Oxbow (band)
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| Oxbow | |
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| Origin | San Francisco, California |
| Genres | Noise rock Post-Hardcore Avant-garde |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Hydra Head Records |
| Website | http://www.theoxbow.com |
| Members | |
| Dan Adams (bass, keyboards) Greg Davis (drums, percussion) Eugene Robinson (vocals) Niko Wenner (guitars, keyboards) |
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| Past members | |
| Tom Dobrov (drums) | |
Oxbow is a long-lived Avant-Garde band out of San Francisco, California notable for a unique sound. Oxbow plays a blend of Noise rock, Avant-garde jazz, Musique concrète (AMG), and Blues, creating soundscapes caustic, or plangent, with overtones of paranoia, revulsion, exaltation.
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[edit] Members
[edit] Current line-up
- Dan Adams - bass guitar, keyboards
- Greg Davis - drums, percussion
- Eugene Robinson - vocals[1]
- Niko Wenner - guitars, keyboards
The first album from Oxbow, Fuckfest, met with international success and created a small but loyal following that has grown ever since.
The band's 2007 album The Narcotic Story was named Best Album of 2007 by Rock-A-Rolla magazine.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Release Date | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Fuckfest | CFY Records/Pathological Records/Hydra Head Records |
| 1991 | King of the Jews | CFY Records/Pathological Records/Hydra Head Records |
| 1995 | Let Me Be a Woman | Brinkman Records/Crippled Dick Hot Wax Records |
| 1996/1997 | Serenade in Red | Crippled Dick Hot Wax Records/SST Records |
| 2002 | An Evil Heat | Neurot Recordings |
| 2007 | The Narcotic Story | Hydra Head Records |
[edit] EPs
| 1996 | Insylum/The Stabbing Hand | Crippled Dick Hot Wax Records | Limited Release Picture Disc EP |
| 2009 | Songs for the French | Hydra Head Records | Limited Release Vinyl EP |
[edit] Compilations
| 1992 | Balls in the Great Meat Grinder Collection CD (compiles the albums King of the Jews and Fuckfest on a single cd, in that order) | Pathological Records |
| 1997 | Fuckfest\King of the Jews 2CD (compiles the albums Fuckfest and King of the Jews in a two CD package) | Crippled Dick Hot Wax Records |
| 2006 | Love That's Last CD/DVD (CD includes new, and previously released songs; DVD includes two live performances, a documentary, two 5.1 surround re-mixes, etc., see "DVD" below) | Hydra Head Records |
| 2007 | Remixed & Covered CD (Two CD package of remixes/covers of the band Xiu Xiu; Oxbow acoustic duo perform "Saturn.") | 5 Rue Christine |
[edit] Live albums
| 2008 | Oxbow presents: Love's Holiday Orchestra Oxbow duo live at Supersonic 2007 (featuring Justin Broadrick and Stephen O'Malley) (12" vinyl only) | Capsule |
| 2008 | Fuckfest/12 Galaxies (12 Galaxies: Oxbow acoustic quartet recorded live at 12 Galaxies club, San Francisco, 2008) (limited, hand signed two-cd package) | Hydra Head Records |
| 2009 | Songs for the French (Side "There" live recordings, Europe, 2008) (12" vinyl only) | Hydra Head Records |
| 2011 | : : stone & towering edifice : LIVE at the BAM (Oxbow acoustic quartet live at UC Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, 2010) (CD only) | Hydra Head Records |
[edit] Splits
| 1999 | Oxbow Meets White Tornado | Wallace Records |
| 2011 | Oxbow / Kill Kill Kill (Oxbow song is previously unreleased alternate version of "Daughter" from 1991 LP, King of the Jews. Mastered 1991/2011 Golden Mastering / Kill Kill Kill song recorded at Paul Terrace, Los Angeles, CA, 2011) (Vinyl 7") | Hydra Head Records |
[edit] Music videos
| 2006 | SbarX (video + 5.1 audio mix on Love That's Last DVD, song from An Evil Heat (2002)) | Hydra Head Records |
[edit] DVDs
| 2006 | Love That's Last: A Wholly Hypnographic and Disturbing Work Regarding Oxbow | Hydra Head Records |
DVD included in the CD/DVD Compilation Love That's Last: A Wholly Hypnographic and Disturbing Work Regarding Oxbow. There are 6 selections included on the DVD:
- Music For Adults (documentary film)
- Music For Adults (outtakes)
- Oxbow live in Diksmuide, Belgium, Muziekclub 4AD 19 May 2002
- Oxbow live in San Francisco, USA, Great American Music Hall 14 November 2004
- SbarX (video + 5.1 audio mix)
- The Snake &... (5.1 audio mix)
| 2011 | The Luxury of Empire | Flowerskull |
DVD based on Oxbow's 2009 European tour. Contains three selections:
- "The Luxury of Empire" by Mariexxme (documentary film)
- "Still Before" by Manuel Liebeskind (documentary film)
- Oxbow live in Paris, France, La Maroquinerie 8 November 2009
