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Pere Ubu

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Formed 1975, Cleveland Ohio.
David Thomas (b.1953), voc; Tom Herman (b.1949), gtr; Peter Laughner (d. 1977), gtr; Mayo Thompson (b. 1944), gtr; Jim Jones (d.2008), gtr; Allen Ravenstine (b.1950), synth; Dave Taylor, synth; Eric Drew Feldman, synth; Tim Wright (d.2013), bass; Tony Maimone (b.1952), bass; Scott Krauss (b.1950), drums; Anton Fier, drums; Chris Cutler (b. 1947), drums; Garo Yellin, cello; Michele Temple (b. 1959), bass; Robert Wheeler (b.1957), EML synthesizers & theremin; Scott Benedict, drums; Steve Mehlman (b.1971), drums; Wayne Kramer, gtr; Andy Diagram (b. 1959), trumpet.

Evolving from Cleveland's Teutonic protopunks, Rocket From the Tomb, Pere Ubu was formed late in 1975 by Thomas (aka Crocus Behemoth) and guitarist Peter Laughner (who died in 1977). Ubu's classic early singles, "Heart Of Darkness" and "Final Solution," oozed restless angst way before it became the domain of spoiled mallrats. By 1978's aggressive The Modern Dance and the wilder Dub Housing, Pere Ubu's subversions of rock were guided by superior musicianship and fallout from Thomas's Jehovah's Witness upbringing. Personality quirks split the band, and Thomas regrouped for three more self-indulgent albums through 1982, including the abstract stare-down of The Art Of Walking, all with some difficult sonic perversion to recommend them.

After several Ubus found themselves onstage in Thomas's Wooden Birds, the band was revived for 1988's The Tenement Year. With newfound focus, Pere Ubu unleashed the ravishing funhouse pop experiment of 1989's Cloudland, which treated mainstream textures like found sounds. The sparkling pop, dented by Thomas's unique warble, continued with the gently peculiar Worlds In Collision. But Ubu tired of the total pop concept and returned to quirkier pursuits for Story Of My Life. Tim Kerr Records picked up the ball with 1995's full-bodied Ray Gun Suitcase--a mix of Ubu's vicious rock, luscious pop and art-damaged identities--and a series of multimedia-enhanced EPs, for which Thomas programmed the codes.More 
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Pere Ubu - Dub Housing album artDub Housing Chrysalis1978
Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance album artThe Modern Dance Blank Records (2)1978
Pere Ubu - New Picnic Time album artNew Picnic Time Chrysalis1979
Pere Ubu - The Art Of Walking album artThe Art Of Walking Rough Trade1980
Pere Ubu - The Art Of Walking / Unknown Pleasures album artPere Ubu / Joy Division - The Art Of Walking / Unknown Pleasures(LP, MP)FactoryFactoryFACT 10, FACT. 101980
Pere Ubu - 390 Degrees Of Simulated Stereo. Ubu Live: Volume One album art390 Degrees Of Simulated Stereo. Ubu Live: Volume OneRough Trade1981
Pere Ubu - Song Of The Bailing Man album artSong Of The Bailing Man Rough Trade1982
Pere Ubu - The Tenement Year album artThe Tenement Year Fontana1988
Pere Ubu - One Man Drives While The Other Man Screams album artOne Man Drives While The Other Man Screams Rough TradeRough Trade1989
Pere Ubu - Cloudland album artCloudland Fontana1989
Pere Ubu - Worlds In Collision album artWorlds In Collision Fontana1991
Pere Ubu - Story Of My Life album artStory Of My Life Fontana1992
Pere Ubu - Ray Gun Suitcase album artRay Gun Suitcase Tim/Kerr Records1995
Pere Ubu - Warning Bells Are Ringing (Pere Ubu Box Set Preview) album artWarning Bells Are Ringing (Pere Ubu Box Set Preview) Cooking Vinyl1996
Pere Ubu - Pennsylvania album artPennsylvania Cooking Vinyl1998
Pere Ubu - Apocalypse Now album artApocalypse Now Thirsty Ear1999
Pere Ubu - The Shape Of Things album artThe Shape Of Things ‎(CD, Album)HearthanHR1132000
Pere Ubu - St. Arkansas album artSt. Arkansas Glitterhouse Records2002
Pere Ubu - Why I Hate Women album artWhy I Hate Women Glitterhouse RecordsGlitterhouse Records2006
Pere Ubu - Why I Remix Women album artWhy I Remix Women Hearpen RecordsSmog Veil Records2006
Pere Ubu - Petit Ubu album artPetit Ubu ‎(CDr, Album)Hearpen.comHR1242007
Pere Ubu - Waltz By The Sea album artWaltz By The Sea ‎(9xFile, MP3, Album)Hearpen.comHR1402008
Pere Ubu - Waltz Across Texas album artWaltz Across Texas ‎(10xFile, MP3, Album)Hearpen.comHR1392008
Pere Ubu - "Long Live Père Ubu!" album artPere Ubu With Sarah Jane Morris - "Long Live Père Ubu!"Cooking Vinyl2009
Pere Ubu - London Texas album artLondon Texas ‎(CD, Album)ReR MegacorpReR U012009

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kapervisser

kapervisser

 October 6, 2017
edited over 2 years ago 
The remasters sound is spot on. Almost sounding better than the originals and priced cheaply. Great job Fire Records !
nagyphilip

nagyphilip

 November 20, 2016
Ohio's finest with DEVO. Essential listening: Terminal Tower, Modern Dance, Dub Housing, New Picnic Time and Art Of Walking. If you haven't heard this band yet in your life, you are in for a treat. Mostly for open-minded listeners though. A pretty difficult band at points, but great stuff! =)
FPL

FPL

 December 27, 2013
On which record Wayne Kramer should play with Pere Ubu. No one! So, please update this.

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Videos (121) Edit

Pere Ubu - Non-alignment Pact
3:20
Pere Ubu - Real World - The Modern Dance [1978]
4:03
Pere Ubu - Navvy
2:46
Allen Ravenstine - Home Life
6:44
Pere Ubu - We Have the Technology - original Enigma video
3:04
Pere Ubu - Love Love Love (1988)
3:35
Folly of Youth by Pere Ubu
4:54
Cloud 149 - PERE UBU - Datapanik in The Year Zero (1978)
2:40
Pere ubu
3:53
'Golden Surf II' - Pere Ubu
4:29
Pere Ubu Moon Unit part 2- Météo - Mulhouse Music Festival 2017
5:07
Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance
3:32
PERE UBU Coed Jail! Tour 2016
2:55
Pere Ubu – Life of Riley (Live)
3:09
pere ubu - wheelhouse
5:11
Pere Ubu - Nonalignment Pact
3:22
'Monkey Bizness' by Pere Ubu
2:34
pere ubu - cold sweat
3:42
Pere Ubu - Race The Sun
3:27
pere ubu - visions of the moon (2014)
3:34
Pere Ubu - Laughing
4:38
Pere Ubu - Don't Look Back
4:07
Prison Of The Senses by Pere Ubu
2:52
Pere Ubu - The Book Is On The Table
4:06
What I Heard on the Pop Radio
3:49
Fortunate Son
3:04
Pere Ubu - Dub Housing
3:44
Pere Ubu - Datapanik in The Year Zero (1978) Side 2, vinyl LP
9:33
Pere Ubu - Postcard
2:52
Pere Ubu - Busman's Honeymoon
4:40
Pere Ubu - 414 Seconds
6:50
Pere Ubu - Why Go It Alone
2:51
'Road to Utah' by Pere Ubu
4:52
Oh Catherine
3:06
pere ubu - walking again
4:38
pere ubu-thriller(1978)
4:42
Pere Ubu Go & Rhapsody In Pink & Arabia
12:19
Pere Ubu -- Woolie Boolie
3:44
Pere Ubu - Heart of Darkness live (12.6.78)
4:12
Pere Ubu - I Hear They Smoke The Barbecue
4:10
Song Of The Grocery Police by Pere Ubu
2:04
pere ubu - the long walk home (1982)
2:36
Pere Ubu - We Have The Technology (7 Vinyl)
3:17
Pere Ubu - The Fabulous Sequel
3:08
pere ubu - Horses
2:36
Pere Ubu - Make Hay
4:07
333 by Pere Ubu
4:00
Pere Ubu - Street Waves (Theatre 140, Brussels 1978-05-05) 

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