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Tuxedomoon
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San Francisco, United States (1977 – present)
Tuxedomoon is an experimental avant-garde/post-punk/new wave group formed in San Francisco, California consisting of core members Blaine L. Reininger, Steven Brown and Peter Principle.
Formed in 1977 by multi-instrumentalists Reininger and Brown, then two students of electronic music at San Francisco City College, with technical assistance from video artist Tommy Tadlock, Tuxedomoon started playing salons and accompanying performances by The Angels of Light. Brown’s connections to local theater gave the band access to vocalists Gregory Cruikshank, Victoria Lowe, and, most frequently, Winston Tong. The band gained some level of recognition in 1978 when they opened for Devo. Michael Belfer, (guitarist), and Paul Zahl, (drummer) joined the band in time to help with the group’s first EP, No Tears. Lowe left prior to the album’s release in 1978. Soon afterward, Tong and Belfer left the group temporarily, and bassist Peter Principle joined the lineup. In 1979, the group signed to The Residents’ Ralph Records, with whom they recorded their next two albums, Half-Mute in 1980 and Desire in 1981, after which the band relocated to Rotterdam for a small time and moved on to Brussels, believing their sound better fit the electronic scene in Europe.
The band soon created the score for a ballet by Maurice Bejart, which was released in 1982 as Divine. In 1983 Reininger left the group in order to pursue a solo career, and trumpeter Luc Van Lieshout joined. In 1985 Tuxedomoon had its largest success commercially with the international release of Holy Wars. Tong left the group again soon after its release and was replaced by Ivan Georgiev, who performed on the group’s next two albums, 1986’s Ship Of Fools and 1987’s You.
Formed in 1977 by multi-instrumentalists Reininger and Brown, then two students of electronic music at San Francisco City College, with technical assistance from video artist Tommy Tadlock, Tuxedomoon started playing salons and accompanying performances by The Angels of Light. Brown’s connections to local theater gave the band access to vocalists Gregory Cruikshank, Victoria Lowe, and, most frequently, Winston Tong. The band gained some level of recognition in 1978 when they opened for Devo. Michael Belfer, (guitarist), and Paul Zahl, (drummer) joined the band in time to help with the group’s first EP, No Tears. Lowe left prior to the album’s release in 1978. Soon afterward, Tong and Belfer left the group temporarily, and bassist Peter Principle joined the lineup. In 1979, the group signed to The Residents’ Ralph Records, with whom they recorded their next two albums, Half-Mute in 1980 and Desire in 1981, after which the band relocated to Rotterdam for a small time and moved on to Brussels, believing their sound better fit the electronic scene in Europe.
The band soon created the score for a ballet by Maurice Bejart, which was released in 1982 as Divine. In 1983 Reininger left the group in order to pursue a solo career, and trumpeter Luc Van Lieshout joined. In 1985 Tuxedomoon had its largest success commercially with the international release of Holy Wars. Tong left the group again soon after its release and was replaced by Ivan Georgiev, who performed on the group’s next two albums, 1986’s Ship Of Fools and 1987’s You.
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Solve Et Coagula: The Best of Tuxedomoon
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Half-Mute/Scream With A View
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Holy Wars
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Desire / No Tears
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pre45 wrote:
Reininger & Brown : great, great artists
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cat-dentures wrote:
Lunar rental suit
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giddycarousel wrote:
♥
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huntingcrop wrote:
h.
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thisisobvious wrote:
What's stupid about it? It screams "we are pretentious and arty", which, personally, is exactly what I look for in a band.
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riigo wrote:
stupid bio
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novi_vid wrote:
great xx
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cat-dentures wrote:
New/old Tuxedomoon picture up (with a very big mister Tong). Vote up if you want.
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Freelove_ wrote:
Join my group: Post-Punk.
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mydesperateicon wrote:
Crash!
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cocoral wrote:
my eyes are dry !
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cocoral wrote:
No tears from the creatures of the night
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SOLOMUSIKA wrote:
Love ...*♫♪ ♫♪ ♥♥♥
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synd465 wrote:
The Boxman Mr. Niles song will unfailingly weird me out every time it pops on. "welcome hooommmeee Mr. Niles, We've been Waiting for yoooooooooouuuuuuuuaaaaachckcaachackhc"
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Chris_1982 wrote:
Desire (y)
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Spermatosoid wrote:
Memphis disco club, Dortmund, Bornstraße - somewhen in den early 80's - strange, like it!
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AnUub1s wrote:
never discovered, never forgotten
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Sanja_R wrote:
*****
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lazanija wrote:
wow, just stunning!
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AnUub1s wrote:
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- Nov 20 Tuxedomoon Mexican Tour Lunario del Auditorio Nacional, Ciudad de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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Tuxedomoon to play an exclusive show in NYC!
20 Aug 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/tuxedomoon
Usually more visible along the coast of the Mediterranean or the Baltic, legendary band Tuxedomoon will be making a rare appearance stateside in New York City for one show only at Le Poisson Rouge, 15. …
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