David Reilly
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David Reilly was the singer and songwriting/production partner in the electro-rock band God Lives Underwater
(GLU), signed by Rick Rubin
to American Recordings in 1993.
, and second album Empty
, which spawned minor radio hits "No More Love
" (which appeared on the soundtrack to Johnny Mnemonic. The band broke up after releasing a total of four albums.
Reilly then moved on to solo work and other projects. With GLU bandmember Jeff Turzo
, he produced and remixed for Skinny Puppy
, Rob Zombie
, and Messiah, and organized and contributed to 1998's For the Masses: A Tribute To Depeche Mode.
In 2001 Reilly released a solo album consisting of four untitled instrumental tracks under the band name Robot Teen America titled Living In Syn. Each CD was numbered and signed by Reilly and only available through the Internet. In 2002 Reilly started the rock band Fluzee, who released one album titled 7 before breaking up the following year.
June 2004 saw the release of GLU's Up Off The Floor
, on Megaforce
/Locomotive
. Reilly also embarked on a short solo acoustic tour, supported by drummer Benjamin Juul and guitarist David Trusso, in support of his EP Inside
(which due to timing issues actually wasn't released until the end of the tour).
2005 was to see Reilly's return to touring in support of the unreleased How Humans R(x) album, but Reilly died unexpectedly at 5:15am on October 16, 2005 from complications of a coma
brought on by pain medication for an abscessed tooth. Tour dates were scheduled at the time of his death, and the album was left unfinished, not to be released until December, 2009 with only 100 physical copies of the album being printed and sold exclusively online. A digital version was released to iTunes and Amazon's MP3store in April 2010.
God Lives Underwater
God Lives Underwater was an industrial rock band from rural Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania , formed in 1993 by band members David Reilly and Jeff Turzo. God Lives Underwater was originally signed to American Recordings after being discovered by Rick Rubin, who subsequently produced the band's first...
(GLU), signed by Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin is an American record producer and the co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, Rubin was the co-founder of Def Jam Records and also established American Recordings...
to American Recordings in 1993.
Life and career
American released GLU's first album, a self-titled EP called GLUGod Lives Underwater (EP)
- Personnel :God Lives Underwater* David Reilly - Lead Vocals* Jeff Turzo - Guitar, backing vocals* Andrew McGee - Bass* Adam Kary - DrumsProduction* Gary Richards - Producer* Rick Rubin - Executive Producer* Christine Cano - Art Direction and Design...
, and second album Empty
Empty (God Lives Underwater album)
Empty is God Lives Underwater's first full length album, released in October 1995 via American Recordings. Several songs from this album have featured in movies: "Tortoise" was used in the movie National Lampoon's Senior Trip, "No More Love" was used in Johnny Mnemonic, and "Weight"—an outtake...
, which spawned minor radio hits "No More Love
No More Love
"No More Love" is a song by the band God Lives Underwater. It was originally released on their self titled EP album God Lives Underwater in 1995, resulting in significant airplay...
" (which appeared on the soundtrack to Johnny Mnemonic. The band broke up after releasing a total of four albums.
Reilly then moved on to solo work and other projects. With GLU bandmember Jeff Turzo
Jeff Turzo
Jeff Turzo, as singer/programming and songwriting/production partner in the electro-rock band God Lives Underwater , spent the better part of the 1990s as a producer and touring artist, first signed by Rick Rubin to American Recordings in 1993....
, he produced and remixed for Skinny Puppy
Skinny Puppy
Skinny Puppy is a Canadian industrial musical group, formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1982. The group is widely considered to be the founders of the electro-industrial genre....
, Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie is an American musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He founded the heavy metal band White Zombie and has been nominated three times as a solo artist for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.Zombie has also established a career as a film director, creating the...
, and Messiah, and organized and contributed to 1998's For the Masses: A Tribute To Depeche Mode.
In 2001 Reilly released a solo album consisting of four untitled instrumental tracks under the band name Robot Teen America titled Living In Syn. Each CD was numbered and signed by Reilly and only available through the Internet. In 2002 Reilly started the rock band Fluzee, who released one album titled 7 before breaking up the following year.
June 2004 saw the release of GLU's Up Off The Floor
Up Off The Floor
Up Off The Floor is the 2004 album released by God Lives Underwater and is their third full length album. The album was originally recorded in 2000 but due to drug problems within the band and their record label going bankrupt the album was shelved until Megaforce Records picked it up...
, on Megaforce
Megaforce
Megaforce is an action film made in 1982 directed by former stuntman Hal Needham. The film starred Barry Bostwick, Persis Khambatta, Michael Beck, Edward Mulhare, Evan C...
/Locomotive
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
. Reilly also embarked on a short solo acoustic tour, supported by drummer Benjamin Juul and guitarist David Trusso, in support of his EP Inside
Inside (David Reilly EP)
Inside is the first solo EP released by David Reilly of God Lives Underwater in 2004."Blaming the Truth" & "Far From Home" are demo versions...
(which due to timing issues actually wasn't released until the end of the tour).
2005 was to see Reilly's return to touring in support of the unreleased How Humans R(x) album, but Reilly died unexpectedly at 5:15am on October 16, 2005 from complications of a coma
Coma
In medicine, a coma is a state of unconsciousness, lasting more than 6 hours in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light or sound, lacks a normal sleep-wake cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. A person in a state of coma is described as...
brought on by pain medication for an abscessed tooth. Tour dates were scheduled at the time of his death, and the album was left unfinished, not to be released until December, 2009 with only 100 physical copies of the album being printed and sold exclusively online. A digital version was released to iTunes and Amazon's MP3store in April 2010.
with God Lives Underwater
- 1995 – God Lives Underwater EP
- 1995 – EmptyEmpty (God Lives Underwater album)Empty is God Lives Underwater's first full length album, released in October 1995 via American Recordings. Several songs from this album have featured in movies: "Tortoise" was used in the movie National Lampoon's Senior Trip, "No More Love" was used in Johnny Mnemonic, and "Weight"—an outtake...
- 1998 – Life in the So-Called Space AgeLife in the So-Called Space AgeLife in the So-Called Space Age is the 1998 album released by God Lives Underwater and is their second full length album. The title comes from the cover of the Depeche Mode album Black Celebration, where it appears in quotes on the back, while the front cover features a distorted view of a skyscraper...
- 2004 – Up Off The FloorUp Off The FloorUp Off The Floor is the 2004 album released by God Lives Underwater and is their third full length album. The album was originally recorded in 2000 but due to drug problems within the band and their record label going bankrupt the album was shelved until Megaforce Records picked it up...
Solo work
- 2001 – Living in Syn (as Robot Teen America)
- 2004 - InsideInside (David Reilly EP)Inside is the first solo EP released by David Reilly of God Lives Underwater in 2004."Blaming the Truth" & "Far From Home" are demo versions...
EP - 2010 - How Humans R(x)