The Styrenes
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The Styrenes are an American proto-punk
rock band, formed in Cleveland, Ohio
in 1975, by former members of other local underground scene bands, electric eels
and Mirrors.
Protopunk
Protopunk is a term used retrospectively to describe a number of musicians who were important precursors of punk rock in the late 1960s to mid-1970s, or who have been cited by early punk musicians as influential...
rock band, formed in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
in 1975, by former members of other local underground scene bands, electric eels
Electric Eels (band)
The electric eels were a protopunk band active between 1972 and 1975. They formed in Cleveland, Ohio....
and Mirrors.
Members
- Paul Marotta − vocals, guitar, piano
- UK Rattay − guitar
- Al Margolis − bass, vocals
- John Keith − drums, vocals
Former members
- Jamie Klimek − guitar, vocals
- Paul Laurence − drums
- Mike Hudson − vocals
- Mike Hoffman − drums
- Fred Lonberg-HolmFred Lonberg-HolmFred Lonberg-Holm is an American cellist based in Chicago. He relocated from New York City to Chicago in 1995.Lonberg-Holm is most identified with playing free improvisation and free jazz. He is also a composer of concert works...
− cello - John Morton − guitar
- Jim JonesJim Jones (guitarist)James E. Jones, known as Jim Jones, was an experimental music artist, producer, and guitarist in the rock band Pere Ubu. Jones was a founding member of many experimental rock bands of the 70s and 80s including: Easter Monkeys, Foreign Bodies, Mirrors, The Styrenes, Home And Garden, and Terminal...
− bass - Anton FierAnton FierAnton Fier, , is an American drummer, composer and bandleader. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio.Fier was an early member of The Lounge Lizards and The Feelies. He was in The Lodge , worked with Pere Ubu, was briefly in the Voidoids and founded The Golden Palominos...
− drums - David Newman - bass
Discography
- Girl Crazy (Mustard MM 4401) 1982
- Hudson/Styrene: A Monster And The Devil (Tinnitus 191305) 1989
- Re-released with bonus tracks as All the Wrong People Are Dying (Overground Records Over74) 1998
- It's Artastic (Homestead Productions) 1991
- We Care, So You Don't Have To (Scat Records Scat 63) 1998
- It's Still Artastic (ROIR RUSCD 8276) 2002
- In CIn CIn C is a semi-aleatoric musical piece composed by Terry Riley in 1964 for any number of people, although he suggests "a group of about 35 is desired if possible but smaller or larger groups will work"...
- Terry Riley (Enja 9435) 2002 - City of Women (Rent A Dog bone 3010-2) 2007