Kevin Rutmanis
Kevin Rutmanis | |
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| Born | October 17, 1958 |
| Genres | Noise rock, experimental rock, alternative metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, slide bass |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | Ipecac Recordings, Amphetamine Reptile Records |
Kevin Rutmanis (born October 17, 1958) is an American bass guitarist. He is of Latvian descent. Before getting into music, he was a student teacher.[1] In late 1985, along with his younger brother Sandris Rutmanis, Thor Eisentrager, and then Jayhawks drummer Norm Rogers, he started the band The Cows.[2] After the dissolution of The Cows, Rutmanis was the bass guitar player for The Melvins from 1998 to 2005.[3][4] He was also the bass guitarist in the supergroup Tomahawk featuring Mike Patton.[5] Kevin played bass on Tomahawk's first two long play releases, titled Tomahawk[6] and Mit Gas,[7] and played for two world tours supporting those albums. He has since recorded with Hepa-Titus.
Discography[edit]
Cows[edit]
- 1987 – Taint Pluribus Taint Unum
- 1989 – Daddy Has a Tail
- 1990 – Effete and Impudent Snobs
- 1991 – Peacetika
- 1992 – Cunning Stunts
- 1993 – Sexy Pee Story
- 1994 – Orphan's Tragedy
- 1996 – Whorn
- 1998 – Sorry in Pig Minor
Melvins[edit]
- 1999 – The Maggot
- 1999 – The Bootlicker
- 2000 – The Crybaby
- 2001 – Electroretard
- 2001 – Colossus of Destiny
- 2002 – Hostile Ambient Takeover
- 2004 – Pigs of the Roman Empire (with Lustmord)
- 2004 – Never Breathe What You Can't See (with Jello Biafra)
- 2005 – Sieg Howdy! (with Jello Biafra)
- 2013 – Everybody Loves Sausages (guest appearance)
- 2015 – "Dumb Numbers" Split Series
- 2016 – Three Men and a Baby (with Mike Kunka)
Tomahawk[edit]
Hepa/Titus[edit]
- 2011 - The Giving Brain
- 2012 - Follow Me
- 2014 - Gettin' It On
- 2016 - FM Warm Weather
- 2017 - Omega Pig
- 2018 - Champagne of Incest
- 2019 - Blue Fat Pussy
Teenage Larvae[edit]
- 1993 - Songs For Pigs
- 2017 - Omega Pig
References[edit]
- ^ "Weekly Random 2.10 Special Guest: Kevin Rutmanis from Hepa/Titus". YouTube. Retrieved 26 June 2014.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ Dougan, John. "Overview: The Cows". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Prato, Greg. "Biography: Melvins". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ "Melvins Part Ways With Bassist". Blabbermouth. June 23, 2005. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ Prato, Greg. "Biography: Tomahawk". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ Butler, Blake. "Review: Tomahawk". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ Carr, Daphne. "Review:Mit Gas". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
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