Caustic (band)
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Fanale has claimed Caustic's genre to be "Jizzcore," as a joke about the amount of self-indulgent, artist-created subgenres in industrial.
Influences Matt Fanale has referenced include Revolting Cocks
, Hank III, Pop Will Eat Itself
, Chemlab
, Atari Teenage Riot
, and Stromkern
, as well as the comedians Doug Stanhope
, Bill Hicks
, and Louis CK.
Caustic was set to open for 5 dates of the 2006 KMFDM/COMBICHRIST tour, but managed to get kicked off within 24 hours.
Of note is Caustic's last performance of 2006 at the Indoctrination festival in Chicago
in which Fanale commandeer the event's video projector
to project gay porn onto the band (consisting of Fanale and the Gothsicles). He also taped his microphone to his chin with clear duct tape
, festooned the stage with pages from a gay pornographic magazine, sprayed the audience with a douche
, had a rubber chicken
shoved down his pants as well as taped to his head and arm, and, after assailing the audience with the rubber chicken repeatedly, was handed a bouquet
of rose
s with the chicken taped to it.
Influences Matt Fanale has referenced include Revolting Cocks
Revolting Cocks
Revolting Cocks, also known as RevCo, is an American–Belgian industrial rock band and sometime supergroup that began as a musical side-project for Richard 23 of Front 242, Luc Van Acker, and Al Jourgensen of Ministry.-History:...
, Hank III, Pop Will Eat Itself
Pop Will Eat Itself
Pop Will Eat Itself are an English alternative rock band, originally formed in Stourbridge in 1986, with members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country. Initially known as a Grebo act, their style changed to incorporate sample driven indie and industrial rock...
, Chemlab
Chemlab
Chemlab is a coldwave and industrial rock band formed in Washington D.C., USA, in 1989 by Dylan Thomas More, Joe Frank , and Jared Louche . Influenced by the pioneers of the industrial genre, such as Throbbing Gristle, Chemlab mixed experimental sounds with rock and metal, which they dubbed...
, Atari Teenage Riot
Atari Teenage Riot
'Atari Teenage Riot' is a German digital hardcore group formed in Berlin in 1992. The name was taken from a Portuguese Joe song 'Teenage Riot' from the 'Teen-age Riot' album, with the word 'Atari' added as an Atari ST computer was used to create compositions...
, and Stromkern
Stromkern
Stromkern is a band that blends electronic music and hip-hop. The band was formed in 1994 by James "Ned" Kirby.Kirby was originally a DJ in Madison, Wisconsin as a teenager, experimenting under the moniker "Flowers for Ravers" before founding Stromkern. Disenchanted with the music he was receiving...
, as well as the comedians Doug Stanhope
Doug Stanhope
Douglas Gene "Doug" Stanhope is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and author known for his abrasive comedy routines.-Life and career:Stanhope quit high school after his freshman year...
, Bill Hicks
Bill Hicks
William Melvin "Bill" Hicks was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and musician. His material largely consisted of general discussions about society, religion, politics, philosophy, and personal issues. Hicks' material was often controversial and steeped in dark comedy...
, and Louis CK.
Live
Live performances are often noted for the often frenetic interaction with the audience and the band's surroundings, characterized by mild drunken belligerence. Forties were often on prominent display. Bizarre costumes and frenetic lightshows are also a staple:Caustic was set to open for 5 dates of the 2006 KMFDM/COMBICHRIST tour, but managed to get kicked off within 24 hours.
Of note is Caustic's last performance of 2006 at the Indoctrination festival in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
in which Fanale commandeer the event's video projector
Video projector
A video projector is an image projector that receives a video signal and projects the corresponding image on a projection screen using a lens system. All video projectors use a very bright light to project the image, and most modern ones can correct any curves, blurriness, and other...
to project gay porn onto the band (consisting of Fanale and the Gothsicles). He also taped his microphone to his chin with clear duct tape
Duct tape
Duct tape, or duck tape, is cloth- or scrim-backed pressure sensitive tape often sealed with polyethylene. It is very similar to gaffer tape but differs in that gaffer tape was designed to be cleanly removed, while duct tape was not. It has a standard width of and is generally silver or black...
, festooned the stage with pages from a gay pornographic magazine, sprayed the audience with a douche
Douche
A douche is a device used to introduce a stream of water into the body for medical or hygienic reasons, or the stream of water itself.Douche usually refers to vaginal irrigation, the rinsing of the vagina, but it can also refer to the rinsing of any body cavity. A douche bag is a piece of...
, had a rubber chicken
Rubber chicken
A rubber chicken is a prop used in comedy. The phrase is also used as a description for food served at speeches, conventions, and other large meetings, and as a metaphor for speechmaking.-Comedy:...
shoved down his pants as well as taped to his head and arm, and, after assailing the audience with the rubber chicken repeatedly, was handed a bouquet
Flower bouquet
A flower bouquet is a collection of flowers in a creative arrangement. There are different kinds including nosegay, crescent, and cascading bouquets. Flower bouquets are often given for special occasions such as birthdays or anniversaries. They are also used extensively in weddings. Traditionally...
of rose
Rose
A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers are large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows...
s with the chicken taped to it.
Full length albums and EPs
- I Am On Fire EP Sonic Mainline (2004)
- Unicorns, Kittens, and Shit Static Sky / Crunch Pod (2006)
- Booze Up And Riot Crunch Pod (2007)
- Savage Lands (split disc) Coreline Media Projects (2008)
- I Am On Fire MEGAFLAMER EDITION Crunch Pod (2008)
- This is Jizzcore 2CD Crunch Pod (2009)
- And you will know me by the trail of Vomit... Independent release (2010)
- The Golden Vagina of Fame and Profit Metropolis Records (U.S.)/L-Tracks Recordings (Europe) (2011)
Special releases
- Meld Endif vs. Caustic split CDr Sonic Mainline Records / Thirdwave Collective (2005)
- Rainbows, Puppies, & Crap special mp3 album available for download (2006)
- Give Me Free Handjobs free online remix ep (2006)
- High Art for Low Expectations Caustic vs. Justin Mathew Mooney split CDr Sonic Mainline (2007)
- Binge Drinking Special Edition (accompanying CDR with Booze Up and Riot- 200 ltd edition) (2007)
- Hangover Special Edition (limited CDR sold singly or with Booze Up and Riot- 200 ltd edition) (2007)
- Douche Ex Machina (remix CDR limited to Kickstarter.com backers only- 100 copies) Independent release (2011)
Compilation appearances
- Decadent Tongue on Electroculture Sampler Volume 1 from www.electrogarden.com (2004)
- Drag Show Gone Wrong on Electro/R/Evolution Volume 1 Static Sky Records (2005)
- Your Stupid Fucking Face on Friends of Brokecore Vol. 2 CDr Brokecore (2005)
- Rapidly Punching the Soft Spot on Das Bunker: Fear of a Distorted Planet 2CD Das Bunker (2006)
- Digital Mangina on "Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act IIEndzeit BunkertracksEndzeit Bunkertracks is an aggrotech/electro-industrial compilation album series featuring exclusive, deleted and/or hard-to-find tracks. The first volume, or "act", consists of 60 tracks, 50 of them being exclusive...
" 4CD Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
(2006) - Romophobia on New Input Noise compilation (2006)
- Drag Show Gone Wrong (imperfect mix by Stochastic Theory) on Silver Echo Records Presents, Vol 1 (2006)
- MMM Papscraper I Love You (Cervello Elettronico mix) on Septic VII compilation Dependent (2007)
- MMM Papscraper I Love You (Cervello Elettronico Original mix) on "Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act IIIEndzeit BunkertracksEndzeit Bunkertracks is an aggrotech/electro-industrial compilation album series featuring exclusive, deleted and/or hard-to-find tracks. The first volume, or "act", consists of 60 tracks, 50 of them being exclusive...
" 4CD Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
(2007)
Remixes
- Enemy Within (Battle for New Orleans mix) on The Rogue Pair by C/A/TC/A/TC/A/T , also known as Chaos and Terror, was the Folsom, California based industrial band created by film and sound engineer and founder of the Crunch Pod music label and distribution, Ben Arp, back in 1998. Originally based in Davis, California, Arp was active in the Northern California electronic...
- Enhancer (Triple D Cl0b mix) on ATF by C/A/T
- Databass (Caustic Floorwhore mix) on The Blackout Remixes by PTI
- Falling Behind (Catching Up mix) on Dialogue by Stochastic Theory
- Sleeper Cell (meamthereaper mix) on Meld by Endif
- Turn Signals Are Still Cool (Pimp My Rhyme Mix) on NESferatu by The Gothsicles
- Small Time Pedophile (Caustic's Gary Glitter Mix) on 'This Is What We Seek' by W.A.S.T.E.
- Here (Chuck Tolerates Caustic Mix) on 'Opposite Extremes' by Stochastic Theory
- Traffek (Street Legal Mix) by Sleep Clinic
- The Last Tribe (you suck off hobos mix) by Replogen
- Heavy (big boned mix) by GASR
- Let Me Tell You Something (Pogue Mahone mix) by The Azoic
- Orange and Black (Dia del Muerte Mix) by God Module
- Cluckwerk (Communal Beef Mix) by The Operative
- Dark Days and Red Nights (Red Dawn Mix) by Penal Colony
- Noize Junky (Loud Noises Mix) by Floppy Disk
- Rain Expedition (Caustic Remix) by on 'The Rain Expedition EP' by Phantom West
- Animal (In Bed Mix) by Terrorfakt
- Dented Halos (Vintage Mix) by Cylab
- And Some Other Dead Stuff (Caustic Mix) by Severe Illusion
- Gothicke Nocturne (Eternal Mix) on 'Vampires Dance!' by The Dark Clan
- Prince of E-ville (Mix by Caustic) on 'Frost EP: Sent to Destroy' by Combichrist
- Balloon Song (Caustic's Static Cling Mix) on 'If Only We Were Remixed' EP by Little Red WolfLittle Red WolfLittle Red Wolf are a Madison, Wisconsin-based band with styles ranging from alt-country to folk-rock and traditional pop. The four-piece is known for being multi-instrumentalist with female-led vocals and harmonies. Little Red Wolf members with primary instruments: Emily Mills , Kelly Maxwell ,...
Live only
Though Caustic's studio production is essentially entirely from Fanale, when Caustic tours, other musicians often join the band for the live show. The following are some of the artists that have joined Caustic for one or more performances.- Ben Arp (of C/A/TC/A/TC/A/T , also known as Chaos and Terror, was the Folsom, California based industrial band created by film and sound engineer and founder of the Crunch Pod music label and distribution, Ben Arp, back in 1998. Originally based in Davis, California, Arp was active in the Northern California electronic...
) - Jason Hollis (of Endif)
- Josev F. (of CTRLSHFT)
- Maehymn (of CTRLSHFT)
- sal0cin (of Empusae)
- :EYG: (of The Gothsicles)
- Charles Nelson Reilly (of Match GameMatch GameMatch Game is an American television game show in which contestants attempted to match celebrities' answers to fill-in-the-blank questions...
, R.I.P. brother) - Darren Miller (formerly of Backandtotheleft/Noxious Emotion)
- darkNES (of The Gothsicles)
- HELLRAVER (of TerrorfaktTerrorfaktTERRORFAKT is an industrial-power noise musical project from New York City, and created in response to the events of September 11, 2001. They are currently signed to Metropolis Records....
) - Sheena Easton and her sugar walls
- Eric Eldredge (of InterfaceInterface (band)Interface is an electronic music group based on Long Island, New York. It was founded in 1993 by Eric Eldredge . Its career has been lined with a steady output of songs and dance remixes for other artists and several lineup shifts...
) - David Christian (of Cervello Elettronico)
- M4RC (of Grendel)
- Eric Gottesman (of Everything Goes ColdEverything Goes Cold-Overview:Everything Goes Cold is an industrial band from California. Their lead singer, Eric Gottesman, is notable as a founding member of Industrial Metal band Psyclon Nine, and a live musician with Ayria, Caustic, XP8, Unter Null, and a number of other industrial bands. Everything Goes Cold has...
/See Colin Slash) - Dan Clark (of The Dark Clan/Null Device/Stromkern)
- DEATHKEY (of DEATHKEY)
- Severina X Sol (of Cylab)
- Thee Databomb
- Edgey
- Deftly-D (of Nau-Zee-auN/Zero Times Infinity/AbstinenceAbstinenceAbstinence is a voluntary restraint from indulging in bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. Most frequently, the term refers to sexual abstinence, or abstention from alcohol or food. The practice can arise from religious prohibitions or practical...
/HSMHSMHSM is a three-letter acronym that may refer to:* Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahedeen, a Somali insurgent group* Hardware security module* Health Systems Management* Hepatosplenomegaly* Hierarchical storage management* Hierarchical state machine...
) - Mika G. (of This Morn' Omina- live cover only)
- ffej and B.O.B. (of Sensuous Enemy)
- Eric Dusik (of PTI/Breath and Decay)
- skot (of Beta Virus)
- Keef Baker
- Clint Sand (of Synnack/formerly cut.rate.box)
- Meansalley (of Servitor Sanctum 7)
- Jasyn Bangert (of God ModuleGod ModuleGod Module is a United States-based Dark Electronic band founded in Orlando, Florida in 1999, relocating to western Washington in 2006. The band is currently signed to Metropolis Records in the U.S. and Out of Line Music in Germany. God Module's founding members were Jasyn Bangert and Andrew Ramirez...
) - Eric Oehler (of Null DeviceNull DeviceNull Device is an electronic pop band from Wisconsin, USA.-Band history:Null Device is an electronic band formed in 1995 by Eric Oehler, William Annis, and Tom Lawrence at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. After the amicable departures of Annis and Lawrence, Dr. Eric Goedken joined as a...
) - Emily Mills (of Little Red WolfLittle Red WolfLittle Red Wolf are a Madison, Wisconsin-based band with styles ranging from alt-country to folk-rock and traditional pop. The four-piece is known for being multi-instrumentalist with female-led vocals and harmonies. Little Red Wolf members with primary instruments: Emily Mills , Kelly Maxwell ,...
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