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Vincent Gallo may be best known as an actor in such cult movies as Buffalo 66 (for which he also served as director and writer), but he's also issued several albums over the years, both as a solo artist and as a member of such obscure outfits as Bohack. Born on April 11, 1961, in Buffalo, NY, Gallo began playing guitar in garage bands during the early '70s, during which time he developed an appreciation of electronic, avant-guard, experimental, prog rock and proto-punk bands. Gallo did time in such obscure Buffalo-based outfits as the Blue Mood, Zephyr (no relation to the late-'60s rock band of the same name), and the Plastics, before relocating to New York City at the age of 16, and forming a group with soon-to-be renowned artist Jean Michel Basquiat called Gray. Although the group played regularly at such N.Y.C. hot spots as Max's Kansas City, CBGB's, Hurrahs, and the Mudd Club, the group split up before any recordings could be made. Gallo found himself as part of such further outfits during the early '80s, including his one-man band RRIICCEE, Bohack, a rap duo called Trouble Deuce and Coce. After recording the beautiful soundtrack to the underground film The Way It Is Gallo turned his back on a musical career, and focused primarily on acting in movies; landing steady work as either an actor, director, or composer. After including several of his own original compositions on 1998's Buffalo 66 soundtrack, Gallo decided to release new music. First forming the group Bunny with guitarist Lucas Haas. Despite a successful Japanese tour and a debut album completed for Sony (with renowned Yes producer Eddie Offord overseeing the recording), the group split up, resulting in the shelving of the debut's release. After relocating to Los Angeles, Gallo built a studio in his John Lautner designed home and began laying down solo demos at his radical home recording studio, which attracted the attention of Warp Records. The early 21st century saw the release of such critically acclaimed, exceptionally self produced and performed solo Gallo full-lengths as 2001's When and 2002's Recordings of Music for Film. And his stellar So Sad EP. In 2025 Gallo produced, engineered and mixed recordings made by him and fellow musician Harper Simon under the name Butterfly. This LP is both incredible musically but also one of the finest produced albums of all time.

APPEARANCES +


Band Of Holy Joy
Neon Primitives
2019, ,
Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Keishi Oka
Want High E.P.
2013, 8", EP + CDr, EP, Kebab Records, Kebab Records
Leslie Winer
&c.
2012, ,
Downtempo/Abstract/Trip Hop/Poetry/Ambient
Various
Warp20 (Recreated)
2009, 2x CD, ,
Leftfield/Abstract/Glitch/Techno/Post Rock/Ambient/IDM/Electro/Modern Classical/Experimental/Breakbeat/Jungle/Alternative Rock
Devin Sarno
Full Dynamics-Frequency Spectrum
2008, CDr, Mini, Ltd, Banned Production
Chase Pagan
Oh, Musica!
2007
Various
Phantom Dust Original Sound Tracks
2004, CD, Album, Scitron Digital Content
John Frusciante
Shadows Collide With People
2004
Various
Electric Stew - The Album
2002, ,
Leftfield/Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Electro/Downtempo/Synth-pop
Emm Gryner
Dead Relatives
2000, CD, Album, Dead Daisy Records
Various
Buffalo 66
1999
Carlos Niño
Waves, Heavy And Calm
2016, File, MP3, Mixed, VBR, Stones Throw Records,
Inga Mauer
Radio Cómeme: Bon Voyage 02
2015, File, MP3, Mixed, Radio Cómeme
Loscil
Secret Thirteen Mix 052
2013, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Secret Thirteen Journal, ,
Modern Classical/Experimental/Score/Ambient/Acoustic
Daisuke Tanabe
Bonafide Beats #34
2013, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Bonafide Magazine, ,
Downtempo/Minimal/Free Improvisation/Gamelan/Ambient/Experimental/IDM
Svarte Greiner
RA.309
2012, File, MP3, Mixed, 160, Resident Advisor, ,
Musique Concrète/Dub Techno/Abstract/Free Improvisation/Ambient/Downtempo/Experimental
IVVVO
M.U. Podcast 36#
2012, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Mundo Urbano
Lee Noble
Mixtape
2012, File, MP3, 320 + 5xFile, MP3, 192 + 2xFile, MP3, 1, Une Boîte À Outils, ,
Shoegaze/Dream Pop/Experimental/Ambient/Drone/Lo-Fi
Tropic Of Cancer
I've Lost A Friend
2011, File, MP3, Mixed, 192, Mundo Urbano, ,
Folk Rock/Leftfield/Romantic/Smooth Jazz/Abstract/Avantgarde/Darkwave/New Wave/Lo-Fi/Ambient/Downtempo/Synth-pop/Experimental
Various
Wretches & Jabberers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2011, ,
Soundtrack
Svarte Greiner
The Sickening
2010, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Type, ,
Abstract/Avantgarde/Drone/Neofolk/Techno/Psychedelic Rock/Shoegaze
King Midas Sound
FACT Mix 103
2009, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, FACT Magazine, ,
Deep House/Dub/Dubstep/Reggae/Lovers Rock
Singing Statues
Forays Into The Subconscious
2009, File, MP3, Mixed, 256, Yes Yes Y'all
Various
Warp Summer Campaign 2009 Special Sampler CD
2009, CD, Promo, Smplr, Warp Records, Beat Records, ,
Breakbeat/IDM/Broken Beat
Svarte Greiner
Skrekkfilmbok
2005, File, MP3, Mixed, 80 , Not On Label, ,
Pop Rock/Experimental/Ambient
Télépopmusik
The Catalogue Of Télépopmusik
2003, CD, Album, Comp, Catalogue, ,
Leftfield/House/Downtempo/Indie Rock/Ambient
Various
Costume National - Erotic Tracks
2003, CD, Comp, NuN Entertainment, ,
Downtempo
Various
Un Automne 2001
2001, CD, Comp, Smplr, Les Inrockuptibles, ,
Folk Rock/Acid House/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Conscious/UK Garage/Breakbeat/Downtempo
Various
Source 360°
2001, CD, Promo, Smplr, Car, Source 360°, ,
Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Downtempo
Various
Parallel Side of Soundtrack
2001, CD, Album, Dream Machine, ,
Experimental
King Britt
Inspirations Volume 1
2000, ,
Broken Beat/Future Jazz/Soul/Funk
Various
Film Noir - American Style
1984, 2xCass, Comp, Ltd, Ding Dong Records And Tapes, ,
Experimental/Downtempo/Minimal/Ambient
Various
Phantom Dust Original Sound Track
2023, LP, Album, Unofficial, Not On Label
Cosmic Crates
White Light 102
2014, 2xFile, MP3, Mixed, Unofficial, 320, White Light Mixes, ,
Experimental/Future Jazz/Deep House/Soul/Indie Pop/Downtempo/Ambient/P.Funk/Rhythm & Blues/Instrumental/Techno/Dub Techno/Tech House/Trip Hop
Vincent Gallo / Howard Stern
Interview August 26, 2004: The Howard Stern Radio Show
2006, CDr, Unofficial, Not On Label
Various
Hits & Bits
2005, DVDr, DVD-V, Unofficial, PAL, Wohnstubb Recordings, ,
Electro/Pop Rock/Industrial/Folk/Disco
Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, Vincent Gallo
Night Of The Half Moon. Live At Tonic, NYC
2005, DVD-V, Ltd, Unofficial, Lenono Music
John Frusciante
Shadows Collide With People
2004, ,
Alternative Rock
Various
MP3 Collection: Lounge Trip Tempo
CDr, CD-ROM, Comp, Unofficial, MP3, MP3SERVICE, ,
House/Progressive House/Tech House/Trip Hop/Downtempo/Ambient/Experimental/Abstract/Dub/Synth-pop/Leftfield/IDM/Easy Listening
Various
Essential Tiptoed Soundtracks
Cass, Comp, Unofficial, Tip Toed Tapes
Various
Cuisine Или Комната Превращений. Поваренная Книга. Том Третий
CDr, Comp, Ltd, Unofficial, Под Ключ, ,
Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Various
The Brown Bunny (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
,
Soundtrack/Acoustic/Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Easy Listening/Folk Rock/Indie Rock