Medicine is an alternative noise-pop/rock band from the San Fernando Valley

San Fernando Valley

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, United States

United States

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. They were formed in 1991 by guitarist Brad Laner (born November 6, 1966) and signed to Rick Rubin

Rick Rubin

Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin is an American record producer and the co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, Rubin was the co-founder of Def Jam Records and also established American Recordings...

's American Recordings label the following year. With a signature guitar tone, created by running guitarist's Brad Laner's guitar through a Yamaha 4-track recorder, Medicine's music managed to distinguish itself from some of the more ambiguous endeavours of the shoegazing movement.

Billy Corgan

Billy Corgan

William Patrick "Billy" Corgan, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional poet best known as the frontman and sole permanent member of The Smashing Pumpkins. Formed by Corgan and guitarist James Iha in Chicago, Illinois in 1987, the band quickly gained steam with the...

 from The Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988. Formed by Billy Corgan frontman and James Iha , the band has included Jimmy Chamberlin , D'arcy Wretzky , and currently includes Jeff Schroeder Mike Byrne , and Nicole Fiorentino The Smashing...

 remixed "She Knows Everything" from Medicine's The Buried Life in 1994, also adding Jimmy Chamberlin

Jimmy Chamberlin

Jimmy Chamberlin is an American drummer, songwriter, and producer. He is best known as the former drummer for the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. After a drug-related incident with touring keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin in 1996, Chamberlin was fired from the band and joined The Last...

's drums to the mix.

The band broke up in 1995 and reformed as a duo in 2003.

Discography

• Shot Forth Self Living (Def American/Creation, 1992)
• The Buried Life (American, 1993)
• Her Highness (American, 1995)
• The Mechanical Forces of Love (Wall of Sound
  Wall of Sound (record label)
  Wall of Sound is an independent record label based in London, England. It is part of the [PIAS] Entertainment Group, a European independent music company....
  
  , 2003)

Singles and EPs

• "Aruca" (Creation 1992)
• "5ive" (a.k.a. "Come Here To Drink Milk") (Creation, 1993)
• "Never Click" (Beggars Banquet, 1993)
• "Sounds Of Medicine" (American, 1994)
• "Time Baby 3" (Beggars Banquet, 1994)
• "Off The Vine" (double 7") (Ectoplasm, 1995)
• "Wet on Wet" EP (Wall of Sound
  Wall of Sound (record label)
  Wall of Sound is an independent record label based in London, England. It is part of the [PIAS] Entertainment Group, a European independent music company....
  
  , 2002)
• "I Smile To My Eyes" (Wall of Sound, 2003)
• "As You Do" (Wall of Sound, 2004)

Compilation appearances

• The Crow OST
  The Crow (album)
  The soundtrack to the movie The Crow was released in 1994. Its biggest hit song was "Big Empty" by the Stone Temple Pilots, which was also on their album Purple.-Album information:...
  
  (Atlantic, 1994)
• The Doom Generation OST (American, 1994)
• Tigerbeat6 Inc. (Tigerbeat6, 2001)
• The Faint - Danse Macabre Remixes (Astralwerks, 2003)
• Themroc - Into the Light (Wall of Sound, 2003)
• Wall of Sound
  Wall of Sound (record label)
  Wall of Sound is an independent record label based in London, England. It is part of the [PIAS] Entertainment Group, a European independent music company....
  
  10th Anniversary (Wall of Sound, 2003)

External links

• http://www.dravenfield.com/medicine/ Medicine Unofficial Website
• http://www.furious.com/perfect/medicine.html Medicine Article