Smegma is an American experimental noise group formed in Pasadena, California in 1973.[1] Author Richard Meltzer became their vocalist in the late 1990s.[1] The group was included in the Nurse with Wound list and was featured on the cover of the August 2006 edition of The Wire.[2][failed verification]

Smegma
OriginPasadena, California, U.S.
GenresNoise, free improvisation
Years active1973–present
Members
  • Ju Suk Reet Meate
  • Dennis Duck
  • Cheez-It-Ritz
  • Cheesebro
  • Amazon Bambi
  • Chucko Fats
  • Pizza Rioux
  • Iso
  • Dr. Id
  • Dr. Odd
  • Jerry
  • Foon
  • Ace Farren Ford
  • Electric Bill
  • Jerry A.
  • Arsene Zara
  • Borneo Jimmy
  • Burned Mind
  • Conroy
  • Oblivia
  • Victor Sparks
  • Harry Cess Poole
  • Samak Cosemano
  • Nour Morbarak
  • Madelyn Villano

Partial discography

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  • Sing Popular Songs (1974; 1998)
  • Can't Look Straight/Flashcards (1979)
  • Glamour Girl 1941 (1979)
  • Soundtracks 1–5 (1980)
  • Pigs for Lepers (1982)
  • Nattering Naybobs of Negativity (1987)
  • Smell the Remains (1988)
  • Ism (1994)
  • The Goodship Poleshiner (1995)
  • Songs from the Motion Picture Theodore Rex (1995)
  • The Mad Excitement, the Barbaric Pulsations, the Incomparable Rhythms of... (1996)
  • Smegma Plays/Merzbow Plays Smegma (1996)
  • Glamour Girl 1941 (1997)
  • Rumblings[3]
  • Tiromancy
  • The Beast
  • Thirty Years of Service
  • Live at No Fun Fest
  • One/Don't Tell Roberto
  • The Good Fight/Blues for M./Self-Hypnosis

References

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  1. ^ a b "Smegma". AllMusic. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
  2. ^ "Issue 270 August 2006". The Wire. Archived from the original on February 23, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
  3. ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/22343-rumblings?artist_title=22343-rumblings[permanent dead link]
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