David Lance Callahan

David Lance Callahan
Birth nameDavid Lance Callahan
Born (1964-03-18) 18 March 1964 (age 60)
Chelmsford, Essex, England
OriginHarold Wood, Essex, England
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • sampler
  • synthesizer
  • bass guitar
Years active1985–present
LabelsTiny Global Productions, Slumberland Records, C/Z Records, World Domination Enterprises, Def American, Too Pure, Atlantic Records, Matador Records, Creation Records, Bertelsmann Music Group, Odd Box Records, Cherry Red Records, Midnight Music, The Pink Label, A Turntable Friend, Tip Top Recordings, Optic Nerve Recordings, Where It's at is Where You Are Records
Member of
Formerly of
WebsiteDavid Callahan homepage

David Lance Callahan (also known as David Callahan) is an English musician, naturalist and writer. His music has been classified as rock, art rock, post-punk,[1] garage rock,[2] post-rock,[1][3][4] experimental rock,[5] psychedelic folk,[6][7] experimental folk, dub,[5][8][9][10] noise rock, noise pop, andsampledelia.

Callahan has been a singer, songwriter and instrumentalist with The Wolfhounds, Moonshake, The Changelings, and The $urp!u$. He is considered a significant figure in British alternative rock due to The Wolfhounds' contribution to the C86 cassette (regarded as a pivotal moment for independent music in the UK)[11][12][13][14] and due to Moonshake's subsequent contribution to the development of British post-rock.[1]

Callahan currently records and performs solo singer-songwriter work informed by folk, blues and experimental sound, describing himself as a "dissonant electric folk singer."[15][non-primary source needed] He has also worked with Swell Maps C21, PJ Harvey, McCarthy, Stereolab, Manyfingers, and Silver Apples as musician, producer or collaborator.

As a naturalist and nature writer, Callahan has written three books and numerous magazine articles.[16][non-primary source needed] Further books are planned on other subjects, including a study of the relationship between British popular musicians and the dole, and a novel expanding on the themes of his song "Foxboy".

  1. ^ a b c Gray, Martin (24 October 2022). "Moonshake: Eva Luna 30 years on: album reappraisal". Louder Than War. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Wolfhounds - Bright And Guilty - 2022 Reissue / Optic Nerve from Piccadilly Records". Piccadilly Records. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Simon (July 1996). "Krautrock". Melody Maker. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024 – via ReynoldsRetro.
  4. ^ Teric, Jeff (9 September 2020). "PJ Harvey's 10 Best Collaborations". Spin. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b Huey, Steve. "Eva Luna — Moonshake". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. ^ Sawle, Chris (1 November 2021). "Album review: David Lance Callahan – 'English Primitive I': raw punk-raga and a septet of scorching tales". Backseat Mafia. Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  7. ^ Stephen. "Into Album Reviews: David Lance Callahan - English Primitive 1". Into Creative. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Moonshake". Trouser Press. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  9. ^ Avella, Gianni. "Moonshake - Eva Luna :: Le Pietre Miliari di OndaRock". OndaRock (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  10. ^ Che, Lavi (4 November 2010). "DeLorean: Moonshake - Eva Luna (1992)". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  11. ^ Collins, Andrew (October 2006). "Wan Love, Indie RIP". Word Magazine.
  12. ^ Stanley, Bob (February 2006). "Unknown". Uncut.
  13. ^ "Fey city rollers". The Guardian. 13 October 2004. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  14. ^ Nige Tassell (8 August 2022). "Reel lives: how I tracked down the class of NME's C86 album". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  15. ^ "David Lance Callahan". Threads. Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Home". My Site 3. Archived from the original on 13 May 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.