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5 unusual facts about the Magnetic Fields


Casio MT-40

It occurs occasionally in songs by The Magnetic Fields, and is featured prominently on most of Emperor X's album Tectonic Membrane/Thin Strip on an Edgeless Platform.

Fred Tomaselli

His painting, 'Gravity In Four Directions', was also used as partial cover artwork for The Magnetic Fields' album "i".

Kilronan

It is the subject of The Magnetic Fields' song "Abigail, Belle of Kilronan" from their album 69 Love Songs.

Les Champs Magnétiques

: For the American band led by Stephin Merritt, see The Magnetic Fields.

Naked Pilseners

This release contains two original songs and a cover of the song "Josephine" by The Magnetic Fields.


Hidrogenesse

According to them, their most significant influences are The Smiths and Morrissey, The Associates (the Mac in Eres PC eres Mac stands for their lead singer, Billy Mackenzie), Sparks, The Magnetic Fields, Saint Etienne, Pet Shop Boys and British eccentrics like Lawrence, Jarvis Cocker and Luke Haines.

In May 2012 they released a tribute album to Alan Turing, Un dígito binario dudoso. Recital para Alan Turing ("A doubtful digital bit. Recital for Alan Turing"), a recital that debuted in their opening shows for The Magnetic Fields 2012 Spanish tour.

Kevin Adams

Other productions include Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Passing Strange, Next to Normal, the 2009 revival of Hair, Take Me Out, Everyday Rapture", solo shows for Anna Deveare Smith, Eve Ensler, Eric Bogosian and John Leguizamo, concerts for Audra McDonald, Patti Lupone, Sandra Bernhard and The Magnetic Fields.

Kid Montana

Following this, he was joined by American singer Dudley Kludt (The Magnetic Fields, Flare Acoustic Arts League) for the remainder of the group's lifetime.

Some Small History

The album includes a number of cover songs including songs by Ryan Adams, The Undertones, The Magnetic Fields, Prefab Sprout, Sandy Denny and The Strawbs, Hot Chip, Galaxie 500, American Music Club, and Bob Dylan.

The 6ths

The 6ths is a band created by Stephin Merritt, also the primary songwriter and instrumentalist behind The Magnetic Fields, The Gothic Archies, and Future Bible Heroes.

Tommy Wallach

In January 2007, Wallach began a popular series of webcast performances of original songs and covers of songs by artists such as Ben Folds Five, White Town, and the Magnetic Fields.


see also

Light field

Michael Faraday was the first to propose (in an 1846 lecture entitled "Thoughts on Ray Vibrations") that light should be interpreted as a field, much like the magnetic fields on which he had been working for several years.