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Grouper

November 4th, 2014

Genre:
Alternative

Years Active:
'00s, '10s






Grouper

Biography

A one-woman ambient project from Portland, Oregon, Grouper — aka Liz Harris — first appeared with the self-released full-length CD-R Grouper in 2005. Later that year, and then signed to Free Porcupine, Grouper released the critically acclaimed Way Their Crept. From there, a series of recordings were made available, including a 3" CD entitled He Knows in 2006 and the 12" Weird Forest release Wide in 2007. In the meantime, Harris earned extra props from the genre as a whole with her 2006 collaboration album with Xiu Xiu entitled Creepshow. In addition to releasing work on Free Porcupine and Collective Jyrk, Grouper also saw releases on Type Records, which was responsible for the re-release of her groundbreaking Way Their Crept in 2007, as well as her 2008 work, Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill. The expansive double album AIA followed in 2011. Harris also collaborated with Tiny Vipers' Jesy Fortino as Mirrorring, who released their debut album, Foreign Body, in 2012. The Man Who Died in His Boat, a collection of songs Harris recorded at the same time as Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill, arrived in early 2013. The following year saw the release of the relatively stripped-down, piano-driven Ruins, which Harris recorded during a trip to southwest Portugal in 2011. . A one-woman ambient project from Portland, Oregon, Grouper — aka Liz Harris — first appeared with the self-released full-length CD-R Grouper in 2005. Later that year, and then signed to Free Porcupine, Grouper released the critically acclaimed Way Their Crept. From there, a series of recordings were made available, including a 3" CD entitled He Knows in 2006 and the 12" Weird Forest release Wide in 2007. In the meantime, Harris earned extra props from the genre as a whole with her 2006 collaboration album with Xiu Xiu entitled Creepshow. In addition to releasing work on Free Porcupine and Collective Jyrk, Grouper also saw releases on Type Records, which was responsible for the re-release of her groundbreaking Way Their Crept in 2007, as well as her 2008 work, Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill. The expansive double album AIA followed in 2011. Harris also collaborated with Tiny Vipers' Jesy Fortino as Mirrorring, who released their debut album, Foreign Body, in 2012. The Man Who Died in His Boat, a collection of songs Harris recorded at the same time as Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill, arrived in early 2013. The following year saw the release of the relatively stripped-down, piano-driven Ruins, which Harris recorded during a trip to southwest Portugal in 2011.

Top Albums


1. Ruins
A I A: Alien Observer, Grouper
2. A I A: Alien..
The Man Who Died In His Boat, Grouper
3. The Man Who ..
Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill, Grouper
4. Dragging a D..
A I A : Dream Loss, Grouper
5. A I A : Drea..
Violet Replacement  Pt. II: SLEEP, Grouper
6. Violet Repla..
Creepshow, Xiu Xiu
7. Creepshow
Violet Replacement  Pt. I: Rolling Gate, Grouper
8. Violet Repla..
Split, Inca Ore
9. Split
Cover the Windows and the Walls, Grouper
10. Cover the Wi..
Wide, Grouper
11. Wide
Way Their Crept, Grouper
12. Way Their Cr..
Roy Montgomery / Grouper, Roy Montgomery
13. Roy Montgome..
Water People 7" - Single, Grouper
14. Water People..
Hold / Sick - Single, Grouper
15. Hold / Sick ..

Top Songs

NameAlbumTimePrice
1.
HoldingRuins7:56$1.29
2.
ClearingRuins4:41$1.29
3.
HolofernesRuins1:32$1.29
4.
LighthouseRuins5:44$1.29
5.
LabyrinthRuins3:47$1.29
6.
Call Across RoomsRuins2:59$1.29
7.
Made of MetalRuins1:38$1.29
8.
InvisibleLate Night Tales: Friendly ..3:59$1.29
9.
Living RoomMan Who Died In His Boat2:22$0.99
10.
STSMan Who Died In His Boat6:06$0.99
11.
TowersMan Who Died In His Boat5:19$0.99
12.
Man Who Died In His BoatMan Who Died In His Boat5:00$0.99
13.
Vanishing PointMan Who Died In His Boat3:31$0.99
14.
Difference (Voices)Man Who Died In His Boat5:48$0.99
15.
Cover the Long WayMan Who Died In His Boat4:05$0.99
16.
Being Her ShadowMan Who Died In His Boat4:45$0.99
17.
Cloud In PlacesMan Who Died In His Boat4:05$0.99
18.
VitalMan Who Died In His Boat4:14$0.99
19.
6Man Who Died In His Boat1:49$0.99
20.
WideWide7:26$0.99
21.
Shadow Rise, DrownedWide4:14$0.99
22.
Black BloodWide0:45$0.99
23.
They Moved EverythingWide4:26$0.99
24.
Agate BeachWide6:08$0.99
25.
Giving It to YouWide3:04$0.99

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