Upsilon Acrux

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Upsilon Acrux is an American progressive rock band from Los Angeles, originally from San Diego, California.

History

Upsilon Acrux first appeared on record on a 1998 compilation entitled Trummerflora 2.[1] Soon after they contributed a song to a compilation entitled Before the Pirates Came.[2] They went from a 4 piece to a 3 piece before releasing 2002's Last Train Out.[3] They expanded to a five-piece, including two drummers for Volucris Avis Dirae-Arum in 2004. By 2006 they had done away with the dual-drummer setup, and signed with Cuneiform Records later in the year.[4] 2007 saw the release of their first album for Cuneiform, Galapagos Momentum.[5] They have just released their sixth full-length album, entitled "Radian Futura," on May 19, 2009.[6]


Members

Several musicians have passed through Upsilon Acrux through its many lineups. Paul Lai has remained with the group since its inception. [7]

Current lineup
  • Paul Lai - guitar
  • Noah Guevara - guitar
  • Patrick Shiroishi- rhodes/sax
  • Mark Kimbrell - drums
  • Dylan Fujioka - drums
Founding members
  • Paul Lai - guitars, moog
  • Cameron Presley - guitars, moog
  • Tommy Cutler - Bass, vocals
Former members
  • Marty Sataman - bass
  • David Moeggenberg - guitar
  • Chris Meszler - drums
  • Phil Cobb - moog
  • Josh Quon - bass
  • Muir Tennerstet - bass
  • Derek Bruns - drums
  • Eric Kiersnowski - bass
  • Nick Lejejs - moog
  • Brady Miller - guitar
  • Jesse (Klecker) Applehans - drums
Guest musicians
  • Devin Sarno - bass (Last Pirates of Upsilon)[8]
  • Bobb Bruno - bass (Last Pirates of Upsilon, Last Train Out,)[9]
  • Glen (Galaxy) Galloway - baritone sax (In the Acrux of the Upsilon King)
  • B. "Iceman" Miller - drums, drum programming (Radian Futura)
  • Mike Armstrong - saxophone (Radian Futura, Upsilon Acrux/Honey Ride Me a Goat split)
  • Peter Kolovos - guitar (Upsilon Acrux/Honey Ride Me a Goat split)

Discography

  • In the Acrux of the Upsilon King (Accretions Records, 1999)
  • The Last Pirates of Upsilon (Win Records, 1999)
  • Last Train Out (Hactivist Records, 2002)
  • Volucris Avis Dirae-Arum (Planaria Records/Epicene Records, 2004)
  • Last Train Out - Vinyl Reissue (Daft Alliance, 2006)
  • Galapagos Momentum (Cuneiform Records, 2007)
  • Radian Futura (Cuneiform Records, 2009)[10]
  • White LP (split LP w/ Honey Ride Me A Goat) (Kitchen Dweller Records, 2009)

References

  1. ↑ Trummerflora 2 at Accretions Records
  2. ↑ Upsilon Acrux at Allmusic
  3. ↑ Brutal Prog and Beyond, San Francisco Bay Guardian, August 7, 2002. Accessed March 26, 2008.
  4. ↑ Mapping the Path to Obscurity. Prefixmag, October 18, 2006. Accessed March 26, 2008.
  5. ↑ Review, BBC, September 14, 2007. Accessed March 26, 2008.
  6. ↑ http://www.avantmusicnews.com/index.php?s=barbes&search.y=1
  7. ↑ Bottom of the Listings, Top of the World. New Angeles Monthly, February 2008. Accessed March 26, 2008.
  8. ↑ Devin Sarno | Discography
  9. ↑ bunny tuff - bobb bruno
  10. ↑ http://www.avantmusicnews.com/index.php?s=barbes&search.y=1
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