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Dntel
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Dntel is the solo project of Jimmy Tamborello. Dntel is known for mixing glitch and cut-up electronic techniques with instruments like acoustic guitars, accordions, and symphonies. Dntel is also the project that spawned The Postal Service.
He started working as Dntel, pronounced Din-tell, in 1994. A collection of tracks created between 1995-1997 (Early Works For Me If It Works For You) was released on the Phthalo label in 1999, followed by the release of an EP recorded in 1994 (Something Always Goes Wrong) in 2000. After contributing a song to Plug Research’s Voices In My Lunchbox compilation he was invited to do a full length for the label, preceded by a 12” EP (Anywhere Anyone).
Dntel released his full-length album Life Is Full Of Possibilities in 2001. The LP featured vocal contributions by many artists, including Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard on the breakout track (This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan, which led to a single in 2002 and later, the formation of the band The Postal Service with Gibbard. With vocals buried in static, cut-up acoustic guitars and sampled symphonies struggling to find somewhere to settle, Life Is Full Of Possibilities reserved Dntel’s spot as a pioneer of contemporary glitch, electro-pop, and indietronica.
Tamborello is currently working with The Postal Service and continuing his solo work, including remixes for various artists.
He started working as Dntel, pronounced Din-tell, in 1994. A collection of tracks created between 1995-1997 (Early Works For Me If It Works For You) was released on the Phthalo label in 1999, followed by the release of an EP recorded in 1994 (Something Always Goes Wrong) in 2000. After contributing a song to Plug Research’s Voices In My Lunchbox compilation he was invited to do a full length for the label, preceded by a 12” EP (Anywhere Anyone).
Dntel released his full-length album Life Is Full Of Possibilities in 2001. The LP featured vocal contributions by many artists, including Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard on the breakout track (This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan, which led to a single in 2002 and later, the formation of the band The Postal Service with Gibbard. With vocals buried in static, cut-up acoustic guitars and sampled symphonies struggling to find somewhere to settle, Life Is Full Of Possibilities reserved Dntel’s spot as a pioneer of contemporary glitch, electro-pop, and indietronica.
Tamborello is currently working with The Postal Service and continuing his solo work, including remixes for various artists.
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Anywhere Anyone
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Last Songs
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Umbrella
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(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan
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Why I'm So Unhappy
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Fear of Corners
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Pillowcase
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Life Is Full of Possibilities
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Suddenly Is Sooner Than You Think
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Fireworks
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The Distance
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Shoutbox
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ziccarda wrote:
very good
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fuka_arte wrote:
bravo!
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scarlet66 wrote:
Why I'm So Unhappy makes me happy. Does that make me strange?
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spiderland77 wrote:
Life is Full of Possibilities !!!!!
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Mannaio wrote:
amazing sound..
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porcelaingoo wrote:
listen to rock my boat, great song.
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pepsigirl wrote:
Thank God Aksel Schaufler exists to make average pop music good. <3 (This Is) the Dream of Evan and Chan (Superpitcher Kompakt Remix).
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SueFlay wrote:
completely relaxing.
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skold5 wrote:
sounds little like Lali Puna :)
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keptblue wrote:
i promise youll like this http://www.extlabs.com/yourinfamousharp/
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daddyandrea wrote:
si si si si si
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music for the soul. :]
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Magikarp wrote:
Life is Full of Possibilities is sooooo Good :)
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benshirada wrote:
perfect.
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jodyagerton wrote:
sometimes it seems a group is just a perfect match to my person... here there is one of them...thanks!
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blaurebell wrote:
brilliant!
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NateBiggity wrote:
ditto
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Life is Full of Possibilities
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askush wrote:
so what do you think is his best album?
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blackitolism wrote:
blockhead, you're exactly that. stay off dudes shoutbox if you can't appreciate his art.
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- Shupershonik, pollipochet, Lizardklutzz and 7 other people added Dntel to their libraries. 20 minutes ago
- oinkbaamoo tagged Dntel with ‘downbeat’ and ‘glitch pop’. yesterday morning
- allaboutmax and MechaTopher added Dntel to their libraries. Sunday evening
- Kikuichimonji wrote about Dntel in 21 years, 21 albums. Sunday evening
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- RelapseRecords wrote about Dntel in GENGHIS TRON: Live From The Knitting Factory Hollywood!. Friday afternoon
- DrewKlassen, owenoes, m_0078h and 8 other people added Dntel to their libraries. Friday afternoon
- drwilber tagged Dntel with ‘indie’. Thursday morning
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21 years, 21 albums
by Kikuichimonji |
12 Oct 2008 | 
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GENGHIS TRON: Live From The Knitting Factory Hollywood!
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Mosz label review
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8 Oct 2008 | Add comment
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