Anton Fier

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Anton Fier, Moers Festival 2011

Anton Fier (born June 20, 1956 in Cleveland , Ohio) is an American drummer , record producer , composer and band leader.

Fier belonged to the bands The Lounge Lizards and The Feelies . He was also a member of the formation The Lodge with John Greaves , worked with the band Pere Ubu , the formation Voidoids and founded the band Golden Palominos . With her he has released eight albums so far (2008). In the course of his career, Anton Fier has worked with John Zorn in his band Locus Solus, Bill Laswell , Hüsker Dü , Jack Bruce , Carla Bley , Arto Lindsay , David Moss , Phew , Buckethead and with singer, songwriter and guitarist Bob Mold . Anton Fier also forms the rhythm section of the Tony Scherr Trio with bassist Rob Jost .

As a music producer he worked for the albums Strange Scars (2008) by Julia Brown, The Great American Bubble Factory (2009) by Drivin 'n' Cryin ' , Orange (2010) by Jim Campilongo and Man with No Country (2013) by Todd Clouser.

Discographic notes

(without photos of the Golden Palominos)

  • with Jack Bruce and Kenji Suzuki: Inazuma Super Session - Absolute Live !! ( Epic , 1987)
  • Dreamspeed (Avant (Japan), 1993)
  • with Bill Laswell as Blind Light: The Absence of Time (Alda (Japan), 1994)
  • with Stina Nordenstam : The Photographer's Wife (East / West, 1996)
  • Dreamspeed / Blind Light (1992-94) (compilation, Tzadik, 2003)

with x_x

  • “A / You're Full of Shit” ( EP , Drome, 1979)
  • “No Nonsense / Approaching the Minimal with Spray Guns” (EP, Drome, 1980)

On albums by other musicians

with John Zorn

  • Locus Solus (RIFT (Japan), 1983)
  • Plays the Music of Ennio Morricone - The Big Gundown (Nonesuch, 1986)
  • Filmworks 1986-1990 (Eva (Japan), 1990)
  • Locus Solus - 50³ (Tzadik, 2004)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tony Scherr Trio ( Memento from May 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Credits , All Music Guide , accessed April 23, 2016

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Fier, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American drummer, record producer and band leader
DATE OF BIRTH June 20, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Cleveland , Ohio