Hypnolovewheel
Encyclopedia
Hypnolovewheel was an American
indie-rock
band from Long Island
. Despite positive critical reviews, the band's albums were never particularly successful, and they split in 1993. Guitarist Dave Ramirez, who had occasionally played with King Missile
, later played with Dump
.
Current bands featuring members of Hypnolovewheel include The Special Pillow, Dew-Claw, and Electrostim.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
indie-rock
Indie (music)
In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....
band from Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
. Despite positive critical reviews, the band's albums were never particularly successful, and they split in 1993. Guitarist Dave Ramirez, who had occasionally played with King Missile
King Missile
King Missile is an American avant-garde band that has been led in various disparate incarnations by poet/singer John S. Hall since 1986. Currently, Hall performs with a new version of the first incarnation, King Missile ....
, later played with Dump
Dump (band)
Dump is a vehicle for releasing the four-track home recordings of Yo La Tengo bassist James McNew. His recordings occasionally feature guest performers such as Sue Garner and Fontaine Toups...
.
Current bands featuring members of Hypnolovewheel include The Special Pillow, Dew-Claw, and Electrostim.
Discography
- Turn! Turn! Burn! (1988, Fabian Aural Products)
- Candy Mantra (1990, Fabian Aural Products)
- Space Mountain (1991, Alias RecordsAlias RecordsAlias Records is a small American indie-rock record label based in California.Alias has released albums by American Music Club, Archers of Loaf, Yo La Tengo, The Loud Family, Too Much Joy and Knapsack among others....
) - Angel Food (1992, Alias RecordsAlias RecordsAlias Records is a small American indie-rock record label based in California.Alias has released albums by American Music Club, Archers of Loaf, Yo La Tengo, The Loud Family, Too Much Joy and Knapsack among others....
) - Altered States (1993, Alias RecordsAlias RecordsAlias Records is a small American indie-rock record label based in California.Alias has released albums by American Music Club, Archers of Loaf, Yo La Tengo, The Loud Family, Too Much Joy and Knapsack among others....
) - Peace of Mind (EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
) (1993, Alias RecordsAlias RecordsAlias Records is a small American indie-rock record label based in California.Alias has released albums by American Music Club, Archers of Loaf, Yo La Tengo, The Loud Family, Too Much Joy and Knapsack among others....
)
External links
- [ AllMusic entry]
- Trouser Press entry