Mark Kramer

...a few tracks. "I know the bands music and it sounded much better than it did on Hello," he said, going on to say that producer Mark Kramer "didn't care how GWAR sounded" and "gave us one of the most embarrassingly recorded LP's in history."

In this article: Hell-O, Gwar, GWAR, Butthole Surfers, Techno, Scumdogs of the Universe, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, and Shimmy Disc

The band released Sickness and Health on Shimmy Disc in 1995 and Three Pawns Standing on Seattle's C/Z label in 1997 both produced by Mark Kramer and recorded at his Noise New Jersey studio. The band's primary members were brother's Joe and...

In this article: Semibeings, Shimmy Disc, C/Z, and New Jersey

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: Shimmy Disc, James Randi Educational Foundation, New York City, Broadway, James Randi, Florida, Bongwater, and Shockabilly

...Ardizzone, a one-time biologist who later earned a docto-rate in international educational development. Among the men are pianist Mark Kramer, self-taught and prodigiously gifted. He achieved many milestones in the field of jazz while...

In this article: Psychopharmacology, University of Kent, Harvard Medical School, Time Out, Andrea Centazzo, and National Endowment for the Arts

...jazz legend Ornette Coleman. The Brian Jonestown Massacre, in turn, referenced the title with their 2003 release And This Is Our Music Mark Kramer - producer , engineer , mirage, "cheap flute", backup vocals Ralph Carney - Tenor sax on...

In this article: Galaxie 500, This Is Our Music, Noise, Here She Comes Now, The Velvet Underground, Ornette Coleman, and The Brian Jonestown Massacre

...gigs in Boston and New York, and recorded a demo which they sent to Shimmy Disc label boss and producer Mark Kramer, who agreed to produce the band. With Kramer at the controls, the band recorded the "Tugboat" single in February 1988, and...

In this article: Galaxie 500, Damon Krukowski, Naomi Yang, The Velvet Underground, Jonathan Richman, Harvard University, New York City, Liz Phair, and Damon and Naomi

...Magnuson developed an underground following as lead vocalist of the band Bongwater , formed in 1985 with producer -musician Mark Kramer, a.k.a. Kramer. Bongwater released four avant garde albums and a debut EP before breaking up in 1992 with a...

In this article: Ann Magnuson, New York City, Charleston, Club 57, AIDS, Lance Loud, West Virginia, and Bongwater

...band Bongwater . It was released in 1989, and unlike Double Bummer was a single album. Most of the songs are written by Mark Kramer and Ann Magnuson with some exceptions. "Talent Is a Vampire," "The Bad Review," and "Ill Fated...

In this article: Bongwater, Ann Magnuson, Dogbowl, Dave Rick, Roky Erickson, King Missile, Double Bummer, and 13th Floor Elevators

Their better-known songs include "Just Got Back/I Tried" and the Mark Kramer produced "Young Again/Empire Maple". Their members include Gord on bass guitar, Phil on drums , and Chris and Jamie on guitar. They were influenced by artists such...

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...but it's enriched by a patina of romanticism that evokes John Hughes's '80s films. The album-mastered by Shockabilly/Bongwater legend Mark Kramer-exudes a grandiloquent cinematic aura. Nearly every cut aches to be set to crucial scenes in...

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