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Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles is a post-rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Their name is taken from a 2005 Chinese film by the same name. Their songs are all instrumental with the only vocals coming from various field recordings and samples. They are an eleven-piece band that consists of 5 guitars, bass, drums, violin, cello, piano, bells and a harp. Their musical compositions are usually experimental and change drastically in style over the course of each song. In early 2008, Riding Alone For Thousands of Miles self released an album entitled A Boldogság Minden Reményét Elragadták. All...

As The Hundreds and Thousands, Ian LeFeuvre, Peter von Althen (drums), and Maury LaFoy (bass) paint a beautifully unapologetic picture of life interrupted and rediscovered. Driven by brick wall bass and drums, the album documents the emotional and physical confines of day-to-day drudgery—crowded trains, unfocused thoughts, the brash white noise of passing conversations—but the payoff for survival is immeasurable. Through all the bare-knuckle angst, LeFeuvre’s resplendent melodies and powerful voice shine through with an unmistakable message of hope. All former members of power-pop outfit Starling, each musician brings a wealth of recording experience to The Hundreds and Thousands. Von Althen’s...

Hundreds are a Hamburg (Germany) based, brother / sister duo, of Philipp (b. 1975) & Eva (b. 1981). In 2001, Philipp was a good piano player & Eva had a good voice & ideas - they started to discuss. Then, they argued a lot. After a few years, they found an agreeable sound. In 2008 they called this project "hundreds" and started playing concerts and recording their first album "Hundreds". It was released in April 2010 on the Berlin based label sinnbusrecords. Their influences inc: many indietronica artists (e.g. Björk, The Knife & Radiohead) and the forest. Sites: Discogs. The...

There are multiple artists with this name: 1. Cast of Thousands was a Texas rock n roll band with a then 16-year-old Stevie Ray Vaughan playing in it. The original members were (besides Vaughan) Stephen Tobolowsky, Jim Rigby, Mike McCullough, and Bobby Foreman. The group was featured on 'A New Hi', a 1971 compilation album of local Dallas bands. 2. Cast of Thousands was a Northern Irish indie new wave band that formed in the mid-80s. Originally coming out of the DIY Derry punk scene in the late-70s, they released the LP 'Passion' in 1987 on Fun After All Records,...

Thousands of One began in 2004 during a weekly session known as Steppers Lounge, held Wednesday nights by drummer Joel Blizzard at the Rongovian Embassy in Trumansburg, NY. The rotating musicians who made up the group rooted within reggae and soul music, that eventually gave way to a blend of freestyle gospel sessions and beat heavy conscious hiphop. Through these live, impromptu performances a devotional-type sound soon solidified around a crew consisting of Joel Blizzard on drums, Brent Eva on bass and Jhakeem Haltom on the vocals and percussion. The saxophone, in particular, has always been considered a crucial sound...