Stinking Lizaveta
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Stinking Lizaveta is a power trio from Philadelphia that plays heavy instrumental rock. MusicMight categorizes them as "doom jazz". Their 1996 debut album was recorded by Steve Albini
. Albini was so impressed by them, he brought them to the All Tomorrow's Parties
festival he co-curated in 2004. The band's first two albums were on Compulsiv
, their third came out on Joe Lally
's now-defunct Tolotta Records
label; later releases have been on At a Loss Recordings in the US and Monotreme Record in UK and Europe. Extensive touring has included supporting Clutch
on a 2005 US tour, and in the UK in 2006 they toured with Clutch and Corrosion of Conformity
.
The band gets its name from a character in the 1880 Russia
n novel The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
.
Steve Albini
Steven Frank Albini is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman, and Flour, and is currently a member of Shellac...
. Albini was so impressed by them, he brought them to the All Tomorrow's Parties
All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)
All Tomorrow's Parties is a music festival which takes place at Camber Sands holiday camp in East Sussex and Butlin's holiday camp in Minehead, Somerset, England....
festival he co-curated in 2004. The band's first two albums were on Compulsiv
Compulsiv Records
Compulsiv Records was a record label that operated out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.- History :The label was founded by Bryan Dilworth and James Payne.Dilworth found and signed the talent...
, their third came out on Joe Lally
Joe Lally
Joe Lally is a bass guitar player, vocalist and label owner, best known for his work with Fugazi.-Fugazi:...
's now-defunct Tolotta Records
Tolotta Records
Tolotta Records was a record label run by Joe Lally of Fugazi. It was based in Arlington, Virginia and has released bands from Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area, such as Dead Meadow and Spirit Caravan. The label was founded in 1994 and came to an end in 2002 when Spirit Caravan broke up and...
label; later releases have been on At a Loss Recordings in the US and Monotreme Record in UK and Europe. Extensive touring has included supporting Clutch
Clutch (band)
Clutch is an American rock band from Germantown, Maryland, formed in 1990. The band's first release was an EP entitled Pitchfork, which debuted in October 1990. Their first studio album, Transnational Speedway League, was released three years later in 1993. To date, Clutch has released nine studio...
on a 2005 US tour, and in the UK in 2006 they toured with Clutch and Corrosion of Conformity
Corrosion of Conformity
Corrosion of Conformity is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina formed in 1982. For almost the majority of its existence, the band has consisted of guitarist Woody Weatherman, bassist Mike Dean , drummer Reed Mullin and vocalist and rhythm...
.
The band gets its name from a character in the 1880 Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n novel The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Dostoyevsky spent nearly two years writing The Brothers Karamazov, which was published as a serial in The Russian Messenger and completed in November 1880...
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky was a Russian writer of novels, short stories and essays. He is best known for his novels Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov....
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Albums
- ...Hopelessness and Shame (1996 - CompulsivCompulsiv RecordsCompulsiv Records was a record label that operated out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.- History :The label was founded by Bryan Dilworth and James Payne.Dilworth found and signed the talent...
) - Slaughterhouse (1997 - CompulsivCompulsiv RecordsCompulsiv Records was a record label that operated out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.- History :The label was founded by Bryan Dilworth and James Payne.Dilworth found and signed the talent...
) - III (2001 - Tolotta RecordsTolotta RecordsTolotta Records was a record label run by Joe Lally of Fugazi. It was based in Arlington, Virginia and has released bands from Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area, such as Dead Meadow and Spirit Caravan. The label was founded in 1994 and came to an end in 2002 when Spirit Caravan broke up and...
) - Caught Between Worlds (2004 - At a Loss/Monotreme)
- Scream of the Iron IconoclastScream of the Iron IconoclastScream of the Iron Iconoclast is the fifth studio album by the Philadelphia band Stinking Lizaveta.-Track listing:# "Gravitas" - 2:43# "Scream of the Iron Iconoclast" - 3:40# "To the Sun" - 4:27# "Secrets of the Past" - 5:07...
(2007 - At a Loss/Monotreme) - Sacrifice and BlissSacrifice and BlissSacrifice and Bliss is the seventh studio album by the Philadelphia band Stinking Lizaveta.-Track listing:# "Autochthony! Autochthony!" - 5:03# "A Day Without A Murder" - 3:49# "Zeitgeist, The Movie" - 3:39# "When I Love You" - 3:49...
(2009 - At a Loss/Monotreme)
Singles/EPs
- "War of the Worlds" 7" (2001 Tolotta RecordsTolotta RecordsTolotta Records was a record label run by Joe Lally of Fugazi. It was based in Arlington, Virginia and has released bands from Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area, such as Dead Meadow and Spirit Caravan. The label was founded in 1994 and came to an end in 2002 when Spirit Caravan broke up and...
) - "Rights for Bicyclists" (2009 At A Loss Recordings)