Mazinga Phaser was a psychedelic

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group from

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active during the latter half of the 1990s.

History

Formed in 1993, the initial line-up was Jessica Nelson (vocals/keyboards), Cole Wheeler (bass), Mwanza "Wanz" Dover (guitar/programming), Eric Hermeyer (guitar), and Travis Williams (drums). Mike Throneberry later replaced Travis Williams on drums.Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Mazinga Phaser", in ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, DaRonco, Mike " Mazinga Phaser Biography, ''

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'', Macrovision Corporation The group's debut album, ''Cruising in the Neon Glories of the New American Night'' was released in 1996 on Aether Records. The band relocated to

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, and signed to

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who issued the group's second album, ''Abandinallhope'', in late 1997, followed by the ''Counting Breaths'' EP two years later. Dover left to form The Falcon Project, with the rest of the band carrying on for a third album, ''Dissatisfied Customers of Hallucination'', in 2000, after which they split up. The band's "Dream of Lost Rivers" was used in

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Discography

*''Cruising in the Neon Glories of the New American Night'' (1996) Aether *''Abandinallhope'' (1997)

*''Counting Breaths'' EP (1999)

*''Dissatisfied Customers of Hallucination'' (2000)

References

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