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Performing at ATP Festival, April 2007. Background information Birth name William Rahr Callahan Also known as Smog Born ( 1966-06-03) June 3, 1966 (age 51), Genres,, Occupation(s) Musician Instruments, Years active 1990–present Labels, Disaster Bill Callahan (born June 3, 1966 ) is an American and guitarist who has also recorded and performed under the band name Smog. Callahan began working in the of underground rock, with home-made tape-albums recorded on four track tape recorders. Later he began releasing albums with the label, to which he remains signed today. Contents • • • • • • • • • • Career [ ] Callahan started out as a highly experimental artist, using substandard instruments and recording equipment.

His early songs often nearly lacked melodic structure and were clumsily played on poorly tuned guitars, resulting in the dissonant sounds on his self-released cassettes and debut album. Much of his early output was instrumental, a stark contrast to the lyrical focus of his later work. Apparently, he used lo-fi techniques not primarily because of an aesthetic preference but because he didn't have any other possibility to make music. Once he signed a contract with, he started to use recording studios and a greater variety of instruments for his records.

From 1993 to 2000, Callahan's recordings grew more and more 'professional' sounding, with more instruments, and a higher sound quality. In this period he recorded two with the influential producer and 's, and collaborated with.

Callahan also worked closely with his then-girlfriend in his early career, and they contributed vocals to each other's albums. After 2000's, Callahan began moving back to a slightly simpler instrumentation and recording style, while retaining the more consistent songwriting style he had developed over the years. This shift is apparent in albums such as,, and. Smog's songs are often based on simple, repetitive structures, consisting of a simple repeated for the duration of the entire song. His singing is characterized by his voice. Melodically and lyrically he tends to eschew the verse-chorus approach favoured by many contemporary songwriters, preferring instead a more free-form approach relying less on melodic and lyrical repetition. Themes in Callahan's lyrics include relationships, animals, relocation, nature, and more recently, politics.

On the subject of voice in his albums, Callahan has said, 'It’s usually one character per record. So, the character appears in all or most of the songs on one record and then is gone. Though it makes me feel weird to talk about. Because I don’t really think in clear terms of characters. Drivers Ed Google Play Easter Monday On The White House Lawn Pdf Editor. there.

My albums as a whole could be seen as one character with many voices.' His generally dispassionate delivery of lyrics and dark irony often obfuscate complex emotional and lyrical twists and turns. Critics have generally characterized his music as depressing and intensely introverted, with one critic describing it as 'a peep-show view into an insular world of alienation.' (Chan Marshall) recorded Callahan's song ' on her 1996 album and also covered another Callahan song, 'Red Apples', on her, released in 2000.