El Ten Eleven
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El Ten Eleven at the El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, December 14, 2013
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Post-rock, Experimental music, Ambient, Indie, math rock |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels |
Fake Record Label (US) Xtal Records (Japan) |
| Website | www |
| Members |
Kristian Dunn Tim Fogarty |
El Ten Eleven is a Los Angeles post-rock duo known for combining guitar/bass doubleneck or fretless bass, with heavy looping, or vamping, and the utility of an effects pedal, over acoustic or electric drumming. They have released six full-length albums, an ep and a remix album, earning generally positive reviews.
The band has earned some attention due to many of their songs being featured in the soundtracks of Gary Hustwit's design documentaries Helvetica, Objectified, and Urbanized.
The name El Ten Eleven is derived from the name of an airliner, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar.
Bassist and composer Kristian Dunn and drummer Tim Fogarty formed El Ten Eleven in 2002 while living in the Silver Lake community of Los Angeles. They released their eponymous debut album, El Ten Eleven in 2004 on Fake Record Label, and through Bar/None Records on September 20, 2005. Many reviews of the album garnished the band with positive acclaim. Comparisons have been drawn to Sigur Rós and The Mercury Program, though reviews have heavily emphasized the duo's utilization of a limited number of musicians to create complex instrumental works. The Dallas Observer called them the fourth best instrumental band in the last twenty years.Spin, which awarded them the title 'Band of the Day', September 29, 2005, describes their work as "experimental instrumental music that's both highly skilled and deeply felt."
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