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Steroid Maximus
Steroid Maximus is a musical project led by Australian composer J.G. Thirlwell. Mostly instrumental music, Steroid Maximus contains elements of jazz, big band, avant-garde, soundtrack and exotica styles. Thirlwell is best known for his rock-oriented main band, Foetus. History Following the recording of Foetus Interruptus' '' Thaw'' (1988) J.G. Thirlwell felt that too many instrumental songs were making their way onto Foetus albums. Thirlwell's future work was split between two distinct entities: songs with lead vocals were released under the Foetus moniker, and instrumental works were released as Steroid Maximus. The official debut of Steroid Maximus came in 1990 with the release of the single "Volgarity" on a flexi disc compilation. The following year saw the release of the ''¡Quilombo!'' LP, Steroid Maximus' first album written by Thirlwell with guest performances by Lucy Hamilton, Hahn Rowe, Away, and Raymond Watts. Steroid Maximus' second album, ''Gondwanaland'', was rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instrumental Music
An instrumental is a recording normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting. Through semantic widening, a broader sense of the word song may refer to instrumentals. The music is primarily or exclusively produced using musical instruments. An instrumental can exist in music notation, after it is written by a composer; in the mind of the composer (especially in cases where the composer themselves will perform the piece, as in the case of a blues solo guitarist or a folk music fiddle player); as a piece that is performed live by a single instrumentalist or a musical ensemble, which could range in components from a duo or trio to a large big band, concert band or orchestra. In a song that is otherwise sung, a section that is not sung but which is played by instruments can be called an instrumental interlude, or, if it occurs at the beginning of the song, before the singer starts to sing, an in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Patton
Michael Allan Patton (born January 27, 1968) is an American singer, producer, film composer and voice actor, best known as the lead vocalist of the alternative metal band Faith No More. Noted for his vocal proficiency, diverse singing techniques, wide range of projects, style-transcending influences, eccentric public image and contempt for the music industry, Patton has earned critical praise and influenced many contemporary singers. Patton is also co-founder and lead vocalist of Mr. Bungle, and has played with Tomahawk, Fantômas, Moonchild Trio, Kaada/Patton, Dead Cross, Lovage, Mondo Cane, and Peeping Tom. Consistent collaborators through his varied career include avant-garde jazz saxophonist John Zorn, hip hop producer Dan the Automator and classical violinist Eyvind Kang. He has worked as a producer or co-producer with artists such as Merzbow, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Sepultura, Melvins, Melt-Banana, and Kool Keith. He co-founded Ipecac Recordings with Greg Werckma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manorexia
James George Thirlwell (born 29 January 1960), also known as Clint Ruin, Frank Want, and Foetus, among other names, is an Australian musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for juxtaposing a variety of different musical styles. Life and career Thirlwell was born in Melbourne, Australia. He briefly studied Fine Art at Melbourne State College (now part of the University of Melbourne) before moving to London, England in 1978, where he played with the post-punk band prag VEC and formed the first of his numerous musical projects, Foetus. In the 1980s, under the pseudonyms Clint Ruin and Frank Want, he contributed to various releases by Nurse With Wound, Marc Almond, The The and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. He co-wrote "Wings Off Flies" on ''From Her to Eternity'', the first Bad Seeds album. Longtime Nick Cave associate Mick Harvey would later report that Thirlwell's time in the band was cut short, in part, by a clash between Thirlwell's highly structured studio rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ectopia (album)
''Ectopia'' is an album from Steroid Maximus. It was released on May 28, 2002 by Ipecac Recordings. ''Ectopia'' is Ectopic Entertainment #ECT ENTS 023. Track listing All songs by J. G. Thirlwell unless noted. #"The Trembler" – 5:23 #"Seventy Cops" – 4:50 #"L'espion Qui a Pleure" – 4:16 #"Naught" (Thirlwell, Jim Coleman) – 4:52 #"Chain Reaction" – 4:11 #"Bad Day in Greenpoint" (Thirlwell, Brian Emrich) – 4:17 #"Aclectasis" – 4:18 #"Tarmac a Gris Gris" – 3:56 #"'Pusher' Jones" – 3:49 #"Wm" – 3:02 #"Chaiste" – 6:49 #"Enzymes" – 2:33 *The flute throughout "The Trembler" is actually a sample from the Jethro Tull song "My God". *The bizarre sounding chants occurring a little after the halfway mark of "Aclectasis" is a sample of the soundtrack for "One Step Beyond", which was covered by the band Fantômas on their album ''The Director's Cut''. Fantômas's vocalist, Mike Patton, is one of the two founders of Ipecac Recordings. Both ''The Director's Cut'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gondwanaland (Steroid Maximus Album)
''Gondwanaland'' is an album from Steroid Maximus. It was released in 1992 by Big Cat Records. ''Gondwanaland'' is Ectopic Entertainment #ECT ENTS 003. The album is the second Steroid Maximus album of instrumental soundtrack music to an imaginary film.Bogdanov, Vladimir (2001) ''All Music Guide to Electronica'', Backbeat, , p. 187 Ira Robbins of ''Trouser Press'' called the music "stunning in its mischievous diversion of traditional concepts", describing the music as "Wagnerian orchestration, exotic ethnic elements, blaring big-band swing, continental drift and found-sound constructions".Robbins, IraFoetus, ''Trouser Press'', retrieved 2011-07-25 Reviews: Alt URL*''College Music Journal'text at foetus.org Track listing #"¡Quilombo!" ( |
¡Quilombo!
''¡Quilombo!'' is the first studio album by the jazz band Steroid Maximus. It was released in 1991 by Big Cat Records. An edited version of "Fighteous" is the theme song of ''The Venture Bros.'' cartoon. Track listing Personnel *Lin Culbertson – instruments on "Big Hedda Meets Little Napoleon" and "The Smother Brother" * Lucy Hamilton – instruments on "Life in the Greenhouse Effect" *Michel Langevin – instruments on "No Joy in Pudville" *Hahn Rowe – instruments on "The Smother Brother" *J. G. Thirlwell – instruments, arrangement, production, engineering, mixing, illustrations *Raymond Watts Raymond Watts (also known by his former stage names Nainz, Nainz Watts and Ray Scaballero) is an English musician, the founding and sole member of the industrial music project PIG, sometimes written as <PIG>. Watts was an early member and p ... – instruments on "Big Hedda Meets Little Napoleon" References External links * * ''Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Venture Bros
''The Venture Bros.'' is an American adult animated action comedy TV series created by Chris McCulloch (also known as "Jackson Publick") for Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim. Following a pilot episode on February 16, 2003, the series premiered on August 7, 2004. ''The Venture Bros.'' was one of Adult Swim's longest-running original series in terms of years, and had the record for fewest seasons produced of a scripted show per year of continuous production, with seven produced seasons over fifteen years of production. Throughout its run, the series has received critical acclaim for its writing, characters, humor, animation and world building. It ended its run on October 7, 2018, with a total of 81 episodes over the course of 7 seasons, as well as 4 specials. On September 7, 2020, series creator Jackson Publick announced on Twitter that the series had been canceled. On May 12, 2021, it was announced a direct-to-video film is currently in production and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donaufestival
The Donaufestival is an annual festival of music and performance that takes place each April in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. In the early years of the festival, two towns were used as locations - Krems and Korneuburg Korneuburg () is a town in Austria. It is located in the state Lower Austria and is the administrative center of the district of Korneuburg. Korneuburg is situated on the left bank of the Danube, opposite the city of Klosterneuburg, and is 12&n .... Since 2007, however, only Krems has been used. The festival tends to showcase avant-garde rock, performance art, noise and electronica artists. Artists who have played at the Donaufestival External linksFestival website {{coord missing, Austria Music festivals in Austria Tourist attractions in Lower Austria Electronic music festivals in Austria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Fowler
Bruce Lambourne Fowler (born July 10, 1947) is an American trombonist and composer. He played trombone on many Frank Zappa records, as well as with Captain Beefheart and in the Fowler Brothers Band. He composes and arranges music for movies, and has been the composer, orchestrator, or conductor for many popular films. He is the son of jazz educator William L. Fowler and the brother of multi-instrumentalist Walt Fowler and bassist Tom Fowler. Bruce Fowler is participating in the Band from Utopia, the Mar Vista Philharmonic, and Jon Larsen's Strange News from Mars, featuring Zappa alumni Tommy Mars and Arthur Barrow. He also recorded albums with Air Pocket, a band including his siblings. Fowler is the recipient of the 2007 Film & TV Music Awards for Best Score Conductor and Best Orchestrator. Discography With Frank Zappa/The Mothers of Invention *''Over-Nite Sensation'' – 1973 *'' Apostrophe (')'' – 1974 *''Roxy & Elsewhere'' – 1974 *''Bongo Fury'' – 1975 (Captain Bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Bonebrake
Donald J. Bonebrake (born December 8, 1955) is an American musician who first emerged as the drummer of the punk rock band the Eyes (also featuring Charlotte Caffey of the Go-Go's). He is best known as an original member of and drummer for punk band X, of which he is still an active member. Career Bonebrake, born in Burbank, California, and having spent his youth in the San Fernando Valley, is the only founding member of X from California (the other three are from Illinois). Bonebrake also performed with two of the band's side projects: the country/folk music/punk band the Knitters (with his bandmates John Doe and Exene Cervenka), and Auntie Christ (with Cervenka). While a member of X, Bonebrake briefly guested as the drummer for the Germs, and during 1981, he and Doe served as members of the Flesh Eaters, performing on that band's second album, '' A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die''. In 2010, Bonebrake joined the Rancid side project Devil's Brigade. In 2013, Bonebrake joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nels Cline
Nels Courtney Cline (born January 4, 1956) is an American guitarist and composer. He has been the guitarist for the band Wilco since 2004. In the 1980s he played jazz, often in collaboration with his twin brother Alex Cline, Alex, a percussionist. He has worked with musicians in punk rock, punk and alternative rock such as Carla Bozulich and the Geraldine Fibbers, Mike Watt and Thurston Moore. He leads the Nels Cline Singers, Nels Cline Trio, and the Nels Cline 4. Cline was named the 82nd greatest guitarist of all time by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in November 2011. Career Cline began to play guitar at age 12 when his twin brother Alex Cline started playing drums. The brothers developed together musically, playing in a rock band called Homogenized Goo. Both graduated from University High School (Los Angeles, California), University High School. Cline cites hearing a recording of Jimi Hendrix performing "Manic Depression (song), Manic Depression" as a defining moment in his deci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gash (Foetus Album)
''Gash'' is a Foetus album released in 1995 by Sony/ Columbia. ''Gash'' is the only Foetus album to appear on a major label and their most widely distributed, with releases in North America, Europe, and Japan. The album spent 10 weeks on the CMJ Radio Top 150, peaking at #48. ''Gash'' is Columbia Records #CK 66461. Track listing Personnel * J. G. Thirlwell - all instruments and vocals, except: * Tod Ashley - bass (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12) * Vinnie Signorelli - drums (5, 9) *Marc Ribot - guitar (3, 9, 12) *Marcellus Hall - harmonica (3) * Steve Bernstein - trumpet (2, 5, 6, 11, 12) *The Heresey Horns - horns (2, 4, 9) Production *J. G. Thirlwell - Production, composition, arrangements, digital artwork concept and design *Rob "Rok" Sutton - Engineering *Howie Weinberg - Mastering *Steve Bernstein - Heresy Horn arrangements *Brian Wallace - Art direction *Alex Winter Alexander Ross Winter (born July 17, 1965) is a British-American actor and filmmaker. He played the sla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
