Chemical People were a punk rock

Punk rock

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 band formed in Los Angeles

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 in 1986. The band toured the US, Canada

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 and Europe

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 and broke up in 1997.

History

The band's initial line-up was Dave Nazworthy (aka Dave Naz - vocals, drums, guitar), Ed Urlik (bass guitar), Jaime Pina (guitar), and Blair Jobe (vocals, guitar). Jobe left the band prior to the release of debut album So Sexist! in 1988. They followed this with Ten-Fold Hate in 1990, with hardcore pornography

Hardcore pornography

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 a common lyrical theme and porn star Taija Rae

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 on the cover.

In 1990 Nazworthy and Urlik teamed up with Dave Smalley

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 to form Down by Law

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. They returned to Chemical People and released the mini-set Angels 'n' Devils towards the end of the year. The band contributed soundtrack material to several porn films and these were collected on the 1991 album Soundtracks.

Pina left, and guitar duties were handled by Dave Naz, Ed Urlik and by Redd Kross

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 guitarist Robert Hecker

Robert Hecker

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, and the new line-up recorded the Chemical People album (1992).

After a five-year hiatus, the band returned in 1997 with a new album, Arpeggio Motorcade, after which they stopped actively playing live in 1998. Chemical People still remain a band hidden away, playing occasionally in their studio with members Dave Naz, Ed Urlik and Jaime Pina. At some point the band may be back playing shows...

Band members

• Dave Naz
  Dave Naz
  David F. Nazworthy, professionally known as Dave Naz is an American pornographer and erotic photographer....
  
   - Vocals, Drums 1986-1997
• Ed Urlik - Bass 1986-1997
• Jaime Pina - Guitar 1988-1990
• Blair Jobe - Vocals, Guitar 1986
• Robert Hecker - Guitar 1992
• Dave Landry - Drums 1997 (Arpeggio Motorcade)
• Greg Cameron - Drums 1997

Albums

• So Sexist! (1988) Cruz
• Ten-Fold Hate (1989) Cruz
• Overdosed On... (1989) Vinyl Solution
• The Right Thing (1990) Cruz
• The Singles (1990) 2" Pecker
• Soundtracks (1991) Cruz
• Angels & Devils mini-album (1991) Cruz
• Chemical People (1992) Cruz
• Arpeggio Motorcade (1997) Cruz

Singles, EPs

• "The Good, The Bad & The Ugly" (1986) Chemical People
• "Black Throat" (1988) 2" Pecker
• Fan Club Single (1988) 2" Pecker
• "X-Feminist" (1989) 2" Pecker
• "Are You Butt Phace?" (1989) 2" Pecker
• Live '89 (1989) 2" Pecker
• "Ask the Angels
  Ask the Angels
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  " (1990) 2" Pecker
• "Cum, Blister, Bleed" (1990) 2" Pecker
• "Getaway" (1991) Cruz
• Let It Go EP (1992) Cruz
• "Ask the Angels" (1993) Vinyl Solution

Compilation appearances

• The Melting Plot - SST Records 1988
• Every Band Has A Shonen Knife Who Loves Them - Rockville Records 1989
• Hard To Believe - C/Z Records 1990
• Gabba Gabba Hey - Triple X Records 1991
• R.A.F.R. Volume 2 - Flipside Records 1997
• Serial Killer - 1999