Cordis (band) explained
| Cordis |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Origin: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Genre: | Post-rock, Chamber Music |
| Years Active: | 2004–present |
| Label: | Landspeed Records |
| Current Members: | - Richard Grimes
- Jeremy Harman
- Jeremiah Cossa
- Hayes Cummings
- Andrew Beall
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| Past Members: | - Oscar Rodriguez
- Dan Padgett
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Cordis is an American progressive chamber music group featuring "an original combination of custom-made and traditional ethnic instruments." The band's primary lineup consists of Richard Grimes on cimbalom, Jeremy Harman on cello, Jeremiah Cossa on keyboard, Hayes Cummings on guitar, and Andrew Beall on percussion.[1] [2] The band also makes use of ethnic instruments such as the electric mbira or African thumb piano, as well as household objects repurposed as musical instruments - for example, Beall utilized a Tibetan prayer bowl and "a big metal vase which looks like a space ship" as percussion instruments on the album "Seams."[3]
Cordis has been variously described as sounding like "if Igor Stravinsky and Sigur Ros started a band together,"[3] being "hard to pin a genre label on,"[2] and having "a very very interesting, eclectic mix of sounds."[4] Grimes cites Soul Asylum, Afghan Whigs, and "indigenous bluegrass" as musical inspirations,[5] and Beall says that the band's members "all come from an indie and punk background."[6]
Members
- Richard Grimes – electric cimbalom, acoustic cimbalom, (since 2008)
- Andrew Beall – percussion (since 2008)
- Jeremy Harman – cello (since 2008)
- Jeremiah Cossa – keyboards
- Hayes Cummings - guitars
Discography
- Here on Out (2008)
- Seams (2016)
- Suite is the Sound (2023)
External links
Notes and References
- News: Cordis: Redefining contemporary chamber music . March 1, 2012 . May 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240529012557/https://www.fosters.com/story/entertainment/local/2012/03/01/cordis-redefining-contemporary-chamber-music/49715739007/ . May 29, 2024 . live . Staff Writer . . Gannett.
- News: Seamless experiments in sound . John . Chacona . October 10, 2019 . May 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240529022223/https://www.goerie.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/10/10/seamless-experiments-in-sound/2530927007/ . May 29, 2024 . live . . Gannett.
- Web site: Rock And Classical Find Common Ground In Band Cordis . October 4, 2016 . May 29, 2024 . Gabbie . Watts . https://web.archive.org/web/20240529011635/https://www.wabe.org/rock-and-classical-find-common-ground-in-band-cordis/ . May 29, 2024 . live . . Atlanta Public Schools.
- LoL Finding the Funny in Life in Art . Barika . Edwards . The Artsy Fartsy Show . Public Radio Exchange (PRX) . April 3, 2012 . 2 . 12 . May 28, 2024 . Jack Dourakos.
- News: Cordis opens Behrend's Music at Noon series . Staff Writer . September 17, 2015 . May 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240529015005/https://www.goerie.com/story/entertainment/local/2015/09/17/cordis-opens-behrend-s-music/24947227007/ . May 29, 2024 . live . Erie Times-News . Gannett.
- Web site: Quartet Cordis to perform progressive chamber music . September 22, 2016 . May 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240529020101/https://www.coastal.edu/ccustories/news/news-article/index.php?id=4385 . May 29, 2024 . live . . Jerry . Rashid.
