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Shreveport LA, United States (1969 – present)
The Residents are an experimental music and visual arts group largely shrouded in mystery and myth. The Residents began recording in 1969, although many of these recordings from their early years have still gone unreleased to this day. The earliest material from The Residents, traded among bootlegs, was recorded in 1971. The Residents’ first official release, Santa Dog, was released in 1972.
Allmusic had this to say about the Residents: “Over the course of a recording career spanning several decades, the Residents remained a riddle of Sphinx-like proportions; cloaking their lives and music in a haze of willful obscurity, the band’s members never identified themselves by name, always appearing in public in disguise — usually tuxedos, top hats and giant eyeball masks — and refusing to grant media interviews. Drawing inspiration from the likes of fellow innovators including Harry Partch, Sun Ra, and Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, the Residents channelled the breadth of American music into their idiosyncratic, satiric vision, their mercurial blend of electronics, distortion, avant-jazz, classical symphonies and gratingly nasal vocals reinterpreting everyone from John Philip Sousa to James Brown while simultaneously expanding the boundaries of theatrical performance and multimedia interaction.
Allmusic had this to say about the Residents: “Over the course of a recording career spanning several decades, the Residents remained a riddle of Sphinx-like proportions; cloaking their lives and music in a haze of willful obscurity, the band’s members never identified themselves by name, always appearing in public in disguise — usually tuxedos, top hats and giant eyeball masks — and refusing to grant media interviews. Drawing inspiration from the likes of fellow innovators including Harry Partch, Sun Ra, and Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, the Residents channelled the breadth of American music into their idiosyncratic, satiric vision, their mercurial blend of electronics, distortion, avant-jazz, classical symphonies and gratingly nasal vocals reinterpreting everyone from John Philip Sousa to James Brown while simultaneously expanding the boundaries of theatrical performance and multimedia interaction.
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TheMukeyMu wrote:
are they avant garde?
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cjkisaragi wrote:
Thanks to The Residents I came out of an enormous sadness... [2]
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HELl0S wrote:
Thanks to The Residents I came out of an enormous sadness...
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Retinend wrote:
I've love to see a musical based on the songs on Animal Lover. Is there supposed to be a story behind them?
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Antimusician wrote:
Beautiful on it's own way.
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jaaviiH wrote:
wwwwwow
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PMSingGremlin wrote:
dropping in to remind you guys that buckaroo blues is still one of the greatest pieces of music ever. better than most of their 70s output
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zanzanzawaveia wrote:
well okay, i am still a big mark of the mole fan... i remember there being a ralph compilation with these guys and fred frith and tuxedomoon and others and i used to listen to that all the time too... can anyone remember what it was called, and whether you can still buy it?
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zanzanzawaveia wrote:
ze truth is this is my favourite band to skip past when they show up on random play :( my taste broke a coupla years ago
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panSmith wrote:
join us http://www.lastfm.pl/group/Mute+Records+Fans
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sunheadbowed wrote:
What is Coochie Brake's concept? I can't find any details about the story.
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sunheadbowed wrote:
WHY CAN'T I BE A COW ANYHOW
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inhocvince wrote:
Not Available, then Fingerprince, then Buster and Glenn, the 3rd Reich,n,Roll, then ... actually their recent stuff, to me, seems not as good as their first years
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dunajudunaju wrote:
кого ебал?
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ufokiller wrote:
ебалкорр
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dunajudunaju wrote:
eyeballcore [2]
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Taisan wrote:
Indeed, Not Available is definitely a good place to start, and alot of peoples favourite.
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szizalaki wrote:
Hey guys, check this out http://chvpa.bandcamp.com/album/n3ver and ENJOY!
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Hydeist_br wrote:
Heard this guys for the first time, Not Available is the record. Was a good choice?
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sunheadbowed wrote:
eh?
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