Devin Hoff Explained

Devin Hoff is an American bassist, composer and arranger. Hoff has collaborated with Julia Holter,^[1] Nels Cline,^[2] Sharon Van Etten,^[3] Shannon Lay,^[4] Cibo Matto,^[5] Kira Roessler,^[6] Good For Cows, Xiu Xiu, and others.

Hoff has also released three albums of solo and multi-tracked contrabass material—Solo Bass (2009), Baile as Baile (2019), and Sigils (2018). Laurie Anderson named Solo Bass as one of her top 5 favorite albums of all time.^[7]

Selected discography

Devin Hoff - solo

• Solo Bass (2009)
• Sigils (2018)
• Baile as Baile (2019)
• Beautiful Radiant Things (2019)

Caustics

• Touch (2020)^[8]

Julia Holter

• Loud City Song (2013)
• In the Same Room (2017)
• Have You in My Wilderness (2015)
• Aviary (2018)
• Something in the Room She Moves (2024)

Shannon Lay

• Living Water (2017)

The Nels Cline Singers

• Instrumentals (2002)^[9]
• The Giant Pin (2004)
• Draw Breath (2007)^[10]
• Initiate (2010)

Nels Cline

• New Monastery (2006)
• Dirty Baby (2010)^[11]
• Lovers (Blue Note, 2016)

ROVA + The Nels Cline Singers

• The Celestial Septet (2010)

Good for Cows

• Good for Cogs (2001)
• Less Than or Equal To (2003)
• Bebop Fantasy (2004)
• 10th Anniversary Concert (2008)
• Audumla (2010)

Ether Feather

• Devil Shadowless Hand (2019)

Marc Ribot

• Songs of Resistance (2018)

Miho Hatori

• Miss Info (2018)
• New Optimism (2018)

David Lord

• Forest Standards (2018)

Tara Jane O'Neil

• Tara Jane O'Neil (2017)

Deerhoof

• Mountain Moves (2017)

Redressers

• To Each According... (2004)

Wholphin DVD magazine, No. 7

• Look at the Sun (short film soundtrack) (2008)

Steven Bernstein

• Diaspora Suite (2008)

Joshua Redman

• Let Me Down Easy (soundtrack for Anna Deavere Smith play) (2008)

Fred Frith, Larry Ochs, Darren Johnston, Devin Hoff, Ches Smith

• Reasons for Moving (2007)

Mary Halvorson, Jessica Pavone, Ches Smith, Devin Hoff

• Calling All Portraits (2008)

Carla Bozulich (feat. Willie Nelson)

• The Red Headed Stranger (2003)

Evangelista

• The Prince of Truth (2009)

Ben Goldberg

• The Door, the Hat, the Chair, the Fact (2006)

Howard Wiley

• Angola Project (2006)

Odessa Chen

• Ballad of Paper Ships (2006)
• The Archives (2011)

Sean Hayes

• Flowering Spade (2007)
• Run Wolves Run (2010)

AwkWard with Kira Roessler

• In Progress (2018)

External links

• Devin Hoff CD Reviews  - East Bay Express
• Devin Hoff - Discogs
• Devin Hoff official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: October 26, 2018. Chris. Julia Holter x gorilla vs. bear takeover: Devin Hoff. 2021-02-13. Gorilla vs. Bear. en.
2. Web site: Devin Hoff. 2021-02-13. Bay Improviser.
3. Web site: Sharon Van Etten: Tiny Desk Concert. 2021-02-12. NPR.org. October 7, 2019 . en. Thompson . Stephen .
4. Web site: Shannon Lay: I'm Wailing for Everybody!. 2021-02-13. larecord.com.
5. Web site: Devin Hoff. 2021-02-13. New Music USA. en.
6. Web site: Cohan. Brad. 2019-02-14. Bass Wars. 2021-06-18. Rock and Roll Globe. en-US.
7. Web site: CAS. 2021-02-09. Laurie Anderson's Top Five Albums of All Time. 2021-06-18. Classic Album Sundays. en-GB.
8. Web site: Stream Caustics' Touch - The Wire. 2021-02-12. The Wire Magazine - Adventures In Modern Music. en.
9. Web site: The Nels Cline Singers - Instrumentals. 2021-02-12. Discogs. en.
10. Web site: The Nels Cline Singers - Draw Breath. 2021-02-12. Discogs. en.
11. Web site: Nels Cline - Dirty Baby. 2021-02-12. Discogs. en.