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 Chris Walla's Profile |
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| Location: | Portland, Oregon |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jul 8, 2008 (543 days back) |
About Me |
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| Chris Walla will release his debut solo full-length field manual on
January 29, 2008, on Barsuk Records.
Known both as the guitarist / producer in Death Cab for Cutie and as an in-demand producer of other independent-minded artists (Tegan & Sara, The Decemberists), Walla brings a refined aesthetic and melodic ear to everything he involves himself in. Walla's past recordings of his own songs (occasionally made available online under the name "Martin Youth Auxiliary") have mostly been quickly-recorded lo-fi sketches unintended for widespread release. field manual represents the first time his own songs have been given the studio attention and thought-out approach to recording for which he is in such demand by others. In addition to the expected difficulties he encountered attempting to approach his own work with the necessary detachment of a producer [difficulties which led Walla to enlist the help of Canada-based British ex-pat (and Midnight Oil / The The producer) Warne Livesey], the project hit an unexpected snag when a data hard drive containing critical album files was confiscated by U.S.Customs. The drive was held "to be analyzed" for several weeks on its way back into the U.S. prior to final mixing of the album. (Apparently the U.S. government is unfamiliar with FTP sites, and believes that physically transporting hard drives across the border is the technique of choice for foreign individuals trying to move sensitive information into our country. Brilliant.) Interestingly, a strong political thread runs through the record's lyrics; Walla takes more than a few shots at U.S. policy, both at home and abroad, and challenges at least one senator to find the exit door... For whatever reason, the drive has still not been returned, and so Walla is working with his original tapes and a back-up drive (during his breaks from the studio where he's currently producing a new Death Cab record tentatively slated for release in late spring or early summer of 2008) to re-apply the finishing touches on the album. Walla played all the instruments on this record, except for drums. Drum duty was shared by Jason McGerr (of DCfC) and Kurt Dahle (of New Pornographers). |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 10/16/2007Band Website: hallofjusticerecording.com Band Members: Christopher Walla Record Label: Barsuk Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Italian pop / Jam Band / 2-step) |
My Blog |
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Broadcast of Chris Walla on NPR’s World Cafe on Friday |
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| Chris Walla will be appearing on NPR’s World Cafe this Friday, March 21st. He will be playing songs from his solo album Field Manual.National Public Radio’s World Cafe with host David Dye ... Posted by Chris Walla on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:25:00 PST |
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Win A Guitar From Chris Walla! |
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| Chris Walla and peta2 are offering you a chance to win a peta2-branded Epiphone Les Paul Jr. guitar, a package of vegan foods from Field Roast, and a copy of Chris' new album, Field Manual.Head over t... Posted by Chris Walla on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:51:00 PST |
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MTVU Deans List |
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| Check out www.mtvu.com where Chris shares about his new solo album as he introduces his 10 favorite music videos. Posted by Chris Walla on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:21:00 PST |
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Chris Walla on MTV2 Subterranean This Sunday Night |
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| Tune in to MTV2 Subterranean this sunday night/Monday morning (February 25th) at 1am for interview with Chris Walla. More info available at http://subterraneanblog.com... Posted by Chris Walla on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:11:00 PST |
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Sing Again Video and E-card |
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| Chris has just finished the first video from the album for "Sing Again" which can be found via the ecard here: http://chriswalla.barsuk.com/ecard as well as streaming tracks, photos and more& Posted by Chris Walla on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:48:00 PST |
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Sing Again video debuts on MTV2 this sunday night! (1/28/08) |
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| Sing Again will makes it's MTV2 debut on Subterranean this sunday night (1/28/08) at 1am! Posted by Chris Walla on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:30:00 PST |
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Listen to the new album at MTVU.com |
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| Chris Walla's debut solo album Field Manual is available for your listening pleasure at www.mtvu.com . The album will be in stores on Tuesday, January 29th. Pre-order it now at www.barsuk.com and if ... Posted by Chris Walla on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:01:00 PST |
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Chris on NPRs ALL SONGS CONSIDERED |
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| Chris is featured on NPR's All Songs Considered this week. Listen to the show here and catch the exclusive preview of Chris's solo album debut, field manual!... Posted by Chris Walla on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:24:00 PST |
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