The Mulchmen were an instrumental
surf rock
Surf music (or surf rock, surf pop, or surf guitar) is a Music genre, genre of rock music associated with surf culture, particularly as found in Southern California. It was especially popular from 1958 to 1964 in two major forms. The first is in ...
band based in
Dayton, Ohio
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, during the late 1990s.
The Mulchmen
at Big Beef Records Their style combined the surf guitar influence of Dick Dale or Link Wray
Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr. (May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist who became popular in the late 1950s.
''Rolling Stone'' placed Wray at No. 45 of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. In 2013 ...
, early British punk, and the use of a theremin
The theremin (; originally known as the ætherphone/etherphone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox) is an electronic musical instrument controlled without physical contact by the performer (who is known as a thereminist). It is named afte ...
. They have opened for bands such as Dick Dale, Man or Astro-man?
Man or Astro-man? is an American surf rock group that formed in Auburn, Alabama in the early 1990s and came to prominence over the following decade.
Primarily instrumental, Man or Astro-man? blended the surf rock style of the early 1960s like ...
, Los Straitjackets
Los Straitjackets is an American instrumental rock band that formed in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, in 1988. Originally comprising guitarists Danny Amis (formerly of the Raybeats), Eddie Angel and drummer L. J. "Jimmy" Lester under the na ...
, and The Breeders.
After the band dissolved, guitarist Nick Kizirnis joined Eyesinweasel, a side project of Tobin Sprout. He recorded a solo album entitled "Into the Loud" and a rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music. It dates back to the early 1950s in the United States, especially the Southern United States, South. As a genre it blends the sound of Western music (North America), Western music ...
album called "Go Crazy Pop!" on ATOM Records.
Members
*Brian Bagdonus - bass (1995)
*Brian Hogarth - bass
*Nick Kizirnis - guitar, theremin
*Gregg Spence - drums
Discography
*''All The News That's Fit To Surf (7-inch EP'' - 1996, Luna)
*''Louder Than Dirt, Thicker Than Mud!'' (CD - 1997, Big Beef)
*''Covered With Mulch (Cassette'' - 1998, Big Beef)
*''Greetings from Planet Stupider (CD'' - 1998, Big Beef)
References
American surf music groups
Musical groups from Dayton, Ohio
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