# Ativin

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
## 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]