Ariel Pink

Ariel Marcus Rosenberg ˈɑːriɛl AReeel born June 24 1978 professionally known as Ariel Pink is an American musician singer and songwriter whose work draws heavily from the popular music of the 1960s1980s His lofi aesthetic and homerecorded albums proved influential to many indie musicians starting in the late 2000s He is frequently cited as the godfather of the hypnagogic pop and chillwave movements and he is credited with galvanizing a larger trend involving the evocation of the media sounds and outmoded technologies of prior decades as well as an equal appreciation between high and low art in independent music A native of Los Angeles Pink began experimenting with recording songs on an eighttrack Portastudio as a teenager His early influences were artists such as Michael Jackson the Cure and R Stevie Moore The majority of his recorded output stems from a prolific eightyear period 19962003 in which he accumulated over 200 cassette tapes of material Virtually all of his music released in the 2000s was written and recorded before 2004 the same year he debuted on Animal Collectives Paw Tracks label with The Doldrums 2000 House Arrest 2002 and Worn Copy 2003 The albums immediately attracted a cult following In the 2000s Pinks unusual sound prompted a renewed critical discussion of hauntological phenomena for which he was a central figure Until 2014 his records were usually credited to Ariel Pinks Haunted Graffiti a solo project sometimes conflated with his touring band His fame and recognition escalated following his signing to 4AD and the success of his 2010 album Before Today his first recorded in a professional studio He then recorded three more albums Mature Themes 2012 Pom Pom 2014 and Dedicated to Bobby Jameson 2017 the last of which was recorded for Mexican Summer Throughout his career Pink has been subject to several media controversies stemming from his occasional provocations onstage and in interviews In 2021 he lost support from Mexican Summer following his presence in Washington DC during the January 6 Capitol attack He then formed a new band Ariel Pinks Dark Side with whom he recorded two albums The Key of Joy Is Disobedience 2022 and Never Made A Demo Ever 2023 Description above from the Wikipedia article Ariel Pink licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia