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Ugly Casanova is an American band on Sub Pop Records. The band has only released one album: Sharpen Your Teeth. The band is a side project of Modest Mouse singer, Isaac Brock and Holopaw member, John Orth; initially, however, the band’s origins were a mystery.
The legend of Ugly Casanova was based around the character of Edgar Graham, a.k.a. “Ugly Casanova”, who (according to the Ugly Casanova press release) met the band Modest Mouse while backstage at a concert in Denver, Colorado.
“After some prodding, he shared his work with the band, and began performing it early before shows while some people were milling around. Whenever he completed these performances, he retreated quickly with a look of anger and shame. After a time, a few small recordings were created, after which Edgar vanished.” The release goes on to mention that the batch of songs found on Sharpen Your Teeth was delivered to Sup Pop, “in a strange parcel filled with Silly Putty and pelts of three unidentifiable rodents.”
In truth, Ugly Casanova is a side-project of Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock and a number of other collaborators. In fact, two U.C. tracks — Baby’s Clean Conscience andParasites have appeared as unreleased Modest Mouse demos from their 1993 “Paracite Sessions”.
The origin of the band name itself is contested. Brock has admitted he created the pseudonym to “escape having to do interviews”, but Modest Mouse’s 1996 EP The Fruit That Ate Itself was credited to the production company “Ugly Casanova”, suggesting Brock may have used the name to retain creative control and publishing rights while under a major label.
The legend of Ugly Casanova was based around the character of Edgar Graham, a.k.a. “Ugly Casanova”, who (according to the Ugly Casanova press release) met the band Modest Mouse while backstage at a concert in Denver, Colorado.
“After some prodding, he shared his work with the band, and began performing it early before shows while some people were milling around. Whenever he completed these performances, he retreated quickly with a look of anger and shame. After a time, a few small recordings were created, after which Edgar vanished.” The release goes on to mention that the batch of songs found on Sharpen Your Teeth was delivered to Sup Pop, “in a strange parcel filled with Silly Putty and pelts of three unidentifiable rodents.”
In truth, Ugly Casanova is a side-project of Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock and a number of other collaborators. In fact, two U.C. tracks — Baby’s Clean Conscience and
Parasites have appeared as unreleased Modest Mouse demos from their 1993 “Paracite Sessions”.The origin of the band name itself is contested. Brock has admitted he created the pseudonym to “escape having to do interviews”, but Modest Mouse’s 1996 EP The Fruit That Ate Itself was credited to the production company “Ugly Casanova”, suggesting Brock may have used the name to retain creative control and publishing rights while under a major label.
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podobnozuzanna wrote:
i would kill to see him live.
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Larissfreits wrote:
mui bueno
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GeorgesDanton wrote:
ugly cassanova is an amazing band
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rockarincita wrote:
Cat faces ='.'=
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Mandrake315 wrote:
great
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xephyrous wrote:
pretty chill... sabrage: probably
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prophetpope wrote:
ckunke002 you got trolled hard
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sergioarincon wrote:
Hotcha Girls !!!!!!!!
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ckunke002 wrote:
Lol I'm just trolling you Simon_FM. Get used to it. Douche
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Moonlooper wrote:
Isaac Brock approves of your being a prick!
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Simon_FM wrote:
Not really, no.
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ckunke002 wrote:
"you're just saying it's incredible because you think it makes you look cool" was it working?
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Brettocks wrote:
tigers on a beach
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Boom_King wrote:
Parasites <3
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Jedidude77 wrote:
we all wave goodbye to ourselves
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jackiechrist wrote:
pa-ccciiiiii---fiiiiiiiiiccoooooooo
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sabrage wrote:
I listen to this but not Modest Mouse. Am I going to hell?
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Modestmilk wrote:
you're just saying it's incredible because you think it makes you look cool [2]
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jackiechrist wrote:
180° south is up there, finally!
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rubbishville wrote:
beautiful casanova.
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