Chris Walla
Chris Walla
Chris Walla
Musical career
Early Bands
While in high school, Chris was in a short lived band called The Wallflowers, not to be confused with The Wallflowers (of California), and an early member of the Seattle, Washington band The Long Winters.
Death Cab for Cutie
Main article: Death Cab for Cutie
At the time when Death Cab for Cutie was only considered a solo project of Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla contributed vocals for four of the tracks on the album You Can Play These Songs with Chords, as well as electric guitar. Walla was subsequently recruited as a full member of the band along with Nick Harmer and Nathan Good. Good subsequently left the band in 2000, replaced by new drummer Michael Schorr - he too left, in 2003, and the band's third and incumbent drummer, Jason McGerr, stepped in.
Solo projects
Walla has a solo project called Martin Youth Auxiliary. Most of these releases, however, have never been fully exposed to the general public. Under this name, one cassette was recorded and released in 1999 on Elsinor Records; only several dozen copies were made. Walla has been claiming that he will release a new MYA record for about four years. Recently he announced that in 2007 he will release an album under this name on Barsuk Records, the previous home of Death Cab for Cutie and many of the bands Walla has worked with or produced. MYA shows are very rare as well, however, they are almost always recorded.
Walla announced on his site that he would be releasing a new solo album in 2007 and Barsuk Records agreed to release the album, entitled Field Manual. The album was initially set for release in March 2007 but was subsequently delayed until January 2008. Field Manual was finally released on January 29, 2008. Barsuk has made the track "Sing Again" from Field Manual available for free download from their website. Field Manual reportedly contains two tracks that were left off Death Cab for Cutie's album Plans.
Alberta Court
Chris Walla has also founded his own recording studio located within his home in Portland, Oregon named the Alberta Court. Not to be confused with the recording studio, the Hall of Justice, which is where Death Cab has recorded several songs and where Chris did most of his work before building the Alberta court.
Discography
As musician
Solo
As Martin Youth Auxiliary
Martin Youth Auxiliary (1999, Elsinor)
As Chris Walla
Field Manual (2008, Barsuk)
With Death Cab for Cutie
Main article: Death Cab for Cutie discography
Studio albums
Something About Airplanes (1998, Barsuk)
We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes (2000, Barsuk)
The Photo Album (2001, Barsuk)
You Can Play These Songs with Chords (2002 re-release, Barsuk)
Transatlanticism (2003, Barsuk)
Plans (2005, Atlantic)
Narrow Stairs (2008, Atlantic)
Other credits
The Long Winters, The Worst You Can Do Is Harm (2002, Barsuk) - Guitar, Bass, Baritone, Hammond, Harmony Vocals, Drum Kit, Trap Kit, Melodihorn
The Postal Service, Give Up (2003, Sub Pop) - Guitar, Keyboards
The Long Winters, When I Pretend to Fall (2003, Barsuk) - Guitar
Rocky Votolato, Light and Sound (2003, Second Nature) - Electric Guitar, Bass
Logan Whitehurst and the Junior Science Club, Goodbye, My 4-Track (2003, Pandacide Records) - Guitar
Travis Morrison, Travistan (2004, Barsuk) - Organ, Synthesizer, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Xylophone, Melodica, Drum Machine
The Decemberists, Picaresque (2005, Kill Rock Stars) - Electric Guitar
Nada Surf, The Weight Is a Gift (2005, Barsuk) - Guitar, Keyboards
The Long Winters, Putting the Days to Bed (2006, Barsuk) - Guitar, Piano
The Decemberists, The Crane Wife (2006, Capitol) - Keyboards, Background Vocals
Tegan and Sara, The Con (2007, Sire) - Guitars, Keyboards, Organ, Shakers, Cymbals, Tiny Guitars, Bass
Tegan and Sara, Sainthood (2009, Sire) - Bass
As producer
In addition to the Death Cab for Cutie discography and his solo discography, Walla assisted in the production of the following albums:
Red Shirt Brigade, Home of the Cannon Saints (2001, Suburban Sprawl Music) - Production, Engineering, Mixing
Carissa's Wierd, Songs About Leaving (2002, Sad Robot) - Production, Mixing
The Long Winters, The Worst You Can Do Is Harm (2002, Barsuk) - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Tape Splicing
The Velvet Teen, Out of the Fierce Parade (2002, Slowdance) - Production, Engineering
Hot Hot Heat, Knock Knock Knock (EP) (2002, Sub Pop) - Production, Engineering
Hot Hot Heat, Make Up The Breakdown (2002, Sub Pop) - Mixing, Engineering
The Postal Service, Give Up (2003, Sub Pop) - Production
The Thermals, More Parts per Million (2003, Sub Pop) - Mixing
The Long Winters, When I Pretend to Fall (2003, Barsuk) - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Mixing Advisor, Recording
The Thermals, Fuckin A (2004, Sub Pop) - Engineering
Travis Morrison, Travistan (2004, Barsuk) - Production, Sampling
The Decemberists, Picaresque (2005, Kill Rock Stars) - Production, Mixing
Nada Surf, The Weight Is a Gift (2005, Barsuk) - Production, Engineering, Photography
The Decemberists, The Crane Wife (2006, Capitol) - Production, Mixing
Tegan and Sara, The Con (2007, Sire) - Production
So Many Dynamos, The Loud Wars (2009, Vagrant) - Production
Telekinesis, Telekinesis! (2009, Merge Records) - Production
Tegan and Sara, Sainthood (2009, Sire) - Production
References
^ HOJ Words
^ Chris Walla / Barsuk Records
^ Death Cab For Cutie star preps solo album | News | NME.COM
External links
20 Questions to Christopher Walla from 2000.
Hall of Justice Recording
Review of Chris Walla's "Field Manual" 1
Review of Chris walla's "Field Manual" 2
Chris Walla interview, Jan. 2008
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Death Cab for Cutie
Ben Gibbard Nick Harmer Jason McGerr Chris Walla
Nathan Good Michael Schorr
Albums
Something About Airplanes We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes The Photo Album Transatlanticism Plans Narrow Stairs
Other
You Can Play These Songs with Chords iTunes Originals
EPs
The Forbidden Love EP The Stability EP Studio X Sessions EP The John Byrd EP The Open Door EP
Singles
"Your Bruise" "Prove My Hypotheses" "Stability" "A Movie Script Ending" "I Was a Kaleidoscope" "We Laugh Indoors" "The New Year" "The Sound of Settling" "Title and Registration" "Soul Meets Body" "Crooked Teeth" "I Will Follow You into the Dark" "I Will Possess Your Heart" "Cath..." "No Sunlight" "Grapevine Fires" "Little Bribes" "Meet Me on the Equinox"
Filmography
Drive Well, Sleep Carefully (2005) Directions: The Plans Video Album (2006)
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