Windsor for the Derby
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| origin = Tampa, Florida
| genre = Indie rock, post-rock, folk, ambient, experimental rock
| years_active = {{start date|1995}}–present
| label = Secretly Canadian, Aesthetics, Young God Records, Trance Syndicate
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| current_members =
- Jason McNeely
- Dan Matz
- Greg Anderson
- Adam Wiltzie
- Karl Bauer
- Charlie Hall
| past_members =
- Christian Goyer
- Tim White
- Ben Cissner
- Alan Schaefer
- Gianmarco Cilli
- Adam Granduciel
- Cliff White
- Erik O'Brian
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Windsor for the Derby are an American post-rock band formed in Tampa, Florida, in 1995 and currently based in Austin, Texas. Since their formation, the group has released many albums through labels such as Trance Syndicate, Young God Records, and most recently on Secretly Canadian,{{cite web|last1=Ankeny|first1=Jason|title=Windsor for the Derby - Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/windsor-for-the-derby-mn0000573539/biography|website=Allmusic|accessdate=19 August 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Shapiro|first1=Peter|title=Southern Death Cult|url=http://www.exacteditions.com/browsePages.do?issue=35234&size=3&pageLabel=48|accessdate=19 August 2015|work=The Wire {{Subscription required}}|issue=165|date=November 1997|page=48}} and has maintained a revolving door line-up, with founding members Dan Matz and Jason McNeely acting as the band's core.{{cite web|last1=n/a|title=Windsor for the Derby interview by e-mail January 2001|url=http://www.silbermedia.com/qrd/archives/20wftd.html|website=sibermedia.com|publisher=Siber Media}}
Discography
=Albums=
- Calm Hades Float (1996, Trance Syndicate) {{cite web|last1=Wilmoth|first1=Charlie|title=Windsor for the Derby - Calm Hades Float|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/calm-hades-float-mw0000648527|website=Allmusic|accessdate=19 August 2015}}
- Minnie Greutzfeldt (1997, Trance Syndicate) {{cite news|last1=Ridge|first1=Tom|title=Windsor for the Derby - Minnie Greutzfeldt|url=http://www.exacteditions.com/browse/435/493/35786/3/57/0/%22Windsor%20for%20the%20Derby%22|accessdate=19 August 2015|work=The Wire {{Subscription required}}|date=February 1998|page=57}}
- Difference and Repetition (1999, Young God Records) {{cite web|last1=Jurek|first1=Thom|title=Windsor for the Derby - Difference and Repetition|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/difference-and-repetition-mw0000050050|website=Allmusic|accessdate=19 August 2015}}
- The Emotional Rescue (2002, Aesthetic Records)
- Earnest Powers (2002, Emperor Jones Records)
- We Fight Til Death (2004, Secretly Canadian) {{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Derek|title=Windsor for the Derby - We Fight Til Death|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8783-we-fight-til-death/|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=19 August 2015|date=14 Oct 2004}}
- Giving Up the Ghost (2005, Secretly Canadian) {{cite web|last1=Byrom|first1=Cory D.|title=Windsor for the Derby - Giving Up the Ghost|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8784-giving-up-the-ghost/|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=19 August 2015|date=14 Aug 2005}}
- How We Lost (2007, Secretly Canadian) {{cite news|last1=Promisloff|first1=Samantha|title=Windsor for the Derby|work=Spin|url=https://www.spin.com/2008/05/windsor-for-the-derby/|accessdate=19 August 2015|date=23 May 2008}}{{cite web|last1=Tangari|first1=Joe|title=Windsor for the Derby - How We Lost|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11579-how-we-lost/|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=19 August 2015|date=16 Jun 2008}}
- Against Love (2010, Secretly Canadian) {{cite web|last1=Tangari|first1=Joe|title=Windsor for the Derby - Against Love|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14360-against-love/|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=19 August 2015|date=23 Jun 2010}}
=Soundtrack Appearances=
- "The Melody Of A Fallen Tree" (Marie Antoinette (soundtrack))
- "Forgotten" (I Am Zozo)
=Singles and EPs=
- Live at the Blue Flamingo (1995, Golden Hour Records)
- Windsor for the Derby/Desafinado split single (1995, Trance Syndicate)
- Metropolitan Then Poland EP (1997, Trance Syndicate)
- The Kahanek Incident - Volume 1 Windsor for the Derby/Drain split 12-inch (1997, Trance Syndicate)
- Stars of the Lid/Windsor for the Derby split 7-inch (1998, 33 Degrees)
- Fangface split 7-inch (1998, Pehr)
- Now I Know the Sea 7-inch (1999, Western Vinyl) {{cite news|last1=Jacks|first1=Kelso|title=Windsor for the Derby - Now I Know the Sea Is Always There for Me (7-inch EP)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BTxZgkIwStQC&dq=%22Windsor+for+the+Derby%22&pg=PA25|accessdate=19 August 2015|work=CMJ New Music Report|date=11 Oct 1999|page=25}}
- Melt Close 7-inch (2000, Speakerphone Recordings)
- The Emotional Rescue EP (2001, Holophonor) {{cite news|last1=Ridge|first1=Tom|title=Windsor for the Derby - The Emotional Rescue EP|url=http://www.exacteditions.com/browse/435/493/35275/3/66/0/%22Windsor%20for%20the%20Derby%22|accessdate=19 August 2015|work=The Wire {{Subscription required}}|issue=221|date=July 2002}}
- The Awkwardness EP (2001, Aesthetics)
- Empathy for People Unknown 12-inch (2005, Secretly Canadian)
- Highway Kind compilation (2006, Emoragei Magazine Je T'Aime)
- Speaker Special 7-inch (2012, Geographic North)
See also
References
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Category:American post-rock groups
Category:Secretly Canadian artists
Category:Trance Syndicate artists
Category:Young God Records artists
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