Skysaw
| Skysaw | |
|---|---|
| Origin | United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Years active | 2009–2012 |
| Labels | Dangerbird |
| Website | dangerbirdrecords |
| Past members | Jimmy Chamberlin, Anthony Pirog, Mike Reina |
Skysaw was an American alternative rock band featuring former The Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin along with multi-instrumentalist/vocalist/songwriter Mike Reina and guitarist Anthony Pirog.[1]
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History
Formed in 2009, alternative rock band Skysaw featured Jimmy Chamberlin along with Mike Reina and Anthony Pirog. Reina and Pirog fronted a Washington DC-based psych-pop ensemble called The Jackfields. Reina was introduced first to Chamberlin through a mutual acquaintance, and through him, Pirog. The band name is a reference to the song "Sky Saw", the opening track of Brian Eno's album Another Green World.[2]
The band released its debut full-length album, Great Civilizations, in June 2011.[3][4]
The band performed live in 2011 with additional touring members, multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Boris Skalsky and guitarist Paul Wood, both of Dead Heart Bloom.[5][6]
On August 23, 2012 Jimmy Chamberlin revealed the dissolution of Skysaw.[7]
Great Civilizations
| Great Civilizations | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by Skysaw | |
| Released | 2011 |
| Studio | The Brink |
| Length | 41:47 |
| Label | Dangerbird |
| Producer | Skysaw |
Great Civilizations is the only album by the American band Skysaw, released on June 21, 2011.[8]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Skysaw.
| Great Civilizations track listing | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "No One Can Tell" | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Capsized Jackknifed Crisis" | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Tightrope Situation" | 5:27 |
| 4. | "Serrated" | 4:37 |
| 5. | "Am I Second" | 4:35 |
| 6. | "Nothing's Ever Easy" | 3:06 |
| 7. | "Tracey Jayney Girl" | 2:45 |
| 8. | "Great Civilizations" | 4:16 |
| 9. | "All I Hear Is Snow" | 4:27 |
| 10. | "Sad Reasons" | 4:15 |
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Total length:
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41:48 | |
Personnel
- Skysaw
- Mike Reina — vocals; synthesizer (tracks 1-4, 6-10), Mellotron (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8), piano (tracks 2, 3, 5-10), bass (tracks 1-3, 5, 7-10), guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 9)
- Anthony Pirog — guitar; synthesizer (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10), percussion (tracks 2, 8, 10), bass (tracks 4, 8)
- Jimmy Chamberlin — drums, percussion
- Additional Personnel
- Rebecca Steele — cello (track 5)
- Janel Leppin — strings (track 5)
- Heather MacArthur — viola (track 5)
- Cheryl Pearson — violin (track 5)
- Drew Morris — backing vocals (track 9)
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External links
- Skysaw on Facebook
- Skysaw on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Washington Post Interview from 2011
