Wolf Eyes
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Wolf Eyes | ||
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Background information | ||
Origin | Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA | |
Genre(s) | Noise Rock | |
Years active | 1996–present | |
Label(s) | Sub Pop | |
Website | http://www.wolfeyes.net/ | |
Members | ||
Nate Young John Olson Mike Connelly |
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Former members | ||
Aaron Dilloway (1999-2005) Andrew W.K. |
Wolf Eyes are a noise rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Wolf Eyes began as a solo project of former Nautical Almanac member Nate Young, with Aaron Dilloway joining in 1998, and John Olson in 2000.[1] During this time, the band also briefly relocated to New York City and at one point enlisted Andrew Wilkes-Krier, now known to the public as Andrew W.K. The group is rumored to have released over 150 recordings in their relatively short lifespan, on labels such as Bulb Records, Troubleman Unlimited, Fusetron, and Sub Pop, as well as on Olson's American Tapes label, Dilloway's Hanson Records and, most recently, Mike Connelly's Gods of Tundra label. Connelly (also of Hair Police) replaced Dilloway in early 2005, due to the latter's departure for Nepal to make arrangements for his marriage.[2] Dilloway is no longer an active member of the group but he did production work on their 2006 Sub Pop album Human Animal[3] and has performed with the them on at least two occassions (Empty Bottle Chicago, IL 2/25/2006 and No Fun Fest Brooklyn, NY 3/18/2006).
Most Wolf Eyes recordings are self-released, following the DIY tradition of bands such as Smegma. Their first major release was Dread, released on the American Tapes and Hanson Records labels but distributed through Bulb Records. Other major releases include Dead Hills on Troubleman and Burned Mind on Sub Pop. Most Wolf Eyes recordings are released as either lathes, cassettes, or cd-rs.
Wolf Eyes' first two major tours were with Sonic Youth and Andrew W.K.
[edit] Partial discography
[edit] 1997
- Wolf Eyes cass (Hanson)
[edit] 1998
- Heatwave cass (Hanson)
[edit] 1999
- split w/ Nautical Almanac LP (Hanson)
[edit] 2000
- Fortune Dove split w/ Andrew W.K. 12" (Bulb)
- Wulf Eys / Andy W. Krier cass (Meatball)
- Live Summer '00 cass (American Tapes)
- With Spykes CD-R (Hanson)
- Half Dogs CD-R (American Tapes)
- Wolf EyesCD (Bulb)
[edit] 2001
- Egypt Skull CD-R (American Tapes)
- Wolf Eyes CD (Bulb)
- split w/ Metalux cass (Spite)
- Live Vol. 1 CD-R (Little Hands)
- Moral Witchcraft CD-R (American Tapes)
- Droll cass (American Tapes)
- Untitled aka Dubbed At Ft. Thunder cass (Hanson)
- Fuck Cleveland CD-R (American Tapes)
- Scowl CD-R (American Tapes)
- Droll Vol. 2 cass (American Tapes)
- Technical Difficulties CD-R (Little Hands)
- Sandpapered Eyes CD-R (American Tapes)
- Dread LP (Hanson/American Tapes) (reissued on CD in 2002 on Bulb label)
- split w/ Old Bombs CD-R (Betley Welcomes...)
- Droll Vol. 3 double cass (American Tapes)
- Throat Virus Alive CD-R (American Tapes)
- Not Out Laws 3"CD-R (American Tapes)
- Not Our Laws Vol. 2 3 CD-R (American Tapes)
- Droll Vol. 4 cass (American Tapes)
- Black Aroma CD-R (American Tapes)
- Slicer cass (Hanson) (reissued on CD in 2002 on Hanson label)
- Chimes in Black Water w/ Black Dice CD-R (American Tapes)
- Music for Valie Export CD-R (American Tapes)
- Droll Vol. 5 cass (American Tapes)
- Early Vol. 1 cass (Hanson)
- Y'all Must Be Really Mad at Something CD-R (American Tapes)
- Droll Vol. 7 cass (American Tapes)
[edit] 2002
- split w/ Crack 12" (F-Cute)
- Black Rat Floods 3"CD-R (American Tapes)
- Dead Hills 3" CD-R (American Tapes)
- Droll Vol. 6 cass (American Tapes)
- Live at Bulb CD-R (Bulb)
- "Cut The Dog" b/w "Friday the 13th" 7" (American Tapes)
- Possession Tissues 4 x CD-R boxset (American Tapes)
- Uglied CD-R (Polyamory)
- Snake Transmitters CD-R (American Tapes)
- Fuck Pete Larsen LP (Bad Glue) (reissued on CD in 2004 on Wabana label)
- Droll Vol. 8 cass (American Tapes)
- "Powerless" one-sided 7" (American Tapes)
- Interminal Bleedings CD-R (American Tapes)
- Strangulation Tank CD-R (American Tapes)
- Throats Filled With Concrete CD-R (American Tapes)
- Dead Hills CD / picture LP (Troubleman)
- Chimes in Black Water Vol. 2 w/ Black Dice CD-R (American Tapes)
[edit] 2003
- Droll Vol. 9 cass (American Tapes)
- Droll Vol. 11 cass (American Tapes)
- "Dry Sockets" one-sided 7" (American Tapes)
- Strangled in Filth CD-R (American Tapes)
- Community Mental Health CD-R (American Tapes)
- Star Burke CD-R & tape & 7" (no label)
- Fuck Birmingham cass (American Tapes)
- Droll Vol. 12 cass (American Tapes)
- Mugger CD-R (Hanson)
- Covered in Bugs DVD (Hanson)
- Chimes in Black Water Vol. 3 w/ Black Dice CD-R (American Tapes)
- split w/ Smegma cass (American Tapes)
- Biles CD-R (American Tapes)
- Asylum Style CD-R (American Tapes)
- Recycled cass (RRRecords)
- Undertakers Vol. 1 cass (Since 1972)
- Undertakers Vol. 2 cass (Polyamory)
- Fuck the Old Miami 3" CD-R (Chondritic Sound) (reissued on LP in 2005 on Important Records)
- split w/ Emil Beaulieau anti-7" (RRRecords)
- Asylum Style Part 2 CD-R (American Tapes)
- Untitled presto lathe-cut 10" (no label)
- Untitled w/ Black Dice LP (Fusetron)
- Untitled w/ John Wiese 7" (American Tapes)
- The Beast w/ Smegma LP/CD (De Stijl)
- Droll Vol. 13 cass (American Tapes)
[edit] 2004
- Droll Vol. 14 cass (American Tapes)
- Asylum Style 3 CD (American Tapes)
- Asylum Style 4 CD (American Tapes)
- Live Scum CD-R (Hanson)
- Fuck the Firesidebowl CD-R (Audiobot)
- "Depth Charges" one-sided 7" (American Tapes)
- Undertakers Vol. 3 cass (Gods of Tundra)
- Asylum Style 5 CD (American Tapes)
- Stabbed in the Face 12" (Sub Pop)
- with John Wiese Two CD (American Tapes)
- Droll Vol 15 cass (American Tapes)
- Droll Vol 16 cass (American Tapes)
- Asylum Style 6 CD (American Tapes)
- Burned Mind CD (Sub Pop) & LP (Hanson / American Tapes)
- Droll Vol 17 cass (American Tapes)
- Stabbed In The Face split 12" with Panicsville (Nihilist)
- Dog Jaw CD-R (Heresee)
- Lost Sockets 10" (Crippled Intellect)
- Fuck The Pigs CD-R (no label)
- with Double Leopards Breeding Turbines cass (American Tapes)
- Asylum Style 7 CD (American Tapes)
- Droll Vol 18 cass (American Tapes)
[edit] 2005
- Droll Vol 10 3 x cassette set American Tapes (American Tapes)
- Asylum Style 8 CD American Tapes (American Tapes)
- Breeding Turbines Vol. 2 (with Double Leopards) CD (American Tapes)
- Droll 19 cass American Tapes (American Tapes)
- Asylum Style Ten 6 x CD set American Tapes (American Tapes)
- Lung Malfunction (Gods of Tundra)
- Deranged CD-R (Gods of Tundra)
- Live!!! (with Hair Police) cass (Purple Stuff)
- Live At Banfields East CD-R (American Tapes)
- Human Slaughterhouse Demos CD-R (American Tapes)
- Buried By Fog CD-R (Gods of Tundra)
- River of Haze CD-R (Gods of Tundra)
- Rotting Remains 7" lathe (Kning Disk)
- Asylum Style 9 CD-R (American Tapes)
- Asylum Style 10 6 CD-R set (American Tapes)
- Wolf Eyes / Prurient LP (Gods of Tundra)
- The Warriors (with Prurient) CD (Hospital)
- The Value of An Empty Body part 1 cass (American Tapes)
- The Value of An Empty Body part 2 cass (American Tapes)
- untitled 7" lathe (Aryan Asshole)
- Slam Section cass (Fag Tapes)
- Nightmares in XXXmas 2 x CD-R (American Tapes)
[edit] 2006
- Live Corruption cass (Gods of Tundra)
- Six Arms And Sucks (Live In Porto) CD-R (Esquilo)
- River Slaughter 2XLP (Hospital Productions)
- Black Vomit (with Anthony Braxton) CD (Victo)
- Stained Lines CD-R (American Tapes)
- Yes, I Am Your Angel split LP with The Skull Defekts (Fang Bomb)
- Guillotine Keys one-sided LP (Ultra Eczema)
- The Driller Live in San Francisco CD-R (Enterruption)
- Strangle Rations CD-R (American Tapes)
- Tests From The Comfort Zone CD-R (Gods of Tundra)
- The Black Plague split w/ Grey Daturas CD (Heathen Skulls)
- Driller b/w Psychogeist 12" (Sub Pop)
- Human Animal CD/LP (Sub Pop)
- Wolf Eyes (Live in Toronto) CD-R (Sub Pop)
- Live Frying: Chicago CD-R (American Tapes)
- Tin Coffin 2 2CD-R+cass (American Tapes)
- post civilisation muzak CD-R (gods of tundra)
[edit] 2007
- Black Wing Over The Sand CD/LP (Ideal Recordings)
[edit] External links
- Wolf Eyes
- AA Records (Nate Young's record label)
- Gods of Tundra (Mike Connelly's record/tape label)
- American Tapes (John Olson's record/tape label)
- Interview with Wolf Eyes' John Olson, ARTNOISE 2005
- Hanson Records (noise label of former member Aaron Dilloway)
- Wolf Eyes Live Review