{"title":"Grouper","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Grouper\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiz Harris, performing as Grouper, was born in San Francisco in 1980. She is currently based in Astoria, Oregon. She has been associated with Kranky Records (the experimental ambient label) and her own Yellow Electric imprint throughout her catalog. Her work has been widely cited as one of the defining contemporary ambient and dream pop aesthetics. She has also been involved in the band Mirroring (with Tiny Vipers' Jesy Fortino) and the project Helen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrouper's sound combines ambient, dream pop, drone, slowcore, lo-fi indie, and experimental folk with extremely intimate, often distant-feeling vocal delivery and atmospheric tape-saturated production. Her work bridges contemporary ambient music with intimate singer-songwriter traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWay Their Crept (2005, Free Porcupine Society)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWide (2006, Free Porcupine Society)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill (2008, Type)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAIA: Alien Observer (2011, Yellow Electric)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAIA: Dream Loss (2011, Yellow Electric)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Man Who Died in His Boat (2013, Kranky)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRuins (2014, Kranky)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrid of Points (2018, Kranky)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShade (2021, Kranky)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eKranky pressings of the Grouper catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings. Multiple anniversary editions of Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill have been released.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Grouper typically start with Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill (2008) or Ruins (2014). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/electronic-vinyl-records\"\u003eElectronic\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/experimental-vinyl-records\"\u003eExperimental \u0026amp; Oddball\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"grouper-dragging-a-dead-deer-up-a-hill-vinyl","title":"Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe only album I'll listen to when it's raining! Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill is Grouper's acoustic folk record-- less ambient than most of her albums but still stunning. Acoustic guitar, analogue synth, and absolutely stunning shoegaze-y vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540800843959,"sku":"210000042944","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/deer.jpg?v=1781154313"},{"product_id":"grouper-shade-vinyl","title":"Shade LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 12th full-length by Pacific Northwest artist Liz Harris aka Grouper is a collection of songs spanning fifteen years. An album about respite, and the coast, poetically and literally!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540801040567,"sku":"210000064664","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/grouper.jpg?v=1781154315"},{"product_id":"grouper-ruins-vinyl","title":"Ruins LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eVinyl LP pressing. 2014 release from singer\/songwriter Liz Harris AKA Grouper. RUINS is the follow-up to 2013's THE MAN WHO DIED IN HIS BOAT. Similar to TMWDIHB, RUINS' tracks mostly dates back to recordings made in Portugal in 2011, during a residency from the Galeria Ze dos Bois. The album channels 'a lot of political anger and emotional garbage' she was experiencing at the time, and was recorded using little more than a 4-track, a stereo mic and an upright piano. There's been plenty of Harris-related activity to get into this year, with Harris working with filmmaker Paul Clipson to produce HYPNOSIS DISPLAY, and she also appears on the intoxicating opening track to the Bug's ANGELS AND DEVILS album.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540801073335,"sku":"210000042948","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/51lgnrmepxl-sy355.jpg?v=1781154315"},{"product_id":"grouper-aia-alien-observer-vinyl","title":"AIA: Alien Observer LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis sound \/ synapse transposition is as haunting as it is beautiful-surely Grouper's best.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540834169015,"sku":"210000051037","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/s-l960-2.webp?v=1781154432"},{"product_id":"grouper-way-their-crept-vinyl","title":"Way Their Crept LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the first time in more than fifteen years, the debut album Way Their Crept by Grouper is being made available on LP.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540940632247,"sku":"210000102215","price":31.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/4464317-3461942.jpg?v=1781154795"},{"product_id":"grouper-grid-of-points-vinyl","title":"Grid of Points LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrouper's \"Grid of Points LP\" is a vinyl release from Kranky that leans into minimalism with its skeletal piano lines and ethereal vocal harmonies. This 2018 pressing captures delicate compositions reflecting Liz Harris's raw approach, with each track serving as a brief snapshot enveloped in silence. The interplay of these elements creates an intimate experience that echoes the fragility of beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48785881137335,"sku":"210000042946","price":22.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/3776548.jpg?v=1783046182"},{"product_id":"grouper-aia-dream-loss-vinyl","title":"AIA: Dream Loss LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf past Grouper releases have inhabited abyssal trenches and damp backwoods, here Harris takes us journeying across constellations and stars.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48785887789239,"sku":"210000049276","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/s-l960-1_fe749908-1301-4233-9506-406eae1c993e.webp?v=1783046201"},{"product_id":"grouper-the-man-who-died-in-his-boat-vinyl","title":"The Man who Died in his Boat LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrouper's \"The Man Who Died in His Boat\" is an ethereal dive into the underlying melancholy of unacknowledged emotions, where Liz Harris layers haunting melodies over a thick fog of ambient texture. It's as if she's unearthed a collection of whispers that were never meant to be heard but now resonate with startling clarity. The tension between nostalgia and the present is palpable, creating a dreamlike space that feels both ephemeral and achingly real, yet this emotional paradox is where the album really shines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48785916854455,"sku":"210000042950","price":25.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/2109634.jpg?v=1783046279"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.waxtraxrecords.com\/collections\/grouper.oembed","provider":"Wax Trax Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}