Godzuki was a rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band from Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...

, USA, together between 1993 and 1999.

History

The band was formed in 1993 by Erika Hoffman (vocals, bass guitar), Chris "Crispy" Fachini (guitar, also of The Dirtbombs

The Dirtbombs

The Dirtbombs are an American garage rock band based in Detroit, Michigan, notable for blending diverse influences such as punk rock and soul while featuring a dual bass guitar, dual drum and guitar lineup...

, His Name is Alive

His Name Is Alive

His Name Is Alive is an experimental rock band/project from Livonia, Michigan. After several self-released cassettes, they debuted on 4AD Records in 1990, starting a long run at the label...

, Teach Me Tiger, Detroit Cobras, and Rocket 455), Dion Fischer

Dion Fischer

Dion Fischer is an American musician, producer, and visual artist born in Romeo, Michigan in 1972.Dion played lead guitar in Detroit garage rock band The Go from 1999–2004, as replacement to Detroit born musician and childhood friend Jack White. He spent his formative musical years playing with...

 (guitar, also of The Go

The Go

The Go is an American rock & roll band from Detroit, Michigan. Their sound has evolved from garage punk to a blend of 1960s and 1970s influences, most notably The Beatles....

), and Scott Michalski (drums). They described their music as 'science rock'. The band's debut release was the "Toast" single in 1995. After two further singles, they released debut album Trail of the Lonesome Pine in 1996 on March Records, produced by Dave Trumfio

Dave Trumfio

-The Pulsars:Dave Trumfio was the frontman in the 90's new-wave band .The Pulsars, made up of brothers Dave and Harry Trumfio, released EPs in the early 1990s before getting signed to Herb Alpert's Almo Records....

, Warren Defever

Warren Defever

Warren Defever is a musician and producer from Livonia, Michigan. He is most known for his chameleonic project His Name Is Alive, though he is active in numerous other circles...

, and Matthew Smith. They followed this with the Free Wade 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...

, featuring Wade the Free Jazz Saxophonist. The band released a second album, Your Future, in 1998.

Singles

• "Toast" (1995), March
• "12 Inch Dance Mic." (1995), Binavsic - split 12-inch single with Asha Vida
• "Poinsettia" (1996), March
• "Les Temps de L'Amour" (1998), Disques Twist Pop - split 7-inch single with Outrageous Cherry
  Outrageous Cherry
  -History:Outrageous Cherry formed in 1992 as a solo project for Matthew Smith, but soon expanded to a four-piece after he began performing live in 1993...
  
  
• "Your Future" (1999), Motorway