Stephen Immerwahr
GenresSlowcore
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Bass guitar, vocals
Years active1988–present

Stephen Immerwahr is an American bass guitarist and vocalist best known as a founding member of the slowcore group Codeine.[1]

Biography

Stephen Immerwahr began his foray into music in 1988, originally serving as an assistant engineer to bands such as Soul Asylum and Living Colour.[2] In 1989, Immerwahr formed Codeine with drummer Chris Brokaw and guitarist John Engle.[3][4] Codeine pioneered the slowcore and sadcore subgenres of indie rock,[3][5] but with a more experimental attitude than other bands in the genre, such as Low, Idaho and Red House Painters. Codeine released their first album Frigid Stars LP on the German label Glitterhouse in August 1990. Codeine's final release was the full-length album The White Birch, released in May 1994.[4] Following his work in Codeine, Immerwahr would later exit a career in music to become a research scientist.[6]

In February 2012, Codeine announced they would perform on the request of Mogwai at All Tomorrow's Parties sister event, I'll Be Your Mirror, on 26 May 2012 in London, United Kingdom at Alexandra Palace, along with other shows, to commemorate a comprehensive reissue of their recordings by The Numero Group in June 2012.[7][8] Codeine's final reunion show was at Le Poisson Rouge in New York on 15 July 2012.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Sprague, David (2007). "Codeine". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Stephen Immerwahr > Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Mason, Stewart "Codeine Biography", Allmusic, Retrieved 26 June 2011
  4. 1 2 Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 679-680
  5. ↑ Pareles, Jon (April 15, 2016). "Grunge's Estranged, Desolate Cousins: Codeine, with Stephen Brodsky, at Bell House". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved April 15, 2016
  6. ↑ Stosuy, Brandon (June 28, 2012). "Codeine Review". Pitchork Media. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ "The Numero Group". Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Pitchfork.com". Pitchfork. 21 February 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  9. ↑ "BrooklynVegan.com". 18 July 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
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