Rivulets
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Origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
Genres | singer-songwriter, slowcore |
Years active | 2000–present |
Labels | Chairkickers, Important Records |
Associated acts | Infinite Light Ltd.[1] |
Website | rivulets.net |
Rivulets is the nom de plume of minimalist singer-songwriter Nathan Amundson.[2]
Biography
Mimimalist singer-songwriter Nathan Amundson began performing as Rivulets in 1999 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was born in Denver, Colorado and grew up in Anchorage, Alaska. He currently lives in Denver, Colorado.[3]
Rivulets has released albums on Chair Kickers' Union,[4] Important Records,[5] and O Rosa Records,[6] and EPs on Acuarela Discos,[7] Silber Records,[8] and BlueSanct [9] as well as numerous singles, EPs, and compilation tracks.[10][11]
Since the year 2000 Amundson has toured solo and as a band member across the United States and Europe, including multiple European tours visiting Austria, Belgium, Croatia, The Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.[12]
Additional musicians who have performed live or on record as part of Rivulets include: Alan Sparhawk (Low), Mimi Parker (Low), Bob Weston (Shellac).,[13] LD Beghtol (The Magnetic Fields), Chris Brokaw (Codeine), William Faith (Faith & the Muse), Christian Frederickson (Rachel's), Jarboe (Swans), Haley Bonar, Jessica Bailiff, Jon DeRosa (Aarktica), Aaron Molina (If Thousands), Fred Lonberg-Holm, Brian John Mitchell (Remora), Nathan Vollmar (Jandek), and Francesco Candura (Jennifer Gentle).
Infinite Light Ltd., a group consisting of Nathan Amundson of Rivulets, Aidan Baker of Nadja (band), and Mat Sweet of Boduf Songs has released one album on Denovali Records.[14]
Outside of his work as Rivulets, Nathan has collaborated with Jessica Bailiff and Machinefabriek, and acted as songwriter for Clara Hill.[15][16]
The fifth Rivulets album, I Remember Everything, was released on 12” vinyl by Jellyfant Records in 2014.[17]
Discography
For a complete discography, visit rivulets.net.[18]
- d e m o s (Self Released, 2000)
- rivulets (Chair Kickers' Union, 2002)
- thank you reykjavik (Blue Sanct Records, 2002)
- The Alcohol EPs (Silber, 2002)[19]
- DEBRIDEMENT (Chair Kickers' Union, 2003)
- you've got your own (Acuarela, 2004)
- you are my home (Important Records, O Rosa Records 2006)
- d e m o s (10th Anniversary Edition) (Silber, 2010)
- Stray Songs, 2000-2010 (digital-only through Amazon, iTunes, and CD Baby, 2010)
- yearlings (Self Released, 2011)
- We're Fucked (Important Records, 2011)
- I Remember Everything (Jellyfant Records, 2014)
Interviews
- QRD, December 2000
- City Pages, January 2002
- Parsley webzine, 2002
- QRD, 2002
- hinah, November 2003
- KindaMuzik, December 2003
- Phoning It In, June 2005
- Foxy Digitalis, June 2005
- Erasing Clouds, 2006
- Radio Free Chicago, February 2007
- Fictionalize Your Life, 2007
- QRD, February 2007
- Black Magazin, June 2007
- Headphone Commute, December 2009
- Onda Rock, April 2010
- QRD, June 2010
- m945, February 2011
- ATTN:Magazine, December 2011
- Visitation Rites, March 2012
References
- ↑ Infinite Light Ltd. Denovali Records Retrieved on 2014-12-01.
- ↑ Loftus, Johnny. (2003-02-27) Rivulets. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
- ↑ Twitter.com/rivulets Twitter.com Retrieved on 2014-08-19.
- ↑ Allmusic.com Allmusic.com Retrieved on 2013-07-01.
- ↑ Important Records. Important Records. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
- ↑ O Rosa Records. O Rosa Records. Retrieved on 2013-07-01.
- ↑ Acuarela Discos. Acuarela Discos. Retrieved on 2013-07-01.
- ↑ Rivulets. Silbermedia.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
- ↑ Rivulets. Bluesanct.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-03.
- ↑ Rivulets: You Are My Home - Page 1 - Music - Minneapolis. City Pages (2007-02-14). Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
- ↑ Stray Songs 2000-2010 Rivulets on Bandcamp Retrieved on 2013-07-01
- ↑ Rivulets tour history. Rivulets.net Retrieved on 2013-07-01.
- ↑ Rivulets - You Are My Home. Brainwashed (2006-09-12). Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
- ↑ Infinite Light Ltd. Denovali Records Retrieved on 2013-07-01.
- ↑ Nathan Amundson Discography at Discogs. Discogs.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
- ↑ Rivulets discography. Rivulets.net Retrieved on 2014-08-19.
- ↑ Jellyfant.com Jellyfant.com Retrieved on 2014-08-19.
- ↑ Rivulets Discography at Discogs. Discogs.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
- ↑ The Alcohol EPs. Silbermedia.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-13.
External links
- Rivulets official site
- Rivulets on Amazon
- Rivulets on Bandcamp
- Rivulets on Instagram
- Rivulets on iTunes
- Rivulets on Last.fm
- Rivulets on Songkick
- Rivulets on Soundcloud
- Rivulets on Twitter
- Rivulets on YouTube