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__NOTOC__ AIDS Wolf was a
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noise rock Noise rock (sometimes called noise punk) is a noise music, noise-oriented style of experimental rock that spun off from punk rock in the 1980s. Drawing on movements such as minimal music, minimalism, industrial music, and New York hardcore, a ...
band, founded in Montreal in 2003, by the graphic arts team of Chloe Lum (aka Special Deluxe) and Yannick Desranleau (aka Hiroshima Thunder), otherwise known as
Seripop Seripop refers to the art duo Chloe Lum and Yannick Desranleau, who have collaborated on album covers, prints, book illustrations, and installations. The name Seripop is short for ''Serigraphie Populaire'', French for "Popular Screenprinting". S ...
. They were joined by Myles Broscoe (late of
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), Chris Taylor (aka Barbarian Destroyer), Nick Kuepfer, André Guérette (aka Him, the Maji), and Alex Moskos. The band was known for playing modified consumer electronics and analog synthesizers, for giving creative names to instruments, and for being “weird for the sake of being weird.” On their label's band page, they stated "We are a fucking cult and will cause you harm and ill will," then added "The 9 Principles of AIDS Wolf".


Name

According to Chloe Lum, the name "AIDS Wolf" came from an
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wherein wolves carry
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and pass it to house pets who then pass it on to people, although she did not offer evidence of this legend. At another time, Lum stated "My partner and I were on a road trip in Ohio, and it just came to us. It was a universal message. It's a combination of our spirit peers in
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(animal) and The Sick Lipstick (R.I.P.) (illness). It fits, because we're a little bit no–wave and a little bit
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, like each of those bands. It's also a message that we as humans must take care for our animal siblings as their health is a barometer of our own survival."


History

The band co-produced the EP, ''Live Deth'' (2005), with the American label Kitty Play Records. It then produced a two song cassette called ''Freedom Summer'', which was released by Pasalymany Tapes. That same year, the label Blood of the Drash released their four-track EP ''The Fugue''. The band then went on tour through Canada and the US, with their reputation for performing in a "completely out of hand" fashion preceding their arrival in each city. In 2005, the band signed with
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and, in 2006, released the album '' The Lovvers LP'', which received generally fair reviews, as did 2008's ''Cities of Glass''. One critic cited ''Cities of Glass'' as being "violent, dirty, and really good." The praise continued with the band's 2010 album, ''March to the Sea''. Two albums released in 2011--''Ma vie banale avant-garde'' and ''Live: An Insane and Abstract Hell (Dedicated To Two Dudes From Rusted Shut)'', got little notice. In between albums, there were several EPS, and split releases with a variety of bands. The band tended to tour the US only in promotion of its albums although, to promote ''Ma vie banale avant-garde'', the band staged ''Nocturne'', a show with 3D projections (glasses supplied) at the
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. It then went on a month-long tour of the US. In March 2012, the band—now down to the trio of Desranleau, Lum and Moskos, announced that it had broken up due to time constraints.


Discography

Albums * '' The Lovvers LP'' (2006), Skin Graft Records (vinyl format) & Lovepump United Records (cd format) * ''Cities of Glass'' (2008), Skin Graft Records (cd), Lovepump United Records (vinyl) * ''March to the Sea'' (2010), Skin Graft Records * ''Ma vie banale avant-garde'' (2011), Lovepump United Records * ''An Insane and Abstract Hell (Dedicated To Two Dudes From Rusted Shut)'' (2011), Zum Records Splits * ''AIDS Wolf/Dmonstrations/Pre/Crack und Ultra Eczema'' (2006), Lovepump United Records * ''Clash of the Life-Force Warriors'', AIDS Wolf vs. Athletic Automaton (2007), Skin Graft Records * ''Live Dates'' (2007), with Pre, Skin Graft Records * ''Pluck Out Glass Eyes'' (2008), with Night Wounds, Nail In The Coffin Records * ''AIDS Wolf/Satanized'' (2010), with Satanized, Badmaster Records & Suicide Tax Records EPs * ''Live Deth'' (2005), Kitty Play Records * ''The Fugue'' (2005), Blood of the Drash Records * ''Chipped Teeth'' (2008), SlowBoy Records * ''Pas Rapport'' (2009), Independent * ''Dustin' Off The Sphynx'' (2009), Skin Graft Records * ''Very Friendly'' remix (2010), Lovepump United Records * ''Soaked in Oil'' (2011), We Are Busy Bodies Singles * "Freedom Summer" (2005), Pasalymany Tapes * "Can-D" / "Chew-Z" (2012), Deathbomb Arc * "Soaked in Oil / "Foreign Hairs" (2012), We Are Busy Bodies


See also

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Noise music Noise music is a genre of music that is characterised by the expressive use of noise within a musical context. This type of music tends to challenge the distinction that is made in conventional musical practices between musical and non-musical ...
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Noise rock Noise rock (sometimes called noise punk) is a noise music, noise-oriented style of experimental rock that spun off from punk rock in the 1980s. Drawing on movements such as minimal music, minimalism, industrial music, and New York hardcore, a ...
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Experimental rock Experimental rock, also called avant-rock, is a subgenre of rock music that pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique or which experiments with the basic elements of the genre. Artists aim to liberate and innovate, with ...
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Music of Canada The music of Canada reflects the diverse influences that have shaped the country. Indigenous Peoples, the Irish, British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical heritage of Canada. The music has also subsequently been ...
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Canadian rock Rock music of Canada is a wide and diverse part of the general music of Canada, beginning with American and British style rock and roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern po ...


References


External links


AIDS Wolf website

Skingraft Records

Lovepump United Records

Interview with AIDS Wolf on Jekyll and Hyde. By Oren Siegel and Oded Fluss, Israel
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