Goon Moon is an American rock band composed of Jeordie White (also known as

Twiggy Ramirez Jeordie Osbourne White (born June 20, 1971), better known Twiggy Ramirez or simply Twiggy, is an American musician, mostly known as the former bassist and guitarist of the rock band Marilyn Manson. Previously, he was the bassist for A Perfect C ...

) and

Chris Goss Christopher Ryan Goss (born August 17, 1958) is an American record producer and musician. Best known for producing records for Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age, he is regarded as an important figure in the development of stoner rock and deser ...

. The band released the mini-LP ''

I Got a Brand New Egg Layin' Machine ''I Got a Brand New Egg Layin' Machine'' is the debut mini album of Goon Moon released on Suicide Squeeze Records. According to member Chris Goss the album "... runs the gamut from pure rock to tracks that just sound like noise." The cover art was ...

'' in 2005 and have since recorded a full-length album, ''

Licker's Last Leg ''Licker's Last Leg'' is the first full length studio album by Goon Moon, and the follow-up to 2005's ''I Got a Brand New Egg Layin' Machine''. The record was released via Ipecac Recordings on May 8, 2007. The album features cameos by longtime Gos ...

'', which was released on May 8, 2007. The album features cameos from longtime Goss collaborators

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and

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, as well as desert rock mainstay

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History

Shortly after White's 2002 departure from

Marilyn Manson Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American rock musician. He came to prominence as the lead singer of the band which shares his name, of which he remains the only constant member since it ...

introduced White and Goss, who were longtime fans of each other's work. In 2005, they released a first sampling of their collaborative effort with ''I Got A Brand New Egg Layin' Machine'' on

Suicide Squeeze Records Suicide Squeeze Records is a Seattle, Washington-based independent record label that releases rock, pop, and metal music. Suicide Squeeze releases content on vinyl, CD, cassette, and digital. The label has also released comedy and performance a ...

. The mini-LP offered a collection of ten tracks ranging in style from psychedelia to folk-inspired ballads. White describes Goon Moon's eclectic "anything goes" sound as an opportunity to "explore different options, musically". Experimentation within and across conventional genres carried over to Goon Moon's debut full-length LP on

Ipecac Records Ipecac Recordings is an independent record label based in California. It was founded on April 1, 1999 by Greg Werckman (ex-label manager of Alternative Tentacles, ex-lead singer of DUH, ex-employee of Mercury Records) and Mike Patton (Faith No ...

, ''Licker's Last Leg'', which features a cover of the

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song "

Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You "Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You" is a song written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb released by the Bee Gees in 1967 on their album ''Bee Gees' 1st''. It was released as the B-side to "Holiday" in the US, Australia and Canada. The s ...

Members

Jeordie White Jeordie Osbourne White (born June 20, 1971), better known Twiggy Ramirez or simply Twiggy, is an American musician, mostly known as the former bassist and guitarist of the rock band Marilyn Manson. Previously, he was the bassist for A Perfect C ...

Discography

*2005 – ''

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) *2007 – ''

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Ipecac Recordings Ipecac Recordings is an independent record label based in California. It was founded on April 1, 1999 by Greg Werckman (ex-label manager of Alternative Tentacles, ex-lead singer of DUH, ex-employee of Mercury Records) and Mike Patton (Faith No M ...

)

References

External links

Official GOON MOON MySpaceSuicideSqueeze.net
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