- Trumans Water
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Origin = Flagicon|USA San Diego,California
Portland,Oregon (since 1994)
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Genre = AlternativePost-punk Noise rock Indie rock
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Years_active = 1991–present
Label =Homestead Records ,Drunken Fish
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URL = [http://www.trumanswater.com/ trumanswater.com]
Current_members =Kirk Branstetter Kevin Branstetter
Past_members = Glen Galloway
Ely Moyal
Andres Malinao
Kevin Cascell
Notable_instruments =Trumans Water is an
indie rock band from San Diego,California . Formed in April 1991, members of the unit have includedGlen Galloway ,Ely Moyal ,Andres Malinao ,Kevin Cascell and brothersKirk Branstetter andKevin Branstetter . They have released over a dozen full length recordings over their career, wherein they collaborated with notable acts in genre, includingAzalia Snail ,Brendan Bell Jeff Fuccillo ,Chan Marshall andThurston Moore .Background
Influenced by noise-rock acts such as
The Boredoms ,Sun City Girls andSonic 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 legendarydisc 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 hisBBC Radio One show.Brothers
Kirk Branstetter andKevin Branstetter relocated to Portland,Oregon in1994 , sans Galloway and are the only current original members still active in the band. Galloway took on theGlen Galaxy moniker to record asSoul-Junk , an experimental Christian hip-hop outfit.Kevin Branstetter subsequently moved to France in1995 . 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.Discography
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*Of Thick Tum , 1992 release viaHomestead Records
*Spasm Smash XXXOXOX Ox & Ass , 1993 release viaHomestead Records
*Godspeed the Punchline , 1994 release viaHomestead Records
*Godspeed the Static , 1994 release viaDrunken Fish
*Godspeed the Hemorrhage , 1994 release viaHomestead Records
*Godspeed the Vortex , 1994 release viaWay Out Sound
*Milktrain to Paydirt , 1995 release viaHomestead 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 viaHomestead Records
*Laugh Light's Lit 7", 1992 release viaDrunken Fish
*Jubileeeee 7", 1992 release viaWay Out Sound
*Hey Fish 7", 1993 release viaDrunken Fish
*10 x My Age CD EP/10", 1993 release viaElemental Records
*Have You Got It Yet? (Live in London) 7", 1993 release viaFear & Loathing zine
*Skyjacker 7", 1994 release viaSympathy for the Record Industry
*Spazz Rockdance Inferno 7", 1994 release viaClawfist
*The First Dead Man of Diluvia 7", 1995 release viaHowardian /Wantage
*The Great Flood 7", 1996 release viaFootprint Records
*Miss Spaceship/Radar 1941 7", 2000 release viaSub Pop ;Cassettes
*Santee Busbill cassette, 1993? release viaDestroy All Music
*Couch of the Spastics cassette, 1994 release viaChocolate Monk
*Cough Forth Such Dilemmas cassette, 1995 release viaUnion Pole
*No Dead Space cassette, 1997 release viaUnion Pole External links
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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/t/trumanswater/ Peel Sessions] Information on Truman Waters' contribution to theBBC radio project.
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