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Oakland, California, USA (1985 – 1998)
Idiot Flesh was a talented and musically discordant band blending by a wide array of influences ranging from funk to prog rock and heavy metal as well as aspects of Eastern European Folk, Opera & Butoh dance performances. Formed in Oakland, California, USA in 1985 under the name Acid Rain with the demo album “We Were All Very Worried.” They eventually changed their name to Idiot Flesh prior to the release of their first album in 1990. After Idiot Flesh disbanded in the late 90’s, lead singer Nils Frykdahl and bassist/producer Dan Rathbun later formed Sleepytime Gorilla Museum.
Known to tour the US in a converted city bus with Rathbun as the driver/mechanic, with the windshield destination banner of HELL. Besides their wild performances which embodied a “rock against rock” ethos, they were also known to defy classification with marching band routines, performing puppet shows, and playing household items as instruments (in tune). After finding few financial rewards for their increasingly complex stage show, Idiot Flesh disbanded in 1998.
Core Members:
- Captain Dragon (Gene Jun; Guitar, Percussion, Violin, Vocals, Arranger)
- Hyena Boy (Wes Anderson; 1994-1998: Percussion, Drums, Marimba, Multi Instruments, Talking, Vocals, Bassoon, Trash Cans)
- The Improver (Dan Rathbun; Bass, Multi Instruments, Saw, “Talking”, Horn, Vocals, Trombone, Cello, Megaphone; Engineer)
- Pin (Nils Frykdahl; Flute, Saxophone, Percussion, Castanets, Vocals, Guitar; Cover Design/Graphics)
- Chuck Squier (1985 through 1994: Drums, Cover art)
Discography:
- (1990) Tales of Instant Knowledge and Sure Death
Known to tour the US in a converted city bus with Rathbun as the driver/mechanic, with the windshield destination banner of HELL. Besides their wild performances which embodied a “rock against rock” ethos, they were also known to defy classification with marching band routines, performing puppet shows, and playing household items as instruments (in tune). After finding few financial rewards for their increasingly complex stage show, Idiot Flesh disbanded in 1998.
Core Members:
- Captain Dragon (Gene Jun; Guitar, Percussion, Violin, Vocals, Arranger)
- Hyena Boy (Wes Anderson; 1994-1998: Percussion, Drums, Marimba, Multi Instruments, Talking, Vocals, Bassoon, Trash Cans)
- The Improver (Dan Rathbun; Bass, Multi Instruments, Saw, “Talking”, Horn, Vocals, Trombone, Cello, Megaphone; Engineer)
- Pin (Nils Frykdahl; Flute, Saxophone, Percussion, Castanets, Vocals, Guitar; Cover Design/Graphics)
- Chuck Squier (1985 through 1994: Drums, Cover art)
Discography:
- (1990) Tales of Instant Knowledge and Sure Death
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Featured Tracks
| FULL TRACK master of puppets | 2:53 |
| FULL TRACK Loveride | 4:55 |
| FULL TRACK Black Sand | 6:46 |
| FULL TRACK Tequila | 0:40 |
| FULL TRACK Mouth | 9:42 |
| FULL TRACK Meat | 5:34 |
Top Albums
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The Nothing Show
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Fancy
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Tales of Instant Knowledge and Sure Death
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Nothing Show
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Shoutbox
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dr_bun wrote:
(and this is saying something) Better than Sleepytime gorilla museum?
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Legume666 wrote:
The idiots are here and all they need is love, love, love.
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storm_eagle wrote:
How exactly is Polkadot Cadaver similiar to this?
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VitalAmokGerm wrote:
The Nothing Show would be their best if it wasn't for the obnoxious silent gaps.
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antFz wrote:
Ахрененно!!!
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dr_bun wrote:
reminds me of jethro tull
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katatsumurisan wrote:
Sweet Comus tribute on Meditation, don't you think?
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dr_bun wrote:
best album anyone??? i say maybe fancy
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circusmetal wrote:
@thornspire: last I've heard of Gene Jun was Bargooma, a very cool band with Dave Grossman from unpronounceable and many more: http://www.davegrossman.net/bargooma/ if I'm not wrong he was also in one of Moe Staiano's cds, can't remember which one though.
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makethemdieslow wrote:
Idiot Flesh makes me nauseous, like back-to-back rollercoasters.
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brianthe3rd wrote:
I've been addicted to "Chicken Little" for the longest time. >___<
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N3t4 wrote:
cool!
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kitchennehctik wrote:
I wish I knew what happened to Jun so I could write him a letter telling him he is a fucking god and Meditation is the single greatest piece of music ever composed...but I can't find him anywhere. So instead I'll just talk about him in this here shoutbox
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drabreu wrote:
Now that SGM is gone, I wish Idiot Flesh magically returned from the dead
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Thornspire wrote:
Anybody know what happened with Gene Jun? Is he still active musically?
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infant-tango wrote:
I wish I could have seen them live. I have seen videos of their live performances and they look nothing short of amazing.
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thejackyl wrote:
Wow, this was really good up until the end. Way to ruin a masterpiece, aptly named band.
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Baron_Krelve wrote:
Soooooo Good!
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Nubshaduf wrote:
That's fancy.
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tommygundrums wrote:
Ah, cool.
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