Fabulous Muscles - Album
Fabulous Muscles (Album) by Xiu Xiu
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Xiu Xiu Pronounced "shoo Shoo" is An American Experimental Group Formed in 2002 In San Jose California By Original Members Jamie Stewart Lauren Andrews Yvonne Chen And Cory McCulloch. Currently The Line-Up Consists Of Jamie Stewart The Only Constant Member Since Formation And Angela Seo. The Group Is based out Of Los Angeles and New York. Over The Life Of The Band Their Music Has Taken Influence From Noise Modern Classical Dance Post-Punk Minimalism Asian Percussion Music And American Folk Music. Frequently Noted As Well Are The Films Of Todd Solondz Shohei Imamura David Lynch And Seijun Suzuki And The Books Of Elfriede Jelinek V.S Naipaul Yukio Mishima And Ingeborg Bachmann. Over Both Song Concepts Or Music Videos The Art Of Xiu Xiu Is Often Memorable To A Newcomer By Its Divisive Response. The Music Of Xiu Xiu Has Been Noted For The Lead Singer's Bleakness Either Contrasting Or Complementing The Chaotic Instrumentation Lyrics Commonly Including References To depression Suicide Family Issues Militarized Violence Abuse Sexual Disaffection And Body Dysmorphia. The Band's Public Image Has Taken A Similar Tone Including The Insertion Of A Poster Into An LP Sleeve For The Album "Dear God I Hate Myself" Of Photographs Of Band-Related Cuts Brands And Tattoos Sent By Listeners. They Have Been Critically Divisive. To Date They Have Released Well Over 50 Titles Including Albums 7inches Books Film Works And Dance Pieces. They Have Collaborated With A Number Of artistic and musical luminaries such as Carla Bozulich Michael Gira Merzbow Dahn Vo Monika Gryzmala Grouper Larsen These Arches Deerhoof John Congleton Dirty Beaches Oxbow And Shearwater. The name Xiu Xiu is taken from the film "Xiu Xiu The Sent Down Girl." They Currently release albums on Bella Union and Polyvinyl Records.
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Xiu Xiu Pronounced "shoo Shoo" is An American Experimental Group Formed in 2002 In San Jose California By Original Members Jamie Stewart Lauren Andrews Yvonne Chen And Cory McCulloch. Currently The Line-Up Consists Of Jamie Stewart The Only Constant Member Since Formation And Angela Seo. The Group Is based out Of Los Angeles and New York. Over The Life Of The Band Their Music Has Taken Influence From Noise Modern Classical Dance Post-Punk Minimalism Asian Percussion Music And American Folk Music. Frequently Noted As Well Are The Films Of Todd Solondz Shohei Imamura David Lynch And Seijun Suzuki And The Books Of Elfriede Jelinek V.S Naipaul Yukio Mishima And Ingeborg Bachmann. Over Both Song Concepts Or Music Videos The Art Of Xiu Xiu Is Often Memorable To A Newcomer By Its Divisive Response. The Music Of Xiu Xiu Has Been Noted For The Lead Singer's Bleakness Either Contrasting Or Complementing The Chaotic Instrumentation Lyrics Commonly Including References To depression Suicide Family Issues Militarized Violence Abuse Sexual Disaffection And Body Dysmorphia. The Band's Public Image Has Taken A Similar Tone Including The Insertion Of A Poster Into An LP Sleeve For The Album "Dear God I Hate Myself" Of Photographs Of Band-Related Cuts Brands And Tattoos Sent By Listeners. They Have Been Critically Divisive. To Date They Have Released Well Over 50 Titles Including Albums 7inches Books Film Works And Dance Pieces. They Have Collaborated With A Number Of artistic and musical luminaries such as Carla Bozulich Michael Gira Merzbow Dahn Vo Monika Gryzmala Grouper Larsen These Arches Deerhoof John Congleton Dirty Beaches Oxbow And Shearwater. The name Xiu Xiu is taken from the film "Xiu Xiu The Sent Down Girl." They Currently release albums on Bella Union and Polyvinyl Records.
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On Recording The Album Stewart Said "I Think On Fabulous Muscles We Really Tried To Write A Pop Record Just Because... We Were On A Lark And Wanted To See How It Would Turn Out." The Song Brian The Vampire Is Based On A Child Stewart Encountered During His Time As A Preschool Teacher In California. According To Stewart "His Whole Family Lived In One Garage And His Older Brother...Was Molesting Brian At Night While The Whole Family Was Sleeping In The Room." Mike Is A Tribute To Stewart's Late Father Michael Stewart Who Committed Suicide In 2002 While Support Our Troops OH! Black Angels OH! Is About Stewart's View On Soldiers Serving In The Iraq War. Stewart Told Pitchfork That The Tone Of The Album Reflected The Events Of His Personal Life Which Were "incredibly Incredibly Violent Incredibly Jarring And Difficult To Take... And Personally And Politically Extreme In Black And White Ways". His Next Studio Album The Air Force Reflects His Experience Internalizing The Trauma Of That Period. Stewart Contributed The Title Track To A Tribute CD The Ash Gray Proclamation For Author Dennis Cooper. He Said That He Would Not Have Been Able To Write A Song Like That Without Having Read Cooper's Books Since Cooper Helped Stewart "to Feel ... That It Was Possible To Be More Open" Due To His "frankness".
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Fabulous Muscles Is The Third Album By Xiu Xiu Released On February 17 2004 On 5 Rue Christine. The Album Marked A Change In The Band's Sound As The Album Was Considered To Be More Accessible Than Xiu Xiu's Previous Two Albums. Fabulous Muscles Has Received Mostly Positive Reviews. The Album Was Recorded In Oakland And Seattle And Was Produced By Band Member Cory McCulloch. The Album's Cover Features Frontman Jamie Stewart Nuzzling A Toy Kitten.On Recording The Album Stewart Said "I Think On Fabulous Muscles We Really Tried To Write A Pop Record Just Because... We Were On A Lark And Wanted To See How It Would Turn Out." The Song Brian The Vampire Is Based On A Child Stewart Encountered During His Time As A Preschool Teacher In California. According To Stewart "His Whole Family Lived In One Garage And His Older Brother...Was Molesting Brian At Night While The Whole Family Was Sleeping In The Room." Mike Is A Tribute To Stewart's Late Father Michael Stewart Who Committed Suicide In 2002 While Support Our Troops OH! Black Angels OH! Is About Stewart's View On Soldiers Serving In The Iraq War. Stewart Told Pitchfork That The Tone Of The Album Reflected The Events Of His Personal Life Which Were "incredibly Incredibly Violent Incredibly Jarring And Difficult To Take... And Personally And Politically Extreme In Black And White Ways". His Next Studio Album The Air Force Reflects His Experience Internalizing The Trauma Of That Period. Stewart Contributed The Title Track To A Tribute CD The Ash Gray Proclamation For Author Dennis Cooper. He Said That He Would Not Have Been Able To Write A Song Like That Without Having Read Cooper's Books Since Cooper Helped Stewart "to Feel ... That It Was Possible To Be More Open" Due To His "frankness".