Ativin is a post-rock band from Bloomington, Indiana. Chris Carothers and Dan Burton of Early Day Miners make up their core, with a revolving door of drummers. Currently located at Nashville, Tennessee.
Members
Current members
- Chris Carothers â guitar (1994âÂÂ1999, 2001âÂÂ2004, 2014âÂÂ2015, 2021âÂÂpresent), vocals (1995âÂÂ1996, 2001âÂÂ2004, 2021âÂÂ2023) <small>(also baritone guitar (1997âÂÂ1998, 2001âÂÂ2002), bass (2001âÂÂ2002), drums, synthesizer, organ)</small>
- Dan Burton â guitar (1994âÂÂ1999, 2001âÂÂ2004, 2014âÂÂ2015, 2021âÂÂpresent), vocals (2001âÂÂ2004, 2014âÂÂ2015), electronics (1997âÂÂ1999, 2001âÂÂ2004) <small>(also bass (2001âÂÂ2002), synthesizer, keyboards, noise, tapes)</small>
- Chris Brokaw â drums (2021âÂÂpresent) <small>(also bass (2021âÂÂ2023))</small>
Former members
- unknown name â bass (1994)
- unknown name â bass (1994)
- Rory Leitch â drums (1994âÂÂ1999)
- Kevin Duneman â drums (2001âÂÂ2002)
- Joey Ficken â drums (2002âÂÂ2003)
- Mark Rice â drums (2003âÂÂ2004, 2014âÂÂ2015)
- Jonathan Ford â bass (2014âÂÂ2015)
Session and guest members
- Rebecca Rice â viola (1995) <small>(track "Slovenia" (1996))</small>
- Molly Kien â cello (2001) <small>(on "Interiors" (2002))</small>
- Maggie Polk â viola (2001) <small>(on "Interiors" (2002))</small>
- Eric Weddle â electronics (no-input mixing board) (2003) <small>(on "Night Mute" (2004))</small>
- Alison Chesley â cello (2021) <small>(on "Austere" (2023), track "Mirrors Secured"))</small>
- Mattia Ferrarini â loops (2021) <small>(on "Austere" (2023), track "Mirrors Secured")</small>
- Mark Shippy â ambient guitar (2021) <small>(on "Austere" (2023), download bonus track "Ativincense")</small>
- Natasha Noramly â vocals (2022) <small>(track "Mountain Visions" (2023))</small>
Timeline
Discography
- Demo (self-released, 1995)
- Pills Versus Planes EP (Polyvinyl Record Co., 1996)
- Modern Gang Reader / Larkin - 7" single (Secretly Canadian, 1997)
- German Water (Secretly Canadian, 1999)
- Summing the Approach EP (Secretly Canadian, 1999)
- Interiors (Secretly Canadian, 2002)
- Night Mute (Secretly Canadian, 2004)
- Mountain Visions - digital single (Joyful Noise Recordings, 2023)
- Austere (Joyful Noise Recordings, Fonoradar, 2023)
- Hidden Tracks: 1995-1996 compilation (Secretly Canadian, 2024)
Compilation appearances
- "I Know 100 Things" on "Ooh Do I Love You" (The Core For Care, 1996)
- "Slovenia" on "Polyvinyl Record Co. Free Sampler Spring/Summer 1997" (Polyvinyl Record Co., 1997) [originally appeared on Pills Versus Planes EP]
- "Riding and Roaming" on "Zum Audio Vol. 2" (Zum, 1998) [later appeared on Summing the Approach EP]
- "Halls of Medicine" and "Back at the Lab" on "Regeneration: The Me Generation Recordings Compilation 1998" (The Me Generation Recordings, 1998)
- "Fortune Telling Fish" on "St Ives" (Secretly Canadian, 1999) [originally appeared on German Water]
- "My Eyes of Yours" on "How to Be a Hero" (Prizefight Records, 1999) [originally appeared on Summing the Approach]
- "Hell Hammer (Live)" on "Currents and Directions" (Meridien, 2002)
- "Underwater" on "A Little Winter Warmth - A Sensory Projects Compilation" (Sensory Projects, Cavalier Music, 2002) [originally appeared on Interiors]
- "Wings and Trees" on "For Jonathan" (The Great Vitamin Mystery, 2004)
- "Soft Evenings" on "SC100" (Secretly Canadian, 2007)
- "Concentrate" on "Defunct Indiana" (Joyful Noise Recordings, Musical Family Tree Records, 2012) [originally appeared on Night Mute]
See also
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