Trumans Water

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Trumans Water is an indie rock band from San Diego, California. Formed in April, 1991, members of the unit include Glen Galloway, Ely Moyal, Andres Malinao, and brothers Kirk Branstetter and Kevin Branstetter. They have released about a half-dozen full length recordings over their career, wherein they collaborated with notable acts in genre, including Azalia Snail, Brendan Bell Jeff Fuccill, and Thurston Moore.

Influenced by noise-rock acts such as The Boredoms, Sun City Girls and Sonic Youth, they introduced a generation of indie music fans to Beefheartian composition and wild free improvisation. Despite the apparent chaotic quality of their music, however, a large part of Trumans Water's success lies in their dedication to rehearsal.

Other notable personalities who have expressed their adoration for the outfit include Beck and the legendary disc jockey John Peel, who effectively shot the band to indie stardom in the UK when he unexpectedly played their debut LP, Of Thick Tum, uninterrupted and in its entirety during an edition of his BBC Radio One show.

The group relocated to Portland, Oregon in 1994, sans Galloway. Galloway took on the Glen Galaxy moniker to record as Soul-Junk, an experimental Christian hip-hop outfit.

[edit] Discography

Albums

Of Thick Tum, 1992 release via Homestead Records
Spasm Smash XXXOXOX Ox & Ass, 1993 release via Homestead Records
Godspeed the Punchline, 1994 release via Homestead Records
Godspeed the Static, 1994 release via Drunken Fish
Godspeed the Hemmorhage, 1994 release via Homestead Records
Godspeed the Vortex, 1994 release via Way Out Sound
Milktrain to Paydirt, 1995 release via Homestead Records
The Peel Sessions, 1995 release via Strange Fruit
Action Ornaments, 1996 release via Runt
Apistogramma, 1997 release via Justice My Eye / Elevated Loin
Fragments of a Lucky Break, 1998 release via Emperor Jones
Trumans Water, 2001 release via Emperor Jones
You are in the Line of Fire and they are Shooting at You, 2003 release via Homesleep Records
The Singles 1992-1997, 2003 release via No Sides