Chris Cohen (musician)
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| Born | 1975 |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Indie pop, experimental rock, art rock, psychedelic rock |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass, drums |
| Labels | Captured Tracks |
| Associated acts | Deerhoof, The Curtains, Cryptacize |
Chris Cohen is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and producer best known for his solo albums as well as for having been a member of the band Deerhoof between 2002 and 2006.
Born in Los Angeles, California in 1975, he is the son of former music business executive Kip Cohen and former Broadway actress Lynn Cohen (known professionally as Lynn Carlisle). In 1991, Cohen appeared in the Sonic Youth video "Cinderella's Big Score" by Dave Markey. His sister is public radio reporter and host Alex Cohen.
His first instrument was drums, which he began playing at the age of 3, later learning to make music by overdubbing himself on a cassette four-track.
Cohen has released two records under his own name on the Captured Tracks label – Overgrown Path (2012) and As If Apart (2016). On both of these records, Cohen played all the instruments and recorded them himself on a computer. In an interview, Cohen described the albums as being "companion pieces."
Overgrown Path was called "a perfectly conceived album" by Allmusic and As If Apart a "powerful, exquisitely realized journey" by Pitchfork.Captured Tracks' owner Mike Sniper stated via Twitter that "whenever I get depressed about running an indie rock label in 2016, I can take solace in knowing I put out 2 Chris Cohen LP's." In 2012 Cohen was listed by Mac DeMarco in Pitchfork as one of his "favorite new artists."
Before beginning to use his own name, Cohen wrote music for his band, The Curtains, as well as for Deerhoof, Natural Dreamers, and Cryptacize, which was a collaboration with Nedelle Torrisi and Michael Carreira. After the dissolution of Cryptacize, Cohen played drums or guitar with Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti and White Magic. He also toured and recorded with Cass McCombs and has performed and recorded with Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Danielson and EZTV.
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