Foetus

General name for works of J.G. Thirlwell (aka Clint Ruin, Manorexia, Steroid Maximus & others) - commonly, simplistically described industrial. There've been many name variations (across his 14 albums) - the first Deaf in 81, w/ You've Got Foetus on Your Breath. Post-mid-90s, 'main project' releases (excl' projects like Manorexia), have been just under Foetus. Other aka's inc': Foetus Art Terrorism / F.A.T., Scraping Foetus off the Wheel, The Foetus All-Nude Revue, Foetus Eruptus, Foetus Uber Frisco / Foetus Over Frisco, Foetus Under Glass, Phillip And His Foetus Vibrations, Foetus Corruptus, Foetus Interruptus, Foetus in Excelsis Corruptus Deluxe, Foetus Inc. & The Foetus Symphony Orchestra. Frenetically creative, and playing only by his own rules, Thirlwell has never stopped experimenting and evolving his sound. While his music is most often outside of any genre, it is most frequently described as Industrial or No-Wave. His music is usually quite harsh and distorted, with the notable exception of parts of the album Love, which is, in many ways, radically different from anything he has done before, using harpsichord, and what sometimes sounds like a full orchestra, but, as usual, is actually only J.G Thirlwell himself (with a few guest musicians on select tracks). He has inspired many following "industrial" artists; like Nine Inch Nails, Pig and Cop Shoot Cop, among others, with his sonic assault and innovative use of studio technology, and was a key contributor on Coil's groundbreaking debut album Scatology as well as appearing on a few early Nurse With Wound recordings. Thirlwell has also worked on collaborations under the names of Steroid Maximus (multiple collaborators), Stinkfist (with Lydia Lunch), Flesh Volcano (with Marc Almond), Baby Zizanie (with Jim Coleman) and Wiseblood (with Roli Mosimann of Swans); and does remix work as well, often under the name of Foetus. Maybe his most controversial work was on the christian industrial label REX Records. Thirlwell was the eerie, creepy voice at the opening of the album Misguided by Argyle Park. Thirlwell is also the Composer In Residence for Adult Swim's "The Venture Brothers". For the video release of Season 3, a soundtrack album was also released, titled "The Venture Bros.: The Music of JG Thirlwell". This is the same audio CD included as a bonus with the Blu-ray version of Season 3. While the CD release was originally made available at Adult Swim's website, it was given a wide release on May 12, 2009;[15] the vinyl LP release came out a month earlier. It can also be downloaded from most major digital retailers. The CD features 20 tracks, while the vinyl LP release is 16 tracks.[16] In the episode "The Trial of the Monarch," The Monarch mentions a picture of Dr. Girlfriend "skinny dipping with Jim Foetus," a reference to Thirlwell.