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Concert poster for John Wiese with Japanese Death Poems ⊞ Robert Beatty ∿ Screen print — WRFL presents, Tuska Gallery
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Concert poster for John Wiese with Japanese Death Poems ⊞ Robert Beatty ∿ Screen print — WRFL presents, Tuska Gallery
Listen/purchase: Annihilation of Samsara by Attila Csihar/Balázs Pándi/John Wiese
Omega Radio for August 20, 2018; #171.
Whitehouse “Philosophy”
Knurl “Scyamine”
Pedestrian Deposit “Svelte”
Gas Station Of Love “Residentially Challenged”
Gerogerigegege, The “Criminal Passion”
Carlos Giffoni “No More Air”
Diana Rogerson “Two Hot Pricks”
Secret Boyfriend “Summer Of Fear” , “Carved At Night”
Merzbow “Tony Williams Deathspace”
Sudden Infant RRRecords 500 untitled loop
Z’ev “I” (flexidisc)
Bill Orcutt “Collective Action”
Flying Testicle “Hit Kit Party”
Ames Sanglantes “Cult Of Stalin”
Unsustainable Social Condition “Conflagration”
Boyd Rice / NON “Everlasting Fire”
Sutcliffe Jugend “Queen Myra”
Hijokaidan “No-Titled”
Deterge “Throbbing”
M.B. (Maurizio Bianchi) “Sordide Sentimental”
Cock ESP “I Left My Cock In San Francisco”
Genocide Organ “Slap In The Face”
Pan Daijing “Overdose”
Pharmakon “No Natural Order”
Puce Mary “Slow Agony Of A Dying Orgasm”
John Wiese “Harpsichord”
Wolf Eyes “Always Wrong”
Aaron Dilloway & John Weise “Total Eclipse”
Manon Anne Gillis & GX Jupitter-Larsen “Encored Dust”
Bastard Noise “Antenna Galaxies, The”
Japanese Torture Comedy Hour “Cremaster”
Yamatsuka Eye “Mega Equipment For Popsicle”
Hanatarashi, The “Apartheid Fun Club”
Consumer Electronics “Filthy Art”
Con-Dom “Crawl”
Prurient “Palm Tree Corpse” (demo)
Masonna “Epistle To Dippy”
Nick Klein “American Stomach”
Ramleh “Product Of Fear”
Jessica Rylan “Way Home”, “Wishing Well”
Aube “Parametalizest 1 & 2”
Bonus noise. One of Omega's most popular broadcasts.
RIP Amazon Bambi aka Amy DeWolfe also known as Erph-Puss from Smegma
Bass, Vocals, Violin in Smegma – Pigs For Lepers 1982
(Established 1973, LAFMS core group)
So far over 100 people have Performed and or,recorded with , or helped work on projects with SMEGMA this is lots of them.
Smegma – Smell The Remains 1989
Drums, Voice, Effects, Organ, Bass, Guitar, Saxophone, Tape – Amazon Bambi, Baby J., Cheez-it-Ritz, D.K., Dr. Id, Ju Suk Reet Meet , White Mohamed
Smegma is an American experimental noise group formed in Pasadena, California in 1973.
Author Richard Meltzer became their vocalist in the late 1990s
In Pasadena, California on November 23, 1973, the musical group called Smegma humbly came into being. Despite having no formal art or music training, several friends decided to experiment with playing “real” music. We tried a ” band without musicians” concept, by allowing musicians only for special parts as needed. The only other rule was, “NO HIPPY MUSIC” or any other contemporary sounds. We developed our own “primitive suburban folk” approach and traditions. At first, we felt completely isolated. We were aware of the LA freak scene (Zappa, Captain Beefheart, Wild Man Ficher), but it was only a distant influence. John Cage, Harry Partch, Eric Dolphy, Sun Ra, Buckminster Fuller and many other great minds of previous generations were more influential than our peers.
Most of the band moved to Portland Oregon in 1975. Simultaneously, we became involved with the Los Angeles Free Music Society (LAFMS), contributing audio LPs, cassettes and visual art. Contributions to LAFMS recently culminated with a collective performance at The Getty Center in Los Angeles in 2011.
Formed
Ju Suk Reet Meate, Stan Wood, Burned Mind, Dr. Id [Michael Lastra], Dr. Odd, Richard Meltzer, Cheez-It-Ritz, Amazon Bambi, Victor Sparks, Rock and Roll Jackie [Jackie Stewart], Dennis Duck, Cheezebro, Paul Riox [aka Pizza Rioux], Ace Farren Ford, Brad Hostetler [aka Big Dirty, Chuck Fats, Chucko Fatts, D.K.], Frank Chavez, Harry Cess Poole
Ju Suk Reet Meate (Eric Stewart), Oblivia (Jackie Stewart aka Rock and Roll Jackie), Dennis Duck (Dennis Mehaffey), Ace Farren Ford (Steve Rietta aka Ace of Space), Big Dirty (Brad Hostetler), Vetza (Vetza Trussel) ,Rogue Iniki (Nour Mobarak), John Wiese, Madelyn Villano, also Alieta Train, David Morgan, Cody, Jennifer, William Cyrus ford , Mars Ford
Pasadena Smegma:
Ju Suk Reet Meate (Eric Stewart), Cheezbro, Amazon Bambi (Amy DeWolfe aka Erph-Puss), Cheezit Ritz, Chucko Fats (aka D.K. Fatts), Dennis Duck (Dennis Mehaffey), Ace Farren Ford (Steve Rietta aka Ace of Space), Electric Willy(William Clay Robinson aka Electric Bill), Paul ” Pigface” Rioux,
rest in peace Ace Farren Ford real name: Steve Rietta
American visual artist, tattooist, singer and musician. Born: January 14, 1957 Died: December 18, 2023
Ace Farren Ford
Has been on the outskirts of the outskirts of music for over 50 years. In 1971 he began exploring the concept of free music with his group Ace & Duce, originally a duo, later a quintet featuring Rick Snyder, Dennis Duck and Tom Recchion. In 1974 he joined the then newly formed noise rock group Smegma, and in 1975 helped to form the Los Angeles Free Music Society. He has appeared on more than 70 releases on lp, cd, singles and tapes. He has played in groups as diverse as the Child Molesters, Rancid Vat, Crowbar Salvation, the Hurtin’ Bros., the Shadow Project, Heltir, the Mystery Band, the South Pasadena Free Music Ensemble & Airway. In 2007 he officially rejoined Smegma and has appeared on several releases, joining them recently to play London, Sweden & the Getty in Los Angeles. He is a tattoo artist for 18 years, published 4 books of poems, and has exhibited his paintings and collages since 1994.
Oblivia (Jackie Stewart aka Rock and Roll Jackie),
Ju Suk Reet Meate (Eric Stewart)
Smegma is an American experimental noise group formed in Pasadena, California in 1973.
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The group was included in the Nurse with Wound list and was featured on the cover of the August 2006 edition of The Wire
John Wiese - Soft Punk (2007)
artwork by Kaz Oshiro
Candlegoat - SUNN O)))
Alone, unalive, forgotten and abandoned where only the discarded dwell, the scurrying of footsteps so large planets fall into the great pit, entire civilizations consumed in the slow frenzy of despair, an unholiness that judges without reason, digested by something so hungry, so insatiable, a gleeful darkness that knows you have arrived, and has always known, something that should never have been, something waiting with a patience truly terrifying, that is everything and nothing, a darkness that binds all together in fear and eternity. Await.
(Text by Sheldon Hunt)