Artist description Creepy Sadcore Themes, Anthems and Uneducated Ethnic Music. For fans of Ipecac, Eyvind Kang, The Residents, Sun City Girls and Nurse With Wound.

Music Style Sadcore Badcore Wrongcore Lamecore Goodcore Funcore

Musical Influences Music: see below / Movies: Buffalo 66 and Taxi Driver / Books: Art of War by Sun Tzu and anything by Charles Bukowski

Similar Artists Greg Ginn - Keiji Haino - Secret Chiefs - Latin Playboys - Mike Patton - Melvins - Eyvind Kang - The Residents - Glenn Branca - Vincent Gallo - Sun City Girls - Ribot's Shrek - Frank Zappa - Beefheart

Artist History John Schuller is a musician based out of the pacific northwestern section of the United States of America. His music is about as focused as his own existence. Beautiful uneasiness, uneducated ethnic music, true sadcore, hardcore, wrongcore, sick doom, abrasive improvisations and whatever else he decides to do. He has released numerous limited edition recordings. His first large pressing cd is entitled "Lesser Angel of Failure" available on World Misery Recordings. 2003 will see the release of three full length CD's. "Enter the Bleeding" with guitarist James Davis, "Creepy Little Anthems" with drummer Phil Petrocelli and the follow up to Lesser Angel - "Lord of the Teenage Wasteland" with John Schuller's "Master Musicians of Bukkake".

Group Members John Schuller currently plays in two groups Gigantum (a power rock trio that he has been with since 1992) and the Master Musicians of Bukkake (which sometimes includes Eyvind Kang, Brad Mowen, Bill Horist, James Davis, Milky, Phil Petrocelli, Shazahd Ismaily, Randall Dunn, Nancy Scranton and Tahieko Uri)

Instruments guitars, voice, music boxes, records, synths, casios, bass, drums, mandolins and other instruments of which I cannot name.

Albums Lesser Angel of Failure (World Misery Recordings)

Press Reviews "When I first got this promo in the mail, I glanced at the return address from World Misery Recordings and thought, "Oh no, not more death metal poop to toss into circular file?!?" Lucky for me, Manny insisted I hear it and we were completely blown away by this bizarre treasure. Can't say that I've heard of Seattle based John Schuller before, but his wonderfully weird cd does include the playing of violin visionary Eyvind Kang and Bill Horist, another name that sounds rather familiar. Beginning with "Another Hanging", we get an enchanting electric guitar and piano tinkling intro, which is later overtaken by restrained but heavy feedback mutations, with some lead guitar squirming out of the thick mass/mess. By the time we get to the title track, we get someone named Brad Mowen singing in a bizarre, dweezling (invented?) language, a sort of alien lullaby. "Vanilla Sufi" features exotic zither sounds, distant droning electronics, ritualistic drumming whatnot, all in a mesmerizing haze. While John plays warped piano on "E Tempo Di Morire", Brad once again mumbles/laughs with his alien voice like a deranged mental patient. Things get even stranger on "Civil War Bukakke" with layers of more mutant transmissions, screechy death-rattle violin and swirling carnival psychosis. On "Super Density Song" there is a central enchanting yet disturbing melody, which is played by Eyvind's completely tortured violin and John's somber, sustained electric guitar squall. On "Kweekamae Mao", we get more ridiculous layers of alien vocals from John and Brad, recalling some early Residents-like weirdness. Schuller claims inspiration from the Sun City Girls (amongst others) who are also living in Seattle and I can hear some Secret Chiefs in there as well. Considering I had never heard of John Schuller before, this is certainly a surprising treasure of grand alien transmissions from another world" - Bruce Gallanter "Downtown Music Gallery" "Seattle improviser employs delay-infused electric guitar, transient FM signals and voice to create meditative, dream-like sonic atmospheres. Music for a darkened room with a soft mattress." - listen.com

Additional Info None really, no other information at all...really.

Location Seattle, WA - USA

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