Damon Krukowski

Damon Krukowski
Background information
Born (1963-09-06) September 6, 1963
United States
Genres
InstrumentsVocals, drums, guitar
Websitewww.damonandnaomi.com
www.dadadrummer.com

Damon Krukowski (born September 6, 1963) is an American musician, poet and writer.[1] He was a member of the dreampop band Galaxie 500 and the psychedelic rock band Magic Hour, and is half of the psychedelic folk duo Damon & Naomi. He is also a published poet and writer. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Early life and education

Damon Krukowski was born on September 6, 1963, in the United States.[2] He was educated at Harvard College where he studied social theory as an undergraduate and received a BA degree in 1985,[3] and earned an M.A. degree in English and American literature.

Krukowski is married to his former classmate, and fellow musician, Naomi Yang.[3]

Music

Krukowski was the drummer with the dreampop band Galaxie 500 on all their recordings from 1987 until their split in 1991. He has also recorded three albums and toured with the psychedelic rock band Magic Hour. Since Galaxie 500's split he has worked as duo with his partner Naomi Yang as Damon & Naomi.

Publishing, writing, and journalism

In 1989 Krukowski and his partner set up the independent book publisher Exact Change, which specialises in publishing 19th and 20th century avant-garde literature.

He has taught writing, sound, and writing about sound in Harvard Extension School's Writing Program, and studio art department.[4]

Krukowski has written poetry and prose works as well as writing extensively on music, sound and the music industry for Pitchfork[5] and has had books on the subject published.

In 2017 he wrote and presented the six part Radiotopia podcast, Ways of Hearing.[6]

List of publications

  • 5000 Musical Terms (1995, Burning Deck Press ISBN 1886224048)
  • The Memory Theater Burned (2005, Turtle Point Press ISBN 1885586957)
  • Afterimage (2011, Ugly Duckling Presse ISBN 1933254882)
  • The New Analog: Listening and Reconnecting in a Digital World (US: 2017, The New Press ISBN 1620971976)[7][8]
  • The New Analog: Listening and Reconnecting in a Digital World (UK: 2017, MIT Press ISBN 0262037912)[9]
  • The New Analog: Como escuchar y reconectarnos con el mundo digital (Spain: 2017, Ediciones Alpha Decay ISBN 8494742302)
  • Ways of Hearing (2019, MIT Press ISBN 0262039648)
  • Ascoltare il rumore. La riscoperta dell'analogico nell'era della musica digitale (Italy: 2019, BigSur ISBN 886998172X)

References

  1. ↑ Goldman, Nathan (October 22, 2019). "An Interview with Damon Krukowski". Believer Magazine (interview).
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1876. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  3. 1 2 Gibson, Lydialyle (February 19, 2016). "Harvard alumni musicians Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang are profiled". Harvard Magazine. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
  4. ↑ "Damon Krukowski". Extension.harvard.edu. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Damon Krukowski: Contributor". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Ways of Hearing". Radiotopia.fm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  7. ↑ Crotty, David (November 14, 2017). "Book Review: "The New Analog" by Damon Krukowski". The Scholarly Kitchen (book review). Retrieved 2026-06-03.
  8. ↑ Mejias, Stephen (July 11, 2017). "Book Review: The New Analog". Stereophile (book review). Retrieved 2026-06-03.
  9. ↑ Graham-Brown, Theo. "Review 31". Review 31 (book review). Retrieved 2026-06-03.
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