Self Immolation
Encyclopedia
Self Immolation is a record label
and publishing company run by J. G. Thirlwell
. Originally an actual label for Thirlwell's self-released early Foetus
EPs
and albums
, Self Immolation became more akin to a vanity label
for Thirlwell's releases on Some Bizzare Records
and Wax Trax! Records
. Most Self Immolation releases are identified by a call number beginning with a Foetal-inspired "WOMB" designator.
Beginning in the early 90s, Thirlwell began a second personal label, Ectopic Entertainment (often shortened to Ectopic Ents). Its exact relation to Self Immolation is unclear: initially called a "subsidiary" of Self Immolation, it appears to have later wholly replaced Self Immolation. Coming full circle, Thirlwell's self-released Manorexia
project is released on Ectopic Ents.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
and publishing company run by J. G. Thirlwell
J. G. Thirlwell
James George Thirlwell , aka Clint Ruin, aka Frank Want, aka Foetus, is an Australian vocalist, composer and record producer...
. Originally an actual label for Thirlwell's self-released early Foetus
Foetus (band)
Foetus is the primary musical outlet of industrial music pioneer J. G. Thirlwell. Until 1995 the band underwent various name changes, all including the word foetus. Monikers adopted at different times include Foetus Under Glass, You've Got Foetus On Your Breath and Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel...
EPs
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
and albums
Music Album
Music album is the name of:* Music Album , a 1970s Canadian television series* Album, a collection of music tracks...
, Self Immolation became more akin to a vanity label
Vanity label
A vanity label is an informal name given sometimes to a record label founded as a wholly or partially owned subsidiary of another, larger and better established record label, where the subsidiary label is controlled by a successful recording artist, designed to allow this artist...
for Thirlwell's releases on Some Bizzare Records
Some Bizzare Records
Some Bizzare Records is a British independent record label owned by Stevo Pearce. The label was founded in 1981, with the release of Some Bizzare Album, a compilation of unsigned bands including Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, The The, Neu Electrikk and Blancmange.-1981-1989:One of the first bands that...
and Wax Trax! Records
Wax Trax! Records
Wax Trax! Records was an independent record label in the United States. Wax Trax! began as a record shop in Denver, Colorado opened by Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher. They sold the store in 1978 and, in November of that year, opened a new one under the same name at 2449 North Lincoln Avenue in...
. Most Self Immolation releases are identified by a call number beginning with a Foetal-inspired "WOMB" designator.
Beginning in the early 90s, Thirlwell began a second personal label, Ectopic Entertainment (often shortened to Ectopic Ents). Its exact relation to Self Immolation is unclear: initially called a "subsidiary" of Self Immolation, it appears to have later wholly replaced Self Immolation. Coming full circle, Thirlwell's self-released Manorexia
Manorexia
Manorexia is an experimental instrumental project of composer J. G. Thirlwell . Manorexia was formed in 2001.As opposed to Thirlwell's other instrumental group, Steroid Maximus, Manorexia features no collaborators and eschews musical structure for a more free-form and spontaneous approach. The...
project is released on Ectopic Ents.
Self Immolation Releases
- WOMB S201 : Foetus Under GlassFoetus (band)Foetus is the primary musical outlet of industrial music pioneer J. G. Thirlwell. Until 1995 the band underwent various name changes, all including the word foetus. Monikers adopted at different times include Foetus Under Glass, You've Got Foetus On Your Breath and Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel...
– Spite Your Face/OKFM - WOMB ALL 007 : You've Got Foetus On Your Breath – Wash It All Off
- WOMB OYBL 1 : You've Got Foetus On Your Breath – DeafDeaf (album)Deaf, the debut album from J. G. Thirlwell's You've Got Foetus on Your Breath was released in 1981 on Thirlwell's own Self Immolation Records label. Thirsty Ear reissued the album as a CD in 1997 in the US. Both releases were limited editions: only 2,000 copies of the LP and 4,000 copies of the...
- WOMB KX07 : Phillip And His Foetus Vibrations – Tell Me, What Is The Bane Of Your Life
- WOMB WSUSC 12.5 : Foetus Over Frisco – Custom Built For Capitalism
- WOMB OYBL 2 : You've Got Foetus On Your Breath – AcheAche (album)Ache is a You've Got Foetus on Your Breath album first released in 1982 on Self Immolation Records. Thirsty Ear reissued the album as a CD in 1997 in the US. Both releases were limited editions: only 1,500 copies of the LP and 4,000 copies of the CD were produced.The Ache LP is Self Immolation...
- WOMB FDL 3 : Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel – Hole
- WOMB FAT 11.12 : Foetus Art Terrorism – Calamity CrushCalamity CrushCalamity Crush is a 12" single by Foetus Art Terrorism released by Self Immolation/Some Bizzare in 1984.Calamity Crush is Self Immolation #WOMB FAT 11.12.-Track listing:All songs by J. G. Thirlwell .#"Calamity Crush" – 5:58...
- WOMB FGH 12.8 : You've Got Foetus On Your Breath – Wash/Slog
- WOMB UNC 7.12 : Foetus Über Frisco – Finely Honed Machine
- FOE 1 : The Foetus of Excellence – The Foetus Of Excellence
- WOMB FIP 4 : Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel – NailNail (album)Nail is a Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel album released by Self Immolation/Some Bizzare in 1985. It was initially released in the US by Homestead Records in 1985 and later by Thirsty Ear in 1995...
- WOMB FAN 13 : The Foetus All-Nude Revue – BedrockBedrock (EP)Bedrock is an EP by The Foetus All-Nude Revue released by Self Immolation/Some Bizzare in 1987.Bedrock is Self Immolation #WOMB FAN 13.-Track listing:All songs by J. G. Thirlwell.#"Bedrock" – 7:07#"Diabolus In Musica" – 9:45#"Shut" – 0:54...
- WOMB PIG 12.12 : Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel – Ramrod
- WOMB FIP 5 : Foetus Interruptus – ThawThaw (album)Thaw is a Foetus Interruptus album released by Self Immolation/Some Bizarre in September 1988 and also released by Rough Trade in the same year. In 1995, Thaw was given a U.S. rerelease by Thirsty Ear....
- RIFLE 1 : Foetus Corruptus – RifeRifeRife is a live album by Foetus Corruptus released in 1988. It is an official bootleg, initially released by J. G. Thirlwell with no record label credit. This album was released in three formats: a two-LP set on black vinyl, a two-LP picture disc set, and a CD...
- WOMB INC 6 : Foetus Inc – Sink
- WOMB FLY 18T : Foetus Inc – Butterfly PotionButterfly PotionButterfly Potion is an EP by Foetus Inc, released on Big Cat and Wax Trax! in May 1990. This EP, issued on both 12" vinyl and CD, was the second and final Foetus record for Wax Trax!...
- WOMB FLEX 1 : Foetus Inc – Somnambulumdrum
Non-Existent Releases
- WOMB 6T33 : Foetus On The Beach. Often mentioned in press releases, this triple-LPGramophone recordA gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
set was never issued.
Ectopic Ents Releases
- ECT ENTS 001 : ???
- ECT ENTS 002 : Steroid MaximusSteroid MaximusSteroid Maximus is an instrumental side project of J.G. Thirlwell. Thirlwell is best known for his main band, Foetus. Steroid Maximus contains elements of jazz, big band, avant-garde, soundtrack and exotica styles.-History:...
– Quilombo - ECT ENTS 003 : Steroid Maximus – Gondwanaland
- ECT ENTS 004 : ???
- ECT ENTS 005 : Foetus In Excelsis Corruptus Deluxe – MaleMale (album)Male is a live album by Foetus in Excelsis Corruptus Deluxe. It records the Foetus live performance of November 3, 1990 in Manhattan's famed CBGB nightclub...
- ECT ENTS 006 : ???
- ECT ENTS 007 : ???
- ECT ENTS 008 : Foetus - Gash
- ECT ENTS 009 : Foetus – Null disc of Null/VoidNull/VoidNull/Void is a Foetus dual-EP set compiling an aborted pair of EPs originally scheduled for release by Sony/Columbia. Null was briefly distributed in the U.S. as a promotional EP. Unfortunately, the official releases of Null and its planned companion, Void, were halted when Sony severed...
- ECT ENTS 010 : Foetus – Void disc of Null/VoidNull/VoidNull/Void is a Foetus dual-EP set compiling an aborted pair of EPs originally scheduled for release by Sony/Columbia. Null was briefly distributed in the U.S. as a promotional EP. Unfortunately, the official releases of Null and its planned companion, Void, were halted when Sony severed...
- ECT ENTS 011 : ???
- ECT ENTS 012 : You've Got Foetus On Your Breath – DeafDeaf (album)Deaf, the debut album from J. G. Thirlwell's You've Got Foetus on Your Breath was released in 1981 on Thirlwell's own Self Immolation Records label. Thirsty Ear reissued the album as a CD in 1997 in the US. Both releases were limited editions: only 2,000 copies of the LP and 4,000 copies of the...
reissue (Thirsty EarThirsty EarThirsty Ear Recordings is an American independent record label. It was founded in the late 70s as a marketing company and expanded to issue its own records in 1990....
CD) - ECT ENTS 013 : You've Got Foetus On Your Breath – AcheAche (album)Ache is a You've Got Foetus on Your Breath album first released in 1982 on Self Immolation Records. Thirsty Ear reissued the album as a CD in 1997 in the US. Both releases were limited editions: only 1,500 copies of the LP and 4,000 copies of the CD were produced.The Ache LP is Self Immolation...
reissue (Thirsty Ear CD) - ECT ENTS 014 : ???
- ECT ENTS 015 : ???
- ECT ENTS 016 : ???
- ECT ENTS 017 : ???
- ECT ENTS 018 : ???
- ECT ENTS 019 : ???
- ECT ENTS 020 : Foetus - Flow
- ECT ENTS 021 : ManorexiaManorexiaManorexia is an experimental instrumental project of composer J. G. Thirlwell . Manorexia was formed in 2001.As opposed to Thirlwell's other instrumental group, Steroid Maximus, Manorexia features no collaborators and eschews musical structure for a more free-form and spontaneous approach. The...
– Volvox Turbo - ECT ENTS 022 : Foetus - BlowBlow (Foetus album)Blow is a Foetus remix album released in 2001 as a CD in the U.S. by Thirsty Ear. European label nois-o-lution issued a 2LP version in November of the same year. Blow contains remixes from Foetus' Flow.-Track listing:All songs by J. G...
- ECT ENTS 023 : Steroid Maximus – Ectopia
- ECT ENTS 024 : Manorexia – The Radiolarian Ooze
- ECT ENTS 025 : ???
- ECT ENTS 026 : Foetus – (not adam)(not adam)-Personnel:* J. G. Thirlwell – All instruments and vocals, except:* Kurt Wolf – Guitar -Production:* J. G. Thirlwell – Production, direction, sleeve design* Jay Wasco – Remix, additional production and arrangement...
- ECT ENTS 027 : Foetus – LoveLove (Foetus album)Love is a Foetus album released on CD by Ectopic Ents/Birdman Records in 2005. Initial copies include a DVD disc with additional content.Love is Ectopic Ents #ECT ENTS 027.-CD:All songs by J. G...
- ECT ENTS 028 : Foetus – DampDamp (album)Damp is a compilation album by Foetus, released in 2006 by Ectopic Ents. Officially called a , Damp collects previously-unreleased material written since 2003; new recordings of rare Foetus material; and tracks written by and/or featuring The The, Melvins, and Rotoskop...
- ECT ENTS 029 : Foetus – VeinVein (Foetus album)Vein is a remix album by Foetus released by Ectopic Ents/Birdman Records in 2007. It contains remixes of songs from the studio album Love, including a b-side from the EP.Vein is Ectopic Ents #ECT ENTS 029.- Track listing :...
- ECT ENTS 030 : Foetus – LimbLimb (album)-External links:* at foetus.org* at Discogs...
- ECT ENTS 031 : The Venture Bros.: The Music of JG Thirlwell (released by Williams Street RecordsWilliams Street RecordsWilliams Street Records, LLC is an independent record company based in Atlanta, Georgia. It is a joint venture of Williams Street Studios and Warner Music Group and it is distributed through Alternative Distribution Alliance...
, designation used for sale at Ectopic's online shop) - ECT ENTS 032 : v/a – Bait (Other Music DigitalOther MusicOther Music is a music retail store that sells CDs and records through their website as well as a brick-and-mortar store in Manhattan. It specializes in the sale of closely curated underground, rare and experimental music....
exclusive compilation featuring previously-released Foetus, Steriod Maximus, and Manorexia tracks)