- Tuxedomoon【 43 songs in total 】
- Tuxedomoon is an experimental, post-punk, new wave band from San Francisco, California, United States. The band formed in the late 1970s at the beginning of the punk rock movement. Pulling influence from punk and electronic music, the group, originally consisting of Steven Brown (born Steven Allan Brown on August 23, 1952, in Chicago, Illinois) and Blaine L. Reininger, used electronic violins, guitars, screaming vocals and synthesizers to develop a unique 'cabaret no-wave' sound. Bassist Peter Principle (Peter Dachert, 1954–2017) joined the band and in 1979 they released the single 'No Tears', which remains a post-punk cult classic. That year they signed to Ralph Records and released their first album, Half-Mute. Eventually Reininger left the group and Tuxedomoon relocated to Europe, signing to Crammed Discs and releasing Holy Wars in 1985. The band separated in the early 1990s, only to reunite later that decade. They all have remained together since releasing the album Cabin in the Sky in 2004.
Musical style
Steven Brown cites the band's early influences as 'Eno, Bowie, John Cage, Bernard Herrmann, Nino Rota, Igor Stravinsky and Ennio Morricone'. Later and current influences include Radiohead, Claude Debussy, Miles Davis, Michael Nyman and the Velvet Underground. Their music finds influence in genres such as punk rock, jazz, funk, tango, and post-punk.
Music critic Simon Reynolds wrote that their sound has an 'aura of jaded elegance', with a more European style musically versus what their American counterparts were creating at the time of the band's formation. Seattle Weekly described their music as radiating 'a discomfort that hints of existential hives.'
Lyrically, Tuxedomoon examined society, culture and psychology. 'Holiday for Plywood', on Desire, examined consumerism and paranoia.
Discography
Main article: Tuxedomoon discography
Half-Mute (1980)
Desire (1981)
Divine (1982)
Holy Wars (1985)
Ship of Fools (1986)
You (1987)
The Ghost Sonata (1991)
Joeboy in Mexico (1997)
Cabin in the Sky (2004)
Vapour Trails (2007)
Pink Narcissus (2014)
Blue Velvet Revisited w/ Cult With No Name (2015)
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Song
Lyricist
Composer
Date
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2000
Steven Brown, Peter Principle, Luc Van-lieshout
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2
59 To 1
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3
7 Years
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4
A Home Away
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5
Again
Brown Steven A, Peter Dachert, Reininger Blaine L
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6
Atlantis
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7
Birthday Song(Provided)
2013
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8
Blind
2013
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9
Bonjour Tristesse
Steven Brown, Dacher, Peter Principle, Winston Tong, Luc Van-lieshout
2006-10
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10
Break the Rules
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11
Dark Companion
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12
Desire
Brown Ollie E (eugene), Curiale Joe James, Lynn Davis
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13
Egypt
Appice, Bain, Campbell, R.j. Dio
2006-10
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14
Heaven or Hell(Provided)
2013
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15
Holiday for Plywood
Brown Steven A, Peter Dachert, Reininger Blaine L
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16
Holy Wars
Steven Brown, Peter Principle, Winston Tong
2006-10
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17
Hugging The Earth
2006-10
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18
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Live)
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19
In a Manner of Speaking
Winston Tong
2006-10
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20
In the Name of Talent (Italian Western Two)
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21
Incubus (Blue Suit)
Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Blaine Reininger
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22
Jinx
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23
L'Etranger (Gigue existentielle)
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24
Music #2(Provided)
2013
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25
New Machine
Brown Steven A, Principle Peter, Reininger Blaine L
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26
Ninotchka(Provided)
2013
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27
No Tears (Adult mix)
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28
No Tears
Brown Steven A, Principle Peter, Reininger Blaine L
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29
Shelved Dreams
2013
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30
Soma
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31
Some Guys
Steven Brown, Peter Principle, Luc Van-lieshout
2006-10
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32
Spirits & Ghosts
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33
St. John
Steven Brown, Peter Principle
2006-10
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34
The Cage
2013
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35
The Ghost Sonata(Provided)
2013
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36
The Stranger
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37
This Beast
2013
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38
Time to Lose
2013
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39
Victims Of The Dance
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40
Watching The Blood Flow
2006-10
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41
Weihnachtsrap(Provided)
2013
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42
What Use?
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43
You (Original Version)