Max Eider
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Max Eider is a guitarist and songwriter.
He studied English Literature at University College, Oxford
, graduating in Trinity Term 1980. He played guitar with Pat Fish
(The Jazz Butcher) from June 1982 until 27 November 1986, when after an alcohol-fuelled altercation with Fish, he left the band. He went on to record a solo album, The Best Kisser in the World, which mixes up-temp indie-pop numbers ("Let Somebody Down" and "Quiet Lives") with songs in a moodier, jazz-influenced style. He also played on recordings by others, including Songs from Another Season by David J
.
He rejoined the Jazz Butcher for what was billed as the last ever Jazz Butcher gig on 21 December 1995, and has performed and recorded with Fish since, on the live album Glorious and Idiotic (2000) and the studio album Rotten Soul. 2002 saw the release of a second solo album, Hotel Figueroa, and a third, Max Eider III, appeared in 2007.
In 2010 Eider released his fourth solo album Disaffection on Tundraducks Records.
He studied English Literature at University College, Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, graduating in Trinity Term 1980. He played guitar with Pat Fish
Pat Fish
Pat Fish is an English musician best known for his work as a member of the band The Jazz Butcher. -Early career:...
(The Jazz Butcher) from June 1982 until 27 November 1986, when after an alcohol-fuelled altercation with Fish, he left the band. He went on to record a solo album, The Best Kisser in the World, which mixes up-temp indie-pop numbers ("Let Somebody Down" and "Quiet Lives") with songs in a moodier, jazz-influenced style. He also played on recordings by others, including Songs from Another Season by David J
David J
David John Haskins , better known as David J, is a British alternative rock musician. He was the bassist for the gothic rock band Bauhaus and Love and Rockets....
.
He rejoined the Jazz Butcher for what was billed as the last ever Jazz Butcher gig on 21 December 1995, and has performed and recorded with Fish since, on the live album Glorious and Idiotic (2000) and the studio album Rotten Soul. 2002 saw the release of a second solo album, Hotel Figueroa, and a third, Max Eider III, appeared in 2007.
In 2010 Eider released his fourth solo album Disaffection on Tundraducks Records.
Solo discography
- The Best Kisser in the World (1987, Big Time)
- Hotel Figueroa (2002, Vinyl Japan)
- Max Eider III (2007, Tundraducks Records)
- Disaffection (2010, Tundraducks Records)