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Pere Ubu are a critically acclaimed, avant-garde rock music group formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1975. Despite many long-term band members, singer David Thomas is the only constant. The group is named after the protagonist of Ubu Roi, a proto-surrealist play by the French pataphysician Alfred Jarry.

Personnel:
David Thomas (b.1953), voc;
Tom Herman (b.1949), gtr;
Peter Laughner (1952-1977), gtr;
Mayo Thompson (b. 1944), gtr;
Jim Jones (1950-2008), gtr;
Allen Ravenstine (b.1950), synth;
Dave Taylor, synth;

Eric Drew Feldman, synth;
Tim Wright, bass;
Tony Maimone (b.1952), bass;
Scott Krauss (b.1950), drums;
Anton Fier, drums;
Chris Cutler (b. 1947), drums;
Garo Yellin, cello;
Michele Temple (b. 1959), bass;
Robert Wheeler (b.1957), EML synthesizers & theremin;
Scott Benedict, drums; Steve Mehlman (b.1979), drums;
Wayne Kramer, gtr;
Andy Diagram (b. 1959), trumpet;
Keith Moliné (b. 1965), gtr, bass.

Discography:
1978 - The Modern Dance (Blank/Mercury) (DT/TH/AR/TM/SK). Datapanik In The Year Zero (Radar), anthology. Dub Housing (Chrysalis). 1979 - New Picnic Time (Chrysalis). 1980 - The Art of Walking (Rough Trade) (DT/MT/AR/TM/SK). 1981 - 390 Degrees of Simulated Stereo (Rough Trade), live anthology. 1982 - Song of The Bailing Man (Rough Trade) (DT/MT/AR/TM/AF). 1985 - Terminal Tower (Rough Trade), anthology; 1988 - The Tenement Year (Fontana/Enigma) (DT/JJ/AR/TM/SK/CC). 1989 - Cloudland (Fontana/Mercury).

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2	Life Stinks full track	237
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4	On the Surface full track	196
5	Final Solution full track	193
6	Dub Housing full track	154
7	Humor Me	145
8	Laughing	142
8	Chinese Radiation	142
10	Modern Dance full track	135
11	Nonalignment Pact	130
12	The Modern Dance	116
13	Real World	113
14	Ubu Dance Party full track	112
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polymorphous71 wrote:
yesterday morning

Salvation lies within --->http://www.last.fm/group/Oblique+Satellites

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robertkloch wrote:
Thursday afternoon

http://www.youtube.com/user/PCATHH

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bueropluspunkt wrote:
16 days ago

something like freak-post-punk :D

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AgitReader wrote:
20 days ago

Check out our interview with David Thomas: http://www.agitreader.com/features/pere_ubu-11.09.html

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IanCurtis13 wrote:
last month

Got the re-issue boxset today, brilliant as you would expect.

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lord_helmchen1 wrote:
last month

http://www.last.fm/group/I%27m+so+experimental+I+shit+beefhearts+and+bucketheads

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sophteonal wrote:
last month

All of the podcasts/episodes have been great, and I especially love all the new songs. Song Of The Grocery Police is probably my favorite so far and March Of Greed is destined to be a future classic along with Slow Walking Daddy, Phone Home Jonah, Caroleen, and, well, I could go on and on. The coolest thing is, it really does seem like anything is possible with the band at this point, lots of new musical terrain being covered, splendorous new peaks and vistas being staked out in Ubuland. I can't wait to hear LLPU, which is something I'll have to do ASAP. I just hope this is a new beginning/another point in the discographical line and the precursor to even more fantastic music, as the entire LLPU project does seem like an accumulation of sorts. What am I worrying about, of course it isn't- Thomas himself has talked about this in his own writings. Long live Pere Ubu!

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nancykitten wrote:
last month

it's fucking weird. even by ubu standards..

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phillip360 wrote:
last month

Glue the estrus 'pataphysics group and absorb time machine lecture #6

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min-thom wrote:
last month

awesome good concert in hamburg. very surprising new tour.

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StormandStatic wrote:
last month

30 Seconds over tokyo!

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lanserskimis wrote:
last month

David Thomas is one of the best vocalists ever lol :O

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Razielek wrote:
September 2009

"Modern Dance" on 5.1 kick ass!

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dougsharp wrote:
September 2009

Check out my crunchy bootleg vid of Dave Thomas fronting the Suicide Commandos in Mpls in Jan 2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHqgy6_CM5M

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Mario_Tennis wrote:
September 2009

woo got the modern dance on vinyl today woo

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LordBorisMan wrote:
August 2009

absolutely awesome

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ZioBobby wrote:
August 2009

Modern Dance: Scaruffi's 9/10 !! Legend!

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playaa wrote:
August 2009

thank you fouradults4Alex. Do you know if there will be more concert dates? Prague date should be added!

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bruno__________ wrote:
August 2009

nice to see some full tracks from the modern dance available

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aHeadOnTheDoor wrote:
August 2009

Pere Ubu was Lost in Art when Mayo Thompson of The Red Krayola was on board.

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17 Nov 2009 | from www.hearpen.com

November's release on hearpen.com is the entirety of PERE UBU's "Bring Me The Head Of Ubu Roi - The Radio" - both Parts 1 and 2.

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