Flesh Volcano
Encyclopedia
The Flesh Volcano was a side project of singer Marc Almond
and industrial music
ian Clint Ruin
, aka Foetus
. Its sole release was the Slut
EP
, which was expanded to album
length in a number of reissues. Almond and Ruin were formerly bandmates in The Immaculate Consumptive
.
Marc Almond
Marc Almond is an English singer-songwriter and musician, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell...
and industrial music
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
ian Clint Ruin
J. G. Thirlwell
James George Thirlwell , aka Clint Ruin, aka Frank Want, aka Foetus, is an Australian vocalist, composer and record producer...
, aka 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...
. Its sole release was the Slut
Slut (EP)
Slut is the first and only EP by Flesh Volcano, released in 1987 by Some Bizzare Records.-Track listing:All songs by Marc Almond / Clint Ruin.#"Slut" – 5:31#"The Universal Cesspool" – 6:53#"Bruise N Chain" – 4:20-Reissues:...
EP
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...
, which was expanded to 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...
length in a number of reissues. Almond and Ruin were formerly bandmates in The Immaculate Consumptive
The Immaculate Consumptive
The Immaculate Consumptive was a collaborative group featuring four stars of the No Wave scene, that existed for three shows in 1983. Its members were Marc Almond, Nick Cave, Lydia Lunch and Clint Ruin ....
.
Reissues
- Violent Silence•Flesh Volcano (Some Bizarre, 1997).
- Flesh Volcano•Slut (Some Bizarre, 1997).
- Slut (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....
, 1998).