Nils Frykdahl
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| Nils Frykdahl | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Nils James Larson Frykdahl[1] |
| Origin | Oakland, California |
| Genres | Avant-garde rock, theatre, performance art, experimental rock, art rock |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, flute, percussion, bass guitar, saxophone |
| Years active | 1985-present |
| Labels | The End Records Tzadik Records Drag City Vaccination Records |
| Associated acts | Charming Hostess Darling Freakhead Faun Fables Idiot Flesh Sleepytime Gorilla Museum The Two Dimensions[1][2] |
Nils Frykdahl is an American musician most known for his work with the bands Sleepytime Gorilla Museum and the now-defunct band Idiot Flesh. He has a bachelor's degree in music from UC Berkeley, which he received in 1989. He also is a member of the bands Faun Fables and Darling Freakhead, and used to be a member of Charming Hostess. Along with bandmates Carla Kihlstedt and Dan Rathbun, Frykdahl also is active with the performance company Ink Boat.[3]
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[edit] Discography
[edit] With Idiot Flesh
- Drip Demo (demo, 1986) (as Acid Rain)
- We Were All Very Worried (demo, 1987) (as Acid Rain)
- Tales of Instant Knowledge and Sure Death (full-length, 1990)
- The Nothing Show (full-length, 1994)
- Teen Devil/Twitch (7-inch single, 1995)
- Fancy (full-length, 1997)
[edit] With Faun Fables
- Early Song (full-length, 1999)
- Mother Twilight (full-length, 2001)
- Family Album (full-length, 2004)
- The Transit Rider (full-length, 2006)
- A Table Forgotten (EP, 2008)
- Light of a Vaster Dark (full-length, 2010)
[edit] With Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
- Grand Opening and Closing (full-length, 2001)
- Live (full-length, 2003)
- Of Natural History (full-length, 2004)
- The Face (DVD, 2005)
- In Glorious Times (full-length, 2007)
[edit] As a guest musician
- Barbez - Barbez (2004)[4]
- Charming Hostess - Sarajevo Blues (2004)
- Charming Hostess - The Bowls Project CD (2010)
- Moe! Staiano's Moe!kestra! - An Inescapable Siren Therein And Other Whereabouts (2006) (plays flute on Piece No.5)
- Už Jsme Doma - Rybí tuk (Codliver Oil) (2007)[5]
- Indukti - IDMEN (2009)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Nils Frykdahl @ nndb
- ^ Nils Frykdahl Bio @ inkboat.com
- ^ "Nanos Operetta, Nils Frykdahl Join Absurdist Opera". ALARM Magazine. July 16, 2007. http://www.alarmpress.com/742/art-news/inkboat-nanos-operetta-collaborate-on-absurdist-opera/. ""Starring Frykdahl of abstract prog-rock pioneers Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, the opera is performed in absurdist vignettes against a backdrop of surrealist imagery relating the strange fairytale of a man’s ill-fated love for a bird.""
- ^ Barbez CD @ CD Universe
- ^ Cod Liver Oil CD @ CD Universe
