Matt Lukin
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Matt Lukin is an American musician, best known as a bassist
and founding member of the Melvins
and Mudhoney
.
and Mike Dillard
in Montesano, Washington
, where the trio had attended high school. Osborne was the vocalist and guitarist, Dillard the drummer, and Lukin the bassist. Beginning as a Jimi Hendrix
cover band and then as a hardcore punk
band, they changed their sound when Dillard left and a new drummer, Dale Crover
joined the band, playing slower and heavier rock music. Soon they were one of the most important bands in the early Seattle-area grunge
scene. When Crover joined the band, the Melvins also relocated to Aberdeen, Washington
.
While with the Melvins, Lukin recorded Mangled Demos from 1983
; Six Songs
(later repackaged as 8 Songs
, 10 Songs
and then 26 Songs
); and the band's first full-length album, Gluey Porch Treatments
. He also played bass on the band's four contributions to the Deep Six
compilation.
In 1988, the band temporarily dissolved while Crover drummed on a ten-song demo with Nirvana
. Crover and Osborne then relocated to San Francisco
, California
, but Lukin stayed in Washington.
with vocalist Mark Arm
and guitarist Steve Turner
, both formerly of Green River
, and drummer Dan Peters
, formerly of Bundle of Hiss
. During this time, Matt shared a house with Kurt Cobain
on East First Street in Aberdeen's notorious "felony flats".
Lukin played bass on Mudhoney
's first five studio albums (Mudhoney
, Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
, Piece of Cake
, My Brother the Cow
, and Tomorrow Hit Today
), as well as two EPs and numerous singles.
Lukin left Mudhoney
in June 1999, but rejoined the band in December 2000 for a tour that lasted through January 2001. Since then, Guy Maddison
has been Mudhoney's bassist.
, lead singer of Pearl Jam
, Lukin is married to a Dutch woman named Manon, whom he met in Utrecht, Netherlands
. His bitter hatred towards the Melvins is still evident today, by the rants he often leaves on his Facebook page.
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and founding member of the Melvins
The Melvins
The Melvins are an American band that formed in 1983. They usually perform as a trio, but in recent years have performed as a four piece with two drummers. Since 1984, singer and guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover have been the band's constant members...
and Mudhoney
Mudhoney
Mudhoney is an American alternative rock band. Formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1988 following the demise of Green River, Mudhoney's members are vocalist and rhythm guitarist Mark Arm, lead guitarist Steve Turner, bassist Guy Maddison, and drummer Dan Peters. Original bassist Matt Lukin left the...
.
The Melvins (1982-1988)
Lukin co-founded the Melvins in 1982 with Buzz OsborneBuzz Osborne
Roger "Buzz" Osborne , also known as King Buzzo, is the guitarist/vocalist/songwriter and technically the only remaining founding member of the Melvins...
and Mike Dillard
Mike Dillard
Mike Dillard was drummer and one of the founding members of The Melvins. He left the band in 1984 and was replaced by Dale Crover. In 1986 he briefly played in Kurt Cobain's first band, Fecal Matter, before they disbanded....
in Montesano, Washington
Montesano, Washington
Montesano is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 3,976 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Grays Harbor County.-History:Montesano was first settled in 1852 by Isaiah L. Scammon....
, where the trio had attended high school. Osborne was the vocalist and guitarist, Dillard the drummer, and Lukin the bassist. Beginning as a Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
cover band and then as a 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, they changed their sound when Dillard left and a new drummer, Dale Crover
Dale Crover
Dale Crover is an American rock musician. Crover is best known as the drummer for Melvins and Men of Porn, Shrinebuilder, and for a brief time, drummer for Nirvana. He is also guitarist and vocalist for Altamont...
joined the band, playing slower and heavier rock music. Soon they were one of the most important bands in the early Seattle-area grunge
Grunge
Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...
scene. When Crover joined the band, the Melvins also relocated to Aberdeen, Washington
Aberdeen, Washington
Aberdeen is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States, founded by Samuel Benn in 1884. Aberdeen was incorporated on May 12, 1890. The city is the economic center of Grays Harbor County, bordering the cities of Hoquiam and Cosmopolis...
.
While with the Melvins, Lukin recorded Mangled Demos from 1983
Mangled Demos from 1983
Mangled Demos from 1983 is a collection of various early Melvins recordings from 1983, remastered and released on Ipecac in 2005. Until 2005, none of the material had ever been officially released. A few tracks included in this album have previously appeared on bootleg releases. It is the only...
; Six Songs
Six Songs (album)
Six Songs is an album by The Melvins, released in 1986 through C/Z Records. The album has been released as Six Songs , Eight Songs , 10 Songs and 26 Songs . The songs are taken from two sessions in 1986.Tracks 1-10 are taken from the 1991 eight/ten song, LP/CD version rerelease of this album...
(later repackaged as 8 Songs
Six Songs (album)
Six Songs is an album by The Melvins, released in 1986 through C/Z Records. The album has been released as Six Songs , Eight Songs , 10 Songs and 26 Songs . The songs are taken from two sessions in 1986.Tracks 1-10 are taken from the 1991 eight/ten song, LP/CD version rerelease of this album...
, 10 Songs
Six Songs (album)
Six Songs is an album by The Melvins, released in 1986 through C/Z Records. The album has been released as Six Songs , Eight Songs , 10 Songs and 26 Songs . The songs are taken from two sessions in 1986.Tracks 1-10 are taken from the 1991 eight/ten song, LP/CD version rerelease of this album...
and then 26 Songs
Six Songs (album)
Six Songs is an album by The Melvins, released in 1986 through C/Z Records. The album has been released as Six Songs , Eight Songs , 10 Songs and 26 Songs . The songs are taken from two sessions in 1986.Tracks 1-10 are taken from the 1991 eight/ten song, LP/CD version rerelease of this album...
); and the band's first full-length album, Gluey Porch Treatments
Gluey Porch Treatments
-Side two:-1999 CD reissue bonus tracks:-Personnel:*The Melvins:**Dale Crover - drums**Matt Lukin - bass guitar, vocals**Buzz Osborne - vocals, guitar, liner notes on 1999 Ipecac reissue*Carl Herlofsson - producer, mixing*Mark Deutrom - producer...
. He also played bass on the band's four contributions to the Deep Six
Deep Six (album)
The Deep Six compilation was released March 1986 . It was the very first release by C/Z Records, a few months before the release of Sub Pop 100 from Sub Pop Records. It was also arguably the second record to influence the later "Seattle sound" that would be known worldwide as grunge...
compilation.
In 1988, the band temporarily dissolved while Crover drummed on a ten-song demo with Nirvana
Nirvana (band)
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
. Crover and Osborne then relocated to San Francisco
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, but Lukin stayed in Washington.
Mudhoney (1988-2001)
Remaining in Seattle, Lukin formed the grunge band MudhoneyMudhoney
Mudhoney is an American alternative rock band. Formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1988 following the demise of Green River, Mudhoney's members are vocalist and rhythm guitarist Mark Arm, lead guitarist Steve Turner, bassist Guy Maddison, and drummer Dan Peters. Original bassist Matt Lukin left the...
with vocalist Mark Arm
Mark Arm
Mark Arm is the vocalist for the grunge band Mudhoney. He is also credited with coining the term "grunge" to describe his style of rock music...
and guitarist Steve Turner
Steve Turner (guitarist)
Steve Turner is an American guitarist, most famous for his work with Seattle band Mudhoney.-Biography:Turner was born in 1965 in Houston, Texas. His first band was called The Ducky Boys. The line up included future Pearl Jam member Stone Gossard. The Ducky Boys split around 1983.Turner later found...
, both formerly of Green River
Green River (band)
Green River was an American rock band from Seattle, Washington that was active from 1984 to 1988. Although the band had little commercial impact outside of its native Seattle, Green River proved to have significant influence on the genre later known as grunge, both with its own music and with the...
, and drummer Dan Peters
Dan Peters
Daniel Joe Peters is the drummer for Mudhoney. He joined Bundle of Hiss when he was fifteen years old. He also played drums for Nirvana, appearing on one single, "Sliver". Peters' only live appearance with Nirvana was on September 22, 1990, in Seattle, Washington, at the Motor Sports International...
, formerly of Bundle of Hiss
Bundle of Hiss
Bundle of Hiss were an American grunge band formed in 1980 in Stanwood, Washington by pre-Tad member Kurt Danielson, guitarist Jeff Hopper, vocalist Kurt Schonberg and drummer Russ Bartlett. Schonberg left the band after they had recorded a couple of demo tapes. Russ Bartlett then moved from drums...
. During this time, Matt shared a house with Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana...
on East First Street in Aberdeen's notorious "felony flats".
Lukin played bass on Mudhoney
Mudhoney
Mudhoney is an American alternative rock band. Formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1988 following the demise of Green River, Mudhoney's members are vocalist and rhythm guitarist Mark Arm, lead guitarist Steve Turner, bassist Guy Maddison, and drummer Dan Peters. Original bassist Matt Lukin left the...
's first five studio albums (Mudhoney
Mudhoney (album)
Mudhoney is the debut studio album by American grunge band Mudhoney, released in 1989. It was their first LP after several singles and an EP ....
, Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge is the second studio album by the grunge band Mudhoney. It was recorded in 1991, at a time when the band was thinking of signing to a major record label, but decided to release the album on Sub Pop...
, Piece of Cake
Piece of Cake (album)
Piece of Cake is the third studio album by the grunge band Mudhoney. Recorded and released in 1992, it was their first album released through Reprise Records...
, My Brother the Cow
My Brother the Cow
My Brother the Cow is the fourth album by the grunge band Mudhoney. It was released on Reprise Records on March 28, 1995 . Of note is the CD version of the album's hidden 13th track, which consists of all of the album's preceding tracks played backwards."My Brother The Cow" is notable for its...
, and Tomorrow Hit Today
Tomorrow Hit Today
Tomorrow Hit Today is the fifth album by the grunge band, Mudhoney. It was released by Reprise Records on September 22, 1998 . Although the band retains their grungy sound on the album, a noticeable garage and blues influence can be heard. The album title is a reference to a song, "When Tomorrow...
), as well as two EPs and numerous singles.
Lukin left Mudhoney
Mudhoney
Mudhoney is an American alternative rock band. Formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1988 following the demise of Green River, Mudhoney's members are vocalist and rhythm guitarist Mark Arm, lead guitarist Steve Turner, bassist Guy Maddison, and drummer Dan Peters. Original bassist Matt Lukin left the...
in June 1999, but rejoined the band in December 2000 for a tour that lasted through January 2001. Since then, Guy Maddison
Guy Maddison
Guy Maddison is primarily known as a bassist associated with punk and grunge music. He is arguably best known as the current bassist of the grunge band Mudhoney.-1980s:...
has been Mudhoney's bassist.
Retirement from music (2001-present)
Since leaving Mudhoney, Lukin has essentially retired from music. Currently, he works as a carpenter in the Seattle area. According to Eddie VedderEddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder is an American musician and singer-songwriter who is best known for being the lead singer and one of three guitarists of the alternative rock band Pearl Jam. He is widely considered a cultural icon of alternative rock.He is also involved in soundtrack work and contributes to albums...
, lead singer of Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...
, Lukin is married to a Dutch woman named Manon, whom he met in Utrecht, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. His bitter hatred towards the Melvins is still evident today, by the rants he often leaves on his Facebook page.
With The Melvins
- Mangled Demos from 1983Mangled Demos from 1983Mangled Demos from 1983 is a collection of various early Melvins recordings from 1983, remastered and released on Ipecac in 2005. Until 2005, none of the material had ever been officially released. A few tracks included in this album have previously appeared on bootleg releases. It is the only...
(recorded circa 1983, released 2005) - Six SongsSix Songs (album)Six Songs is an album by The Melvins, released in 1986 through C/Z Records. The album has been released as Six Songs , Eight Songs , 10 Songs and 26 Songs . The songs are taken from two sessions in 1986.Tracks 1-10 are taken from the 1991 eight/ten song, LP/CD version rerelease of this album...
(1986) - Gluey Porch TreatmentsGluey Porch Treatments-Side two:-1999 CD reissue bonus tracks:-Personnel:*The Melvins:**Dale Crover - drums**Matt Lukin - bass guitar, vocals**Buzz Osborne - vocals, guitar, liner notes on 1999 Ipecac reissue*Carl Herlofsson - producer, mixing*Mark Deutrom - producer...
(1987) - Eight SongsSix Songs (album)Six Songs is an album by The Melvins, released in 1986 through C/Z Records. The album has been released as Six Songs , Eight Songs , 10 Songs and 26 Songs . The songs are taken from two sessions in 1986.Tracks 1-10 are taken from the 1991 eight/ten song, LP/CD version rerelease of this album...
(1991, vinyl) - 10 SongsSix Songs (album)Six Songs is an album by The Melvins, released in 1986 through C/Z Records. The album has been released as Six Songs , Eight Songs , 10 Songs and 26 Songs . The songs are taken from two sessions in 1986.Tracks 1-10 are taken from the 1991 eight/ten song, LP/CD version rerelease of this album...
(1991, CD) - 26 SongsSix Songs (album)Six Songs is an album by The Melvins, released in 1986 through C/Z Records. The album has been released as Six Songs , Eight Songs , 10 Songs and 26 Songs . The songs are taken from two sessions in 1986.Tracks 1-10 are taken from the 1991 eight/ten song, LP/CD version rerelease of this album...
(2003)
With Mudhoney
- Superfuzz BigmuffSuperfuzz BigmuffSuperfuzz Bigmuff is the debut EP by the Seattle grunge band Mudhoney. It was released in October 1988 through record label Sub Pop. The songs later appeared on their 1990 compilation album Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles...
(1988) - MudhoneyMudhoney (album)Mudhoney is the debut studio album by American grunge band Mudhoney, released in 1989. It was their first LP after several singles and an EP ....
(1989) - Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early SinglesSuperfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early SinglesSuperfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles is a compilation album by the grunge band Mudhoney. The album contains the entire Superfuzz Bigmuff EP, the A-sides and B-sides of 2 singles, and 2 covers from split singles with Sonic Youth and The Dicks. It was released by Sub Pop Records in October 1990...
(1990) - Every Good Boy Deserves FudgeEvery Good Boy Deserves FudgeEvery Good Boy Deserves Fudge is the second studio album by the grunge band Mudhoney. It was recorded in 1991, at a time when the band was thinking of signing to a major record label, but decided to release the album on Sub Pop...
(1991) - Piece Of CakePiece of Cake (album)Piece of Cake is the third studio album by the grunge band Mudhoney. Recorded and released in 1992, it was their first album released through Reprise Records...
(1992) - Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter StewFive Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter StewFive Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew is an EP by the grunge band Mudhoney released on October 26, 1993 by Reprise Records. Mudhoney vocalist Mark Arm described this EP as a chance for the band to "get new songs out for fans in between albums."...
(1993) - My Brother the CowMy Brother the CowMy Brother the Cow is the fourth album by the grunge band Mudhoney. It was released on Reprise Records on March 28, 1995 . Of note is the CD version of the album's hidden 13th track, which consists of all of the album's preceding tracks played backwards."My Brother The Cow" is notable for its...
(1995) - Tomorrow Hit TodayTomorrow Hit TodayTomorrow Hit Today is the fifth album by the grunge band, Mudhoney. It was released by Reprise Records on September 22, 1998 . Although the band retains their grungy sound on the album, a noticeable garage and blues influence can be heard. The album title is a reference to a song, "When Tomorrow...
(1998)