Hans Orifice
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| Hans Orifice | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Jim Thompson |
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| Genre(s) | Punk rock Shock rock |
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| Occupation(s) | Drummer | |
| Years active | 1987, 1989 | |
| Label(s) | Shimmy Disc Metal Blade Records DRT Entertainment Slave Pit Inc. |
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| Associated acts |
GWAR The Alter Natives |
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| Website | GWAR official site |
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Hans Orifice (aka Jim Thompson) was ultimately the same character as GWAR drummer Hans Sphincter, who underwent a name change in 1987. Later that year he left the band to go on sabattical in the Himalayas where he studied mysticism with the legendary Yeti Llamas. (Actually, Thompson left because of touring commitments with his main band, the Alter Natives, who released three albums on SST Records). In 1989, Hans Orifice briefly returned to the band, only to leave again to study Necro Voo-Doo Doo-Doo in the swamps of Louisiana, being replaced by current drummer Jizmak Da Gusha.
In 2000, Thompson joined with Bob Miller and formed an experimental group called Plasmodium, described as "Using a dizzying array of drum loops, keyboards, trumpets, diodes, crystals, mirrors, and audio-visual surveillance monitors finetuned to paranormal frequencies, Plasmodium gives the psychic phenomenon known as clairaudience a sound, so to speak, and they paint a "sound-surveillance" portrait of sonic apparitions that they channel in their laboratories." They have released one CD on Dry County Records, named "Clairaudience."
Jim Thomson Discography (from CDBaby.com interview)[1]:
With The Alter Natives: Hold Your Tongue (SST Records, 1986), Group Therapy (SST Records, 1987), Buzz (SST Records, 1989), Alter Natives/Carnival of Souls split 7" (L'Age D'or Records, Germany, 1990)
With Hotel X: A Random History of the Avant-Groove (SST Records, 1992), Residential Suite (SST Records, 2003), Ladders (SST Records, 2004)
With Bio Ritmo: El Piraguero 7" (Merge Records), Que Siga La Musica (Shameless Records, 1995), Salsa Galactica (Permanent Records, 1997), Rumba Baby Rumba (Mercury Records, 1998)
With Gwar: (reissue of early recordings
With The Dave Brockie Experience: The Dave Brockie Experience (Metal Blade Records, 2001)
With Patrick Phelan: Parlor (Jagjaguar Records, 2001)
With The Griefbirds: Paper Radio (Planetary Records, 2001)
With Pan American: Pan American, (Kranky Records, Kranky 025)
With Anthony Curtis and Boom: Squint (Field of Sound Records, 1994)
With Trixie Delicious and the Lott Lizards: Bring Me Men (Don't Mess With Trixie Records, 2003)
With Broken Hips: Broken Hips (Self-Released, 2003)
With Tulsa Drone: No Wake (Dry County Records, 2003)
With Plasmodium: Clairaudience (Dry County Records, 2004)
