Tuxedomoon is an experimental,post-punk, new wave band from San Francisco, California, United States. The band formed in the late 1970s at the beginning of the punk rockmovement. Pulling influence from punk and electronic music, the group, originally consisting of Steve Brown and Blaine L. Reininger, used electronic violins, guitars, screaming vocals and synthesizers to develop a unique "cabaret no-wave" sound. Bassist Peter Principle joined the band and in 1979 they released the single "No Tears", which remains a post-punk cult classic. That year they signed toRalph Records and released their first album, Half-Mute. Eventually Tuxedomoon relocated to Europe. The band separated in the early 1990s, only to reunite later that decade. They have remained together since releasing the album, Cabin in the Sky, in 2004.
| Origin | San Francisco, California |
|---|---|
| Genres | Experimental, post-punk, new wave |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Labels | Ralph Records, Crammed Discs |
| Website | http://www.tuxedomoon.co/ |
| Members | Blaine L. Reininger Steven Brown Peter Principle Luc Van Lieshout Bruce Geduldig |
| Past members | Winston Tong Gregory Cruikshank Victoria Lowe Michael Belfer Paul Zahl Ivan Georgiev Nikolas Klau |
n 1977, Tuxedomoon formed out of Angels of Light, an artist collective andcommune, a group in which Steve Brown was involved.[1][2][3] He met Blaine L. Reininger in an electronic music class at San Francisco City College. Brown worked with Tommy Tadlock, of the Angels of Light, to create the final project of the class.[2]Tadlock would go on to be Tuxedomoon's manager. Reininger and Brown started playing music together at Tadlock's house. Reininger played electronic violin andguitar. Tadlock assisted with the sound and audio. He also created tools for the band, including a "Treatment Mountain", which was a pyramid made of plywoodwhich held all of Reininger's effects pedals.[4]
They started playing music together in the mid-1970s, when punk rock became popular in the underground music scene. "The only rule was the tacit understanding that anything that sounded like anyone else was taboo", stated Brown on the band aiming the create music that sounded unlike anything else before.[2] The vocals were screaming and inspired by punk rock, and the band used any instruments they had around, including saxophones and a polymoog synthesizer. The band had no drummer. Bassist Peter Principle, performance artist Winston Tong and Bruce Geduldig, a filmmaker, joined the band during concerts. The band created new performances for each concert, creating theatrical performances and being described as "theatrical electronic cabaret."[4][5] The band performed frequently withPere Ubu, The Residents, Devo, and Cabaret Voltaire.[1]
In 1979 they released the EP No Tears, with the single "No Tears". The single is described as "one of the best electro-punk hymns of all times."[6] That year they also signed to Ralph Records. That label released their debut album, Half-Mute, in 1980.[1]==Career==
===1980s===
In 1980 the band released their first album, ''Half-Mute'', on Ralph Records. The album is named after film director [[James Whale]].<ref name=gill/> The band toured [[Europe]] in 1980 and moved to [[New York City]].<ref name=brinn/><ref name=smith1/><ref name="R211">Reynolds, 211.</ref> While in New York, they performed in, and were featured on the soundtrack for the film ''[[Downtown 81]]''.<ref name=smith1/> They gained popularity in the [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]].<ref name="Body2001">{{cite book|author=Sean Body|title=Wish The World Away: Mark Eitzel and the American Music Club|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=4jgb3PDUuPkC&pg=PA39|accessdate=2 August 2012|date=1 July 2001|publisher=SAF Publishing Ltd|isbn=978-0-946719-20-4|page=39}}</ref> They eventually relocated to [[Brussels]].<ref name=smith1/> [[Trumpet]] player [[Luc van Lieshout]] joined the band.<ref name=smith1/> In 1987, the band performed on the soundtrack for the [[Wim Wenders]] film, ''[[Wings of Desire]]''.<ref name="CookGemünden1997">{{cite book|author1=Roger F. Cook|author2=Gerd Gemünden|title=The Cinema of Wim Wenders: Image, Narrative, and the Postmodern Condition|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=jg6-zTUFMJYC&pg=PA261|accessdate=2 August 2012|year=1997|publisher=Wayne State University Press|isbn=978-0-8143-2578-0|page=261}}</ref> Tuxedomoon played in [[Athens, Greece]], for the first time on December 1987, selling out the [[Pallas Theatre]] twice in one night.<ref name=athens1>{{cite news|title=Tuxedomoon: A lasting affair|url=http://www.athensnews.gr/issue/13461/47637|accessdate=3 August 2012|newspaper=Athens News|date=19 September 2011}}</ref>
===1990s===
In the early 1990s, the band separated and did not reunite for approximately eight years.<ref name=brinn>{{cite news|last=Brinn|first=David|title=Born again in Tel Aviv|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-99558454.html|accessdate=3 August 2012|newspaper=Jeruselem Post|date=27 September 2004}}</ref> Tuxedomoon reunited to perform at the Next Festival in [[Tel Aviv]]. The band hadn't played together in eight years, when Brown called the members to come together for the concert. They rehearsed in a studio for 10 days, in Tel Aviv, before the concert. Brown credits the Next Festival concert as being the key event in reuniting the band.<ref name=brinn/>
===2000s===
Tuxedomoon performed in 2000, playing acoustic and electronic concerts of previously recorded material.<ref name=Chernov1>{{cite news|last=Chernov|first=Sergey|title=tuxedomoon: has-beens dupe 'tolerant' russian audience|url=http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=13479|accessdate=3 August 2012|newspaper=The St. Petersburg Times|date=1 December 2000}}</ref>
Their 2004 album, ''Cabin in the Sky'', would serve as their [[Comeback (publicity)|comeback]] record.<ref name=gill/> The majority of the record is [[instrumental]]. Reininger's voice, which was compared to [[David Bowie]]'s during Tuxedomoon's early career, has been described as evolving into "[[Tom Waits]]" and a wolf from [[Tex Avery]]'s "Baron Brown," by music critic Rod Smith. Filmmaker Bruce Geduldig performs backup vocals on the album.<ref name=smith1/>
In 2006 the band released ''Bardo Hotel''' on Crammed Discs. Recorded in San Francisco, the album is a soundtrack to a film by [[George Kakanakis]], which at the time of the album's release, remained unfinished. The album and film are named after the book ''Beat Museum - Bardo Hotel,'' by [[Brion Gysin]], which is named after the [[Bardo Hotel]] in [[Paris]].<ref name=gill>{{cite web|last=Gill|first=John|title=Tuxedomoon|url=http://www.paristransatlantic.com/magazine/interviews/tuxedomoon.html|work=Interviews by John Gill|publisher=Paris Transatlantic|accessdate=3 August 2012}}</ref><ref name=grandy1/> The soundtrack and film pulled influence from Gysin's "cut-up" method, which was co-developed with [[William S. Burroughs]]. The recording features samples of airplane sounds, [[BART]] announcements and other found sounds. [[New Orleans jazz]] and [[opera]] are two influences for the album's sound.<ref name=grandy1>{{cite news|last=Grandy|first=Eric|title=Tuxedomoon|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1084212031.html|accessdate=3 August 2012|newspaper=The Stranger|date=6 July 2006}}</ref>
Tuxedomoon released the album ''Vapour Trails'', on Crammed Discs, in 2007.<ref name=gill/> The album was recorded at Reininger's home.<ref name=gill2>{{cite news|last=Gill|first=Andy|title=New releases|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-11311874.html|accessdate=3 August 2012|newspaper=The Independent|date=23 November 2007}}</ref> The band uses instruments like [[clarinet]]s and [[flugelhorn]]s along with their standard instrument setup.<ref name=gill2/> In 2007, they also released a CD and [[DVD]] boxset of unreleased and rare music and videos.<ref name=gill/> Various Tuxedomoon members have extensively collaborated with the UK band [[Cult With No Name]], and as a group Tuxedomoon collaborated to produce the joint soundtrack album 'Blue Velvet Revisited', as well as the FuturePlaces medialab for citizenship in 2010, 2011 and 2013.
===Current===
Band members live in [[Mexico City]], [[Oporto]], [[Athens]], [[Brussels]] and [[New York]].<ref name=s
mith1/> Principle cites the members living on different continents as helping them stay together as a band.<ref name=brinn /> Their [[
music publisher (popular music )|publishing]] house was called Angst Music.<ref name="R204">Reynolds, 204.</ref>
mith1/> Principle cites the members living on different continents as helping them stay together as a band.<ref name=brinn /> Their [[
Career
1980s
In 1980 the band released their first album, Half-Mute, on Ralph Records. The album is named after film director James Whale.[7] The band toured Europe in 1980 and moved to New York City.[1][3][8] While in New York, they performed in, and were featured on the soundtrack for the film Downtown 81.[3] They gained popularity in theNetherlands and Belgium.[9] They eventually relocated to Brussels.[3] Trumpet playerLuc van Lieshout joined the band.[3] In 1987, the band performed on the soundtrack for the Wim Wenders film, Wings of Desire.[10] Tuxedomoon played in Athens, Greece, for the first time on December 1987, selling out the Pallas Theatre twice in one night.
1990s
In the early 1990s, the band separated and did not reunite for approximately eight years.[1] Tuxedomoon reunited to perform at the Next Festival in Tel Aviv. The band hadn't played together in eight years, when Brown called the members to come together for the concert. They rehearsed in a studio for 10 days, in Tel Aviv, before the concert. Brown credits the Next Festival concert as being the key event in reuniting the band.[1]
2000s
Tuxedomoon performed in 2000, playing acoustic and electronic concerts of previously recorded material.[11]
Their 2004 album, Cabin in the Sky, would serve as their comeback record.[7] The majority of the record is instrumental. Reininger's voice, which was compared toDavid Bowie's during Tuxedomoon's early career, has been described as evolving into "Tom Waits" and a wolf from Tex Avery's "Baron Brown," by music critic Rod Smith. Filmmaker Bruce Geduldig performs backup vocals on the album.[3]
In 2006 the band released Bardo Hotel' on Crammed Discs. Recorded in San Francisco, the album is a soundtrack to a film by George Kakanakis, which at the time of the album's release, remained unfinished. The album and film are named after the book Beat Museum - Bardo Hotel, by Brion Gysin, which is named after theBardo Hotel in Paris.[7][12] The soundtrack and film pulled influence from Gysin's "cut-up" method, which was co-developed with William S. Burroughs. The recording features samples of airplane sounds, BART announcements and other found sounds. New Orleans jazz and opera are two influences for the album's sound.[12]
Tuxedomoon released the album Vapour Trails, on Crammed Discs, in 2007.[7] The album was recorded at Reininger's home.[13] The band uses instruments likeclarinets and flugelhorns along with their standard instrument setup.[13] In 2007, they also released a CD and DVD boxset of unreleased and rare music and videos.[7]Various Tuxedomoon members have extensively collaborated with the UK band Cult With No Name, and as a group Tuxedomoon collaborated to produce the joint soundtrack album 'Blue Velvet Revisited', as well as the FuturePlaces medialab for citizenship in 2010, 2011 and 2013.
Current
Band members live in Mexico City, Oporto, Athens, Brussels and New York.[3]Principle cites the members living on different continents as helping them stay together as a band.[1] Their publishing house was called Angst Music.[14]
Legacy
Scooter's "My Eyes Are Dry" from their album Mind The Gap is a cover version of "No Tears" with additional sections.
Musical style
Steven Brown cites the band's early influences as "Eno, Bowie, John Cage, Bernard Herrmann, Nino Rota, Igor Stravinsky and Ennio Morricone".[7] Later and current influences include Radiohead, Claude Debussy, Miles Davis, Michael Nyman and the Velvet Underground. Their music finds influence in genres such as punk rock,jazz, funk, tango, and post-punk.[6]
Music critic Simon Reynolds wrote that their sound has an "aura of jaded elegance", with a more European style musically versus what their American counterparts were creating at the time of the band's formation.[14] Seattle Weekly described their music as radiating "a discomfort that hints of existential hives."[3]
Lyrically, Tuxedomoon examined society, culture and psychology. "Holiday for Plywood", on Desire, examined consumerism and paranoia.[14]
Tuxedomoon - What Use?
Tuxedomoon - What Use?
Discography
Studio albums
- Half Mute, originally on Ralph Records, 1980
- Desire, originally on Ralph Records, 1981
- Divine, 1982
- Suite en Sous-Sol, 1982
- Holy Wars, 1985
- Ship of Fools, 1986
- You, 1987
- The Ghost Sonata, 1991
- Joeboy in Mexico, 1997
- Cabin in the Sky, 2004
- Bardo Hotel Soundtrack, 2006
- Vapour Trails, 2007
- Pink Narcissus, 2014
- "Blue Velvet Revisited", 2015 (collaboration with Cult With No Name)
Singles and EPs
- "Joeboy the Electronic Ghost"/"Pinheads on the Move", 7", 1978
- No Tears, 1978
- "Stranger"/"Love/No Hope", 7", 1979
- Scream With a View, 1979
- "What Use?"/"Crash", 7", 1980
- "Dark Companion"/"59 to 1 Remix", 7", 1980
- Urban Leisure Suite Part IV, 1980
- "Jinx"/"Incubus (Blue Suite)", 7", 1981
- "Une Nuit au Fond de la Frayere"/"Egypt", 7", 1981
- "Ninotchka"/"Again", 12", 1982
- What Use? - remix, 1982
- Why is She Bathing?, 1982
- Time to Lose - Blind, 1982
- Short Stories, 1983
- Soma, 7", 1984
- Plan Delta (1986)
- "Boxman (The City)"/"The Train", 7" 1987
- "You (new version)"/"Atlantis (Remix)", 7", 1987
- No Tears '88, 1988
- "Michael's Theme"/Interview, 7", 1988
Live albums
- Savoy Sound — Wave Goodbye, (live album) originally on Go! Records, currently on CD Presents, 1981
- Ten Years in One Night - 1988
- Live in St. Petersburg - 2002
Compilations
- Subterranean Modern, Ralph Records, 1979
- A Thousand Lives by Picture, Ralph Records, 1983
- Made to Measure Vol. 1, Crammed, 1983
- Tales from the New World (3 x 12inch collection), 1984
- Pinheads on the Move, 1987
- Solve et Coagula, 1994
- Remixes & Originals, International DeeJay Gigolo Records, 2000
- Soundtracks - Urban Leisure, 2002
- 77o7 Tm (the 30th Anniversary Box), 2007
Solo works
Various members of Tuxedomoon have issued many solo albums including:
- Joeboy in Rotterdam/Joeboy San Francisco, Joeboy aka Winston Tong, 1981
- Broken Fingers, Blaine L. Reininger, Les Disques du Crépuscule, 1982
- Searching For Contact, Steven Brown, Play It Again Sam, 1987
- Theoretically Chinese, Winston Tong, Les Disques du Crépuscule, 1984
- Conjunction, Peter Principle, Crammed Discs, 1990
References
- Reynolds, Simon. Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984. New York: Penguin (2006). ISBN 0143036726
- ^ a b c d e f g Brinn, David (27 September 2004). "Born again in Tel Aviv". Jeruselem Post. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ a b c Reynolds, 202.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Smith, Rod (11 January 2006). "A Mug of Joeboy". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ a b Reynolds, 203.
- ^ Reynolds, 197.
- ^ a b c "Tuxedomoon: A lasting affair". Athens News. 19 September 2011. Retrieved3 August 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f Gill, John. "Tuxedomoon". Interviews by John Gill. Paris Transatlantic. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ Reynolds, 211.
- ^ Sean Body (1 July 2001). Wish The World Away: Mark Eitzel and the American Music Club. SAF Publishing Ltd. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-946719-20-4. Retrieved 2 August2012.
- ^ Roger F. Cook; Gerd Gemünden (1997). The Cinema of Wim Wenders: Image, Narrative, and the Postmodern Condition. Wayne State University Press. p. 261.ISBN 978-0-8143-2578-0. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ Chernov, Sergey (1 December 2000). "tuxedomoon: has-beens dupe 'tolerant' russian audience". The St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ a b Grandy, Eric (6 July 2006). "Tuxedomoon". The Stranger. Retrieved 3 August2012.
- ^ a b Gill, Andy (23 November 2007). "New releases". The Independent. Retrieved3 August 2012.
- ^ a b c d Reynolds, 204.
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