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
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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
''Snakland'' is the third studio album by Bugskull, released in 1995 by Scratch Records.
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from the ''Snakland'' liner notes.
;Bügsküll
*Brendan Bell – bass guitar, production, engineering
*Sean Byrn ...
'' (Scratch, 1995)
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Distracted Snowflake Volume One
''Distracted Snowflake Volume One'' is the fourth studio album by Bugskull, released in 1997 by Pop Secret.
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from the ''Distracted Snowflake Volume One'' liner notes.
;Musicians
*Brendan Bell – guitar ...
'' (Pop Secret, 1997)
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Distracted Snowflake Volume Two'' (Scratch, 1999)
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Bugskull & The Big White Cloud
''Bugskull & The Big White Cloud'' is the sixth Album#Studio album, studio album by Bugskull, released in 2000 by Scratch Records.
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from the ''Bugskull & The Big White Cloud'' liner notes.
*Sean Byrne – ...
'' (Scratch, 2000)
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Communication
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'' (Digitalis, 2009)
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Hidden Mountain
''Hidden Mountain'' is the eighth studio album by Bugskull, released on January 18, 2012, by Almost Halloween Time.
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from the ''Hidden Mountain'' liner notes.
* Sean Byrne – lead vocals, acoustic guitar ...
'' (Almost Halloween Time, 2012)
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Collapsed View
''Collapsed View'' is the ninth studio album by Bugskull, released on August 26, 2014 by Digitalis Recordings.
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from the ''Collapsed View'' liner notes.
* Sean Byrne – lead vocals, instruments
Instrum ...
'' (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