Hans Orifice is a drummer best known as a member of Gwar.In my room

Spin Spin or spinning most often refers to: * Spinning (textiles), the creation of yarn or thread by twisting fibers together, traditionally by hand spinning * Spin, the rotation of an object around a central axis * Spin (propaganda), an intentionally b ...

(Nov 2009); p26 Born Jim Thomson, in Alexandria, Virginia, he first took the name Hans Sphincter, and assumed his current name in 1987. Thomson left due to touring commitments with his main band,

the Alter Natives Alter Natives were an instrumental band in Richmond, Virginia in the mid 1980s and early 1990s. Formed by Greg Ottinger, Jim Thomson, Chris Bopst, and Eric Ungar in 1984, their work has been described as a combination of "metal/tropical/surf" ...

, who released three albums on SST Records. Richmond drummer Rob Mosby of the Richmond, Virginia punk group White Cross then joined Gwar until 1989. Hans Orifice returned briefly in 1989 after Mosby left the group. During this time Thomson co-wrote ''Sick of You'' with the band and completed a U.S. and Canadian tour. After the tour Thomson left Gwar on good terms to tour with

The Alter Natives Alter Natives were an instrumental band in Richmond, Virginia in the mid 1980s and early 1990s. Formed by Greg Ottinger, Jim Thomson, Chris Bopst, and Eric Ungar in 1984, their work has been described as a combination of "metal/tropical/surf" ...

. He was replaced by current drummer Jizmak Da Gusha. In 2000, Thomson joined Bob Miller, and formed an experimental group called ''Plasmodium''. The group released ''Clairaudience'' in 2004. Thomson joined Brooklyn-based CSC Funk Band as a drummer and percussionist in 2008. In 2010 he started

Electric Cowbell Records Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by ...

, a boutique record label releasing mostly 7-inch 45RPM records for genre-bending music groups culled from his extended community and network of musicians and music producers. In 2011 The Village Voice voted

the Best Spearheaders of the Vinyl Revival. The label released several acclaimed 45RPM 7-inch records for a variety of groups like Superhuman Happiness, Debo Band, CSC Funk Band, Talibam!, Cheick Hamala Diabate,

Bio Ritmo Bio Ritmo ("Salsa Machine") is an American salsa band based in Richmond, Virginia formed in 1991. The name Bio Ritmo is a Spanglish word play on the term Biorhythm, the hypothetical description for the rhythm of life.''Batanga'' - Issues 7-10, 200 ...

Mucca Pazza Mucca Pazza is an interdisciplinary instrumental music and performance ensemble based in Chicago, USA. Mucca Pazza consists of approximately thirty active members and performs instrumental music; their mode of performance is informed by physical ...

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, Greg Ginn,

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No BS! Brass No (and variant writings) may refer to one of these articles: English language * ''Yes'' and ''no'' (responses) * A determiner in noun phrases Alphanumeric symbols * No (kana), a letter/syllable in Japanese script * No symbol, displayed � ...

, Chico Trujillo, Orquesta el Macabeo, Slavic Soul Party,

Polyrhythmics Polyrhythm is the simultaneous use of two or more rhythms that are not readily perceived as deriving from one another, or as simple manifestations of the same meter. The rhythmic layers may be the basis of an entire piece of music ( cross-rhy ...

, Os Magrelos, and Karthala 72.

Discography

*With

: ''Hold Your Tongue'' (SST Records, 1986), ''Group Therapy'' (SST Records, 1987), ''Buzz'' (SST Records, 1989), Alter Natives/Carnival of Souls split 7-inch (L'Âge d'or Records, Germany, 1990) *With

Hotel X Hotel X is a world music/jazz group founded in 1992 in Richmond, Virginia, by Tim Harding and Ron T. Curry as a setting to explore electric bass duets. Hotel X was quickly joined by a host of Richmond underground music scene veterans and releas ...

: ''A Random History of the Avant-Groove'' (SST Records, 1992), ''Residential Suite'' (SST Records, 1993), ''Ladders'' (SST Records, 1994) *With

: ''El Piraguero'' 7-inch (Merge Records), ''Que Siga La Musica'' (Shameless Records, 1995), ''Salsa Galactica'' (Permanent Records, 1997), ''Rumba Baby Rumba'' (Mercury Records, 1998) *With The Dave Brockie Experience: ''The Dave Brockie Experience'' (Metal Blade Records, 2001) *With Patrick Phelan: ''Parlor'' (Jagjaguwar, 2001) *With The Griefbirds: ''Paper Radio'' (Planetary Records, 2001) *With Pan American: ''Pan American'' (Kranky Records, Kranky 025) *With Anthony Curtis and Boom: ''Squint'' (Field of Sound Records, 1994) *With Trixie Delicious and the Lott Lizards: ''Bring Me Men'' (Don't Mess With Trixie Records, 2003) *With Broken Hips: ''Broken Hips'' (Self-Released, 2003) *With Tulsa Drone: ''No Wake'' (Dry County Records, 2003) *With Plasmodium: ''Clairaudience'' (Dry County Records, 2004) *With USA Is A Monster ''R.I.P.'' (Northern Spy Records, 2010) *With CSC Funk Band: ''Bad Banana Bread'' (Electric Cowbell Records, 2010), ''A Troll's Soiree'' (Electric Cowbell Records, 2010), ''Things Are Getting Too Casual'' (Fat Beats, 2011)

References

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