Crash Course in Science

American post-punk band

Post-punk
minimal wave
synth punk
electro-industrial

Years active

1979–81
2009–present

Labels

Electronic Emergencies
Schematic

MembersDale Feliciello
Mallory Yago
Michael Zodorozny

Crash Course in Science are an American post-punk band. The band was formed in 1979 in Philadelphia by Dale Feliciello, Mallory Yago and Michael Zodorozny.^[1]^[2] They avoided the sounds of conventional instrumentation by using toy instruments and kitchen appliances to augment distorted guitar, drums and synthesised beats.^[3] Championed by local radio station WXPN DJ Lee Paris they recorded the single "Cakes in the Home" (with the B-side containing "Kitchen Motors" and "Mechanical Breakdown") for his Go Go label (GO GO R001).^[4] This was followed by Signals from Pier Thirteen (Press Records P 2001) in 1981, produced by John Wicks at Third Story Recordings.^[5]

In the years following the band's initial break-up, Crash Course in Science's music developed a cult following among techno and electro musicians, and the band have been cited as an influence on the 2000s electroclash scene.^[1] In 2009, they reunited for tours, and in 2011, Schematic Records released a Signals from Pier Thirteen re-issue, as well as Near Marineland, an album originally recorded by the band in 1981 before being shelved.^[1] In 2017, the band released a new album titled Situational Awareness.

Discography

Albums

Near Marineland (2011)
Situational Awareness (2017)

EPs

Signals from Pier Thirteen (1981)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Simpson, Paul. "Crash Course in Science (Biography)". AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
^ Crash Course in Science Archived 2016-01-29 at the Wayback Machine New Musical Express
^ Crash Course in Science - Signals from Pier Thirteen (Press) 1981 Trouser Press
^ When Punk Came to Philly Philadelphia Weekly
^ Songwriter's market (1983 edition), Barbara Norton Kuroff, p. 254, ISBN 978-0-89879-123-5