Von Lmo is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist.

History

Von Lmo let very little be known about his the actualities of his life. At times he has claimed to have been born in 1924 to Sicilian parents living in Brooklyn, other times he has said to be an extraterrestrial from the planet Strazar. In 2007, Lmo was imprisoned for committing 2nd-degree robbery

Robbery

Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear. At common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that property, by means of force or fear....

 and sentenced to three and a half years. In 2010, Von Lmo was released from prison and is currently performing with former collaborator Otto von Ruggins in Avant Duel, a space rock

Space rock

Space rock is a subgenre of rock music; the term originally referred to a group of early, mostly British, 1970s progressive and psychedelic rock bands such as Hawkwind and Pink Floyd, characterised by slow, lengthy instrumental passages dominated by electric organs, synthesizers, experimental...

 outfit based in Brooklyn, New York.

Influence

Julian Cope

Julian Cope

Julian Cope is a British rock musician, author, antiquary, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator...

 is a notable admirer of Lmo, calling his music a work of genius and writing a rave review of Red Resistor on his website.

Studio albums

Date	Title	Label
1981	Future Language	Strazar
1994	Cosmic Interception	Variant Records
1996	Red Resistor	Variant Records

External links

• Avant Duel at ReverbNation
• [ Von Lmo entry at allmusic]