GodheadSilo
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godheadSilo was a noise rock
duo from Fargo, North Dakota
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The band consisted of Mike Kunka on bass and Dan Haugh on drums. The two met growing up near Fargo, North Dakota
. The band originally started as a three-piece, with Phil Leitch playing guitar. Leitch left the band after their first show at Fargo's Moose Lodge. From then on, the band was a two-piece. Known for their loud "wall of sound" live performances were full of raging drums, screaming and a gigantic heavy bass sound. Mike employed many effects pedals and a large wall of amps to create his thunderous sound. Fans of BMX
biking and Mountain Dew
, godheadSilo played shows all across the United States
.
Although the band has been on hiatus since the release of Share the Fantasy in 1998, Mike and Dan joined forces with Murder City Devils
vocalist Spencer Moody in a band called Smoke and Smoke, releasing the album Love Suffers Long in 2004.
Noise rock
Noise rock describes a style of post-punk rock music that became prominent in the 1980s. Noise rock makes use of the traditional instrumentation and iconography of rock, but incorporates atonality and especially dissonance, and also frequently discards usual songwriting conventions.-Style:Noise...
duo from Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...
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The band consisted of Mike Kunka on bass and Dan Haugh on drums. The two met growing up near Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...
. The band originally started as a three-piece, with Phil Leitch playing guitar. Leitch left the band after their first show at Fargo's Moose Lodge. From then on, the band was a two-piece. Known for their loud "wall of sound" live performances were full of raging drums, screaming and a gigantic heavy bass sound. Mike employed many effects pedals and a large wall of amps to create his thunderous sound. Fans of BMX
BMX
Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
biking and Mountain Dew
Mountain Dew
Mountain Dew is a citrus-flavored carbonated soft drink brand produced and owned by PepsiCo. The original formula was invented in the 1940s by Tennessee beverage bottlers Barney and Ally Hartman and was first marketed in Marion, VA, Knoxville and Johnson City, Tennessee. A revised formula was...
, godheadSilo played shows all across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Although the band has been on hiatus since the release of Share the Fantasy in 1998, Mike and Dan joined forces with Murder City Devils
Murder City Devils
-History:The band's original lineup, consisting of Spencer Moody, Dann Gallucci, Derek Fudesco, Coady Willis, and Nate Manny formed in Seattle, Washington in 1996. Gabe Kerbrat was their permanent roadie, and considered a member...
vocalist Spencer Moody in a band called Smoke and Smoke, releasing the album Love Suffers Long in 2004.
Albums
- The Scientific Supercake (1994)
- Elephantitus Of The Night (1995)
- Skyward in Triumph (1996)
- Share the Fantasy (1998)
E.P.s / 7" records
- Bereft Rescue Mission No. 43 (Split 7" w/Hammerhead) (1993)
- Thee Friendship Village EP (1993)
- Elephantitus Of The Night (1995)
- Booby Trap 7" (1996)
Compilations
- Nodak: Distorted Hallucinations (1992)
- Kill Rock StarsKill Rock StarsKill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and based in both Olympia, Washington and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, making it difficult to pigeonhole as having any one artistic mission...
(1993) - The Smitten Love Song (1994)
- Yoyo A Go Go '94 (1994)
- A Means to an End: The Music of Joy Division (1995)
- In Memory of Jason (1996)
- Second Sixty Second Compilation (1996)
- Dope Guns 'N Fucking In The Streets Volumes 8 (1997)
- Dope Guns 'N Fucking In The Streets Volumes 8-11 (1997)
- Some Songs (1997)