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formed in the spring of 1994 with Gary on Bass and vocals, Tom on guitar and Chiyo on drums. All were in other bands which weren't doing anything at the time, and thus Noothgrush was born. Luis Davila soon joined as a second bassist, and began collecting equipment including Orange stacks, Moog, Echoplex, Timpani, and an overhead projector with oil and food coloring. In early 1995, Luis announced that he was leaving to join Melting Euphoria, and after the next show, Tom quit, leaving the band for dead. The only person in attendance at that show was fellow DJ at KFJC, Mr. Hate (aka Russ) who offered to take up the guitar post, leading to a thriving band which would last for 6 more years.
Matt Harvey also joined in on second guitar for a year in the early years, only to be replaced by Gary on second guitar while Al Ruel took over the bass duties also for a year.We have played 145 shows, toured the U.S. and Quebec for 7 weeks, did numerous west coast, southwest tours with various bands such as Corrupted, Seized, Wisigoth, Dystopia, Hellchild, Black Army Jacket, Twentythirdchapter, to name a few. We played three Fiesta Grande Festivals and played most often at 924 Gilman st. in Berkeley. We also played with many really great bands such as Grief, Cattlepress, Man Is The Bastard, Spazz, Abscess, Suffocation, Morgion, Burning Witch, Grave, Cluster Bomb Unit, His Hero Is Gone, High on Fire, Grimple, Logical Nonsense, Amber Asylum, Exhumed, Weakling, Asunder, El Dopa, Lachrymose, etc. There is a complete list of the shows we have played including dates, venues, and other bands on the bill in our blog section.
Noothgrush ceased to exist in 2001, as the band sought to develop new material and not be forced to perform the old repertoire. Unfortunately, involvement with other bands, jobs, etc. kept the new project from developing.
In September 2006, the last 3 recording sessions were released on an anthology CD on Throne Records , and we're currently working on releasing the original LP version of Erode the Person on Parasitic Records
Gary currently plays bass and sings in Human Anomaly He also does a progressive rock radio show on the fourth Sunday of every month at 10pm on KPFA.org or 94.1 FM in the Bay Area. He is also a frequent guest on another prog rock radio show on KZSU Stanford.
Russ is the Producer and host of an experimental radio show, the No Other Radio Network, on KPFA evry Tuesday night at midnight on 94.1 FM or online at KPFA.org. Check out the No Other Radio Network blog at nootherradio.blogspot.com for playlists and audio archives of the programme.
Russ, Chiyo, Fern, Kris Force, and Nathan Misterick are working on new material.
Matt Harvey is in Dekapitator and Scarecrow.
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Music:

Member Since: 8/25/2005
Band Members:
Gary Niederhoff
Bass, Guitar, Vocals
(1994 - 2001)
Russel Kent
Guitar, Laney amplification, vocals
(1995 - 2001)
Chiyo Nukaga
Drums (1994 - 2001)
Matt Harvey
Guitar, vocals
(1995 - 1996)
Al Ruel
Bass, vocals
(1996 - 1997)
Tom Choi
Guitar (1994 - 1995)
Luis Davila
Bass, Moog, Echoplex, lightshow
(1994)
Special Guests included:
Marlon Kasberg (Liquorball)
guitar (1995)
Elden M (Allegory Chapel)
effects (1995)
Hirohito (Seedmouth)
effects (1996)
Kris Force (Amber Asylum)
violin (1998)
Mike Exhumed (Bereaved)
violin (1998)
Influences: The elements of one's reality consumed by the negative energy that is massively abundant in any capitalist/competitive society, often leading to the justification of one's own existence by discrediting that of others...

Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Melvins, Gong, Magma, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Sabbath, Budgie, Corrupted, Grief, Eyehategod, Esoteric, disembowelment, Dawning. Also, Over the Edge and guess what else? In a galaxy far far away...
Sounds Like: Something bad is going to happen...
Discography:
Embraced by the Anti-Self 7" (Slap-a-Ham 1996)
split 7" with Agents of Satan (100 Years of Solitude 1996)
split 7" with Deadbodieseverywhere (Bovine 1997)
split 7" with Black Army Jacket (Reservoir 1997)
split 7" with Sloth (Dom's Records 1997)
Self Hate Tribute - Black Sabbath covers 7" (So Why Worry - bootleg 1997)
split 7" with Gasp (Clean Plate 1998)
split 7" with Wellington (Deep Six 1999)
split 7" with Carol Ann (Catchpfraze records 1999)
split 12" and cd w/ extra tracks with Corrupted (Reservoir 1997)
Erode the Person full-length (self-released 1999)
Failing Early, Failing Often (Discography part 1 - Slap a ham Records (2001)
Erode the Person (Discography part 2 - Throne/Chimeres 2006)
Compilations
"Gage" on Cry Now, Cry Later 4 2x 7" (Pessimiser/Theologian 1996)
"Derrel's Porno Song" on Accidental Decapitation Through Masturbation 7" (Satan's Pimp 1996)
"Alderaan" on Awakening CD (Dwell 1997)
"Encasing" on Reality Part 2 (Deep Six 1997)
"Oil Removed" on Hard Sound (Trainwreck 1997)
"Gage" on Fiesta Comes Alive (Slap-a-Ham 1997)
"Strawberry Shortcake and Friends Holding Hands and Going Around the Gazebo While Custard and Pupcake Watch" on Bllleeeaaarrggghhh!!! - A Music War! 7" coll (Slap-a-Ham 1998)
"Oil Removed" on Hymns for the Hearing Impaired (Bad People/Riotous Assembly 1999)
"Evazan" on Audio Terrorism Vol. 1 (Chaotic Noise/Satan's Pimp/Heartplug 1999)
"Derrl's Porno Song" on Menus With Manpower (ALCD 2000)
"The Imperial Assault on Dr Evazan's Secret Laboratory, The Abduction of Ponda Baba, and the Subsequent Demise of Master Jedi John Panozzo" on Fear of the Nothing (Nothing Enterprises 2000)
"Procreation of the Wicked" (Celtic Frost cover) on Twin Threat to Your Sanity 2 x 7" (Bad People/Riotous Assembly 2001)
"Extraction" on Transcendental Maggot cd (Meconium Records & Riotous Assembly 2001)

Record Label: Throne, Chimeres, Parasitic, Slap a Ham, Deep Six
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

COMPLETE list of shows we ever played.. Where were you?

since you're often asking when we played there or with whom or have we, etc... here's an accurate list of every show we ever played, 145 of them.... thanks to gary...thanks to all of you in the bands...
Posted by Noothgrush on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:39:00 PST

NOOTHGRUSH T SHIRTS PAST AND PRESESNT

WE WILL FINALLY HAVE OFFICIAL T SHIRTS AGAIN VERY SOON. DESIGN IS YET TO BE DETERMINED BUT THEY WILL BE PRINTED ON QUALITY 50/50 T's BY NIGHTGAUNT GRAPHICS. The cover from our split 7" with Agents...
Posted by Noothgrush on Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:05:00 PST

Failing Early, Failing Often review

NOOTHGRUSH Failing Early, Failing OftenSlap A Ham( 2000 )"Some of the most tortured sludgecore ever recorded! This collection ofstudio sessions from 1995-1997 features 18 slow, painful dirges that cr...
Posted by Noothgrush on Sun, 06 Nov 2005 10:04:00 PST