- Tuxedomoon
Infobox musical artist
Name = Tuxedomoon
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Origin = San Francisco,California
Genre = Experimental, post-punk, new wave
Years_active = 1977–present
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URL = [http://www.tuxedomoon.com www.tuxedomoon.com]
Current_members =Blaine L. Reininger Steven Brown
Peter Principle
Past_members =Winston Tong Gregory Cruikshank Victoria Lowe Michael Belfer Paul Zahl Luc Van Lieshout Ivan Georgiev Tuxedomoon is an experimental
Post-punk /New Wave group formed in San Francisco,California consisting of core membersBlaine L. Reininger ,Steven Brown and Peter Principle.History
Formed in 1977 by multi-instrumentalists
Blaine L. Reininger andSteven Brown , then two students of electronic music atSan Francisco City College , with technical assistance fromvideo artist Tommy Tadlock , Tuxedomoon started playing salons and accompanying performances by Angels of Light. Brown's connections to localtheatre gave the band access tovocalist sGregory Cruikshank ,Victoria Lowe , and, most frequently,Winston Tong . The band gained some level of recognition in 1978 when they opened forDevo .Michael Belfer , (guitarist ), andPaul Zahl , (drummer ) joined the band in time to help with the group's first EP, "No Tears ". Lowe left prior to the album's release in 1978. Soon afterward, Tong and Belfer left the group temporarily, andbassist Peter Principle joined the lineup. In 1979, the group signed toThe Residents 'Ralph Records , with whom they recorded their next two albums, "Half Mute " in 1980 and "Desire" in 1981, after which the band relocated toRotterdam for a small time and moved on toBrussels , believing their sound better fit the electronicscene inEurope .The band soon created the score for a
ballet byMaurice Bejart , which was released in 1982 as "Divine". In 1983 Reininger left the group in order to pursue a solo career, and trumpeterLuc Van Lieshout joined. In 1985 Tuxedomoon had its largest success commercially with the international release of "Holy Wars". Tong left the group again soon after its release. Multi-instrumentalistIvan Georgiev was brought in to perform on the group's next two albums, 1986's "Ship of Fools" and 1987's "You". The band remained inactive through most of the 1990s, although never technically broke up. OnJuly 20 ,2004 a reborn Tuxedomoon, consisting ofSteven Brown ,Blaine Reininger , Peter Principle, andLuc Van Lieshout released a new studio album, "Cabin in the Sky". They continue to work and tour together and have since released "Bardo Hotel Soundtrack " in 2006. For the group's 30th year anniversary in 2007 they released another studio album, "Vapour Trails".In early 2008, writer/journalist Isabelle Corbisier published a 476-page biography, entitled "Music For Vagabonds - The Tuxedomoon Chronicles" covering the band's entire career as well as members' solo activities.
Discography
tudio albums
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Half Mute ", 1980
*"Joeboy in Rotterdam ", 1981
*"Desire", 1981
*"Divine", 1982
*"Suite En Sous-Sol-Time to Lose ", 1982
*"Holy Wars", 1985
*"Ship of Fools", 1986
*"You", 1987
*"The Ghost Sonata", 1991
*"Joeboy in Mexico ", 1997
*"Soundtracks - Urban Leisure ", 2002
*"Cabin in the Sky", 2004
*"Bardo Hotel Soundtrack ", 2006
*"Vapour Trails", 2007ingles and EPs
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Pinheads on the Move ", 1978
*"No Tears ", 1978
*"The Stranger", 1979
*"Scream With a View ", 1979
*"What Use? "/"Crash ", 1980
*"Dark Companion "/"59 to 1 Remix ", 1980
*"Urban Leisure (flexi) ", 1980
*"Une Nuit au Fond de la Frayere ", 1981
*"What Use? - remix ", 1982
*"Why is She Bathing? ", 1982
*"Time to lose ", 1982
*"Short Stories", 1982
*"Soma ", 1984
*"Tales from the New World (3 x 12inch collection) ", 1984
*"Boxman ", 1987
*"You", 1987
*"No Tears '88 ", 1988
*"Michael's Theme ", 1988Live albums
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Ten Years In One Night " (live), 1988
*"Live in St. Petersburg ", 2002Compilations
*"Savoy Sound — Wave Goodbye" (CD Presents, 1981)
*"A Thousand Lives by Picture ", 1983
*"Pinheads on the Move ", 1987
*"Solve et Coagula ", 1994
*"Remixes & Originals ", 2000Films
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Downtown 81
*TV Party External links
* [http://www.tuxedomoon.com/ Official Tuxedomoon page]
* [http://www.mundoblaineo.com Blaine L. Reininger's own page]
* [http://www.mundoblaineo.com/tuxmopage.html Blaine L. Reininger's Tuxedomoon page]
* [http://www.crammed.be/crammed/cboy01.htm Cramboy]
* [http://www.tuxedomoon.org/ Unofficial fan page]
* [http://www.joeboy.de/ Unofficial fan page]
* [http://winstontong.com/ Official website for Winston Tong]
* [http://www.myspace.com/musiquepourimages/ Official website for Ivan Georgiev]
* [http://www.radiopapesse.org/w2d3/v3/view/radiopapesse/notizie--1351/index.html?area=5 Steven Brown Audio Interview (in English)]
* [http://www.mixtape.gr/t.asp?sec=1&sub=4&uid=3 Steven Brown Interview (in Greek)]
* [http://www.tuxedomooning.com/ Tuxedomoon Tribute Project]
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