- The Dead Science
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Name = The Dead Science
Img_capt = The Dead Science (left to right): Sam Mickens, Nick Tamburro, Jherek Bischoff
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Years_active = 1999-current
Label = Absolutely Kosher
Constellation
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Current_members =Jherek Bischoff Nick Tamburro Sam Mickens
Past_members =Korum Bischoff (1999-2005)
Serena Tideman, cello (1999)
Notable_instruments =The Dead Science (formerly The Sweet Science) is an experimental pop band based in
Seattle, Washington .The band consists of guitarist/vocalist
Sam Mickens ,Jherek Bischoff on bass andNick Tamburro on drums. Jherek Bischoff's brother Korum was the drummer from the band's inception in 1999 through 2005. Tamburro, who'd shared drumming duties with him on the recording ofFrost Giant and had previously acted as The Dead Science's touring drummer, joined permanently upon his departure. Korum is still credited on the band's label page with "guidance, stability and sometimes drums."Their music is heavily influenced by their training as
jazz musicians and involvement in the avant-garde music of a number of artists, most notablyXiu Xiu andDegenerate Art Ensemble . Mickens has also cited Prince as an influence on his vocal style, often noted in reviews of the bands' work for its use offalsetto . [Chambliss, Anneli. (Sep. 11, 2006) [http://www.spacecityrock.com/features/deadscience1.shtml The Dead Science -- noun phrase: unflinching stare into the indefinable] . Retrieved Sep. 22, 2006.]The trio self-released their limited run debut EP "Galactose" under their original moniker, The Sweet Science, before giving up the name due to a
cease-and-desist order from another band. [Brown, Cory. (Mar 2003) [http://web.archive.org/web/20030623001401/www.absolutelykosher.com/newsmar03.htm "Absolutely Kosher - news. The Dead Science."] Retrieved Sept. 22, 2006.] Following the name change, The Dead Science released their debut album "Submariner" onAbsolutely Kosher Records in 2003. This was followed by the release of their second EP "Bird Bones in the Bughouse " in 2004, their second album "Frost Giant " in 2005, and a third EP "Crepuscule with The Dead Science" in 2006. They were also named winner in the 'Jazz/Experimental' category inSeattle Weekly 's 2006 Music Awards. [Barr, Brian J. and Shimp, Rachel. (May 10, 2006) [http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/0619/winners.php "The Winners Are...: The results of Seattle Weekly's 2005 Music Awards poll"] . Retrieved Sep. 23, 2006.]In 2008, the band signed to
Constellation Records , with whom they will release their third album, "Villainaire". [ [http://www.imposemagazine.com/mag/index.php/2008/03/28/the-dead-science-on-constellation/ The Dead Science on Constellation] ]Discography
Albums:
*2003 "Submariner" (Absolutely Kosher )
*2005 "Frost Giant " (Absolutely Kosher )
*2008 "Villainaire " (Constellation)EPs:
*1999 "Galactose" (self-released, as The Sweet Science)
*2004 "Bird Bones in the Bughouse " (Absolutely Kosher )
*2006 "Crepuscule with The Dead Science" (Slender Means Society )7" Records:
*2006 "split 7" withXiu Xiu (Deathbomb Arc )
*2007 "split 7"" withSholi (KDVS )
*2007 "split 7"" withParenthetical Girls (Silencio)
*2007 "Tomlab Alphabet Series: The Letter V (Tomlab )
*2008 "7" Throne of Blood (The Jump Off) (Constellation)Compilation Appearances:
*2002 Mass Transit (as "The Sweet Science") (Woodson Lateral )
*2005 YETI Magazine #3 compilation
*2007 The Second Marriage Records Compilation (Marriage)
*2008 David Shrigley 's Worried Noodles (Tomlab )Mixtapes:
*2008 School Of Villainy - The Villainaire PrequelReferences
External links
* [http://www.thedeadscience.com/ Official band site]
* [http://www.absolutelykosher.com Absolutely Kosher (record label)]
* [http://www.absolutelykosher.com Absolutely Kosher's page for The Dead Science]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3he67u5020jh AllMusic entry]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thedeadscience Myspace profile] - downloadable and/or streaming MP3s, current tour dates.
* [http://www.seemonkeyphotography.com/xx%20book Book of Xiu Xiu/The Dead Science tour photographs] byDavid Horvitz
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