Tarentel (band)
Tarentel is a band based in San Francisco, California, which formed in 1995. Initially, the band consisted of Danny Grody and Jefre Cantu-Ledesma. The line-up altered over the years and has included John Hughes, Trevor Montgomery, Patricia Kavanaugh, Kenseth Thibideau, Jeffrey Rosenberg, Jim Redd, Tony Cross, Steve Dye and others.
The band's current lineup is Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Danny Grody and Jim Redd.
Tarentel began as a post-rock band, making extended, LP-side length instrumental pieces similar to those of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Mogwai. Over the course of three full-length albums and a number of singles and EPs, Tarentel has gradually shifted its style to a looser, more improvisational form that incorporates genres such as noise and drone as well as having a strong psychedelic element.
Tarentel member, Paul Clipson, projects original Super-8 film compositions that accompany each live performance by the band. He died in February 2018.
The band released no new material in 2010 and in Spring 2011 Jefre Cantu-Ledesma moved from San Francisco - the band's home base - to Germany leaving the status of the band in doubt although likely indicating a breakup.
Discography
1998- Tarentel CDEP
- Travels in Constants vol. 3 CDEP ltd. to 1000 copies Part of the Travels in Constants CD Subscription Series
- When We Almost Killed Ourselves 8" EP ltd. to 200 copies
- From Bone to Satellite CD/2xLP vinyl ltd. to 1000 copies
- Looking for Things, Searching for Things 12" EP limited to 500 copies
- Two Sides of Myself 7" limited to 500 copies
- split 7" w/ Rothko limited to 250 copies
- split 7" w/ Lilienthal limited to 500 copies
- The Order of Things CD/2xLP vinyl limited to 500 copies
- Fear of Bridges CDEP limited. to 700 copies
- Mort aux Vaches CD limited to 1000 copies
- Ephemera | Singles 99-00 CD
- Latency 12" EP limited to 100 copies
- We Move Through Weather CD/2xLP
- Paper White CDEP
- Big Black Square CDEP
- Ghost Weight CDEP
- Paper White / Big Black Square CD
- Home Ruckus 12" EP limited to 500 copies
- Live Edits: Natoma CD limited to 500 copies
- Ghetto Beats On the Surface of the Sun 4xLP limited to 500 copies of each
- Home Ruckus: Double-Sided Air 7" limited to 500 copies
- Home Ruckus: Bottled Smoke CD-R limited to 100 copies
- Ghetto Beats On the Surface of the Sun 2xCD
- Live Edits: Italy & Switzerland CD limited to 500 copies
- You Can't Hide Your Love Forever Vol. 3: Space Junk 7" limited to 300 copies, part of the You Can't Hide Your Love Forever 7" Subscription Series
- Over Water DVD-r collaboration with filmmaker Paul Clipson "Latest installment of the ongoing collaboration between San Francisco based band Tarentel and filmmaker Paul Clipson. Three shorts of Super8 film and music mostly culled form live performances in Italy & Switzerland in 2005." Limited to 100 copies
Covers of other artists
Announced but Unreleased
- Split 7" w/ Seaworthy limited to 300 copies, part of the Passeridae 7" Subscription Series. Originally intended for a 2009 release. Sound&Fury is no longer a label following the unexpected death of Adam Mills, the label's founder. Although it was announced that the 7" series would be concluded following this, no additional 7"s from the series have been released.
- Untitled cassette Originally intended for a 2009/2010 release, likely never to be released following the removal of any mention of the tape from the Digitalis Limited website in 2010.
Related projects
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Solo project of founding Tarentel member, Jefre Cantu-LedesmaReleases
- Voice Sutra CD-R - 2005
- Two Suns DVD-r collaboration with Paul Clipson - 2005
- Black is the Color of my True Love's Hair CD-R - 2006
- Floating Weeds Cassette - 2006
- Constellations of Spring DVD-r collaboration with Paul Clipson - 2006
- Shining Skull Breath CD-R - 2007
- The Garden of Forking Paths CD - 2007
- The Phantom Harp 3" CD-R - 2007
- Corridors DVD-r collaboration with Paul Clipson - 2008
- The Phantom Harp DVD-r collaboration with Paul Clipson - 2008
- Namu Kie Butsu Cassette - 2009
- Bloodstream Sermon Cassette - 2010
- Within Mirrors Collection of previous DVD-r collaborations with Paul Clipson plus two previously unreleased pieces on a DVD with menus designed by C. Spencer Yeh and artwork by Jefre himself - 2010
- Love is a Stream LP/CD - 2010
- Conversations With Myself CD-r - 2011
- Faceless Kiss/Blut Mond 7" - 2012
- Visiting This World LP, art edition - 2012
- Speaking Corpse Cassette - 2012
- Devotion Digital-Only EP - 2013
- Music From The Headlands Center For The Arts, Volume One - Another Void CD-R and digital-only edition - 2013
- Music From The Headlands Center For The Arts, Volume Two - Disappear CD-R and digital-only edition - 2013
- Music From The Headlands Center For The Arts, Volume Three - Wild River CD-R and digital-only edition - 2013
- Music From The Headlands Center For The Arts, Volume Four - A World Apart CD-R and digital-only edition - 2013
- Music From The Headlands Center For The Arts, Volume Five - The Burnt House CD-R and digital-only edition - 2013
- Music From The Headlands Center For The Arts, Volume Six - Archaic Torso CD-R and digital-only edition - 2013
- Music From The Headlands Center For The Arts, Volume Seven - Gift Of Tongues CD-R and digital-only edition - 2013
- Songs of Remembrance tape and digital-only edition - 2014
- Songs of Forgiveness tape and digital-only edition - 2014
Moholy-Nagy
Releases
- Like Mirage LP/CD - 2011
Colophon
Releases
- Spring 10" - 2002
- Conduction. Convection. Radiation. CD 3-way split with The Wind-Up Bird and 1 Mile North - 2004
- Travels In Constants : Love Loops CD - 2004
The Holy See
Releases
- Snowing Ash CD-R - 2005
- The Original Pure Thoughts CD-R - 2006
- Fucking Physics CD-R - 2007
- Blood Honey CD-R - 2007
Sea Zombies
Releases
- It Died in Africa cassette - 2008
The Alps
Releases
- Jewelt Galaxies CD-R - 2005
- Spirit Shambles CD-R - 2006
- Jewelt Galaxies/Spirit Shambles CD, reissue - 2007
- III CD, LP - 2008
- A Path Through the Sun CD-R - 2008
- A Path Through the Moon CD-R - 2008
- Le Voyage CD, LP - 2010
- Easy Action LP - 2011
Isidore Ducasse
Releases
- Isidore Ducasse LP - 2011
Josephine
Releases
- You Are Perfect Today Cassette - 2011
Raum
Releases
- The Event of Your Leaving LP - Due Fall 2013
Danny Paul Grody
Releases
- Fountain CD - 2010
- In Search of Light LP - 2011
- Between Two Worlds Limited Edition LP and Digital Download - 2013
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Releases
- Streets/Nozomi LP - 2005
- Noumena CD, LP - 2005
- Travels in Constants CD - 2005
- Noumena Remixes LP - 2007
- Ceiling Sky CD - 2007
- Memory Drawings CD, LP - 2008
- Blue Hour CD, LP - 2011
Lazarus
Releases
- Song for an Unborn Sun CD, LP - 2003
- Confused 7" - 2004
- Like Trees We Grow Up to be Satellites CD - 2004
- Hawk Medicine CD - 2007
- The Trickster LP - 2008
Young Moon
Releases
- Navigated Like The Swan - released July 2012
Sleeping People
Releases
- Sleeping People CD-r EP - 2003
- Sleeping People/Secret Fun Club Split 7" - 2004
- Sleeping People CD, LP - 2005
- Growing CD, LP - 2006
Prints
Releases
- Prints CD - 2007
- Just Thoughts EP CD - 2008
Howard Hello
Releases
- Howard Hello CD - 2002
- Howard Hello EP CD - 2003
- Don't Drink His Blood CD - 2003
- Howard Hello and Greenness CD - 2007
[Rumah Sakit]
Releases
- Rumah Sakit CD, LP - 2000
- Travels in Constants CD - 2001
- Live at Bottom of the Hill LP - 2002
- Obscured by Clowns CD, LP - 2002
Kenseth Thibideau
Releases
- Repetition LP - 2010