Английская Википедия:Collapsing Opposites
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Collapsing Opposites is an indie rock group and music project from Vancouver, British Columbia. It was founded in 2002 by artist and musician Ryan McCormick and has subsequently included over 18 different members.Шаблон:Citation needed
History
Collapsing Opposites released their first EP Demonstration[1] in 2002 and followed it up with five full-length albums including Sincerity/Sarcasm (2004), Mean Letters (2005),[2] Inside Chance (2007)[3][4] In Time (2010),[5][6][7] and Real Moving (2011). The group has also released one other EP (The Story of the Rocks in 2008[8]), two compilations (Microchips Implanted in Your Brain in 2005 and Music and Words in 2007) and a split 7" record with the band Bible Belts in 2008.
The band's 2007 album Inside Chance reached number 16 on the Canadian National Campus and Community Radio charts;[9] In Time reached number 37[10] and Mean Letters reached number 128.[11] The band has been covered in a variety of sources such as Exclaim!,[8] BeatRoute,[6] The Georgia Straight,[12] Front Magazine,[13][14] Tom Tom Magazine,[15] Discorder,[4][7][16][17] Weird Canada,[5] Splendid Ezine,[2] and Broken Pencil.[3]
Members of Collapsing Opposites have collaborated with other art and music projects such as Whose Museum,[13][16] Music Waste,[12] Four on the Floor Projects[14][15] and the Safe Amplification Site Society.[17]
Discography
- Demonstration (CD-R EP) (Independent) (2002)
- Sincerity / Sarcasm (CD-R album) (Independent) (2004)
- Mean Letters (CD album) (Independent) (2005)
- Microchips Implanted in Your Brain (CD-R compilation) (Independent) (2005)
- Inside Chance (CD album) (Local Kids Make Good Records) (Independent) (2007)
- Music and Words (Cassette compilation) (French Immersion Records) (2007)
- The Story of the Rocks (MP3 EP) (Independent) (2008)
- The Cost of Music (7-inch single split with Bible Belts) (Needs More Ram Records) (2008)
- In Time (12" LP/MP3 album) (Independent) (2010)
- Real Moving (Cassette/MP3 album) (Radical Clatter) (2011)
References
- ↑ Elbe, Sean. "Music/Interview/Concert: A d.i.y. lullabye" Шаблон:Webarchive, The Peak, Burnaby, 16 January 2006.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Lynn, Tyson. "splendid > reviews", "Splendid" Шаблон:Webarchive, 4 June 2005.
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Bonham, Karyn. "Music Review: Collapsing Opposites, Inside Chance" Шаблон:Webarchive, Broken Pencil.
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 Brown, Mono. "Collapsing Opposites" Шаблон:Webarchive, Discorder, Vancouver, 1 February 2007.
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Lawton, Paul. "Review :: Collapsing Opposites - In Time", "Weird Canada", 8 February 2010.
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 Candela, Andrew. "It ain't fiction, but a natural fact" Шаблон:Webarchive, BeatRoute, Vancouver.
- ↑ 7,0 7,1 Dickson, Claire. "Collapsing Opposites" Шаблон:Webarchive Discorder, Vancouver, 30 November 2009.
- ↑ 8,0 8,1 Hughes, Josiah. "Collapsing Opposites Carry On They Shoot Horses Legacy, Release EP, Tour Canada", Exclaim!, 3 July 2008.
- ↑ "Top 50", !earshot, 10 April 2007
- ↑ "Top 50", !earshot, 18 May 2010.
- ↑ "Top 200", !earshot, July 2005.
- ↑ 12,0 12,1 Varty, Alexander. "Music Waste aims to make Vancouver fun again", The Georgia Straight, Vancouver, 11 June 2009.
- ↑ 13,0 13,1 Hatfield, Laura. "Whose Museum", "Front Magazine" Шаблон:Webarchive, Western Front Society, Vancouver, March/April 2009.
- ↑ 14,0 14,1 Hatfield, Laura. "Object for Passive Light Show / Four on the Floor Projects", "Front Magazine" Шаблон:Webarchive, Western Front Society, Vancouver, September/October 2009.
- ↑ 15,0 15,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 16,0 16,1 "Hatfield, Laura. How Many Art Projects Can You Fit in a Mini-van?", Discorder, Vancouver, November 2008.
- ↑ 17,0 17,1 Yow, Jordie. "Safe Amplification Site Society" Шаблон:Webarchive, Discorder, Vancouver, 30 June 2009.
- ↑ "Music" Шаблон:Webarchive, "Collapsing Opposites [official website]".
