Mike Kunka is an American bass guitarist best known as a member of the
drone metal
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Characteristics
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group
godheadSilo
godheadSilo is an American noise rock duo formed in Moorhead, Minnesota, that later moved to Olympia, Washington, before disbanding and moving to different parts of the country. The duo is composed of bassist Mike Kunka and drummer Dan Haug ...
.
He has also been a member of the groups
Dead Low Tide and
Enemymine, both based out of
Washington
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state.
Biography
Michael Andrew Kunka founded godheadSilo in 1991 with Phil Leitch on guitar and Dan Haugh on drums.
Leitch departed from the band after their first show, leaving Kunka and Haugh to continue performing as a duo. After relocating to
Olympia they recorded and released their debut ''
The Scientific Supercake L.P.'' in 1994 for
indie label
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Kill Rock Stars
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. After releasing two more albums, ''
Skyward in Triumph
''Skyward in Triumph'' is the second studio album by godheadSilo, released on April 9, 1996 by Sub Pop.
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from the ''Skyward in Triumph'' liner notes.
;godheadSilo
* Dan Haugh – drums
* Mike Kunka ...
'' in 1996 and ''
Share the Fantasy
''Share the Fantasy'' is the third album by godheadSilo, released on January 20, 1998 by Sub Pop.
Track listing
Personnel
;godheadSilo
* Dan Haugh – drums, photography
* Mike Kunka – bass guitar, photography
;Technical p ...
'' in 1998, the band went on hiatus so its member could pursue other projects.
In 2016, a collaboration between Kunka and
sludge metal band
The Melvins
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was released as ''
Three Men and a Baby
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''. Recorded in 1999 shortly after godheadSilo went on hiatus, the album features Kunka,
Buzz Osborne
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Biography
Born in Morton, ...
, and
Kevin Rutmanis
Kevin Rutmanis (born October 17, 1958) is an American bass guitarist. He is of Latvian descent. Before getting into music, he was a student teacher. In late 1985, along with his younger brother Sandris Rutmanis, Thor Eisentrager, and then Jayh ...
all performing on bass guitar.
Discography
* ''
Three Men and a Baby
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'' (with
The Melvins
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, 2016)
References
External links
*
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Living people
American rock bass guitarists
American male bass guitarists
Musicians from Olympia, Washington
Guitarists from Washington (state)
Year of birth missing (living people)