6025 (musician)
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Carlos Cadona, better known by his stage name 6025, was the second guitarist—from July 1978 to March 1979—for the American
hardcore punk
band Dead Kennedys
. Although 6025 is sometimes mentioned as a drummer, singer Jello Biafra
has stated 6025 was recruited solely as a guitarist. Initially the band was a quartet, consisting of Klaus Flouride
, Jello Biafra, East Bay Ray
, and Bruce Slesinger, who all had answered an ad placed by East Bay Ray, but 6025 was added to the line-up before the first gig on July 19, 1978. Due to his short tenure in the band and avoidance of the public eye since, very little is known about him, and he is most well known for the mysteries surrounding his departure from the band.
6025's guitar playing with the band was very minimal and generally shadowed the bassline of Klaus Flouride
, with lead guitarist East Bay Ray
doing the majority of guitar work. 6025's writing style focused on chromatic, quirky time signature melodies and harmonies, creating polyrhythms against the other instruments. 6025's lyrics were notably different from the rest of the band's repertoire, focusing on strange, nonsensical image
ry and a morbid, fatalistic tone as opposed to vocalist/songwriter
Jello Biafra
's political satire
.
He wrote seven songs with the band - "Ill in the Head" and "Forward to Death", both of which appear on the band's debut album Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
; "Short Songs", "Gaslight", and "Straight A's", which appear on the live album Live at the Deaf Club
; "Mutations of Today", which appears on The 1978 Demos; and "Religious Vomit", which appears on the EP In God We Trust, Inc.
.
He ultimately departed before the recording of any studio albums, but does guest as a second guitarist on the studio recording of "Ill in the Head". Following his departure, the Dead Kennedys auditioned numerous second guitarists and even—having been inspired by The Screamers
-- considered replacing him with a keyboardist
. Ultimately, the band decided to remain a four-piece.
It was heavily rumored that 6025 did not leave of his own accord, but was ousted due to musical differences. According to East Bay Ray, 6025 left the band because he wanted to play prog-rock, and felt the band's style was "too raunchy, too rock". In an interview, Klaus Fluoride confirmed that 6025 and Jello Biafra became heavily opposed to each other's song-writing ideas, and after an argument culminating in a near fist-fight, 6025 chose to depart.
6025's final live appearance with the Dead Kennedys was on March 3, 1979. The performance was taped and was officially released in 2004 as Live at the Deaf Club
.
before being replaced by Philip "Snakefinger
" Lithman. After this, 6025 disappeared completely from the public eye.
In a 2005 interview with Loud Fast Rules! magazine, a spin-off of the magazine AMP, Klaus Flouride states that 6025 went on to become a born-again Christian.
6025 was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia
. The Dead Kennedys' website simply states that 6025 has been suffering from a disability since the early 1980s. In a 2003 interview for Russian Darkside E-Zine, East Bay Ray mentioned that 6025's mother acts as his legal trustee
, and she presently receives all royalties on his behalf.
In Alternative Tentacles bio for Dead Kennedys, former Dead Kennedys singer Jello Biafra states that 6025 hasn't dropped out of music altogether, but that he is still trying to be "the Captain Beefheart
of gospel
music." 6025 has been working on a Christian
punk
rock opera
for years that, due to his mental state, he has decided he has now finished.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
band Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1978. The band became part of the American hardcore punk movement of the early 1980s. They gained a large underground fanbase in the international punk music scene....
. Although 6025 is sometimes mentioned as a drummer, singer Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
has stated 6025 was recruited solely as a guitarist. Initially the band was a quartet, consisting of Klaus Flouride
Klaus Flouride
Geoffrey Lyall , better known as Klaus Flouride, is best known as the bassist for the San Francisco, California, punk rock band Dead Kennedys from the group's inception in June 1978 until the band's break-up in December 1986, although he also produced four solo albums during the 1980s and...
, Jello Biafra, East Bay Ray
East Bay Ray
Raymond John Pepperell , better known by his stage name East Bay Ray is a guitarist best-known for his membership in the San Francisco Bay area-based punk band Dead Kennedys...
, and Bruce Slesinger, who all had answered an ad placed by East Bay Ray, but 6025 was added to the line-up before the first gig on July 19, 1978. Due to his short tenure in the band and avoidance of the public eye since, very little is known about him, and he is most well known for the mysteries surrounding his departure from the band.
With Dead Kennedys
6025 joined the Dead Kennedys in July, 1978. Singer Jello Biafra has stated "a week before our first gig we got a guitarist who called himself 6025 and he left about 6 months later". Ultimately, 6025 parted with the band in March, 1979.6025's guitar playing with the band was very minimal and generally shadowed the bassline of Klaus Flouride
Klaus Flouride
Geoffrey Lyall , better known as Klaus Flouride, is best known as the bassist for the San Francisco, California, punk rock band Dead Kennedys from the group's inception in June 1978 until the band's break-up in December 1986, although he also produced four solo albums during the 1980s and...
, with lead guitarist East Bay Ray
East Bay Ray
Raymond John Pepperell , better known by his stage name East Bay Ray is a guitarist best-known for his membership in the San Francisco Bay area-based punk band Dead Kennedys...
doing the majority of guitar work. 6025's writing style focused on chromatic, quirky time signature melodies and harmonies, creating polyrhythms against the other instruments. 6025's lyrics were notably different from the rest of the band's repertoire, focusing on strange, nonsensical image
Image
An image is an artifact, for example a two-dimensional picture, that has a similar appearance to some subject—usually a physical object or a person.-Characteristics:...
ry and a morbid, fatalistic tone as opposed to vocalist/songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
's political satire
Satire
Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...
.
He wrote seven songs with the band - "Ill in the Head" and "Forward to Death", both of which appear on the band's debut album Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is the debut album by the American hardcore punk band Dead Kennedys. It was released in September 1980 through Faulty Products in the United States and through Cherry Red Records in the United Kingdom.It has been certified by BPI gold.The best selling and...
; "Short Songs", "Gaslight", and "Straight A's", which appear on the live album Live at the Deaf Club
Live at the Deaf Club
Live at the Deaf Club is a live album released by the Dead Kennedys in 2004. The actual performance took place at the San Francisco Deaf Club on March 3, 1979....
; "Mutations of Today", which appears on The 1978 Demos; and "Religious Vomit", which appears on the EP In God We Trust, Inc.
In God We Trust, Inc.
In God We Trust, Inc. is a hardcore punk EP by the Dead Kennedys; it is now reissued with the Plastic Surgery Disasters album. The thrashing, lightning-fast beats and shouted vocals, on the first six tracks, resembles Washington D.C.'s punk bands of the time; more than on any other Dead Kennedys...
.
He ultimately departed before the recording of any studio albums, but does guest as a second guitarist on the studio recording of "Ill in the Head". Following his departure, the Dead Kennedys auditioned numerous second guitarists and even—having been inspired by The Screamers
The Screamers
The Screamers were a punk rock group active in the Los Angeles, California area in the late 1970s. The Screamers were pioneers of a genre now known as "synthpunk," and can also be classified as art punk....
-- considered replacing him with a keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
. Ultimately, the band decided to remain a four-piece.
It was heavily rumored that 6025 did not leave of his own accord, but was ousted due to musical differences. According to East Bay Ray, 6025 left the band because he wanted to play prog-rock, and felt the band's style was "too raunchy, too rock". In an interview, Klaus Fluoride confirmed that 6025 and Jello Biafra became heavily opposed to each other's song-writing ideas, and after an argument culminating in a near fist-fight, 6025 chose to depart.
6025's final live appearance with the Dead Kennedys was on March 3, 1979. The performance was taped and was officially released in 2004 as Live at the Deaf Club
Live at the Deaf Club
Live at the Deaf Club is a live album released by the Dead Kennedys in 2004. The actual performance took place at the San Francisco Deaf Club on March 3, 1979....
.
After Dead Kennedys
After leaving Dead Kennedys, 6025 is rumored to have briefly played with The ResidentsThe Residents
The Residents is an American art collective best known for avant-garde music and multimedia works. The first official release under the name of The Residents was in 1972, and the group has since released over sixty albums, numerous music videos and short films, three CD-ROM projects and ten DVDs....
before being replaced by Philip "Snakefinger
Snakefinger
Philip Charles Lithman , who performed under the stage name Snakefinger, was an English musician, singer and songwriter. A multi-instrumentalist, he was best known for his guitar and violin work and his collaborations with The Residents.-History:Lithman was born in Tooting, South London, and came...
" Lithman. After this, 6025 disappeared completely from the public eye.
In a 2005 interview with Loud Fast Rules! magazine, a spin-off of the magazine AMP, Klaus Flouride states that 6025 went on to become a born-again Christian.
6025 was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of thought processes and of emotional responsiveness. It most commonly manifests itself as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking, and it is accompanied by significant social...
. The Dead Kennedys' website simply states that 6025 has been suffering from a disability since the early 1980s. In a 2003 interview for Russian Darkside E-Zine, East Bay Ray mentioned that 6025's mother acts as his legal trustee
Trustee
Trustee is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, can refer to any person who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another...
, and she presently receives all royalties on his behalf.
In Alternative Tentacles bio for Dead Kennedys, former Dead Kennedys singer Jello Biafra states that 6025 hasn't dropped out of music altogether, but that he is still trying to be "the Captain Beefheart
Captain Beefheart
Don Van Vliet January 15, 1941 December 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter and artist best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. His musical work was conducted with a rotating ensemble of musicians called The Magic Band, active between 1965 and 1982, with whom he recorded 12...
of gospel
Gospel
A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...
music." 6025 has been working on a Christian
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
rock opera
Rock opera
A rock opera is a work of rock music that presents a storyline told over multiple parts, songs or sections in the manner of opera. A rock opera differs from a conventional rock album, which usually includes songs that are not unified by a common theme or narrative. More recent developments include...
for years that, due to his mental state, he has decided he has now finished.
Discography
- 1980 - Fresh Fruit for Rotting VegetablesFresh Fruit for Rotting VegetablesFresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is the debut album by the American hardcore punk band Dead Kennedys. It was released in September 1980 through Faulty Products in the United States and through Cherry Red Records in the United Kingdom.It has been certified by BPI gold.The best selling and...
- 1987 - Give Me Convenience OR Give Me DeathGive Me Convenience or Give Me Death-Personnel:* Jello Biafra - vocals, producer, artwork, compiler* East Bay Ray - guitar, echoplex, producer, mixer* Klaus Fluoride - bass, backing vocals * D.H...
- 2004 - Live at the Deaf ClubLive at the Deaf ClubLive at the Deaf Club is a live album released by the Dead Kennedys in 2004. The actual performance took place at the San Francisco Deaf Club on March 3, 1979....