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Trance Syndicate
Trance Syndicate was an independent record label founded in 1990 by King Coffey, drummer of Austin, Texas band the Butthole Surfers.Larkin, Colin (1999) "Trance Syndicate Records" in ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock'', Virgin Books, , p. 454 Its first release was Crust's The Sacred Heart of Crust EP. From 1990 to 1999, when the label closed down, Trance Syndicate released albums by several notable Texan bands and artists, including Pain Teens, Bedhead, Ed Hall, American Analog Set, Furry Things, …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead and Roky Erickson. Although defunct, Trance Syndicate is survived by the Emperor Jones label, formerly an arm of Trance. Roster * …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead * A.C. Acoustics * Bedhead * Butthole Surfers * Cherubs * Crunt * Crust * Desafinado * Distorted Pony * Drain * Ed Hall * Eight Frozen Modules * Electric Company * Furry Things * johnboy * Labradford * Monroe Mustang * The Pain Teens * Paul New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Coffey
King Coffey (born Jeffrey Coffey; 1964) is an American drummer, known for being the drummer of the psychedelic/noise rock band Butthole Surfers. He began drumming in a Fort Worth hardcore punk band called The Hugh Beaumont Experience in high school. Around that same time, he also published a fanzine called ''Throbbing Cattle''. He saw the Butthole Surfers for the first time in 1982 at a time when Scott Matthews was their drummer. Coffey replaced him in 1983 and is still the band's official drummer. In 1990, Coffey founded the independent record label Trance Syndicate, and released records by primarily Texas-based artists, including his band Drain. In 1995, he co-founded the Emperor Jones record label with his husband Craig Stewart. Besides the Butthole Surfers and Drain, Coffey played in Rubble, Same Sac, Air Traffic Controllers, and guested on Daniel Johnston, Richard Buckner, and Shit and Shine recordings. In 2001, Coffey was elected into the Austin Music Awards Hall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Jones
Emperor Jones is a small Austin, Texas based independent record label founded in 1995 by Craig Stewart. It has released albums by acts such as Alastair Galbraith, The American Analog Set, Roky Erickson, Thuja, ST37, The Mountain Goats, Stick Men with Ray Guns, Peter Jefferies, Pip Proud, Rusted Shut, Black Mayonnaise, Rahdunes, Shawn David McMillen, Grey Daturas, and Lord Fyre. See also * List of record labels File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie.jpg File:AmMusicBunk78.jpg File:Bingola1011b.jpg Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. The lists are organized alphabetically, b ... References External links Official site American independent record labels Alternative rock record labels Indie rock record labels Record labels established in 1995 Companies based in Austin, Texas {{US-independent-record-label-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starfish (band)
StarFish is a Dutch reggae rock band that was formed in 2012, not to be confused with the English band formed in Yorkshire 1997 or the Austin TX band Starfish formed in 1993. Members include Mats Admiraal (a.k.a. the Admiral), Peter Schillemans, Thomas Wobben and Elmar Lambers, formerly of Punkrock band Translated. The first two years were with drummer Kjeld Vonk who left in early 2014 when the band won several prices and started to play more often. That's where drummer Elmar joined the band after a break up with Translated. The lead singer is now an international fencing star. External linksRing of Fire Records (DE)Starfish the Austin, Texas band who released albums on the Trance Syndicate Trance Syndicate was an independent record label founded in 1990 by King Coffey, drummer of Austin, Texas band the Butthole Surfers.Larkin, Colin (1999) "Trance Syndicate Records" in ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock'', Virgin Books, , p. 4 ... label Indie rock musical groups from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sixteen Deluxe
Sixteen Deluxe is an American alternative rock band from Austin, Texas, United States. They were mainly active in the 1990s, recording initially for Butthole Surfers drummer King Coffey's Trance Syndicate label. They issued one album on Warner Bros. Records and several others on indie labels. Sixteen Deluxe disbanded in 2000, and re-formed in 2010. In 2012, Sixteen Deluxe were inducted into the ''Austin Chronicle'' 's Austin Music Hall of Fame. History Sixteen Deluxe formed in 1994 after the demise of Swingset, a band that featured vocalist/guitarist Carrie Clark, bass player Owen McMahon (Cherubs, Butthole Surfers), and drummer John Paul Keenon ( Sean Lennon). Clark auditioned for the Austin band Flying Saucers, and was turned down, but informed by Flying Saucer front man Jon Sanchez that another guitarist who had tried out and also been rejected, Chris "Frenchie" Smith, might be a good match for her. Enlisting bass player Jeff Copas and drummer Lyman Hardy ( Ed Hall), Sixteen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Newman (band)
Paul Newman is an American, Austin, Texas, Austin-based post rock/math rock band, taking its name from its bass guitarist.Fine, Jon (1998)Paul Newman ''Only Love Can Break Your Heart'', ''CMJ New Music Monthly'', December 1998. Retrieved September 9, 2014 Their music is largely instrumental, creating vast soundscapes with occasional interjections of both subtle and intense vocals. History The band was formed in 1995 with an initial line-up of Paul A. Newman (bass guitar), Craig McCaffrey (guitar) and Anthony Nozero (drums).Ankeny, JasonPaul Newman Biography, ''Allmusic''. Retrieved September 9, 2014 The bass guitarist Eddie Robert joined the following year. Newman and McCaffrey previously played together in the hardcore punk band Brick. After a first single, the band signed to Trance Syndicate, releasing their first album, ''Frames per Second'', on the label in 1997. A second album, ''Only Love Can Break Your Heart'', followed later that year. After Trance Syndicate folded they si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pain Teens
Pain Teens was an experimental noise rock band formed in Houston, Texas in 1985 by Scott Ayers and Bliss Blood. The band used tape manipulation, digital delays, sampling, tape cut-ups and other effects in their music. They also included guitar, violin, marimba, saxophone, percussion, and many other musical instruments. Beginning in 1987, Pain Teens released nine cassette tapes and two LPs on their own Anomie Records label, all of which went out of print. Soon after, they released four LPs for Trance Syndicate Records, an Austin, Texas label run by King Coffey of the band Butthole Surfers. Their eponymous first LP release was re-released by Mason Jones and Charnel Music in 1998.Strong, Martin C.: "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate, History In 1985, Houston residents Bliss Blood and Scott Ayers formed The Pain Teens. The group was signed to King Coffey's Trance Syndicate label for their offbeat-yet-nightmarish psychedelic music—similar to labelmates C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labradford
Labradford is a U.S. post-rock musical group from Richmond, Virginia, founded in 1992.Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Labradford" in ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 827 They have released six full albums from 1993 to 2001. Though not disbanded, its members have since been active with separate projects. Biography Founded in 1991, Labradford consists of bassist Robert Donne, guitarist/vocalist Mark Nelson, and keyboardist Carter Brown. Their music style is experimental ambient and post-rock,Cooper, Sean " Labradford Biography, AllMusic, retrieved 2010-10-23 although their first releases were much more related to dark drone rock.Raggett, Ned " ''Prazision'' Review, AllMusic, retrieved 2010-10-23 After a début single in 1992, they were signed by Kranky (which has remained their home since) who issued their début album '' Prazision LP'' in 1993. The group's music mostly drifts on the guitar effects and the keyboard passages, with the vocals, when present, in the backgro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnboy
johnboy (preferred spelling) was a noise rock band from Austin, Texas, formed in the summer of 1991 by Barry Stone (guitar and vocals), Tony Bice (bass and vocals), and Jason Meade (drums). The three were old friends from Spring, Texas Spring is a census-designated place (CDP) within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston in Harris County, Texas, United States, part of the metropolitan area. The population was 62,559 at the 2020 census. While the name "Spring" is popu ..., where they attended high school (Stone and Bice were in a band called The Young Suburbanites.) The sound of johnboy was heavy and rhythmic, full of hooks and riffs and syncopation. The band recorded two full-length albums: Pistolswing and Claim Dedications, both released on the Trance Syndicate label. The latter was recorded with Steve Albini in Chicago. After the end of johnboy, Stone and Bice formed another Trance Syndicate band, Desafinado. Discography *'' pistolswing'' (1993) *'' claim dedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Company (band)
Brad Laner (born November 6, 1966 in Los Angeles, California) is an American musician and record producer best known for his work with the shoegaze band Medicine, which he founded and led. Prior to Medicine, he was involved in avant-improv bands such as Debt of Nature (at the age of 15), Steaming Coils (at the age of 18)—which also featured members of Los Angeles Free Music Society—and most notably the experimental tribal post-punk outfit Savage Republic, which, according to Pitchfork Media, foreshadowed many ideas later explored in the post-rock genre.Pitchfork Media, Joe Tangari (2010, 16 August)"Brad Laner: Natural Selections album review".Retrieved 09 September 2012. He has also been active as a solo artist, recording under the moniker Electric Company as well as releasing numerous albums under his own name. His work has been sampled by artists such as Brian Eno (Eno extensively sampled Electric Company's songs on several tracks from '' Another Day on Earth''), and Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eight Frozen Modules
Kenneth James Gibson is a musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter and a founding member of Bell Gardens, Furry Things, Eight Frozen Modules, and endics.shuffle. Career Kenneth James Gibson was born in Canada, grew up in El Paso, Texas and currently lives in Los Angeles, California. He first learned how to play guitar on his fathers acoustic and got his first 4-track recorder at age 19. Gibson founded the 1990s noise rock band Furry Things, who released most of its material on King Coffey's (of the Butthole Surfers) Trance Syndicate / Touch and Go Records imprint. He has also released music that spans across many genres under aliases such as endics.shuffle, Eight Frozen Modules, dubLoner, Reverse Commuter, and Hiss & Buzz (with Jack Dangers of Meat Beat Manifesto). He founded the electronic music record label Adjunct Audio in early 2005 with friend Konstantin Gabbro, through Kompakt records. Gibson along with Brian McBride of the drone-based ambie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drain (band)
Drain were an American noise rock band formed in Austin, Texas by King Coffey in 1991. The group also included David McCreath on guitar and bassist Owen McMahon of Cherubs. Along with the psychedelic leanings of Coffey's other band the Butthole Surfers, Drain also ventures into electronic and techno music territory. Also, samplers and drum machines play a stronger role in the music. Discography *"A Black Fist"' b/w "Flower Mound" (1991) *''Pick Up Heaven'' (1992) *''Offspeed and In There ''Offspeed and In There'' is the second album by the American band Drain, released in 1996 through Trance Syndicate. Critical reception ''Spin'' named the album one of "The 10 Best Albums You Didn't Hear in '96", writing that King Coffey mixes "s ...'' (1996) References External links * * American noise rock music groups Musical groups from Austin, Texas Psychedelic rock music groups from Texas American experimental rock groups Musical groups established in 1992 Musical gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Distorted Pony
Distorted Pony are an American noise rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1986. The band originally consisted of bass player Dora Jahr and guitarist David Uskovich accompanied by a drum machine. Eventually, they were joined by London May and Theodore Jackson on drums and percussion and Robert Hammer on guitar. The group broke up in late 1993, but they reunited in early 2010 and started to perform reunion shows. History Distorted Pony formed in 1986 in Los Angeles, California with Dora Jahr on bass and David Uskovich on guitar. The band initially used a drum machine to handle percussion duties. In 1988, the duo recruited drummer Theodore Jackson and guitarist Robert Hammer. The group's first release was the "Concrete Bruises" 7" single, which was released in 1990 through Piece of Mind. The single was limited to only 1000 copies. In 1991, the band recruited guitarist London May. After the release of extended plays and compilation appearances, the group released their debut album '' P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |