Thor Harris

Thor Harris
Harris in 2018
Harris in 2018
Background information
Born (1965-02-07) February 7, 1965 (age 61)
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • carpenter
  • art instructor
Instruments
  • Drums
  • percussion
  • dulcimer
  • clarinet
  • keyboards
  • violin
  • viola
  • accordion
  • melodica
  • guitar
  • bass
  • trombone
Years active1986–present

Thor Harris (born February 7, 1965) is an artist, sculptor, musician, painter, carpenter and handyman. He was the percussionist for Swans (2010–2016). He has performed with Shearwater (2001–2010), Bill Callahan, The Angels of Light, Lisa Germano, Yonatan Gat, Gretchen Phillips, Devendra Banhart, Rebecca Cannon, Xiu Xiu, Flock of Dimes & Amanda Palmer, Whalesong, and the Grand Theft Orchestra. He has recorded at least six instrumental albums with the Austin producer Rob Halverson. He also contributed to Ben Frost's 2014 album, Aurora. He joined the touring lineup of Xiu Xiu as a percussionist in February 2017 and he has enjoyed touring with Thor & Friends since 2015.

On October 28, 2010, Harris wrote a short outline on "How To Tour In A Band Or Whatever". This set of '21 rules' spread widely across the internet. Harris also wrote and illustrated the 'zine/pamphlet Ocean of Despair, about depression, as a companion to his recorded album of the same title.

Personal life

Harris posted a video to his Twitter account titled "How To Punch A Nazi" as a response to the rise of Richard Spencer, and on February 8, 2017, Twitter briefly suspended Harris's account for the video. On August 10, 2017, Harris announced his candidacy for governor of Texas on Twitter. Thor Harris also builds custom musical instruments.

Discography

With Swans

With Thor & Friends

With Shearwater

With Rob Halverson

With Shahzad Ismaily

Joyful Noise Recordings - Artist In Residence 2019

Harris's six 2019 releases on Joyful Noise Recordings were issued both as six individual digital albums and as one limited-edition (666 copies) set of six colored-vinyl records in a wooden box.

Other

References

  1. ↑ Ken Lieck (January 21, 2000). "Hammer of the Gods". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Radiance of a Thousand Suns, by Whalesong". Whalesong. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  3. ↑ "Music | Thor Harris and Rob Halverson albums". Thorrob.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  4. ↑ Geslani, Michelle (March 20, 2014). "Listen: Ben Frost's new song "Venter", featuring Swans' Thor Harris". March 20, 2014. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "About". Thor & Friends. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  6. ↑ Harris, Thor. "How To Tour In A Band Or Whatever". Constellation. Archived from the original on 2020-06-02. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  7. ↑ Harris, Thor. "How To Tour In A Band Or Whatever". Looking for the Magic. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  8. ↑ Harris, Thor. "How To Tour In A Band Or Whatever". The Only Music That Matters. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  9. ↑ Rettig, James (February 8, 2017). "Thor Harris Suspended From Twitter For How-To-Punch-A-Nazi Tutorial". February 8, 2017. Stereogum. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  10. ↑ Wicks, Amanda. "Thor Harris Says He's Running for Governor of Texas". Pitchfork.com. Condé Nast. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Album Review: Thor & Friends' "The Subversive Nature of Kindness"". Austin Monthly. December 2017. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Thor Harris: 2019 Artist in Residence". Joyful Noise Recordings. 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-23.