Algis Kizys
American bass guitarist
- Noise rock
- industrial
- post-punk
- art rock
Musical artist
Algis Antanas Kizys (born September 8, 1960 in Chicago) is a New York City bass guitarist best known for his long-time membership in New York City band Swans. First joining Swans on 1986's Greed LP, he stayed with the group through The Great Annihilator (1995). He is also a founding member of Of Cabbages and Kings, an offshoot of Bag People.
Biography
Of Cabbages and Kings featured Kizys, founder/guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist/producer Carolyn Master, Roy Mayorga (Nausea, Soulfly, Stone Sour), Vinnie Signorelli (Unsane), Ted Parsons (Prong, Swans, Godflesh, Jesu, Teledubgnosis) and Diane Wlezein. Kizys, Master, and Wlezein previously played in Bag People.
Kizys has spent time in Foetus' live incarnation and played for Glenn Branca in his Symphony No. 6.
Kizys was a member of Problem Dogs, his first band formed with Rick Radtke, John Connors, and Demetra Plakas (who later played drums with L7).
During this time, August 1982, he briefly joined forces with guitarist Edward "Phast Eddie" Lines, Connors and Plakas as Phlegm Magnets, which played several shows at the Space Place in Chicago.
From 1994 -1997 Algis Kizys created a band with singer songwriter Soraya Rashid called "Soraya". Other members included Norman Westberg (ex Swans), Ted Parsons (Prong), Vinnie Signorelli (Swans, Unsane), Eric Hubel (Glenn Branca), and J. G. Thirlwell (Foetus)
Kizys with Jonathan Bepler and David Thorpe composed "Firmament" for Nerve magazine's "Sweet & Vicious" audio book. Firmament served as a soundscape to the JT Leroy story, "Natoma Street", performed by Callie Thorne. Gus Van Sant used "Firmament" for the pivotal scene in his film, "Finding Forrester", starring Sean Connery.
Kizys's current band, NeVAh, features Vinnie Signorelli from Unsane and Norman Westberg from Swans. NeVAh are currently playing in what is left of New York's underground scene.
Discography
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References
- ^ allmusic ((( Greed > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ allmusic ((( Holy Money > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ allmusic ((( Children of God > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ allmusic ((( Love of Life > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ allmusic ((( Great Annihilator > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ allmusic ((( Of Cabbages and Kings > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ allmusic ((( Face > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ allmusic ((( Basic Pain Basic Pleasure > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ allmusic ((( Hunter's Moon > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ allmusic ((( Symphony No. 6 (Devil Choirs at the Gates of Heaven) > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ allmusic ((( Male > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
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- Keith Levene
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- Jim Marcus
- Nivek Ogre
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- Genesis P-Orridge
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- Andrew Weiss
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- Gub
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- Notes from Thee Underground
- A New High in Low
- Easy Listening... For Difficult F***heads
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- Washingmachine Mouth
- Feels Like Heaven
- Below the Belt
- Dubhead
- Clubhead Nonstopmegamix #1
- Crackhead: The DJ? Acucrack Remix Album
- 8 Bit Head
- The Best of Pigface: Preaching to the Perverted
- Pigface vs. the World
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