Indian Jewelry

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Indian Jewelry
Origin Houston, TX
Genre(s) Noise rock, Post punk, singer songwriter
Years active 2002 - Present
Label(s) Monitor
Girl Gang Records
Lovepump United
Tigerbeat6
Associated acts Swarm of Angels
Hong Kong
Turquoise Diamonds
Corpses of Waco
Perpetual War Party Band
Website http://www.swarmofangels.com
Members
Erika Thrasher
Ronnie Rodriguez
Brandon Davidson

Indian Jewelry is a band from Houston, Texas that is known for its droning vision music and seizure-inducing stage show. Since forming at in 2002 the band has gone through several touring incarnations as Hong Kong, the Turquoise Diamonds, BENZENE LOTION RASH, the Corpses of Waco, Electric Fuck All, NTX+ELECTRIC, and the Perpetual War Party Band, among others. According to their website, they originally derive from the Swarm of Angels.[1]

Like other Houston Noise Bands and their psychedelic rock predecessors, Indian Jewelry are prone to sonic and comic experiments.

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[edit] Members

Erika Thrasher (synthesizer, guitar, & vox) Brandon Davis (guitar, drums, synthesizer, vox) Domokos (projecting gongs/feather axe) Rodney Rodriguez (drums)

Other members and special guests include:

  • Ralf Armin (starmaker/saxophone)
  • Nic Barbeln (vox)
  • Anna Bechtol (drums)
  • Michael Belfer (guitar)
  • Don Bolles(thud bass)
  • Margeaux Cigainero (guitar)
  • Abi Cohen (pandemonium)
  • Chad Colehower aka the Sequential Sheik (sequential circuits)
  • Ken Consumer (electronics/gongs)
  • Pete Czechvala (saxophone)
  • Bobby Deeds (electronics)
  • Bobby DJ (syn-drums)
  • Rosalinda Gonzalez (violin)
  • Ioman (synth, video)
  • Jimi Hey (drums/guitar)
  • Donna Huanca (drums/machining)
  • Jana Hunter (guitar)
  • Leslie Keffer, (static)
  • D'Arcy Kerschen (shredder guitar)
  • Travis Kerschen (war rattles)
  • Bryce Martin (drums)
  • James Morrison (ghostworm)
  • Leslie Q. (drums)
  • Jon Read (guitar)
  • Mariana Saldana (funky drums)
  • Andrew Scott (guitar)
  • Mary Sharpe (drums/guitar)
  • Squeaky (pizazz)
  • Kim System (electronics/guitar)
  • Candice Vincent (saxophone)
  • Don Walsh (guitar)
  • Martin Zet (brays/home-made guitar/vocals)

[edit] Partial Discography

[edit] Albums

  • Free Gold (we are free, 2008)
  • Invasive Exotics cd (Monitor Records, 2006)
  • Invasive Exotics lp (Lovepump United, 2006)
  • Sangles Redux, (Girlgang, 2005)

[edit] As NTX + Electric

  • We are the Wild Beast (Girlgang, 2003)

[edit] As Swarm of Angels

  • Plessure EP 7" (Girlgang Records & Tapes, 2002)

[edit] EPs

  • Rattling Death Train, cd-r, (Kimosciotic 2005)
  • In Love With Loving 7" (ON ON Switch, 2005)
  • INDIAN JEWELRY/SUGARBEATS split, Pentecostal/One Year Real 7" (Girlgang, 2005)

[edit] As Bialystok Players

  • I Am Donkey 3" cd-r (Girlgang, 2003)

[edit] As NTX + Erika Thrasher

  • Chasing the Rats Out 7" (Girlgang, 2004)
  • Pain Reliever/Titanium split 7" (Girlgang, 2002)

[edit] Compilations

  • Various Artists, "Let's Lazertag Sometime," cd, Tigerbeat6, release date November 11th 2006
  • Various Artists, "LA Noisescape," (Bastardised, 2006)
  • Various Artists, "I Hate It Here I Never Want to Leave," (Mustache, 2004)
  • Various Artists, "Nostalgia Del Buio," (Cochon, 2004)

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