US Maple

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US Maple is an American experimental rock band known for its deconstructed, dissonant approach to rock music and releases on the indie label Drag City.


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instanceOf American rock band
experimental rock band
activeYearsEnd 2007
activeYearsStart 1995
album Acre Thrills
Long Hair in Three Stages
Purple on Time
Sang Phat Editor
Talker
albumReleaseYear Acre Thrills – 2001
Long Hair in Three Stages – 1995
Purple on Time – 2003
Sang Phat Editor – 1997
Talker – 1999
associatedAct Cheer-Accident
Mercury Players
Shorty
Singer
cityOfOrigin City of Chicago
surface form: "Chicago"
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: "United States"
debutAlbum Long Hair in Three Stages
formedIn 1995
genre avant-garde rock
experimental rock
noise rock
post-rock
hasMember Adam Vida
Al Johnson
Mark Shippy
Pat Sampson
Todd Rittmann NERFINISHED
hasWebsite https://www.dragcity.com/artists/us-maple
languageOfWork English
musicalStyle abstract guitar work
complex rhythms
fragmented vocals
unconventional song structures
notableFor deconstructed approach to rock music
dissonant sound
notableLabel Drag City
occupationOfMember Adam Vida – drummer
Al Johnson – vocalist
Mark Shippy – guitarist
Pat Sampson – drummer
Todd Rittmann – guitarist
partOfScene Chicago underground rock scene
recordLabel Drag City
stateOfOrigin Illinois

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Drag City hasArtist US Maple