Ativin

Ativin
Origin	Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Genres	Math rock, post-rock, instrumental rock, slowcore
Years active	1994–1999, 2001–2004, 2014–2015, 2021–present
Labels	Polyvinyl Record Co. Secretly Canadian Joyful Noise Recordings
Members	Chris Carothers Dan Burton Chris Brokaw
Past members	Rory Leitch Kevin Duneman Joey Ficken Mark Rice Jonathan Ford
Website	Official site

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 – guitar (1994–1999, 2001–2004, 2014–2015, 2021–present), vocals (1995–1996, 2001–2004, 2021–2023) (also baritone guitar (1997–1998, 2001–2002), bass (2001–2002), drums, synthesizer, organ)
• Dan Burton – guitar (1994–1999, 2001–2004, 2014–2015, 2021–present), vocals (2001–2004, 2014–2015), electronics (1997–1999, 2001–2004) (also bass (2001–2002), synthesizer, keyboards, noise, tapes)
• Chris Brokaw – drums (2021–present) (also bass (2021–2023))

Former members

• unknown name – bass (1994)
• unknown name – bass (1994)
• Rory Leitch – drums (1994–1999)
• Kevin Duneman – drums (2001–2002)
• Joey Ficken – drums (2002–2003)
• Mark Rice – drums (2003–2004, 2014–2015)
• Jonathan Ford – bass (2014–2015)

Session and guest members

• Rebecca Rice – viola (1995) (track "Slovenia" (1996))
• Molly Kien – cello (2001) (on "Interiors" (2002))
• Maggie Polk – viola (2001) (on "Interiors" (2002))
• Eric Weddle – electronics (no-input mixing board) (2003) (on "Night Mute" (2004))
• Alison Chesley – cello (2021) (on "Austere" (2023), track "Mirrors Secured"))
• Mattia Ferrarini – loops (2021) (on "Austere" (2023), track "Mirrors Secured")
• Mark Shippy – ambient guitar (2021) (on "Austere" (2023), download bonus track "Ativincense")
• Natasha Noramly – vocals (2022) (track "Mountain Visions" (2023))

Timeline

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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

• Early Day Miners

External links

• Archive of Official Site
• Early Day Miners
• Last.fm