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| {{Infobox musical artist | {{Infobox musical artist | ||
| | name = Füxa | | name = Füxa | ||
| | image = ] |
| image = ] | ||
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| | label = ] | | label = ] | ||
| | website = {{URL|http://www.myspace.com/fuxamusic}} | | website = {{URL|http://www.myspace.com/fuxamusic}} | ||
| | current_members = {{unbulleted list|Randall Nieman|}} | | current_members = {{unbulleted list|Randall Nieman|Tom Meade|Mark Refoy|Jonny Mattock|Stefan Perrson.}} | ||
| | past_members = {{unbulleted list|Ryan Anderson|Eric Morrison|Jesse Percival}} | |||
| }} | }} | ||
| '''Füxa''' (pronounced Fyoo-sha, or like the color ]) |
'''Füxa''' (pronounced Fyoo-sha, or like the color ]) was formed in Detroit in 1994 by musicians ] (formerly of ]) and ] (formerly of ] and later to join ]).<ref>{{cite web|title=Fuxa|url=http://rocketgirl.co.uk/label/artist/fuxa|work=Rocket Girl Label/ Artist|publisher=Rocket Girl|accessdate=22 August 2013}}</ref> Band members include ] (]/ ]/ ]/ Space), Tom Meade (]/ ]/ ]) Mark Refoy, Jonny Mattock and Stefan Perrson. | ||
| ==Origins== | |||
| Füxa |
Füxa's first collaborative effort, which was immediately bracketed within the ] and experimental category, was a collection of short, guitar and synth driven, primal instrumental space rock songs, recorded at home on a borrowed 6-track cassette recorder. The tapes were later brought to friend ] of ] for mixing and mastering at his Mission Control home studio. ] The resulting masters totaled over 90 minutes, and the best hours worth of music was selected for their first release, a hand colored, labeled and numbered cassette. This tape was sold at local indie record shops, and quite a few copies were given away by the band. College DJ ] played many selections from this tape on his Friday night program, "The Life According to Larry", on WHFR radio. Nieman & Anderson at that time began to play at Detroit coffee houses, quickly building a cult following with their brief, psychedelic, erratic performances. The duo performed with the assistance of an old, literally falling apart ] synthesizer, often left to its own devices to produce loud, random arpeggios throughout the entire performance, which almost always emulated in a drum circle where audience participation was encouraged to "feel good" with the band. It has been suggested that the Detroit-based experimental rock band focus on a lo-fi, electronics-heavy blend of droning, treated guitars, vintage synths, and sparse percussion in the vein of suicide, Spacemen 3 / Spiritualized, and neu!.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fuxa|url=http://rocketgirl.co.uk/label/artist/fuxa|work=Rocket Girl Label/ Artist|publisher=Rocket Girl|accessdate=22 August 2013}}</ref> | ||
| ==Debut== | |||
| Their debut single was the self-released ] with friends ], followed by the ground-breaking "Free Your Soul" EP, which featured the duo's best song to date, "Photon". | Their debut single was the self-released ] with friends ], followed by the ground-breaking "Free Your Soul" EP, which featured the duo's best song to date, "Photon". Füxa's first full-length CD was a compilation of their first 3 singles, entitled "3 Field Rotation", released by England's ] in May 1996. To correspond with the release of the disc, the duo was invited over to London to play shows supporting the disc. Later that year, the band was featured on a split 7-inch with Stereolab, and performed a few shows with ] in the ]. Other bands they have split recordings with include ], ], ] and ]. | ||
| Füxa's first full-length CD was a compilation of their first 3 singles, entitled "3 Field Rotation", released by England's ] in May 1996. To correspond with the release of the disc, the duo was invited over to London to play shows supporting the disc. Later that year, the band was featured on a split 7-inch with Stereolab, and performed a few shows with ] in the ]. Other bands they have split recordings with include ], ], ] and ]. | |||
| The band's second full-length came out in late 1996, entitled "Very Well Organized" - a collection of songs composed around a 1963 ] situated in the band's living room. | The band's second full-length came out in late 1996, entitled "Very Well Organized" - a collection of songs composed around a 1963 ] situated in the band's living room. | ||
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| Anderson departed from the outfit in 1998, and Nieman took over Füxa as a solo project. In 2001-2003 Ryan Anderson Joined the ] to play drums and perform on a few recordings. | Anderson departed from the outfit in 1998, and Nieman took over Füxa as a solo project. In 2001-2003 Ryan Anderson Joined the ] to play drums and perform on a few recordings. | ||
| ==Band members== | |||
| ===Current=== | |||
| * '''Randall Nieman:''' Synths / Guitars / Percussion / Space | |||
| * '''Ryan Anderson:''' Bass / Drums / Synths / Percussion | |||
| * '''Tom Meade:''' Synths / Electronic Percussion / Studio FX | |||
| ===Past=== | |||
| * '''Eric Morrison:''' Drums / Percussion | |||
| * '''Jesse Percival:''' Guitar | |||
| ==Selected discography== | ==Selected discography== | ||
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| * '''''Pivot''''' 1996 (Mind Expansion - 7") | * '''''Pivot''''' 1996 (Mind Expansion - 7") | ||
| * '''''City/Metro''''' 1997 (Darla - Split 7" with Bright) | * '''''City/Metro''''' 1997 (Darla - Split 7" with Bright) | ||
| * '''''Greenfield''''' 1997 ( |
* '''''Greenfield''''' 1997 (]/Mind Expansion - CD5/12"EP) | ||
| * '''''Venoy''''' 1997 (Darla |
* '''''Venoy''''' 1997 (Darla (Bliss Out v.5" CD5/12"EP) | ||
| * '''''Green Field''''' 1997 (12" ]) | |||
| * '''''Techno Lite''''' 2000 (] - 7") | * '''''Techno Lite''''' 2000 (] - 7") | ||
| * '''''Hideaway''''' 2001 (Mind Expansion - 7") | * '''''Hideaway''''' 2001 (Mind Expansion - 7") | ||
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| * '''''Electric Sound Of Summer''''' 2006 (Static Caravan - 7") | * '''''Electric Sound Of Summer''''' 2006 (Static Caravan - 7") | ||
| * '''''Fuxa Commits Suicide''''' 2007 (Mind Expansion - CDEP) | * '''''Fuxa Commits Suicide''''' 2007 (Mind Expansion - CDEP) | ||
| * '''''Füxa / Dean & Britta''''' 2011 (] Split 7") | |||
| * '''''Füxa / Martin Rev Marty Suicide / Coyote''''' 2011 (7" The Great Pop Supplement) | |||
| * '''''Sun Is Shining''''' 2013 (7" ]) | |||
| * '''''Photon''''' 2013 (7" ] | |||
| * '''''Füxa, Cheval Sombre - I Love You / You've Got To Hide Your Love Away''''' 2013 (7" Mind Expansion) | |||
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Füxa#t=Releases_All&q=&p=1|work=Fuxa|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=22 August 2013}}</ref> | |||
| ===CD/LP/Cassette=== | ===CD/LP/Cassette=== | ||
| * '''''In Another Direction''''' 1994 (High Tokes - Limited Edition cassette only) | * '''''In Another Direction''''' 1994 (High Tokes - Limited Edition cassette only) | ||
| * '''''3 Field Rotation''''' 1996 ( |
* '''''3 Field Rotation''''' 1996 (]/Mind Expansion - CD/LP) | ||
| * '''''Very Well Organized''''' 1996 ( |
* '''''Very Well Organized''''' 1996 (]/Mind Expansion - CD/LP) | ||
| * '''''Inflight Audio''''' 1998 ( |
* '''''Inflight Audio''''' 1998 (]/Mind Expansion - CD) | ||
| * '''''Accretion''''' 1998 (Mind Expansion - CD/LP) | * '''''Accretion''''' 1998 (Mind Expansion - CD/LP) | ||
| * '''''Fuxa2000''''' 2000 (]/Mind Expansion - CD) | * '''''Fuxa2000''''' 2000 (]/Mind Expansion - CD) | ||
| * '''''Supercharged''''' 2001 (]/Mind Expansion - CD) | * '''''Supercharged''''' 2001 (]/Mind Expansion - CD) | ||
| * '''''The Modified Mechanics Of This Device''''' 2001 (Antenna Records - CD) | * '''''The Modified Mechanics Of This Device''''' 2001 (Antenna Records - CD) | ||
| * '''''Füxa Versus Ectogram - Füxa Versus Ectogram''''' 2001 (Ochre Records - CD, MiniAlbum) | |||
| * '''''Electric Sound Of Summer''''' 2012 (] - CD/LP) | |||
| * '''''Dirty D''''' 2013 (] - CD/LP) | |||
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Füxa#t=Releases_All&q=&p=1|work=Fuxa|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=22 August 2013}}</ref> | |||
| ===Compilations=== | ===Compilations=== | ||
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| * '''''Mind Expansion Vol. 2''''' 1996 (Mind Expansion - 4-way split 7") | * '''''Mind Expansion Vol. 2''''' 1996 (Mind Expansion - 4-way split 7") | ||
| * '''''Noise Reduction''''' 1996 (Alley Sweeper - CD) | * '''''Noise Reduction''''' 1996 (Alley Sweeper - CD) | ||
| * '''''Disco Sucks''''' 1996 ( |
* '''''Disco Sucks''''' 1996 (]- CD) | ||
| * '''''Elsie, Jack & Chair''''' 1996 (EJC - CD) | * '''''Elsie, Jack & Chair''''' 1996 (EJC - CD) | ||
| * '''''An Evening In The Company Of Vespertine''''' 1997 (Vespertine - CD) | * '''''An Evening In The Company Of Vespertine''''' 1997 (Vespertine - CD) | ||
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| *{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p203563|label=Füxa}} | *{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p203563|label=Füxa}} | ||
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| <ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Füxa#t=Releases_All&q=&p=1|work=Fuxa|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=22 August 2013}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 11:25, 22 August 2013
| Füxa | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan |
| Genres | space rock, indie, rock, and alternative |
| Years active | 1994 (1994)–present |
| Labels | Rocket Girl |
| Members |
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| Past members |
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| Website | www |
Füxa (pronounced Fyoo-sha, or like the color fuchsia) was formed in Detroit in 1994 by musicians Randall Nieman (formerly of Windy & Carl) and Ryan Anderson (formerly of Asha Vida and later to join DELTA WAVES). Band members include Randall Nieman (Synths/ Guitars/ Percussion/ Space), Tom Meade (Synths/ Electronic Percussion/ Studio FX) Mark Refoy, Jonny Mattock and Stefan Perrson.
Origins
Füxa's first collaborative effort, which was immediately bracketed within the psychedelic and experimental category, was a collection of short, guitar and synth driven, primal instrumental space rock songs, recorded at home on a borrowed 6-track cassette recorder. The tapes were later brought to friend Erik Kassab of Gravity Wax for mixing and mastering at his Mission Control home studio.
The resulting masters totaled over 90 minutes, and the best hours worth of music was selected for their first release, a hand colored, labeled and numbered cassette. This tape was sold at local indie record shops, and quite a few copies were given away by the band. College DJ Lunar Larry played many selections from this tape on his Friday night program, "The Life According to Larry", on WHFR radio. Nieman & Anderson at that time began to play at Detroit coffee houses, quickly building a cult following with their brief, psychedelic, erratic performances. The duo performed with the assistance of an old, literally falling apart Korg Mono/Poly synthesizer, often left to its own devices to produce loud, random arpeggios throughout the entire performance, which almost always emulated in a drum circle where audience participation was encouraged to "feel good" with the band. It has been suggested that the Detroit-based experimental rock band focus on a lo-fi, electronics-heavy blend of droning, treated guitars, vintage synths, and sparse percussion in the vein of suicide, Spacemen 3 / Spiritualized, and neu!.
Debut
Their debut single was the self-released split with friends Gravity Wax, followed by the ground-breaking "Free Your Soul" EP, which featured the duo's best song to date, "Photon". Füxa's first full-length CD was a compilation of their first 3 singles, entitled "3 Field Rotation", released by England's Che Records in May 1996. To correspond with the release of the disc, the duo was invited over to London to play shows supporting the disc. Later that year, the band was featured on a split 7-inch with Stereolab, and performed a few shows with Stereolab in the USA. Other bands they have split recordings with include Azusa Plane, Orange Cake Mix, Flowchart and Bright.
The band's second full-length came out in late 1996, entitled "Very Well Organized" - a collection of songs composed around a 1963 Hammond organ situated in the band's living room.
1997 saw the release of "Venoy", a contribution to Darla Records famous Bliss-out series of EPs. The band also focused on the publication of their fanzine, Masstransfer, with the first issue arriving in November 1997.
Anderson departed from the outfit in 1998, and Nieman took over Füxa as a solo project. In 2001-2003 Ryan Anderson Joined the DELTA WAVES to play drums and perform on a few recordings.
Selected discography
Singles and EP's
- 100 White Envelopes 1995 (Mind Expansion - Split 7" with Gravity Wax)
- Free Your Soul 1995 (Burnt Hair - 7")
- Dreamlanding 1995 (Mind Expansion/Blue Flea - Split 7" with Windy & Carl)
- Standing Under U 1996 (Alley Sweeper - 7")
- Pivot 1996 (Mind Expansion - 7")
- City/Metro 1997 (Darla - Split 7" with Bright)
- Greenfield 1997 (Ché Trading/Mind Expansion - CD5/12"EP)
- Venoy 1997 (Darla (Bliss Out v.5" CD5/12"EP)
- Green Field 1997 (12" I (label))
- Techno Lite 2000 (Rocket Girl - 7")
- Hideaway 2001 (Mind Expansion - 7")
- Fuxa Vs. Six Clips 2004 (Mind Expansion - CDEP)
- Electric Sound Of Summer 2006 (Static Caravan - 7")
- Fuxa Commits Suicide 2007 (Mind Expansion - CDEP)
- Füxa / Dean & Britta 2011 (Rocket Girl Split 7")
- Füxa / Martin Rev Marty Suicide / Coyote 2011 (7" The Great Pop Supplement)
- Sun Is Shining 2013 (7" Rocket Girl)
- Photon 2013 (7" Rocket Girl
- Füxa, Cheval Sombre - I Love You / You've Got To Hide Your Love Away 2013 (7" Mind Expansion)
CD/LP/Cassette
- In Another Direction 1994 (High Tokes - Limited Edition cassette only)
- 3 Field Rotation 1996 (Ché Trading/Mind Expansion - CD/LP)
- Very Well Organized 1996 (Ché Trading/Mind Expansion - CD/LP)
- Inflight Audio 1998 (Ché Trading/Mind Expansion - CD)
- Accretion 1998 (Mind Expansion - CD/LP)
- Fuxa2000 2000 (Rocket Girl/Mind Expansion - CD)
- Supercharged 2001 (Rocket Girl/Mind Expansion - CD)
- The Modified Mechanics Of This Device 2001 (Antenna Records - CD)
- Füxa Versus Ectogram - Füxa Versus Ectogram 2001 (Ochre Records - CD, MiniAlbum)
- Electric Sound Of Summer 2012 (Rocket Girl - CD/LP)
- Dirty D 2013 (Rocket Girl - CD/LP)
Compilations
- Mind Expansion Vol. 1 1995 (Mind Expansion - 4-way split 7")
- Mind Expansion Vol. 2 1996 (Mind Expansion - 4-way split 7")
- Noise Reduction 1996 (Alley Sweeper - CD)
- Disco Sucks 1996 (Ché Trading- CD)
- Elsie, Jack & Chair 1996 (EJC - CD)
- An Evening In The Company Of Vespertine 1997 (Vespertine - CD)
- A Mind Expansion Compilation 2007 (Mind Expansion - 2xCD)
External links
- "Fuxa". Rocket Girl Label/ Artist. Rocket Girl. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- "Fuxa". Rocket Girl Label/ Artist. Rocket Girl. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- "Discogs". Fuxa. Discogs. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- "Discogs". Fuxa. Discogs. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- "Discogs". Fuxa. Discogs. Retrieved 22 August 2013.