The Mad Scene
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The Mad Scene is a musical group based in New York City
. Core members are guitarist Hamish Kilgour
(also drummer of The Clean
), and guitarist/bassist Lisa Siegel.
, New Zealand
. They were originally called Monsterland, but had to change their name upon moving to New York City the following year, because there was already a local band of that name.
They released an EP Falling Over, Spilling Over in 1992 on NYC indie label
Homestead Records
. Hamish's former label, New Zealand's Flying Nun
, released the band's debut album A Trip Thru Monsterland in 1993. After some personnel changes the band signed to Merge Records
and their second album Sealight was released in 1996.
The band has released other singles and EPs on various indie labels (see the discography below). They play often in New York City, but they rarely record. They're working on a new LP at the moment.
Current band members in a revolving line-up include Hamish Kilgour, Lisa Siegel, Brian Turner, Josh Feldman, Gary Olson, Georgia Hubley, and Katie Gentile.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Core members are guitarist Hamish Kilgour
Hamish Kilgour
Hamish Kilgour is a New Zealand musician notable for founding The Clean along with his brother David in 1978. He later moved to New York City and formed The Mad Scene in the early 1990s.-References:...
(also drummer of The Clean
The Clean
The Clean are an influential Indie rock band that formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1978. Led through a number of early rotating line-ups by brothers Hamish and David Kilgour, the band settled down to their well-known and current line-up with bassist Robert Scott...
), and guitarist/bassist Lisa Siegel.
Career
The band was founded in 1990 in AucklandAuckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. They were originally called Monsterland, but had to change their name upon moving to New York City the following year, because there was already a local band of that name.
They released an EP Falling Over, Spilling Over in 1992 on NYC indie label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
Homestead Records
Homestead Records
Homestead Records was a Long Island, NY based sublabel of music distributor Dutch East India Trading. It was founded in 1984 by Sam Berger, who was the American Independent buyer for Dutch East India Trading. Berger was finding that many bands who had perhaps released their own first 45 were...
. Hamish's former label, New Zealand's Flying Nun
Flying Nun Records
Flying Nun Records is an independent record label formed in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1981 by music-store proprietor Roger Shepherd.-History:The label was formed in the flurry of new punk rock-inspired labels forming in the early 1980s...
, released the band's debut album A Trip Thru Monsterland in 1993. After some personnel changes the band signed to Merge Records
Merge Records
Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records...
and their second album Sealight was released in 1996.
The band has released other singles and EPs on various indie labels (see the discography below). They play often in New York City, but they rarely record. They're working on a new LP at the moment.
Current band members in a revolving line-up include Hamish Kilgour, Lisa Siegel, Brian Turner, Josh Feldman, Gary Olson, Georgia Hubley, and Katie Gentile.
Discography
- Falling Over: Spilling Over EP7 HomesteadHomestead RecordsHomestead Records was a Long Island, NY based sublabel of music distributor Dutch East India Trading. It was founded in 1984 by Sam Berger, who was the American Independent buyer for Dutch East India Trading. Berger was finding that many bands who had perhaps released their own first 45 were...
1992 - A Trip Thru Monsterland Flying NunFlying Nun RecordsFlying Nun Records is an independent record label formed in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1981 by music-store proprietor Roger Shepherd.-History:The label was formed in the flurry of new punk rock-inspired labels forming in the early 1980s...
1993 - Sealight MergeMerge RecordsMerge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records...
/Summershine CD 1995, (Little Teddy Recordings) double 10" vinyl 1996 - The Greatest Time! EP MergeMerge RecordsMerge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records...
1995 - Chinese Honey EP MergeMerge RecordsMerge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records...
1996, (Little Teddy Recordings) double 7" vinyl 1996 - Sympathy for Count Prococurante" compilation EP7 - song "SHAKE" (Dark Beloved Cloud) 1996
- Shamu Killer Whale! EP7 Rover RecordsRover RecordsRover Records is a Canadian independent record label founded in 1993. The company was developed to produce musical releases of The Irish Rovers, the well-known Canadian Irish folk group created in 1963...
1998 - We're all Normal and We Want our Freedom - A Tribute to Arthur Lee and Love - song She Comes in Colors 1994
- Floosh! - A Little Teddy Records Compilation - song "FLOOSH!" (Little Teddy Recordings) 2000
- Whoosh! - A Little Teddy Records Compilation
External links
- The Mad Scene Merge Records profile
- The Mad Scene Flying Nun Records profile
- Pamphlet from Cake Shop show: Pages 1|2|3|4|5|6 (png)
