe Monday
- 2008 – Our Bright Future – Tracy Chapman
- 2008 – Diana and James – Greg Copeland
- 2009 – Sugar – Mary Bragg
- 2009 – Fear Draws Misfortune – Cheer-Accident
- 2009 – Nowhere, Sideshow, Thin Air – Fred Frith
- 2009 – Bare Bones – Madeleine Peyroux
- 2010 – Eye to Ear III – Fred Frith
- 2012 – Secrets of Secrets – Aaron Novik
- 2015 – Orphic Machine – Ben Goldberg
- 2020 – Super Meat Boy Forever - RIDICULON[7]
- 2021 – The Binding of Isaac: Repentance - RIDICULON[8]
- 2022 – Séances - Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant avec Folie à Quatre
See also
[edit]- Romantic Warriors II: A Progressive Music Saga About Rock in Opposition
- Romantic Warriors II: Special Features DVD
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Carla Kihlstedt". Other Minds. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ^ "WNYC Sound Check". Archived from the original on February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ Kozinn, Allan (August 21, 2013). "New York Times". Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "The official Carla Kihlstedt website". Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Rabbit Rabbit Radio". Rabbit Rabbit Radio. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ^ "About Andrea Kihlstedt". Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ "Super Meat Boy Forever: OST". Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "The Binding of Isaac - Repentance: OST". Retrieved May 20, 2021.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carla Kihlstedt.
- The official Carla Kihlstedt web site
- Carla Kihlstedt on Bandcamp
- Interview with Carla Kihlstedt from Hitchhiking Off the Map radio program (RealAudio file; click to listen)
- Guest host of Bowed Radio – Episode 006 (50 minutes, mp3 format)
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