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American drummer
Thor Harris
2018
Born (1965-02-07 ) February 7, 1965 (age 59) Genres Occupation(s) Musician, carpenter, art instructor Instrument(s)
Drums ,
percussion ,
dulcimer ,
vibraphone ,
clarinet ,
piano ,
organ ,
violin ,
viola ,
accordion ,
melodica ,
keyboards ,
guitar ,
bass ,
trombone Years active 1986–present
Musical artist
Thor Harris (born February 7, 1965) is an artist, sculptor, musician, painter, carpenter and handyman.
[1] He was the percussionist for
Swans (2010–2016). He has performed with
Shearwater (2001–2010),
Bill Callahan ,
The Angels of Light ,
Lisa Germano ,
Yonatan Gat ,
Gretchen Phillips ,
Devendra Banhart , Rebecca Cannon,
Xiu Xiu ,
Flock of Dimes &
Amanda Palmer , Whalesong,
[2] and the
Grand Theft Orchestra . He has recorded at least six
instrumental albums with the Austin producer
Rob Halverson .
[3] He also contributed to
Ben Frost 's 2014 album,
Aurora .
[4] He joined the touring lineup of
Xiu Xiu as a percussionist in February 2017 and he has enjoyed touring with Thor & Friends since 2015.
[5]
In the early 21st century, Harris wrote a short outline on "How To Tour In A Band Or Whatever". This set of '21 rules' spread widely across the internet. Harris also wrote and illustrated the '
zine /pamphlet, Ocean of Despair , about depression, as a companion to his recorded album of the same title.
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Personal life
Harris posted a video to his Twitter account titled "How To Punch A Nazi" as a response to the rise of
Richard Spencer , and on February 8, 2017, Twitter briefly suspended Harris's account
[9] for the video. On August 10, 2017, Harris announced his candidacy for
governor of Texas on Twitter.
[10] Thor Harris also builds custom musical instruments.
[5]
Discography
With Swans
With Thor & Friends
With Shearwater
With Rob Halverson
Joyful Noise Recordings - Artist In Residence 2019
Harris's six 2019 releases on Joyful Noise Recordings were issued both as six individual digital albums and as one limited-edition (
666 copies) set of six
colored-vinyl records in a wooden box.
[12]
Fields of Innards III (2019, Thor Harris and Rob Halverson, on
Joyful Noise Recordings )
[12]
Is Adam OK? (2019, Thor Harris & Joyful Noise Players, on Joyful Noise Recordings)
[12]
3 (2019, Thor & Friends, on
Joyful Noise Recordings )
[12]
4 (2019, Thor & Friends, on
Joyful Noise Recordings )
[12]
With
Anni Rossi (2019,
Shahzad & Thor, on Joyful Noise Recordings)
[12]
Doom Dub (2019, Thor Harris, on Joyful Noise Recordings)
[12]
Other
New Mother (1999,
Angels of Light on
Young God Records )
How I Loved You (2001,
Angels of Light on
Young God Records )
Everything Is Good Here/Please Come Home (2003,
Angels of Light on
Young God Records )
Rejoicing in the Hands (2004,
Devendra Banhart on
Young God Records )
Niño Rojo (2004,
Devendra Banhart on
Young God Records )
A River Ain't Too Much to Love (May 31, 2005; Smog (
Bill Callahan ))
Woke on a Whaleheart (April 17, 2007;
Bill Callahan on
Drag City )
Drums and Drunken Circuit (2009, Thor Harris,
Rob Halverson , and
Bill Callahan )
You Knew (2012,
Mother Falcon )
Dream River (2013,
Bill Callahan , on
Drag City )
A U R O R A (2014,
Ben Frost )
Noplace (2017,
Aidan Baker /Simon Goff/Thor Harris)
Radiance of a Thousand Suns (2019, Whalesong, Self- Released)
[2]
Io (2019,
[1]
Little Mazarn on
Self Sabotage Records )
Medicine Singers (2022,
Stone Tapes &
Joyful Noise Recordings )
I Didn't Mean to Haunt You (2022,
Quadeca , on
deadAir )
Mjölnir (2023, Cinema Cinema on Nefarious Industries)
References
^ Ken Lieck (January 21, 2000).
"Hammer of the Gods" .
The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved October 30, 2013 .
^
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"Radiance of a Thousand Suns, by Whalesong" . Whalesong . Retrieved 2020-03-06 .
^
"Music | Thor Harris and Rob Halverson albums" . Thorrob.bandcamp.com . Retrieved 2014-05-18 .
^ Geslani, Michelle (March 20, 2014).
"Listen: Ben Frost's new song "Venter", featuring Swans' Thor Harris" . March 20, 2014 .
Consequence of Sound . Retrieved November 14, 2015 .
^
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"About" . Thor & Friends . Retrieved 2018-12-28 .
^ Harris, Thor.
"How To Tour In A Band Or Whatever" .
Constellation . Retrieved 2021-10-16 .
^ Harris, Thor.
"How To Tour In A Band Or Whatever" . Looking for the Magic. Retrieved 2021-10-16 .
^ Harris, Thor.
"How To Tour In A Band Or Whatever" . The Only Music That Matters. Retrieved 2021-10-16 .
^ Rettig, James (February 8, 2017).
"Thor Harris Suspended From Twitter For How-To-Punch-A-Nazi Tutorial" . February 8, 2017 .
Stereogum . Retrieved February 8, 2017 .
^ Wicks, Amanda.
"Thor Harris Says He's Running for Governor of Texas" . Pitchfork.com . Condé Nast. Retrieved 11 August 2017 .
^
"Album Review: Thor & Friends' "The Subversive Nature of Kindness" " .
Austin Monthly . December 2017. Retrieved 2019-12-23 .
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"Thor Harris: 2019 Artist in Residence" . Joyful Noise Recordings. 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-23 .
External links
Studio albums Fundraiser albums Live albums Compilation albums EPs Singles Related articles
Studio albums Other albums
Sham Wedding/Hoax Funeral
Thieves EP
The Snow Leopard EP
Shearwater Is Enron
Excerpts from The Island Arc Live
Missing Islands: Demos and Outtakes 2007–2012
Rook: Live at Florence Gould Hall
Live at St. Malo 2010
Fellow Travelers
The Sky is a Blank Screen
Shearwater Plays Bowie's Berlin Trilogy
Former members
International National Artists