Wrekmeister Harmonies Explained

Wrekmeister Harmonies
Origin:Chicago
Genre:Rock
Label:Thrill Jockey

Wrekmeister Harmonies, led by musician and composer JR Robinson, is an experimental music collective. Named after the Béla Tarr movie Werckmeister Harmonies, it combines elements of drone music, serialism, post-rock, and heavy metal. Wrekmeister Harmonies typically performs a single composition, often almost an hour in length, beginning with a slow build, shifting into a cathartic middle section, concluding with either a peaceful or disquieting resolution.[1] [2]

Critical response

In 2013, Wrekmeister Harmonies was signed to independent label Thrill Jockey,[3] toured internationally with Grails and headlined in Europe.[4]

Wrekmeister Harmonies' albums have been featured in year-end lists of major publications and were praised by music critics. Saby Reyes-Kulkarni of Pitchfork Media rated "Night of Your Ascension" as 7.8/10[5] and listed it among his top ten metal albums of 2015.[6] John Doran of The Quietus included "Then It All Came Down" among his "Quietus Albums of the Year 2014".[7] Spin selected “You've Always Meant So Much to Me” as one of the “20 Best Metal Albums of 2013,”[8] and Grayson Currin of Pitchfork rated the album as 7.9/10.[9] Andy Gensler of the Village Voice listed “Recordings Made in Public Spaces” as one of the top 10 Pazz and Jop albums of 2009.[10]

Notable venues

Wrekmeister Harmonies is known for bringing major metal artists to perform in unconventional venues, such as the Andy Warhol Museum, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Pompidou Center, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and Chicago's Bohemian National Cemetery.[11] [12] [13] [14]

Individuals associated with Wrekmeister Harmonies

Discography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Closer Listen, May 27th, 2013. a closer listen. 27 May 2013. 21 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Tiny Mixtapes, September 10, 2014, Wrekmeister Harmonies continues stronghold on gloom, doom with new album. Tiny Mix Tapes. 21 November 2014.
  3. Web site: Thrill Jockey. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903093506/http://www.thrilljockey.com/thrill/Wreckmeister-Harmonies/You-ve-Always-Meant-So-Much-to-Me. dead. 3 September 2014. 3 September 2014. 17 May 2018.
  4. Web site: The Quietus, October 9, 2013. The Quietus. 21 November 2014.
  5. Web site: pitchfork.Com, "Review of Night of Your Ascension", Saby Reyes-Kulkarni, November 25th, 2015. Pitchfork.com. 17 May 2018.
  6. Web site: Pitchfork.Com, "Best Metal Albums of 2015", Saby Reyes-Kulkarni, December 21st, 2015. Pitchfork.com. 17 May 2018.
  7. Web site: The Quietus, "Quietus Albums of the Year 2014", John Doran, December 11th, 2014. Thequietus.com. 17 May 2018.
  8. Web site: Spin Magazine, 20 Best Metal Albums of 2013. Spin.com. 18 December 2013. 21 November 2014.
  9. Web site: The Pitchfork Review, August 2, 2013. Pitchfork. 21 November 2014.
  10. Web site: Village Voice, Pazz and Jop Ballots, Dec 2009. Villagevoice.com. 21 November 2014.
  11. Web site: Atavistic Records Artist's Page. Stavistic.com. 21 November 2014.
  12. Web site: Chicago Music, Artist Interview, June 20, 2013. Chicagomusic.org. 21 November 2014.
  13. Web site: Unusual Show of the Week, Wrekmeister Harmonies @ Golden Gate Bridge, SF Weekly, February 2nd, 2009. SF Weekly. 21 November 2014.
  14. Web site: Chicago Reader, Bleader, July 31, 2013. Chicago Reader. 31 July 2013. 21 November 2014.
  15. Web site: Dronouncement: New Wrekmeister Harmonies Album, "Then It All Came Down!" - Decibel Magazine. Decibelmagazine.com. 21 November 2014.

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