Lydia lunch
Lydia Lunch (* 2. June 1959 as Lydia Anne Koch in Rochester, New York ) is an American singer, poet and actress.
In 1977 she formed the short-lived no wave band Teenage Jesus and the Jerks . She then started a solo career and worked with JG Thirlwell (Foetus), Kim Gordon , Rowland S. Howard , Michael Gira , The Birthday Party , the Einstürzende Neubauten , Joseph Budenholzer ( Backworld ), Die Haut and Omar Rodriguez Lopez , among others .
In addition, she starred in several Underground - films , among others, Richard Kern , with and also gives Spoken Word -Vorstellungen.
Discography
music
- Babydoll b / w Freud In Flop , Teenage Jesus and the Jerks (7 "/ Lust / Unlust, 1979)
- Try Me b / w Staircase , Beirut Slump (7 "/ Lust / Unlust, 1979)
- Orphans b / w Less of Me , Teenage Jesus and the Jerks (7 "/ Migraine, 1979)
- Pink , Teenage Jesus and the Jerks (12 "/ Lust / Unlust, 1979)
- Pre-Teenage Jesus , Teenage Jesus and the Jerks (12 "/ ZE, 1979)
- Off White , James White and the Blacks (LP / ZE, 1979; credited as Stella Rico )
- Queen of Siam , solo (LP / ZE, 1979)
- Diddy Wah Diddy b / w Dead Me You B-Side , 8-Eyed Spy (7 "/ Fetish, 1980)
- 8-Eyed Spy , 8-Eyed Spy (LP / Fetish, 1981)
- Live , 8-Eyed Spy ( cassette / ROIR , 1981)
- Devil Dogs (live in Italy / unreleased, 1981)
- 13.13 , solo (LP / Ruby, 1981)
- The Agony is the Ecstasy , solo (split 12 "EP with The Birthday Party / 4AD, 1982)
- Some Velvet Morning , w. Rowland S. Howard (12 "EP / 4AD, 1982)
- The Caribbean Western , The Skin (12 "EP, 1982)
- Thirsty Animal , Einstürzende Neubauten (12 "EP, 1982)
- Boy-Girl , Sort Sol (7 ", 1983)
- Dagger & Guitar , Sort Sol (LP, 1983)
- In Limbo , with Thurston Moore (12 "EP / Widowspeak, 1984)
- The Drowning of Lucy Hamilton , with Lucy Hamilton aka China Burg of MARS (12 "EP / Widowspeak, 1985)
- A Dozen Dead Roses , No Trend (LP, 1985)
- Heart of Darkness , with No Trend (10 "EP / Widowspeak, 1985)
- Death Valley '69 , with Sonic Youth (12 ", 1986)
- Hysteria , best-of compilation (LP, 1986)
- The Crumb , with Thurston Moore (12 "EP / Widowspeak, 1987)
- Honeymoon in Red , with members of The Birthday Party (LP, 1987)
- Stinkfist , with Clint Ruin (12 "EP, 1987)
- Naked In Garden Hills , Harry Crews (1987)
- Don't Fear the Reaper , with Clint Ruin (12 "EP, 1991)
- Shotgun Wedding , with Rowland S. Howard (CD, 1991)
- Head On , Die Haut (CD / Triple X, 1992)
- Sweat , Die Haut (CD / Triple X, 1992)
- Twisted , solo (7 ", 1992)
- Unearthly Delights , solo (7 ", 1992)
- Transmutation + Shotgun Wedding Live in Siberia , with Rowland S. Howard (CD, 1994)
- Everything , Teenage Jesus and the Jerks (CD re-issue / Atavistic, 1995)
- Luncheone , 8-Eyed Spy (CD re-issue / Atavistic, 1995)
- No Excuse b / w A Short History of Decay , with Lee Ranaldo (7 "/ Figurehead, 1997)
- The Desperate Ones , with Glyn Styler (CD EP / Atavistic, 1997)
- York (First Exit To Brooklyn) , with The Foetus Symphony Orchestra (CD, 1997)
- Matrikamantra , solo (CD, Crippled Dick Hot Wax ! , 1997)
- Widowspeak: The Original Soundtrack , solo best-of compilation (2CD / NMC, 1998)
- Champagne, Cocaine & Nicotine Stains , with Anubian Lights (Mcd, 10 "/ Crippled Dick Hot Wax!, 2002)
- Smoke in the Shadows , solo (CD / Atavistic, 2004)
- Omar Rodriguez Lopez & Lydia Lunch , with Omar Rodriguez Lopez (CD / competitor, 2007)
- Lydia Lunch & Philippe Petit - In Comfort , 2011, Vinyl, 12 ", Picture Disc, cz007 Comfortzone
Spoken Word
- Better an Old Demon Than a New God , Giorno Poetry Systems comp. f / William S. Burroughs , Psychic TV , Richard Hell and others (1984)
- The Uncensored , solo (1984)
- Hard Rock , solo (split cassette with Michael Gira / Ecstatic Peace, 1984)
- Oral fixation , solo (12 ", 1988)
- Our Fathers Who Aren't in Heaven , with Henry Rollins , Hubert Selby Jr. and Don Bajema (1990)
- Conspiracy of Women , solo (1990)
- South of Your Border , with Emilio Cubeiro (1991)
- POW , solo (1992)
- Crimes Against Nature , solo spoken-word anthology (Tripple X / Atavistic, 1994)
- Rude Hieroglyphics , with Exene Cervenka ( Rykodisc , 1995)
- Universal Infiltrators , (Atavistic, 1996)
- The Devil's Racetrack (2000)
Filmography
As an actress
- She Had Her Gun All Ready (1978)
- Guerrilla Talks (1978)
- Black Box (1979)
- Beauty Becomes the Beast (1979)
- The Offenders (1979-1980)
- Liberty's Booty (1980)
- Subway Riders (1981)
- Like Dawn to Dust (1983)
- Vortex (1983)
- Submit to Me (1985)
- The Right Side of My Brain (1985)
- Fingered (1986)
- Submit to Me Now (1987)
- Mondo New York (1987)
- Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread (1987)
- Penn & Teller's BBQ Death Squad (198?)
- Kiss Napoleon Goodbye (1990)
- Thanatopsis (1991)
- Visiting Desire (1996)
- Power of the Word (1996)
- The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things (2004)
- Psychomentsrum (not yet published)
As a director
- Men in Orbit (1981)
As an author
- The Right Side of My Brain (1985)
- Fingered (1986)
- Paradoxia: A Predator's Diary (1997), German: Paradoxie. Diary of a predator (Bremen 2000) ISBN 3-934790-00-3
- Adulterers Anonymous (1996)
- Incriminating evidence (1992), German: Incriminating evidence (Bremen 2000) ISBN 3-934790-01-1
As a composer
- The Offenders (1980)
- Vortex (1983)
- The Right Side of My Brain (1985)
- Goodbye 42nd Street (1986)
- Fingered (1986)
- I Pass for Human (2004)
As a topic
- Rome 78 (1978)
- The Wild World of Lydia Lunch (1983)
- Penn & Teller's Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends (1987)
- Put More Blood into the Music (1987)
- The Gun is Loaded (1988-1989)
- The Road to God Knows Where (1990)
- Malicious Intent (1990)
- The Thunder (1992)
- Paradoxia (1998)
- Kiss My Grits: The Herstory of Women in Punk and Hard Rock (2001)
- DIY or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist (2002)
As a narrator
- American Fame Part 1: Drowning River Phoenix (2004)
bibliography
- Adulterers Anonymous (1982 with Exene Cervenka )
- AS-FIX-E-8 (1990 with Mike Matthews )
- Bloodsucker (1992 with Bob Fingerman )
- Incriminating Evidence (1992)
- Paradoxia; a Predator's Diary (1997)
- Toxic Gumbo (1998 with Ted McKeever )
Web links
Commons : Lydia Lunch - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about Lydia Lunch in the catalog of the German National Library
- Lydia Lunch in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lunch, Lydia |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Koch, Lydia Anne (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer, poet and actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1959 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rochester, New York |