Ataxia was a short-lived American experimental rock
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formed in 2004 by guitarist
John Frusciante
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
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), bassist
Joe Lally
Joseph Francis Lally (born December 3, 1963) is an American bassist, vocalist and record label owner, best known for his work with Fugazi.
Biography
Lally was born in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Fugazi
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(
Fugazi
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) and drummer
Josh Klinghoffer
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Dot Hacker
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,
The Bicycle Thief
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), who later succeeded Frusciante as the lead guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers until 2019, at which point Frusciante rejoined the band.
Ataxia wrote and recorded songs for two weeks, and the material was separated into two albums: ''
Automatic Writing
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'' (2004) and ''
AW II
''AW II'' is the second studio album by Ataxia (band), Ataxia, released on May 29, 2007 on Record Collection (record label), Record Collection. The album is the second half of the band's sole recording session which took place in January 2004. T ...
'' (2007). The songs all feature a
ground-bass line with the guitar overlaying different motifs and long developments. In March 2008, Lally described the band's writing process:
Ataxia performed two shows, both at the
Knitting Factory
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The Knitting Factory gave its audience poetry readings, perform ...
in
Los Angeles
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, on February 2 and February 3, 2004. Following this, the group disbanded. Josh Klinghoffer continued to work with Frusciante on his solo projects and as a touring musician with the
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983, comprising vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea (musician), Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist John Frusciante. Their music incorporates element ...
. After Frusciante's departure from the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2009, Klinghoffer became the band's lead guitar player until December 2019, when Frusciante rejoined the group.
Band members
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John Frusciante
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–
electric guitar
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,
vocals
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,
synthesizer
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Joe Lally
Joseph Francis Lally (born December 3, 1963) is an American bassist, vocalist and record label owner, best known for his work with Fugazi.
Biography
Lally was born in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Fugazi
Joe Lally formed Fugazi with Ian MacKaye in ...
–
bass guitar
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,
vocals
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*
Josh Klinghoffer
Josh Adam Klinghoffer (born October 3, 1979) is an American musician best known for being the guitarist for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers from 2009 to 2019, with whom he recorded two studio albums, '' I'm with You'' (2011) and '' The Getaw ...
–
drums
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,
vocals
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,
synthesizer
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Discography
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Automatic Writing
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'' (2004)
*''
AW II
''AW II'' is the second studio album by Ataxia (band), Ataxia, released on May 29, 2007 on Record Collection (record label), Record Collection. The album is the second half of the band's sole recording session which took place in January 2004. T ...
'' (2007)
References
American experimental musical groups
Rock music supergroups
Musical groups established in 2004
Musical groups disestablished in 2004
Record Collection artists
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