Cell (band)
| Cell | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | New York City , New York , USA |
| Genre (s) | Alternative rock , grunge |
| founding | 1990 |
| resolution | 1995 |
| Last occupation | |
| Ian James | |
Vocals, guitar |
Jerry DiRienzo |
| David Motamed | |
| Keith Nealy | |
Cell was an alternative rock / grunge band formed in New York in the early 1990s .
Band history
Cell was founded in 1990 in New York City by the two singers and guitarists Ian James (ex- Flower ) and Jerry DiRienzo, the drummer Keith Nealy (formerly guitar technician for Sonic Youth ) and bassist David Motamed (ex- Das Damen ).
Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth took on the band and released their first single Never Too High on Ecstatic Peace . The band managed to sign a record deal for seven albums with Geffen Records . They received an advance of $ 1.5 million. Her debut album Slo * Bo was released on Geffen in 1992 .
In 1994 the successor The Inner Room , which was produced by John Agnello , appeared. The second album, however, flopped.
The band fell apart again in 1995. DiRienzo then continued with Ugly Beauty .
Music genre
The history of the band fell into the 1990s, the two albums were released at the time of the grunge boom, so that they were often assigned to this genre. Musically, however, it is also about postpunk and alternative rock in the style of Sonic Youth .
Discography
Albums
- 1992: Slo * Blo ( Geffen Records / City Slang)
- 1994: Living Room (Geffen Records)
Singles
- 1991: Never Too High (7``, Ecstatic peace)
- 1992: Wild (7``, Geffen)
- 1992: Fall (7``, City Slang)
- 1992: Split EP with Sonic Youth feat. Yamatsuka Eye ( 7`` , What's That Noise)
- 1993: Milky ( 7`` , City Slang)
- 1993: Cross the River (7``, City Slang)
- 1993: Stratosphere (7``, Radiation Records)
- 1993: Everything Turns (Maxi-CD, Geffen)
- 1993: China Latina (Flexi-7``, Geffen)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ FLOWER. In: First-avenue.com. Accessed May 31, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Sonic Youth Guitarist Gives Roadie's Band Helpful Shoves. In: The Roanike Times. Accessed May 31, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d Cell at Allmusic (English). Retrieved May 30, 2020
- ↑ a b Steve Knopper: The Grunge Gold Rush. In: The Records. January 12, 2018, accessed May 31, 2020 .
- ↑ Matt ASHARE: Reviews: Ugly Beauty: the Sweetness . In: CMJ New Music Monthly . CMJ Network, Inc., June 1997, p. 44 ( google.de [accessed on May 31, 2020]).
- ^ Cell. In: Trouser Press. Accessed May 31, 2020 .