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| name = Chad VanGaalen
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| caption = VanGaalen at the [[San Miguel Primavera Sound|Primavera Sound festival]] in 2009
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| alias = Black Mold
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1977}}
| birth_place = [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], Canada
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| instrument = Guitar, drums, keyboards, [[harmonica]]
| years_active = 2001–present
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| years_active = 2001–present
| label = [[Flemish Eye]]<br/>[[Sub Pop]]
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'''Chad VanGaalen''' (born 1977) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] musician and artist from [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]].<ref name="allmusic.com"/><ref name="radio3.cbc.ca"/>
'''Chad VanGaalen''' (born 1977) is a Canadian musician, animator, and artist from [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]].<ref name="allmusic.com"/><ref name="radio3.cbc.ca"/><ref name="stylusmagazine.com" />


==Career==
==Career==
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=== ''Soft Airplane'' ===
=== ''Soft Airplane'' ===
VanGaalen's third studio album, ''[[Soft Airplane]]'', was released 9 September 2008.<ref name="exclaim.ca"/> ''Soft Airplane'' marked a significant change for Vangaalen's songwriting as, unlike previous Vangaalen releases (where songs were collected from a vast catalogue of previous home recordings), ''Soft Airplane'' was written within the two year time span since ''Skelliconnection''.
VanGaalen's third studio album, ''[[Soft Airplane]]'', was released 9 September 2008.<ref name="exclaim.ca"/> ''Soft Airplane'' marked a significant change for Vangaalen's songwriting as, unlike previous Vangaalen releases (where songs were collected from a vast catalogue of previous home recordings), ''Soft Airplane'' was written within the two-year time span since ''Skelliconnection''.


''Soft Airplane'' garnered many favourable reviews internationally. It was both nominated for a Canadian [[Juno Award]] for Alternative Album of the Year and shortlisted for the [[2009 Polaris Music Prize]]. Furthermore, the album maintained a #2 placement in ''[[Exclaim!]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Top Albums of 2008 and, upon release, spent 22 weeks on ''[[!earshot]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Top 50.
''Soft Airplane'' garnered many favourable reviews internationally. It was both nominated for a Canadian [[Juno Award]] for Alternative Album of the Year and shortlisted for the [[2009 Polaris Music Prize]]. Furthermore, the album maintained a #2 placement in ''[[Exclaim!]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Top Albums of 2008 and, upon release, spent 22 weeks on ''[[!earshot]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Top 50.
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In September 2009, to celebrate the success of ''Soft Airplane'', Vangaalen released an accessory EP for free download.
In September 2009, to celebrate the success of ''Soft Airplane'', Vangaalen released an accessory EP for free download.


VanGaalen's song "Rabid Bits of Time", off of ''Soft Airplane'', was featured in the trailer for the 2011 indie film ''[[Norman (film)|Norman]]''. His song "Bare Feet on Wet Griptape" was featured on the skateboarding video game ''[[Skate 3]]''.
VanGaalen's song "Rabid Bits of Time", off of ''Soft Airplane'', was featured in the trailer for the 2011 indie film ''[[Norman (2010 film)|Norman]]''. His song "Bare Feet on Wet Griptape" was featured on the skateboarding video game ''[[Skate 3]]''.


===Black Mold===
===Black Mold===
On 11 August 2009, VanGaalen released a full-length album ''Snow Blindness is Crystal Antz'' under the alias '''Black Mold'''. The album features the organic instrumental and electronica-oriented sound merely hinted at on his other releases. ''Snow Blindness is Crystal Antz'' was released with a download code to 100 plus minutes of glitchy odds and ends, unfinished ideas, analogue improvisation, and experimental manipulation.
On 11 August 2009, VanGaalen released a full-length album ''Snow Blindness is Crystal Antz'' under the alias '''Black Mold'''.


=== Live shows ===
=== Live shows ===
VanGaalen is sometimes assisted live by Matt Flegel and Scott "Monty" Munro, both of the indie rock band [[Preoccupations]], and drummer Eric Hamelin from No More Shapes.
VanGaalen is sometimes assisted live by Matt Flegel and Scott "Monty" Munro, both of the post-punk band [[Preoccupations]], and drummer Eric Hamelin from No More Shapes.


=== Other activities ===
=== Other activities ===
In 2008 VanGaalen recorded the debut album of [[Women (band)|Women]] as well as their second album.
In 2008 VanGaalen recorded the debut album of [[Women (band)|Women]] as well as their second album.


VanGaalen is also an [[illustrator]] and [[animator]],<ref name="stylusmagazine.com"/> and has made his own album artwork and animated music videos to accompany several of his songs, including "Clinically Dead", "Flower Gardens", "Red Hot Drops", and "Molten Light", as well as the [[Love as Laughter]] song "Dirty Lives" and [[Timber Timbre]]'s song "Beat the Drum Slowly". He won the [[Prism Prize]] in 2015 for "Beat the Drum Slowly",<ref name=prism>[http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/chad_vangaalen_wins_2015_prism_prize_for_timber_timbre_video "Chad VanGaalen Wins 2015 Prism Prize for Timber Timbre Video"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', March 29, 2015.</ref> alongside a second nomination for the video for his own single "Monster".
VanGaalen is also an [[illustrator]] and [[animator]],<ref name="stylusmagazine.com"/> and has made his own album artwork and animated music videos to accompany several of his songs, including "Clinically Dead", "Flower Gardens", "Red Hot Drops", and "Molten Light", as well as the [[Love as Laughter]] song "Dirty Lives" and [[Timber Timbre]]'s song "Beat the Drum Slowly". He won the [[Prism Prize]] in 2015 for "Beat the Drum Slowly",<ref name=prism>[http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/chad_vangaalen_wins_2015_prism_prize_for_timber_timbre_video "Chad VanGaalen Wins 2015 Prism Prize for Timber Timbre Video"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', 29 March 2015.</ref> alongside a second nomination for the video for his own single "Monster".


He has also designed album covers for other artists, including [[Shout Out Out Out Out]]'s ''[[Not Saying/Just Saying]]''.<ref>Jason Anderson, [http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/onemanbands.html "Solo 2.0: Ingenious young musicians are redefining the one-man band"]. [[cbc.ca]], 30 October 2006.</ref>
He has also designed album covers for other artists, including [[Shout Out Out Out Out]]'s ''[[Not Saying/Just Saying]]''.<ref>Jason Anderson, [http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/onemanbands.html "Solo 2.0: Ingenious young musicians are redefining the one-man band"]. [[cbc.ca]], 30 October 2006.</ref>


In 2015, VanGaalen collaborated with Seth Smith of the indie rock band [[Dog Day (band)|Dog Day]] on the album ''Seed of Dorzon''.<ref name=dorzon/>
In 2015, VanGaalen collaborated with [[Seth A. Smith|Seth Smith]] of the indie rock band [[Dog Day (band)|Dog Day]] on the album ''Seed of Dorzon''.<ref name=dorzon/>


Chad VanGaalen's ''Light Information'', his sixth record on Sub Pop, was released on September 8, 2017.
Chad VanGaalen's ''Light Information'', his sixth record on Sub Pop, was released on 8 September 2017.

In 2023, he performed a new original live score to the 1923 silent film ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' at a 100th anniversary screening of the film as part of the [[2023 Calgary International Film Festival]].<ref>[https://livewirecalgary.com/2023/08/11/ciff-celebrates-music-100-years-of-hunchback-of-notre-dame-film/ "CIFF celebrates music, 100 years of Hunchback of Notre Dame film"]. ''LiveWire Calgary'', August 11, 2023.</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
'''Albums'''
'''Studio albums'''
*2004: ''[[Infiniheart]]''
*2004: ''[[Infiniheart]]''
*2006: ''[[Skelliconnection]]''
*2006: ''[[Skelliconnection]]''
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*2014: ''[[Shrink Dust]]''
*2014: ''[[Shrink Dust]]''
*2017: ''[[Light Information]]''
*2017: ''[[Light Information]]''
*2020: ''Lost Harmonies''
*2021: ''[[World's Most Stressed Out Gardener]]''


'''EPs'''
'''EPs'''
*2005: ''Green Beans ''
*2005: ''Green Beans''
*2006: ''Skelliconnection ''
*2006: ''Skelliconnection''
*2009: ''Soft Airplane: B-Sides''
*2009: ''Soft Airplane: B-Sides''
*2011: ''Your Tan Looks Supernatural''
*2011: ''Your Tan Looks Supernatural''
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'''Black Mold'''
'''Black Mold'''
*2009: ''Snow Blindness is Crystal Antz''
*2009: ''Snow Blindness Is Crystal Antz''

==See also==
{{Portal|Music|Canada}}
*[[Music of Canada]]
*[[Canadian rock]]
*[[List of Canadian musicians]]


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<ref name=dorzon>[http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/chad_vangaalen_seth_smith_make_experimental_techno_on_seed_of_dorzon "Chad VanGaalen and Seth Smith Make "Experimental Techno" on 'Seed of Dorzon'"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', September 2, 2015.</ref>
<ref name=dorzon>[http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/chad_vangaalen_seth_smith_make_experimental_techno_on_seed_of_dorzon "Chad VanGaalen and Seth Smith Make "Experimental Techno" on 'Seed of Dorzon'"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', 2 September 2015.</ref>


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Chad VanGaalen
VanGaalen at the Primavera Sound festival in 2009
Background information
Also known asBlack Mold
Born1977 (age 46–47)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
GenresIndie rock, folk, electronica, Psychedelic rock
Instrument(s)Guitar, drums, keyboards, harmonica
Years active2001–present
LabelsFlemish Eye
Sub Pop
Websitechadvangaalen.com

Chad VanGaalen (born 1977) is a Canadian musician, animator, and artist from Calgary, Alberta.[1][2][3]

Career

[edit]

Infiniheart

[edit]

Following a few scattered independent releases, done mostly on homemade CDs with hand-drawn art, VanGaalen released Infiniheart (2004) on Canadian independent label Flemish Eye. Infiniheart, a collection of songs selected from recordings made in his bedroom/makeshift studio, was picked up in 2005 by indie label Sub Pop.[4] In late 2005, the album was re-released with a bonus six-song EP entitled Green Beans.

Skelliconnection

[edit]

On 22 August 2006, VanGaalen's second album, Skelliconnection, was released in the U.S. on Sub Pop and in Canada on Flemish Eye. The album is composed of new songs as well as tracks previously released on his earlier independent recordings and features exclusive artwork[5] and videos made by VanGaalen.

ChartAttack reported on 17 January 2007 that Skelliconnection was #31 and had been on the chart for 19 weeks.[6]

Skelliconnection was named to shortlist on 10 July 2007 for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize. The winner was announced at a gala ceremony on 24 September 2007, with the prize going to the band Patrick Watson.[7][8][9]

Soft Airplane

[edit]

VanGaalen's third studio album, Soft Airplane, was released 9 September 2008.[10] Soft Airplane marked a significant change for Vangaalen's songwriting as, unlike previous Vangaalen releases (where songs were collected from a vast catalogue of previous home recordings), Soft Airplane was written within the two-year time span since Skelliconnection.

Soft Airplane garnered many favourable reviews internationally. It was both nominated for a Canadian Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year and shortlisted for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize. Furthermore, the album maintained a #2 placement in Exclaim!'s Top Albums of 2008 and, upon release, spent 22 weeks on !earshot's Top 50.

Vangaalen toured Soft Airplane extensively; performing live dates throughout North America, Europe, and the UK throughout 2008 and 2009. Vangaalen opted to tour with Flemish Eye label mates Women for many of his performances allowing him to utilize certain bandmembers as his backing band.

In September 2009, to celebrate the success of Soft Airplane, Vangaalen released an accessory EP for free download.

VanGaalen's song "Rabid Bits of Time", off of Soft Airplane, was featured in the trailer for the 2011 indie film Norman. His song "Bare Feet on Wet Griptape" was featured on the skateboarding video game Skate 3.

Black Mold

[edit]

On 11 August 2009, VanGaalen released a full-length album Snow Blindness is Crystal Antz under the alias Black Mold.

Live shows

[edit]

VanGaalen is sometimes assisted live by Matt Flegel and Scott "Monty" Munro, both of the post-punk band Preoccupations, and drummer Eric Hamelin from No More Shapes.

Other activities

[edit]

In 2008 VanGaalen recorded the debut album of Women as well as their second album.

VanGaalen is also an illustrator and animator,[3] and has made his own album artwork and animated music videos to accompany several of his songs, including "Clinically Dead", "Flower Gardens", "Red Hot Drops", and "Molten Light", as well as the Love as Laughter song "Dirty Lives" and Timber Timbre's song "Beat the Drum Slowly". He won the Prism Prize in 2015 for "Beat the Drum Slowly",[11] alongside a second nomination for the video for his own single "Monster".

He has also designed album covers for other artists, including Shout Out Out Out Out's Not Saying/Just Saying.[12]

In 2015, VanGaalen collaborated with Seth Smith of the indie rock band Dog Day on the album Seed of Dorzon.[13]

Chad VanGaalen's Light Information, his sixth record on Sub Pop, was released on 8 September 2017.

In 2023, he performed a new original live score to the 1923 silent film The Hunchback of Notre Dame at a 100th anniversary screening of the film as part of the 2023 Calgary International Film Festival.[14]

Discography

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Studio albums

EPs

  • 2005: Green Beans
  • 2006: Skelliconnection
  • 2009: Soft Airplane: B-Sides
  • 2011: Your Tan Looks Supernatural

Collaboration albums

  • 2012: Green Corridor Series #02 (with Xiu Xiu)

Black Mold

  • 2009: Snow Blindness Is Crystal Antz

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Chad VanGaalen Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Chad VanGaalen Artist Page". radio3.cbc.ca. CBC Radio 3. Archived from the original on 2 December 2005. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  3. ^ a b Love, Josh (28 August 2006). "Chad VanGaalen - Skelliconnection - Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 November 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2007.
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