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One of underground music's most indefatigable figures, Calvin Johnson has made a major impact on underground music as an artist, producer, and label owner. With the influential band Beat Happening, he upended notions of what a rock band should sound like with their purposefully spare and primitive approach to pop. He went on to refine his passionate but highly individual vocal style and melodic approach with a number of subsequent projects, including the slightly fractured dance music of Dub Narcotic Sound System, the beat-friendly pop of the Halo Benders, the semi-acoustic folk-leaning rock of The Hive Dwellers, and the independent rock sound and show biz enthusiasm of the Sons of the Soil. As the founder of the K label, Calvin gave a home to recordings from a diverse range of visionary artists, including Built to Spill, Modest Mouse, and Chain & the Gang. As a solo act, Johnson has shown a willingness to pursue many different sounds, ranging from the stark acoustic approach of 2002's What Was Me to the fractured rock & roll of 2023's Gallows Wine.
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