Klaus Flouride

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Klaus Flouride (2019)

Klaus Flouride (born May 30, 1949 in Detroit , Michigan ; real name Geoffrey Lyall ) became known as the bassist of the Californian political punk band Dead Kennedys . He is also active as a solo musician, music producer and guitarist in numerous bands.

biography

Lyall's musical career began in the late 1960s as a guitarist. He played in numerous smaller bands in Detroit and the surrounding area. With Billy Squier , he started the Magic Terry & the Universe project and moved to New York City and then to Boston . During this time he also began to work as a singer-songwriter .

In 1977 Lyall moved to San Francisco , where he came into contact with the punk scene .

Lyall joined the Dead Kennedys in June 1978, using the pseudonym Klaus Flouride. He played bass there until the breakup in 1986. He was involved in all of the band's albums and wrote the song Dog Bite . After the Plastic Surgery Disasters , he released his first solo single Shortnin 'Bread ( B-side : The Drowning Cowboy ) and the album Cha Cha Cha with Mr. Flouride . He also joined The Nimrods . At the same time he made a name for himself as a producer, among others for The Dicks and Angst.

After the end of the Dead Kennedys he continued to work as a producer and studio musician and participated in numerous bands. He is also involved in the Dead Kennedys reunion without Jello Biafra .

Discography

With the Dead Kennedys

solo

  • Shortnin 'Bread / Drowning Cowboy (1981, single)
  • Cha-Cha-Cha with Mr. Flouride (1985)
  • Because I Say So (1989)
  • The Light Is Flickering (1991)

Other publications

  • Duckmandu: Fresh Duck for Rotting Accordionists (2005)

As a producer

  • MDC : Millions of Dead Cops (1982)
  • Tragic Mulatto: The Suspect / No Juice (Single, 1983)
  • Tragic Mulatto: Judo for the Blind (1984)
  • The Dicks: These People (1985)
  • Flipper : Flipper Live (DVD, 2008)

Web links

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Dead Kennedys
Ron Greer • East Bay Ray  • Klaus Flouride  • DH Peligro
Jello Biafra  • Bruce Schlesinger • 6025 
Studio albums

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables • Plastic Surgery Disasters • Frankenchrist • Bedtime for Democracy

Extended plays

In God We Trust Inc.

Live albums

A Skateboard Party • Mutiny on the Bay • Live at the Deaf Club

Compilation albums

Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death  • Milking the Sacred Cow

Singles

California over everything  • Holiday in Cambodia  • Kill the Poor  • Nazi Punks Fuck Off  • Too Drunk to Fuck • Bleed for Me • Halloween

personal data
SURNAME Flouride, Klaus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lyall, Geoffrey (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American musician
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit , Michigan, USA