Trumans Water

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Trumans Water
Origin	San Diego, California Portland, Oregon (since 1994)
Genre(s)	Alternative Post-punk Noise rock Indie rock
Years active	1991–present
Label(s)	Homestead Records, Drunken Fish
Website	trumanswater.com
Members
Kirk Branstetter Kevin Branstetter
Former members
Glen Galloway Ely Moyal Andres Malinao Kevin Cascell

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

[edit] Background

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, Stereolab 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.

Brothers Kirk Branstetter and Kevin Branstetter relocated to Portland, Oregon in 1994, sans Galloway and are the only current original members still active in the band. Galloway took on the Glen Galaxy moniker to record as Soul-Junk, an experimental Christian hip-hop outfit. Kevin Branstetter subsequently moved to France in 1995. The two brothers being on different continents for the last several years has curbed their musical output but by no means stopped them. They have managed to put out six albums since the geographical separation.

Trumans Water has recently added bass player Mike Coumatos after over a decade touring and recording as a three piece (two guitars and drums). A new drummer, John Schier, has been added as well.

[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 Hemorrhage, 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 (Trumans Water album), 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

Singles & EPs

• Our Scars Like Badges 7", 1992 release via Homestead Records
• Laugh Light's Lit 7", 1992 release via Drunken Fish
• Jubileeeee 7", 1992 release via Way Out Sound
• Hey Fish 7", 1993 release via Drunken Fish
• 10 x My Age CD EP/10", 1993 release via Elemental Records
• Have You Got It Yet? (Live in London) 7", 1993 release via Fear & Loathing zine
• Skyjacker 7", 1994 release via Sympathy for the Record Industry
• Spazz Rockdance Inferno 7", 1994 release via Clawfist
• The First Dead Man of Diluvia 7", 1995 release via Howardian/Wantage
• The Great Flood 7", 1996 release via Footprint Records
• Miss Spaceship/Radar 1941 7", 2000 release via Sub Pop

Cassettes

• Santee Busbill cassette, 1993? release via Destroy All Music
• Couch of the Spastics cassette, 1994 release via Chocolate Monk
• Cough Forth Such Dilemmas cassette, 1995 release via Union Pole
• No Dead Space cassette, 1997 release via Union Pole

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Peel Sessions Information on Truman Waters' contribution to the BBC radio project.
• Trumans Water at Allmusic
• Trumans Water at MySpace