Family Fodder
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Family Fodder is a group of musician
s revolving around accordionist Alig Fodder. Formed in London
in the 1970s, it has had a sporadic existence ever since, disbanding in the 1980s then reforming. Their song "Dinosaur Sex" is considered a post-punk classic. They released a 12-inch single
for Small Wonder Records as Frank Sumatra And The Mob in 1979. The band continues to record and perform through the first decade of the 21st century.
In 2010 Family Fodder released an album
, Classical Music, featuring the singing of Darlini, daughter of the original vocalist Dominique Levillain.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
s revolving around accordionist Alig Fodder. Formed in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in the 1970s, it has had a sporadic existence ever since, disbanding in the 1980s then reforming. Their song "Dinosaur Sex" is considered a post-punk classic. They released a 12-inch single
12-inch single
The 12-inch single is a type of gramophone record that has wider groove spacing compared to other types of records. This allows for louder levels to be cut on the disc by the cutting engineer, which in turn gives a wider dynamic range, and thus better sound quality...
for Small Wonder Records as Frank Sumatra And The Mob in 1979. The band continues to record and perform through the first decade of the 21st century.
In 2010 Family Fodder released an album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Classical Music, featuring the singing of Darlini, daughter of the original vocalist Dominique Levillain.
45 rpm, maxis, CD singles
- Frank Sumatra And The Mob, Te Deum, Maxi 45rpm, Small Wonder RecordsSmall Wonder RecordsSmall Wonder Records was a UK independent record label owned and managed by Pete Stennett, that specialised in releasing records by punk rock and post-punk bands. It operated out of a record shop of the same name at 162 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, E17, east London...
, 1979 - Playing Golf (With My Flesh Crawling), 45rpm, Parole Records, Fresh RecordsFresh Records (UK)Fresh Records was an independent record label, and distributor based in the United Kingdom. Most popular in the latter 1970s, the label once supported punk groups like UK Decay, Play Dead, Family Fodder, Cuddly Toys, The Dark, Wilko Johnson and Big Hair competed with labels such as 4AD.The label...
, 1979 - Savoir Faire, 45rpm, Fresh Records, 1980 and Crammed DiscsCrammed DiscsCrammed Discs is an independent record label whose output blends world music, rock, pop, and electronica. Based in Brussels, Belgium, Crammed was founded in 1980 by Marc Hollander of Aksak Maboul and has since released over 300 albums and 250 singles, working with artists from all over the world...
, 1980 - Debbie Harrry, 45rpm, Fresh Records, 1980
- Warm / Desire, 45rpm, Parole Records, Fresh Records, 1980
- ScHiZoPhReNiA pArTy !, Maxi 45t, Fresh Records, 1981
- Film Music, 45rpm, Fresh Records, 1981
- The Big Dig, 45rpm, Fresh Records, 1982
- Coral, 45rpm, Jungle Records, 1982
- Professor Zoom (Alig=Johnny Human, Mick Hobbs, Sam Alexander, Rick Wilson, Graham Painting, Professor Zoom) , Urban Menace/1965, Alligator Discs, 1994
- Tender words, CD single, Dark beloved cloud, 2002
- Alig Fodder, Alphabet Series Q, 45rpm, Tomlab, 2007
- Singularity 1/Love Is Like A Goat, CD limited edition, The state51 Conspiracy Ltd, March 2011 * Singularity 2/Sitting In A Puddle, CD limited edition, The state51 Conspiracy Ltd, April 2011
Albums
- Sunday Girls (A Tribute To Blondie By Family Fodder And Friends), Maxi 45rpm Mini-Album, Parole Records, Fresh Records, 1979
- Monkey Banana Kitchen, 33rpm, Fresh Records, 1980
- All Styles, 2x33rpm Jungle Records, 1983
- The Lo Yo Yo (Steve Wright, Alig, Annie Hunt, Carrie Brooks, Mick Hobbs) , id., Cassette-Album, Calypso Now, 1984
- The Lo Yo Yo, Extra Weapons, 33rpm, Floppy Discs, 1985
- Water Shed, CD, Dark Beloved Cloud, 2000
- Idol Fodder, Bäbytalk, CD Mini-Album, Slender Means Society, States Rights Records, 2008
- DJ Katface / Kommissar Hjuler und Frau (John Pearce, Kommissar HjulerKommissar HjulerKommissar Hjuler works as a sound recordist in the field of Noise and Post-industrial music, visual artist and film maker at Flensburg, a town on the German border with Denmark. He often works together with his wife Mama Baer as Kommissar Hjuler und Frau. As self-taught artist he began making...
, Mama BaerMama BaerMama Baer works as a sound recordist in the field of Noise and Post-industrial music, visual artist and film maker at Flensburg, a town on the German border with Denmark. She often works together with her husband Kommissar Hjuler as Kommissar Hjuler und Frau...
), Pragmatix, 4 titles, 60 minutes, CDR 11 copies, Asylum Lunaticum (Germany) and Cassette-album, 88 copies, Nagranie Brutalnie Domowy (Poland), 2010 - Classical Music, CD, Album, The state51 Conspiracy Ltd, 2010
Compilations, splits
- Greatest Hits, 33 rpm, Compañía Fonográfica Española, 1981 and Crammed Discs, 1981
- The Lo Yo Yo / Look De Bouk - Double Dog Dare, Summer '84, Cassette-album, Calypso Now, 1984
- Savoir Faire : The Best Of, CD, Jungle Records, 1998
- More Great Hits!, 2xCD, Jungle Records, 2008
External links
- Family Fodder Website The band's website The band's MySpace
- [ Family Fodder] on AllMusic