Bugskull is an American musical group originally from
Portland, Oregon
Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, ...
, United States, that performed and recorded during the 1990s and early 2000s.
According to a local newspaper, the Portland Mercury Review, discussing a one-off comeback concert they performed on September 12, 2009, they "delved deep into the world of ambience and electronics, exploring the outer brainscapes of music, littered with found sound, squeaks, whistles, drones, and hallucinations."
Members
Current
* Sean Byrne – lead vocals, guitar
(1992–present)
Former
* Brendan Bell – bass guitar, keyboards, saxophone, clarinet
(1993–1997)
* James Yu – drums, violin
(1993–1997)
Discography
;Studio albums
*''
Phantasies and Senseitions
''Phantasies and Senseitions'' is the debut studio album of Bügsküll, released in 1994 by Road Cone.
Critical reception
A critic for ''Alternative Press'' compared the band favorably to The Residents, Sun Ra, The Orb, Eggs and early Sebadoh, ...
'' (Road Cone, 1994)
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Crock'' (Pop Secret, 1995)
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Snakland'' (Scratch, 1995)
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Distracted Snowflake Volume One'' (Pop Secret, 1997)
*''
Distracted Snowflake Volume Two'' (Scratch, 1999)
*''
Bugskull & The Big White Cloud'' (Scratch, 2000)
*''
Communication
Communication is commonly defined as the transmission of information. Its precise definition is disputed and there are disagreements about whether Intention, unintentional or failed transmissions are included and whether communication not onl ...
'' (Digitalis, 2009)
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Hidden Mountain'' (Almost Halloween Time, 2012)
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Collapsed View'' (Digitalis, 2014)
;Compilation albums
*''
Time Is Not Our Fried'' (Eldest Son, 2009)
;Cassette albums
*''Subversives = Musgrove Complex'' (1992)
*''Subversives in the Midst'' (
Shrimper, 1992)
*''Gargamelodies'' (Eldest Son, 1992)
*''Magic Tremelo'' (Eldest Son, 1993)
;EPs
*''Bügsküll'' (Quixotic, 1993)
;Singles
*"Fences" (Road Cone, 1992)
*"What I Had in Mind" (Dalmatian, 1993)
*"Bügsküll" / "Sone" (Ross, 1994)
*"Bügsküll" / "Quasi" (Red Rover, 1994)
References
External links
Band website*
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Musical groups from Portland, Oregon
1990s establishments in Oregon
American experimental rock groups
Indie pop groups from Oregon
Indie rock musical groups from Oregon
Lo-fi music groups
Musical groups established in the 1990s
Musical groups established in 1992