Skysaw
{{Short description|American alternative rock band}}
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| origin = United States
| genre = Alternative rock
| years_active = {{start date|2009}}–{{end date|2012}}
| label = Dangerbird
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| website = {{URL|http://dangerbirdrecords.com/releases/great-civilizations/}}
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| past_members = Jimmy Chamberlin, Anthony Pirog, Mike Reina
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Skysaw was an American alternative rock band featuring The Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin along with multi-instrumentalist/vocalist/songwriter Mike Reina and guitarist Anthony Pirog.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/skysaw-mn0002698966/biography|title=Skysaw Biography|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=2016-09-12|archive-date=2016-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913043346/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/skysaw-mn0002698966/biography|url-status=live}}
History
Formed in 2009, alternative rock band Skysaw featured Jimmy Chamberlin along with Mike Reina and Anthony Pirog. Reina and Pirog fronted a Washington DC–based psych-pop ensemble called The Jackfields. Reina was introduced first to Chamberlin through a mutual acquaintance, and through him, Pirog. The band name is a reference to the song "Sky Saw", the opening track of Brian Eno's album Another Green World.{{cite interview|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trOxYyaGMS0&t=2m42s|title=The Smashing Pumpkins - What's In My Bag? [Home Edition]|interviewer=Amoeba Music|date=2021-06-01|access-date=2021-11-24}}
The band released its debut full-length album, Great Civilizations, in June 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/great-civilizations-mw0002150320|title=Great Civilizations - Skysaw {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=2016-09-13|archive-date=2016-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913043641/http://www.allmusic.com/album/great-civilizations-mw0002150320|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2011/04/listen-ex-pumpkin-jimmy-chamberlins-new-band/|title=LISTEN: Ex-Pumpkin Jimmy Chamberlin's New Band {{!}} SPIN|publisher=Spin|date=April 7, 2011|access-date=2016-09-13|archive-date=2016-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913043952/http://www.spin.com/2011/04/listen-ex-pumpkin-jimmy-chamberlins-new-band/|url-status=live}}
The band performed live in 2011 with additional touring members, multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Boris Skalsky and guitarist Paul Wood, both of Dead Heart Bloom.{{cite web|url=http://dangerbirdrecords.com/artists/skysaw/|title=Dangerbird Records Artists: Skysaw|access-date=2020-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211010201/http://dangerbirdrecords.com/artists/skysaw/|archive-date=2018-12-11|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.deadheartbloom.com/about|title=Dead Heart Bloom About|access-date=2018-12-10|archive-date=2018-12-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211052759/https://www.deadheartbloom.com/about|url-status=live}}
On August 23, 2012, Jimmy Chamberlin revealed the dissolution of Skysaw.{{cite web|url=http://hipstersunited.wordpress.com/ |title=Chamberlin done with Skysaw |publisher=Hipsters United |date=August 24, 2012 |access-date=2020-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908160232/http://hipstersunited.wordpress.com/ |archive-date=September 8, 2012 |url-status=dead}}
Great Civilizations
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| name = Great Civilizations
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| released = 2011
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| studio = The Brink
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| length = 41:47
| label = Dangerbird
| producer = Skysaw
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Great Civilizations is the only album by the American band Skysaw, released on June 21, 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/music/blog/13075887/skysaws-great-civilizations-reviewed|title=Skysaw's Great Civilizations, Reviewed|work=Washington City Paper|date=28 June 2011 |access-date=2016-09-13|archive-date=2016-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913044409/http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/music/blog/13075887/skysaws-great-civilizations-reviewed|url-status=live}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
|headline = Great Civilizations track listing
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|title1 = No One Can Tell
|length1 = 4:09
|title2 = Capsized Jackknifed Crisis
|length2 = 4:11
|title3 = Tightrope Situation
|length3 = 5:27
|title4 = Serrated
|length4 = 4:37
|title5 = Am I Second
|length5 = 4:35
|title6 = Nothing's Ever Easy
|length6 = 3:06
|title7 = Tracey Jayney Girl
|length7 = 2:45
|title8 = Great Civilizations
|length8 = 4:16
|title9 = All I Hear Is Snow
|length9 = 4:27
|title10 = Sad Reasons
|length10 = 4:15
|total_length=41:48
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=Personnel=
;Skysaw
- Mike Reina – vocals; synthesizer (tracks 1–4, 6–10), Mellotron (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8), piano (tracks 2, 3, 5–10), bass (tracks 1–3, 5, 7–10), guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 9)
- Anthony Pirog – guitar; synthesizer (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10), percussion (tracks 2, 8, 10), bass (tracks 4, 8)
- Jimmy Chamberlin – drums, percussion
;Additional Personnel
- Rebecca Steele – cello (track 5)
- Janel Leppin – strings (track 5)
- Heather MacArthur – viola (track 5)
- Cheryl Pearson – violin (track 5)
- Drew Morris – backing vocals (track 9)
References
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External links
- {{Facebook|skysawmusic|Skysaw}}
- {{Twitter|skysawmusic|Skysaw}}
- [https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/click-track/post/be-specific-skysaws-jimmy-chamberlin-talks-about-his-new-band-and-his-old-life-as-a-smashing-pumpkin/2011/06/29/AGUicqqH_blog.html Washington Post Interview from 2011]
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Category:American alternative rock groups
Category:American progressive rock groups
Category:American neo-psychedelia groups