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Arcwelder is an American punk rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 1987. The band, a perennial local favorite, consists of brothers Rob and Bill Graber and Scott Macdonald, all of whom share in songwriting and singing.
The band released six albums between 1990 and 1999, including Pull and Jacket Made in Canada. Pitchfork writer Ryan Schreiber called them one of the best Minnesota bands of the 1990s.
Under their original name Tilt-A-Whirl, the band released their first album, This, in 1990 on the small Minneapolis label Big Money, Inc. As the record was being released, the band was sued for trademark infringement by Sellner Manufacturing, the manufacturer of the Tilt-A-Whirl amusement ride. Rather than go to court, the band changed their name to Arcwelder, the title of an instrumental on the record. The initial release of This had a disclaimer sticker noting the lack of affiliation between the ride's manufacturer and the band.
Arcwelder has toured the U.S., with such bands as the Jesus Lizard, Jawbox, and Tar, and has played shows with such artists as Dirty Three, Pegboy, Caspar Brötzmann, and Cows.
In 1992, the song "Favor", from the album Jacket Made in Canada, appeared at number 32 on John Peel's "Festive Fifty".
Magnet magazine called Arcwelder's third album, 1993's Pull, "a 45-minute masterpiece that still holds its own against almost anything from indie rock’s glory years."
Arcwelder's final album, Everest, was released in 1999. Reviewing the album for CMJ New Music Monthly, Mike Wolf wrote that Arcwelder's career showed a singular focus: "Over the years, the trio has done one thing and one thing only: tirelessly propulsive, rhythmic, catchy rock" of a particularly Midwestern and, by 1999, unfashionable kind. Wolf went on to say that this was not a weakness in their music, but that "they've established themselves as the only practitioners of this style of rock that matter. Everest shows Arcwelder nearing perfection in its craft."
In both 2002 and 2012, Arcwelder was invited to perform in the UK All Tomorrow's Parties music festival, by those years' curators Shellac. The names of all three members of Arcwelder appear on the cover of the 1997 Shellac album The Futurist.
Arcwelder
Arcwelder is an American punk rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 1987. The band, a perennial local favorite, consists of brothers Rob and Bill Graber and Scott Macdonald, all of whom share in songwriting and singing.
The band released six albums between 1990 and 1999, including Pull and Jacket Made in Canada. Pitchfork writer Ryan Schreiber called them one of the best Minnesota bands of the 1990s.
Under their original name Tilt-A-Whirl, the band released their first album, This, in 1990 on the small Minneapolis label Big Money, Inc. As the record was being released, the band was sued for trademark infringement by Sellner Manufacturing, the manufacturer of the Tilt-A-Whirl amusement ride. Rather than go to court, the band changed their name to Arcwelder, the title of an instrumental on the record. The initial release of This had a disclaimer sticker noting the lack of affiliation between the ride's manufacturer and the band.
Arcwelder has toured the U.S., with such bands as the Jesus Lizard, Jawbox, and Tar, and has played shows with such artists as Dirty Three, Pegboy, Caspar Brötzmann, and Cows.
In 1992, the song "Favor", from the album Jacket Made in Canada, appeared at number 32 on John Peel's "Festive Fifty".
Magnet magazine called Arcwelder's third album, 1993's Pull, "a 45-minute masterpiece that still holds its own against almost anything from indie rock’s glory years."
Arcwelder's final album, Everest, was released in 1999. Reviewing the album for CMJ New Music Monthly, Mike Wolf wrote that Arcwelder's career showed a singular focus: "Over the years, the trio has done one thing and one thing only: tirelessly propulsive, rhythmic, catchy rock" of a particularly Midwestern and, by 1999, unfashionable kind. Wolf went on to say that this was not a weakness in their music, but that "they've established themselves as the only practitioners of this style of rock that matter. Everest shows Arcwelder nearing perfection in its craft."
In both 2002 and 2012, Arcwelder was invited to perform in the UK All Tomorrow's Parties music festival, by those years' curators Shellac. The names of all three members of Arcwelder appear on the cover of the 1997 Shellac album The Futurist.
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