Stephen Immerwahr Explained

Stephen Immerwahr
Genre:Slowcore
Occupation:Musician
Instrument:Bass guitar, vocals
Years Active:1988–present
Associated Acts:Codeine

Stephen Immerwahr is an American bass guitarist and vocalist best known as a founding member of the slowcore group Codeine.[1]

Biography

Stephen Immerwahr began his foray into music in 1988, originally serving as an assistant engineer to bands such as Soul Asylum and Living Colour.[2] In 1989, Immerwahr formed Codeine with drummer Chris Brokaw and guitarist John Engle.[3] Codeine pioneered the slowcore and sadcore subgenres of indie rock,[4] [5] but with a more experimental attitude than other bands in the genre, such as Low, Idaho and Red House Painters. Codeine released their first album Frigid Stars LP on the German label Glitterhouse in August 1990. Codeine's final release was the full-length album The White Birch, released in May 1994. Following his work in Codeine, Immerwahr would later exit a career in music to become a research scientist[6] [7]

In February 2012, Codeine announced they would perform on the request of Mogwai at All Tomorrow's Parties sister event, I'll Be Your Mirror, on 26 May 2012 at Alexandra Palace, along with other shows, to commemorate a comprehensive reissue of their recordings by The Numero Group in June 2012.[8] [9] Codeine's final reunion show was at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City on 15 July 2012.[10]

Notes and References

  1. David . Sprague . Codeine . . 2007 . April 15, 2016.
  2. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=mn0001606375|pure_url=yes}} Stephen Immerwahr > Credits ]. Allmusic . April 14, 2016.
  3. Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate,, p. 679-680
  4. Mason, Stewart "Codeine Biography", Allmusic, Retrieved 26 June 2011
  5. News: Jon. Pareles . Grunge's Estranged, Desolate Cousins: Codeine, with Stephen Brodsky, at Bell House . New York . The New York Times . April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016
  6. Sha . Mandy . Immerwahr . Stephen . 2018-02-19 . Survey Translation: Why and How Should Researchers and Managers be Engaged? . Survey Practice . en . 11 . 2 . 10.29115/SP-2018-0016 . free.
  7. Web site: Codeine Review. Pitchork Media. April 23, 2016. Stosuy. Brandon. June 28, 2012.
  8. Web site: The Numero Group. April 15, 2016.
  9. Web site: Pitchfork.com. . 21 February 2012 . April 15, 2016.
  10. Web site: BrooklynVegan.com. 18 July 2012 . April 15, 2016.