Musical group
Unknown Instructors are an all-star improvisational rock outfit that features the former rhythm section of Minutemen and fIREHOSE , bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley ; Saccharine Trust members, guitarist Joe Baiza and vocalist Jack Brewer ; and vocalist/saxophonist Dan McGuire .[ 1] They have been described as "an all-star reunion of alumni from the SST stable of yore"[ 2] and Henry Rollins called it a dream lineup.[ 3]
Their first album, The Way Things Work , was released in late September 2005 by Smog Veil Records . In October 2005, they returned to the studio to record a second album, this time with Pere Ubu 's David Thomas and artist Raymond Pettibon as added participants.[ 1] The finished product, The Master's Voice , was released in March, 2007. A third album, Funland , followed in 2009.[ 4] In 2019, the fourth album entitled Unwilling to Explain was released with J Mascis on guitar.[ 5] [ 6] It was the first Unknown Instructors album that wasn't improvised.[ 7]
Discography
References
^ a b Huddle, Mark (September 7, 2007). "Interview: Joe Baiza and Dan McGuire of Unknown Instructors" . Verbicide Magazine . Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2019 .
^ Sanford, Graham (May 11, 2009). "Mike Watt: Still Banging Away in the Engine Room" . Gapers Block . Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
^ Kelly, Amy (July 16, 2009). "Joe Baiza Of Unknown Instructors: 'My Musical Insight Has Grown' " . Ultimate Guitar . Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
^ Breihan, Tom (March 25, 2009). "Mike Watt Drops Album, Tours, Writes Opera" . Pitchfork . Retrieved March 15, 2019 .
^ "Song Premiere: "Out in the Cold" by Unknown Instructors" . The Big Takeover . February 11, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
^ "Unknown Instructors: Unwilling to Explain" . Org Music. Archived from the original on July 10, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2019 .
^ Cohan, Brad (May 2, 2012). "Q&A: Mike Watt On Snapping Pics In San Pedro For on and off bass, The fIREHOSE Reunion, And Playing Stooges Covers" . The Village Voice . Retrieved October 16, 2019 .
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