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| − | '''Imipolex G''' was the name of a mainly instrumental and quite-loud indie rock band in Grand Forks. Its name came from the fictional chemical produced by IG Farben in the Thomas Pynchon | + | '''Imipolex G''' was the name of a mainly instrumental and quite-loud indie rock band in Grand Forks. Its name came from the fictional chemical produced by IG Farben in the Thomas Pynchon novel "Gravity's Rainbow". The muddled source of the band's namesake lent listeners a hint of their sense of dry, sarcastic humor. The band was notorious for performing all facing each other, often with drummer Isaac Turner front-and-center on the stage with his back to the audience, ''a la'' A Minor Forest. |
== Members == | == Members == | ||
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*[[H is for Harlot]] | *[[H is for Harlot]] | ||
*[[Strap Hanger]] | *[[Strap Hanger]] | ||
| + | *[[Bismarck, The]] (Seattle) | ||
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| + | == External Links == | ||
| + | * [http://www.geocities.com/xtothebarricadesx/imipolexg.htm Interview by "8 and Counting"] | ||
[[Category:Grand Forks]] | [[Category:Grand Forks]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:50, 20 November 2006
About
Imipolex G was the name of a mainly instrumental and quite-loud indie rock band in Grand Forks. Its name came from the fictional chemical produced by IG Farben in the Thomas Pynchon novel "Gravity's Rainbow". The muddled source of the band's namesake lent listeners a hint of their sense of dry, sarcastic humor. The band was notorious for performing all facing each other, often with drummer Isaac Turner front-and-center on the stage with his back to the audience, a la A Minor Forest.
Members
- Chris Jury, guitar, screams
- Nate Marshall, bass, shouts
- Isaac Turner, drums, yelps
Highlights
Shows
Discography
- Imipolex G/Strap Hanger split CD (1999)
- V/A "In Search of Ozero Zaysan" (1999), Cranium Hostage Productions
- "The Challenge of Flight" (2000)
- "3414 Miles, 5 Songs: Tour EP" (2001)
- "A Push and a Shove and the Land is Ours" (2002), Genuflect Records
Related Bands
- Quaranteens, The
- They Drive By Night
- Velvet Seven, The
- Ice Nine
- Animal Mother
- H is for Harlot
- Strap Hanger
- Bismarck, The (Seattle)
