C-Clamp (band)

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C-Clamp
OriginChicago, Illinois, United States
Genres
Years active1994–1999
Labels
  • Ohio Gold
  • Mud
  • Divot
  • Opium
  • Numero
Past members
  • Tom Fitzgerald
  • Nick Macri
  • Frantz Etienne
WebsiteOhio Gold site (as of 2002)

C-Clamp was an American indie rock band from Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, United States.

History[edit]

C-Clamp had three members: Tom Fitzgerald (vocals/guitar), Nick Macri (bass/vocals), and Frantz Etienne (drums). The band released two full-length albums in their career. Although they performed live infrequently, they managed to share the stage with many noteworthy bands of their time, including Braid, Castor, Dianogah, Karate and Hum.[1]

After the recording of Longer Waves, Etienne left the band. The remaining members tried playing with other drummers before the band broke up by the end of 1999. Macri would go on to perform in the bands Heroic Doses, Euphone, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Lonesome Organist, and The Zincs, as well as with the artists Bobby Conn and Jeremy Enigk.[2] Fitzgerald would later go on to play in The Most Distant Object.

On September 27, 2022, The Numero Group announced that they would be reissuing the band's entire discography, beginning with "In Tow" from Longer Waves[3] and ended on December 8, 2023 with Dream Backwards, a collection of their two albums and several compilation tracks and b-sides.[4]

Style[edit]

The band's style has often referred to as slowcore. They placed emphasis on mood, texture and rhythm, and a sense of space while maintaining a subtle melodic sense vocally. They were known for their dense layering and simple, yet beautiful vocal harmonies. Many songs had simple structures that the band would stretch out and take advantage of to create beautiful soundscapes.

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

  • Meander + Return (1995. Ohio Gold Records)
  • Longer Waves (1999, Ohio Gold Records)

Singles[edit]

  • Soft b/w Rinse (1993, Banter Records/Flannel Camel)
  • Passing (1995, Seek Lamp)
  • Saving Daylight / Shorty (1998, Ohio Gold Records)
  • In Tow (2022, The Numero Group)
  • Land Meets Sea (2022, The Numero Group)
  • Minnesota (2022, The Numero Group)
  • Passing (2023, The Numero Group)
  • Morning (2023, The Numero Group)
  • A Stand Still (2023, The Numero Group)
  • In Glory, In Wire (2023, The Numero Group)
  • Cah (2023, The Numero Group)
  • Ocean Pacific (2023, The Numero Group)
  • 2000 Miles (2023, The Numero Group)

Compilations[edit]

Compilation appearances[edit]

  • "Pacific Ocean" and "Shorty (The Lonely Moog Mix)" on Cover The Earth (1996, Mud Records)
  • "Saving Daylight" on Disco Sucks (1996, Ché)
  • "Cah" on Ground Rule Double (1996, Divot Records/Actionboy Records)
  • "2000 Miles" on The My Pal God Holiday Record (1998, My Pal God Records)
  • "In Glory, In Wire" on MyOhioActionPalBoyGoldGod300 (1999, My Pal God Records/ActionBoy 300 Records/Ohio Gold Records)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Interview w/ Tom and Nick for LAS Mag". lostatsea.net. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
  2. ^ "Review of World Waits by Jeremy Enigk". jivemagazine.com. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
  3. ^ Group, The Numero (September 27, 2022). "For our last 90 Month band reveal, Numero is pleased to welcome C-Clamp's slowcore jangle to the universe". Twitter. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  4. ^ Group, The Numero (December 8, 2023). "Out today where finer records are sold and streamed: NUM219 C-Clamp: Dream Backwards". Twitter. Retrieved January 17, 2024.

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