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Downy Mildew (band)

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Years active
  
1984–1995 (1995)

Active from
  
1986

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Origin
  
Los Angeles, California, United States

Past members
  
Jenny HomerCharlie BaldonadoNancy McCoyMike MarasseJohn HoferSalvador GarzaRob JacobsJanine Cooper

Albums
  
Slow Sky, An Oncoming Train, Mincing Steps, Broomtree, Elevator EP

Genres
  
Folk rock, Alternative rock

Record labels
  
Glass Records, Triple X Records, Texas Hotel Records, High Street Records

Downy Mildew was an American folk pop/alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California active from 1984 to 1995.

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History

Formed in Los Angeles, California in 1984, the early lineup consisted of Jenny Homer (guitar, vocals), Charlie Baldonado (vocals, guitar), Nancy McCoy (bass guitar), and Mike Marasse (drums), all students at local colleges. The band's first release was a self-titled EP on the Texas Hotel label in 1986. Their chamber-pop sound, inspired by 1960s pop and post punk saw them lumped in with the Paisley Underground scene. Debut album Broomtree followed in 1987, and was released by Texas Hotel and Glass Records in the UK.

Marasse left, to be replaced by John Hofer, with Salvador Garza added on violin, and the new lineup recorded the album Mincing Steps, released in 1988 on Texas Hotel. Michael Stipe of R.E.M. directed a video for the song Offering from the album.

Hofer then left, and after a few years with only a sole single released on Triple X featuring the song "Cool Nights" which was produced by Andy Gill of Gang of Four and backed with a cover of the Bacharach/David song, "Walk On Bye" and a mash up of "Sunday Morning" by the Velvet Underground and "Leaving On A Jet Plane" by John Denver, the band returned in 1992 with the Elevator EP, released on the Windham Hill sub-label 'High Street', now with Rob Jacobs on drums. By this time their sound had evolved more towards alternative rock. This was followed by the album An Oncoming Train. McCoy left after becoming pregnant and was replaced by Janine Cooper (formerly of Pet Clark) for the band's final album, Slow Sky, released in 1994. Both An Oncoming Train and Slow Sky were recorded in the band's own studio and mixed by Tchad Blake. The band split up in 1995.

Albums

  • Broomtree (1987), Texas Hotel/Glass
  • Mincing Steps (1988), Texas Hotel
  • An Oncoming Train (1992), High Street
  • Slow Sky (1994), High Street

    • EPs

  • Downy Mildew (1986), Texas Hotel
  • Elevator (1992), High Street

    • Singles

  • "Cool Nights" (1990), Triple X

    • Songs

    Ocean MotorkidBroomtree · 1987
    Frown SongBroomtree · 1987
    Experience in the Far SouthwestBroomtree · 1987

    References

    Downy Mildew (band) Wikipedia
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