Foetus (band)
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| Foetus | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | J. G. Thirlwell | |
| Also known as | see below | |
| Born | in Melbourne, Australia | |
| Genre(s) | Experimental rock Industrial |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician Producer |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals | |
| Years active | 1981 to Present | |
| Label(s) | Thirsty Ear | |
| Website | http://www.foetus.org/ | |
- This article is about the band. It should not be confused with foetus, an embryo in later stages of development.
Foetus is the main entity of industrial music pioneer J. G. Thirlwell. An entity that has varied wildly in name, as in music. All the releases up to 1995 have had various different titles, including Foetus Under Glass, You've Got Foetus On Your Breath and Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel. After 1995 it became just plain Foetus, with the exception of The Foetus Symphony Orchestra (which includes other participants), in 1997.
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[edit] Discography
Studio albums
- Deaf – You’ve Got Foetus on Your Breath (1981)
- Ache – You’ve Got Foetus on Your Breath (1982)
- Hole – Scraping Foetus off the Wheel (1984)
- Nail – Scraping Foetus off the Wheel (1985)
- Thaw – Foetus Interruptus (1988)
- Gash — Foetus (1995)
- Flow – Foetus (2001)
- Love – Foetus (2005)
Live, remix and compilation albums
- Rife – Foetus Corruptus (1988)
- Sink – Foetus Inc. (1989)
- Male – Foetus in Excelsis Corruptus Deluxe (1992)
- Boil – Foetus (1996)
- York (First Exit to Brooklyn) – The Foetus Symphony Orchestra feat. Lydia Lunch (1997)
- Blow – Foetus (2001)
- Damp – Foetus (2006)
- Vein – Foetus (announced for spring 2007)
EPs, singles and miscellaneous
- Spite Your Face/OKFM – Foetus Under Glass (1981)
- Wash It All Off – You've Got Foetus on Your Breath (1981)
- Tell Me, What Is the Bane of Your Life – Phillip and His Foetus Vibrations (1982)
- Custom Built for Capitalism – Foetus Over Frisco (1982)
- Calamity Crush – Foetus Art Terrorism (1984)
- Wash/Slog – You've Got Foetus on Your Breath (1985)
- Finely Honed Machine – Foetus Über Frisco (1985)
- The Foetus of Excellence – The Foetus of Excellence (1985)
- Bedrock – Foetus All-Nude Revue (1987)
- Ramrod – Scraping Foetus off the Wheel (1987)
- Butterfly Potion – Foetus Inc. (1990)
- Somnambulumdrum – Foetus Inc. (1992)
- Vice Squad Dick – Foetus/Chrome Cranks (1994)
- Null – Foetus (1995)
- Verklemmt/Be Thankful – Foetus (1995)
- Überschall 1996 – Foetus/Faust/Stereolab (1996)
- Null/Void – Foetus (1996)
- (not adam) – Foetus (2004)
See also: Steroid Maximus, Manorexia, Wiseblood, J. G. Thirlwell
[edit] Conceptual Themes
All full-length Foetus album titles are four-letter, one-syllable words, often with multiple connotations.
The artwork of Foetus releases shows a deliberate progression of color: the earliest releases are black and white, with the addition of red on the Deaf album, and further addition of yellow on Nail. Full-color art was introduced on Gash. [1] Beginning with Flow, the artwork of primary albums reverted to black/white/red, though other releases continue in full color.
