JG Thirlwell : the short overview
an abridged biographical timeline
1960
Born in Melbourne, Australia in Chinatown during Chinese New Year
1977-78
Studied art at Melbourne State College
1978
Moved to London
1980
Member of Spec Records (pragVEC) for nine months.
Made recordings with Nurse with Wound and Come (Whitehouse)
1981
Released first two Foetus singles and Foetus LP DEAF on JG's own Self immolation label.
Recording with Nurse with Wound.
1982
Released Foetus single, 12" EP and second album ACHE.
Began work and promoting Einsturzende Neubauten in assembling Stratagien Gegen Arkitektur for his Hardt Records label.
1983
Signed with Some Bizzare.
Toured as guest vocalist with Soft Cell.
Briefly a member of first incarnation of Bad Seeds .
Produced Coil Scatlogy.
Member of The The live band for shows at the Marquee, London.
Joined Immaculate Consumptive with Lydia Lunch, Marc Almond, Nick Cave for shows in NYC and DC.
Moved to NYC.
1984
Formed Wiseblood with Roli Mosimann. Release of landmark album HOLE, 3 12" EPs and an empty box called Foetus of Excellence.
Stinkfist collaboration and other work with Lydia Lunch.
1985
Begins to score Richard Kern's Deathtrip films.
Release of Foetus NAIL album.
Tours with fresh pig heads adorning the stage.
1986
Release of Wiseblood album DIRTDISH and ensuing touring.
1988
Formed first Foetus live band and toured Europe to support Foetus THAW.
1989
Release of Foetus SINK.
1990
Formed instrumental guise Steroid Maximus. Founds Ectopic Ents inc.
US tour as Foetus.
Voiceovers for MTV sports show (5 seasons).
Engaged in career as hotshot remixer.
Release of Foetus Butterfly Potion
1991
First releases as Steroid Maximus .
US tour as Foetus.
1992-4
Produced Silverfish, Beyond, White Zombie, Lydia Lunch and Rowland S.Howard, Mesomorph Enduros comp.
Works with Swans, Cop Shoot Cop, Unsane. Remixes for NIN, Front 242, RHCP, Pantera and many more. Composes and records.
1995
Foetus GASH is released by Sony/Columbia in an ill-fated relationship.
US tour as Foetus.
1996
Two European Foetus tours.
Japanese Foetus tour.
Performs semi-improv set with large ensemble as Foetus Symphony Orchestra with guest Lydia lunch at the Anchorage for Creative Time.
1997
Releases Foetus Null/Void,YORK
1998
DJ Otefsu is born.
2000
Foetus plays at Royal Festival Hall,London
2001
Manorexia is born.
Release of Foetus FLOW and BLOW and first Manorexia album Volvox Turbo.
Foetus tours US and Europe as "rock band" format for final time.
2002
Baby Zizanie, a collaboration with Jim Coleman, is born.
Commissioned by UCLA to create Steroid Maximus 18 piece big band in Los Angeles.
Solo electronic serial performance, Yale University.
Release of Steroid Maximus Ectopia.
Release of Manorexia Radiolarian Ooze
Baby Zizanie tour.
Joins Murnau with Oren Bloedow for one show.
2003
Becomes member of Freq_out sound art collective at the invitation of CM Von Hausswolf to create installation in Copenhagen .
Steroid Maximus 18 piece plays Nantes, Tilburg and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
Baby Zizanie tour.
Release of Baby Zizanie Thalassaphobia.
2004
Performed in Kastanienball opera in Munich.
Scored Venture Brothers cartoon series for Adult Swim / Cartoon Network.
Freq_out installation in Oslo.
Conducted audio worksop with CM Von Hausswolf at Staedelschule, Frankfurt.
Recorded Murnau album.
2005
Premiered 18 piece version of Foetus at the Donaufestival.
Freq_out in Paris at Centre Communiste.
Commission for Bang on a Can premiers at Merkin Hall.
Release of Foetus album LOVE.
2006
Commission for Kronos Quartet performed at Carnegie Hall.
Second season of "The Venture Brothers" airs.
Works with Tony Oursler and Dorit Chrysler.
Premiere of Manorexia live ensemble in Russia .
Freq_out installation in Berlin.
Spoken word debut in London.
Created Miasma with Lary 7.
Release of Foetus album DAMP.
2007
Commission for LEMUR.
Freq_out installations in Chiang Mai and Budapest.
Scoring third season of the Venture Brothers.
Release of Foetus album VEIN.
JG Thirlwell Composer Spotlight concert at Whitney Museum NYC.
Manorexia Euopean debut in London
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