Wikipedia:WikiProject Guitarists/Buckethead task force/Limbomaniacs
| Limbomaniacs | |
|---|---|
| Origin | San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Genres | Funk, Rock, Hip Hop |
| Years active | 1984 - 1989, 1990 - 1991 |
| Labels | Relativity |
| Associated acts | M.I.R.V., Guns N' Roses, Primus, Godflesh, Buckethead, Ben Wa, Ted Zeppelin |
| Members | Tony "Butthouse" Chaba - Bass / Vocals Mark "Mirv" Haggard - Guitar Bryan "Brain" Mantia - Drums Pete Scaturro - Keyboards |
Formed in 1982, the Limbomaniacs were a heavy funk/rock band with serious hip-hop infusion. They were based out of the San Francisco Bay Area. Although the lyrical content was considerably juvenile, and at times scatalogical, their musical abilities and styles earned them much respect from music fans everywhere. With the exception of somewhat infamous fame in Europe and Japan, it was a shame that the band never garnered larger mainstream success in the U.S. Despite the fact that there was a big funk resurgence going on during the late 1980s, neither the band, nor the genre, really caught on, giving way instead to the grunge movement which would decimate several other popular, and more uplifting, musical genres coming out around that time.
Released in 1990, their album Stinky Grooves was an exceptional piece of work of funk stylings, flowing songwriting, and humorous attitude throughout. Produced by Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins and Maceo Parker appeared on the album. (While recording this album, the band members delivered a video tape of Buckethead to Bill Laswell, who then enlisted him on several recordings which subsequently launched his career.)
In live performances, as on their single album release, the musicianship of the individual members was solid, and collectively very tight.
Following the band's demise, the individual members all went their separate ways. Bryan Mantia joined up with the likes of another S. F. Bay Area band, Primus, before later joining the ever-changing Guns N' Roses. Mark Haggard formed M.I.R.V., and Pete Scaturro went on to do film and television score composing. House is also still involved in music, notably founding the dub project Ben Wa, the live b-boy breakbeat band The Toprockerz, and touring and performing with Tommy Guerrero and Lagos Roots, an afrobeat ensemble featuring original members from Fela's Africa 70.
Discography[edit]
- Stinky Grooves (1990)
- Shake It (1991)
- Share (Relativity, 1991)
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Limbomaniacs discography at Discogs
- Limbomaniacs at AllMusic
