Dog Faced Hermans

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Dog Faced Hermans
Origin Edinburgh, Scotland
Genre(s) post punk, anarcho-punk, avant-punk[1]
Years active 1986-1995
Label(s) Demon Radge, Calculus, Vinyl Drip, Konkurrel, Alternative Tentacles
Associated acts The Ex
Members
Marion Coutts
Andy Moor
Colin McLean
Wilf Plum
Gert-Jan

Dog Faced Hermans were a five-piece band whose style could be described as anarcho-punk incorporating folk and noise influences as well as unorthodox instrumentation.

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[edit] History

The band formed in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1986 but later moved to Amsterdam.[1] The band were closely associated with The Ex, and this resulted in a joint tour of Europe, a split cassette and "Stonestamper's Song," a collaborative single released under the name Ex Faced Hermans.[2]

They disbanded in 1995,[1] with members of the band moving on to other notable projects including the Canadian ensemble Rhythm Activism and Holland's The Ex, with whom they collaborated and were closely affiliated. Of their albums, the only ones still in print are Bump And Swing and Those Deep Buds, on San Francisco's Alternative Tentacles label.

[edit] Members

  • Marion Coutts - vocalist, trumpet, bells
  • Colin Mclean - bass, guitar, steel drum
  • Wilf Plum - drums, scrap metal, foghorn
  • Andy "Ex" Moor - guitar, viola, "hippo tube"
  • Gert-Jan - live sound

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

  • "Unbend" (7", 1987, Demon Radge, UK)
  • "No Partisan" (7", 1988, Calculus, UK)
  • "Bella Ciao"/"Miss O'Grady" (7", 1988, Calculus, UK)
  • "Too Much For The Red Ticker" (7", 1989, Timebomb Records)
  • "Peace Warriors" (7", 1993, Compulsive, UK) split single with Jonestown

[edit] Albums

  • Live Action & Increasing (Tape, 1988, Demon Radge, UK)
  • Humans Fly (12" EP, 1988, Calculus, UK)
  • Everyday Timebomb (LP, 1989, Vinyl Drip, UK)
  • Mental Blocks For All Ages (LP/CD, 1991, Konkurrel Records/A Bomb)
  • Hum of Life (LP/CD, 1993, Konkurrel Records/A Bomb)
  • Humans Fly / Everyday Timebomb (CD, 1991, Konkurrel Records)
  • Live at the "Ancienne Chocolaterie" (Tape, 1991, Demon Radge)
  • Bump and Swing (CD, 1994, Konkurrel Records/Alternative Tentacles)
  • Those Deep Buds (LP/CD, 1994, Konkurrel Records/Alternative Tentacles)

[edit] With The Ex

  • "Lied der Steinklopfer" ("Stonestamper's Song") (7", 1990) released under the name Ex Faced Hermans
  • Treat (Tape, 1990)

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Strong, Martin C.: "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1
  2. ^ Trouserpress entry for Dog Faced Hermans by Douglas Wolk

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