Hammock is the ambient project of composers Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson. They debuted Hammock in February, 2005 with the full length album "Kenotic".
Since their debut, Hammock released an EP in July, 2005 called "Stranded Under Endless Sky", and "The Sleep-Over Series Volume One" six months later in early 2006.
In November 2006, Hammock released the full-length follow up to "Kenotic", "Raising Your Voice...Trying to Stop an Echo", on Darla Records.
A majority of Hammock's music is ambient instrumental, save for a few tracks that feature haunting ethereal vocals. Their sound is "sleepier" then the brash, often obvious crescendos of their post-rocker cousins, reminiscent of 80's Brian Eno and early 90's Nick McCabe of the band The Verve.
Much of the later Hammock albums have been more instrumental and meditative, as on Marc Byrd's conceptual album The Sleep-Over Series. Hammock has also been featured on NPR (National Public Radio), and tracks from the album Kenotic were used by NBC during the 2006 winter Olympics coverage.
Hammock Discography:
"Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo", Released: November 21, 2006, Darla Records
"Kenotic", Released: February, 2005, Hammock Music
"Stranded Under Endless Sky" EP, Released: July 6, 2005, Hammock Music
"The Sleep-Over Series, Volume One",
Released: Feb 07, 2006 Hammock Music
(Note: Only Track 2 is credited to Hammock in the liner notes. The rest of the album is properly credited to Marc Byrd as a solo artist).
