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dan friel -lrb- musician -rrb-
 non_vocal_instrumentalist outsider house brooklyn dan friel
dan friel -lrb- musician -rrb-

dan friel is an american electronic musician based in brooklyn .
friel was a founding member of parts & labor and played with the group until its dissolution in 2012 .
he began self releasing solo recordings in 2001 , and has since released music on thrill jockey records , important records and night people .
in 2005 , friel co-founded cardboard records , an independent record label that has released albums by gowns , ecstatic sunshine , pterodactyl and others .
in addition to his own projects , friel has performed with tyondai braxton , glenn branca , damo suzuki , and ui .
as a solo artist friel has played or toured with ema , fuck buttons , dan deacon , black dice , titus andronicus , lightning bolt , and dirty projectors .
friel 's work has been praised by the new york times , pitchfork media , and the village voice .
he is currently working on a string quartet commissioned by the new music ensemble ethel , and a new album for 2014 .
