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Artist description
Fuzzed up tripped out dark and heavy space rock and slow grooves |
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Music Style
Space rock |
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Musical Influences
Hawkwind, Monster Magnet, Sisters of Mercy, The Cure |
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Similar Artists
Monster Magnet, Hawkwind, Sisters of Mercy, The Cure |
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Artist History
"Drunken Gunmen" continue to be one of the most influential acts on the planet. From their early prog-rock recordings, such as "Hyperbolic Spheres of Pain" and "The Testament of a High-Handed Byzantine" through to the minimalist white noise of "Fractal Parsecs", the "Gunmen" have astounded and disturbed.
Legendary producer Martin St James still recalls the "Fractal" sessions, which consisted of hours of binary code rendered on a melodica. "Phil [Glass] resigned from the project, citing 'artistic differences'. Fact was, he couldn't keep rhythm or play a freaking note."
The same year, Kenny Loggins was rendered limbless by a pipe-bomb as he left his Hollywood home to audition for the "Gunmen". Similarly, both Alan Parsons and Todd Rundgren died in bizarre food processor accidents shortly after sending their resumes to "Gunmen" management.
Some speak of the "Gunmen" curse. However video evidence has proven it was a stray smoke-bomb during the traditional pyro-technic finale of "Hey Buddha" which caused the ultimate tragedy of their 1993 Waco concert for the fine troops of the A,T & F. Current manager Charlton Heston bluntly puts it : "Don't freak with my boys".
So the "Gunmen" continue to push back the envelope of art and misery. Recent live shows have been played entirely with the use of prosthetic limbs. Recording studios have been shunned , preferring instead to work with diesel generators in abandoned asbestos mines. Says original Gunman GEK : "Hate Is Art". |
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Group Members
Graeme Kirk |
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Location
Sydney, NSW - Australia |
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