I'm Not a Gun
{{Short description|American post-rock/electronica music duo}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = I'm Not a Gun
| image =
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| background = group_or_band
| origin = Los Angeles, California, US
| genre = Post-rock, instrumental rock, electronica, folktronica
| years_active = 2000–present
| label = City Centre Offices, Palette
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|myspace.com/imnotagunofficial}}
| current_members = John Tejada
Takeshi Nishimoto
| past_members =
}}
I'm Not a Gun is an American post-rock and electronica musical duo by John Tejada and Takeshi Nishimoto, formed in 2000.
Background
Tejada and Nishimoto met in 1998 and discovered that they took inspiration from the same musicians.{{cite web|title=Interview: John Tejada for 365Mag|url=http://houseplanet.dj/2008/12/25/interview-john-tejada-for-365mag/|publisher=HousePlanet.DJ (original source 365mag)|accessdate=16 April 2012|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202022325/http://houseplanet.dj/2008/12/25/interview-john-tejada-for-365mag/|url-status=dead}} Shortly afterward, they held several recording sessions and eventually released multiple albums on the City Centre Offices imprint.{{Cite web|title=I'M NOT A GUN : Solace - CD - CITY CENTRE OFFICES - Forced Exposure|url=https://www.forcedexposure.com/Catalog/i-m-not-a-gun-solace-cd/CCO.047CD.html|access-date=2020-09-28|website=www.forcedexposure.com}}{{Cite web|title=Music Review: I'm Not A Gun - Our Lives On Wednesdays|url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/im-not-gun-our-lives-wednesdays|access-date=2020-09-28|website=Tiny Mix Tapes|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2003-04-27|title=I'm Not A Gun :: Everything At Once (City Centre Offices, CD)|url=https://igloomag.com/reviews/im-not-a-gun-everything-at-once-city-centre-offices-cd|access-date=2020-09-28|website=Igloo Magazine|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=John Tejada is not a gun|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news/9718|access-date=2020-09-28|website=Resident Advisor}}
Their music has been remixed by several artists, including Dntel, Ulrich Schnauss, and Polar. The duo's music has been compared to that of the Chicago-based post-rock group, Tortoise.{{Cite web|title=Review: I'm Not A Gun - Mirror|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/5757|access-date=2020-09-28|website=Resident Advisor}}
Their name comes from the animated feature film The Iron Giant.{{Cite web|url=http://www.magneticmag.com/2013/03/dont-shoot-the-dj-john-tejada-and-takeshi-nishimoto-im-not-a-gun/|title=DON'T SHOOT THE DJ: JOHN TEJADA AND TAKESHI NISHIMOTO—I'M NOT A GUN|last=Taylor|first=Kim|date=6 March 2013|website=Magnetic Magazine|publisher=|access-date=24 January 2017}}
Discography
= Albums =
- Everything at Once (2003, City Centre Offices)
- Our Lives on Wednesdays (2004, City Centre Offices)
- We Think as Instruments (2006, City Centre Offices)
- Mirror (2008, Palette Recordings)
- Solace (2010, City Centre Offices)
= EPs =
- Make Sense and Loose Remixes (2003, City Centre Offices)
- Sundays Will Never Change Remixes (2005, City Centre Offices)
References
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External links
- {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p689776|label=I'm Not a Gun}}
- [http://www.discogs.com/artist/I'm+Not+A+Gun I'm Not a Gun] at Discogs
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Category:American electronic music groups
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