Shimmy Disc

Mark Kramer, known professionally as Kramer, is a musician, composer, performer, record producer and founder of the NY record label Shimmy-Disc. He was a member of such diverse musical entities as Butthole Surfers, Shockabilly, B.A.L.L.,...

In this article: Mark Kramer, James Randi Educational Foundation, New York City, Broadway, James Randi, Florida, Bongwater, and Shockabilly

The Pod is the second studio album by Ween, originally released by Shimmy Disc in 1991. Most often considered the band's "challenging album," The Pod (named for the apartment Dean and Gene shared in which all of the album's songs were...

In this article: The Pod, Gene Ween, Nitrous oxide, Elektra Records, and Ween

...Video Compilation V.1 was the first official video release to feature GWAR, this compilation included several other bands on the Shimmy Disc label. The GWAR portion at the end opens with a video for GWAR Theme. It is a different recording...

In this article: Uncle Wiggly, Kepone, Ruins, Boredoms, and Galaxie 500

...took shape in The Big Gundown (Tzadik, re-released 2000) and Spillane (Tzadik, re-released 1999). But it wasn't until Torture Garden (Shimmy Disc, 1989) and the self-titled Naked City (Nonesuch, 1989) that his vision was completely...

In this article: John Zorn, Tzadik, Moonchild, Naked City, Trevor Dunn, Joey Baron, Mike Patton, Marc Ribot, Led Zeppelin, and Trademark

...niche on the margins, content to call it quits but quietly prodded by some polite benefactors (among them Galaxie 500 producer and Shimmy Disc majordomo Kramer) to continue their hushed career as a duo. The pair's other prime benefactor...

In this article: Damon & Naomi, Naomi Yang, Ghost, Galaxie 500, Damon Krukowski, Ether, and Dean Wareham

''Shimmy Disc Video Compilation V.1'' (1988) This is a compilation of bands from the Shimmy Disc label which released the band's first record Hell-O. Two GWAR videos are featured - GWAR Theme and Time For Death - as well as footage footage...

In this article: GWAR, Slave Pit, Inc., DVD, Brain damage, Sleazy P. Martini, Oderous Urungus, Metal Blade, Zach Blair, and Casey Orr

Their first release was on the Nur Scheiss record label (Austria) and was titled He Went There So Why Don't We Go? They were later signed to Shimmy Disc and released Across the Room and Into Your Lap in 1991, with Shimmy guru Mark Kramer...

In this article: Uncle Wiggly, The Rutles, Elk, Mark Kramer, TeenBeat Records, and Fly Ashtray

...recorded with the 5uu's in 1990 and appeared on Place of General Happiness (1993). "True Love" was recorded in 1987 and was released on a Shimmy Disc compilation, The 20th Anniversary of the Summer of Love (1987). The tracks "Stones",...

In this article: Fred Frith, Esslingen, Great Jewish Music, Germany, International Herald Tribune, Serge Gainsbourg, Tzadik, Prints, and Burt Bacharach

...until producer Mark Kramer urged them back into the studio. The resulting album, More Sad Hits was released on Kramer's "Shimmy Disc" label in 1992. Following the release of More Sad Hits, Damon and Naomi were contacted by Kate...

In this article: Damon and Naomi, Ghost, Galaxie 500, Damon Krukowski, Mark Kramer, DVD, Tom Rapp, Sub Pop, and Naomi Yang

...recorded and mixed its debut album, Fluting on the Hump. The producer /engineer , Kramer , released the album on his then-fledgling label , Shimmy Disc. The label sent the album to every college radio station that reported to College Media...

In this article: King Missile, John S. Hall, Dogbowl, Steve Dansiger, Charles Curtis, Bradford Reed, Atlantic, Fluting on the Hump, and Mystical Shit