Brian Ritchie

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Violent Femmes Frank-O-Fest Insect And Western Party The Green Mist The Beeks The Break The Rhomboids

ex Plasticland, El Destroyo

American bass guitarist, born 21 November 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Founding member of the Violent Femmes.
Moved to Hobart, Tasmania, Australia in 2008 where he curated the Mona Foma (MoFo) festival and has done so annually since.
Brian is also a master and teacher of the Japanese shakuhachi flute.

ALBA

Silas Be Ritchie / Brian Tairaku Ritchie* / Teenage Strangler

Tea Life 3 / Night Trap

2013, LP, After Music Recordings

The Zen Circus & Brian Ritchie

Folk Rock/Rock & Roll

2007, CD, Album, Thylacine Records

Brian Tairaku Ritchie*

2006, CD, Album, Thylacine Records

Eugene Chadbourne, Brian Ritchie, Victor DeLorenzo, Brian Jackson

2006, CDr, Album, House Of Chadula

Shakuhachi Club NYC

2004, CD, Album, Weed Records

Religion Ruined My Life

1990, 7", Single, Chameleon Records (2)

Sonic Temple & Court Of Babylon

Sun Ra - Man From Outer Space

Alternative Rock/Art Rock/Experimental

Alphabet / Feast Of Fools

1987, 7", Single, Promo, SST Records

Alternative Rock/Art Rock/Experimental

2 Mics & The Truth: Unplugged & Unhinged In America

Alternative Rock/Folk Rock

Original Album Series

2011, CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Rhino Records (2), Slash,

Folk Rock/Acoustic/Indie Rock

Beast of Broadway

2010, CD, Album, RE, Pop Law,

An Underground Life In NYC

2010, Box, Comp, Ltd + 6xCD, Pop Law

Breakbeat/Freestyle/Drum n Bass/Hip Hop/Experimental

Light Of Day - A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen

Power Of My Mind

2002, CD, Album, Weed Records, Lao Record Co. Ltd

Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Alternative Rock/Thug Rap/Parody/Comedy/Soundtrack

Grosse Pointe Blank Soundtrack

La Diserzione Degli Animali Del Circo

Alternative Rock/Folk Rock

Alternative Rock

1991, CD, Single, Liberation Records, Slash

Alternative Rock/Punk/Grunge/Experimental/Folk Rock

Why Do Birds Sing?

Alternative Rock/Folk Rock

Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?

Legacy: A Collection Of New Folk Music

Eugene Chadbourne

Corpses Of Foreign War

Free Jazz/Country Rock/Political/Indie Rock/Alternative Rock

Why Do Birds Sing?

Cass, Album, Slash, Liberation Records

Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?

Hotel Last Resort

Permanent Record: The Very Best Of Violent Femmes

Alternative Rock/Indie Rock

Memory b/w You Move Me

Alternative Rock

We Can Do Anything

Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Folk Rock

2015, 12", EP, RSD, Ltd, Cha, Add It Up Productions,

Acoustic/Alternative Rock

2015, CDr, EP, Add It Up Productions,

Acoustic/Alternative Rock

2013, CD, Album, Dig, Sony Music

Church Of The Open Sky

Alternative Rock

Next Stop Antarctica

Live In Iceland: According To Tradition

2006, CD, Album, Add It Up Productions

Permanent Record: Live & Otherwise

Viva Wisconsin (Live)

Add It Up (1981-1993)

An Episode Of Improvisational Smoke Recorded Upon The Cold Stone Of Sacred Ground

1992, LP, Album, Father Yod

Debacle: The First Decade

Folk Rock/Indie Rock

Alternative Rock/Country Rock/Indie Rock

The Blind Leading The Naked

1987, Cass, Album, Liberation Records, Slash

No, Let's Start Over

The Blind Leading The Naked

Alternative Rock

Hallowed Ground

Les Enfants Du Rock 'N' Roll

KOMPILACE +

Eugene Chadbourne

Mourning Of The Praying Mantis / Worms With Strings

2022, LP, Album, Ltd, Feeding Tube Records

Mindy Meng Wang

2021, LP, Ltd, Gol, Heavy Machinery Records, Music In Exile,

Experimental/Neo-Classical/Ambient

All The Way With Spencer P. Jones - Volume 1

2021, 2xLP, Album, Comp, Gat, Beast Records (4), Spooky Records

All The Way With Spencer P. Jones - Volume 1

2021, 2xLP, Album, Comp, Ltd, Whi, Beast Records (4), Spooky Records

Horse Feather Fallout

Dealt From The Bottom

2020, File, AAC, AIFF, MP3, Album, Sub Par Studios,

Experimental/Bluegrass

Nessuna Paura Di Vivere

2016, CD, Album, Mescal

Matthew Skoller

Blues Immigrant

2016, CD, Album, Tongue 'N Groove Records

Horse Feather Fallout

State Of Things

2015, File, AAC, AIFF, MP3, EP, Sub Par Studios

2012, 10xCD, RM + Box, Comp, Decca,

Modern Classical/Musique Concrète

2010, LP, Brand X Recordings (3)

Andate Tutti Affanculo

Folk Rock/Alternative Rock/Power Pop/Indie Rock

Eugene Chadbourne

Chadbourne Volunteer Fire Department And Rescue Squad

2008, CD, Album, Rossbin,

Il Dono - Artisti Vari Reinterpretano I Diaframma

2008, CD, Comp, Diaframma Records,

Alternative Rock

I Milanesi Ammazzano Il Sabato

Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti

La Seconda Rivoluzione Sessuale

Alternative Rock

Spencer P. Jones

Immolation & Ameliorations [1995-2005]

The Matthew Skoller Band*

These Kind Of Blues!

2005, CD, Album, Tongue 'N Groove Records,

Harmonica Blues/Chicago Blues

The Spooky Records Bootlegs-Volume One

2003, CD, Comp, Spooky Records,

Blues Rock/Garage Rock

Spencer P. Jones

Eugene Chadbourne

2001, CD, Chadula,

Dr. Eugene Chadbourne*

I Talked To Death In Stereo

2000, CD, Album, Leo Records

Sigmund Snopek III

Trinity Seas Seize Sees

2000, 2xCD, Album, Musea

The Jack And Jim Show

Pachuco Cadaver

Stoner Rock/Experimental/Avantgarde/Free Improvisation

Eugene Chadbourne

Worms With Strings

1999, CD, Album, Leo Records

Eugene Chadbourne And The Insect And Western Party*

Beauty And The Bloodsucker

1999, CD, Album, Leo Records

Eugene Chadbourne

1998, CDr, Chadula,

Country Blues/Acoustic/Folk Rock

Eugene Chadbourne

Insect And Western - Insect Attracter

1998, CD, Album, Leo Records,

Free Improvisation/Contemporary Jazz

Eugene Chadbourne

The Insect And Western Party

1998, CD, Album, Charm School Records

Live At The Kings Head Inn

MTV 120 Minutes Live

Alternative Rock/Punk/Indie Rock/Britpop

Eugene Chadbourne

1997, LP, Album, Ltd, Swamp Room Records, n.UR-Kult Releases,

Country Blues/Psychedelic Rock/Avantgarde/Experimental

Dr. Eugene Chadbourne's New Archive Of Insanity*

Chadbourne Barber Shop

1996, CD, Comp, Airline 61,

Country Blues/Folk Rock/Punk/Avantgarde/Free Improvisation

Eugene Chadbourne

Jesse Helms Busted With Pornography - The C&W Opera By Eugene Chadbourne

1996, CD, Fire Ant,

Country Blues/Folk Rock/Avantgarde/Free Improvisation/Country Rock

Maps, Not Words

1995, CD, Album, Damned Ship Works

Saturday Morning (Cartoons' Greatest Hits)

Alternative Rock/Punk/Pop Rock/Indie Rock

Selling The Gold

Step Right Up (The Songs Of Tom Waits)

Folk Rock/Piano Blues

Eugene Chadbourne / Jimmy Carl Black

Locked In A Dutch Coffeeshop

The Best Of Mountain Stage Volume Seven

Sigmund Snopek III

The Crow (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Soundtrack/Alternative Rock/Industrial/Goth Rock/Heavy Metal

1992, LP, RRRecords, Damned Ship Works, RRRecords

Elliott James Murphy*

New York / Paris

1992, 2xCD, Comp, Fan Club, Fan Club

I Spent A Week There The Other Night

Alternative Rock/Garage Rock/Psychedelic Rock

Martin Jack Rosenblum

The Holy Ranger's Free Hand

I Enjoy Being A Girl

A Cow Come True

1987, LP, Flaming Pie Records

It's Midnight Xmess Part III

1987, LP, Comp, Midnight Records (2),

Garage Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Indie Rock/Holiday

Maxi Simple Para Difusión

1987, 12", Maxi, Promo, Mercury, Mercury

Sigmund Snopek III

Long Play Para Difusión

1986, LP, Comp, Promo, London Records, London Records,

Synth-pop/Pop Rock/New Wave

I'll Miss You In The Morning (When You Go) / Take Her By The Hand

1985, 7", New World Records Inc.,

Proper Yearning

1984, Cass, Album, Xerox Sutra Editions

Party Girls / Broken Poets

Eugene Chadbourne

Unique Lessons On Sin, Salvation, Assurance, Growth, Heaven

2xCDr, Album, Not On Label (Eugene Chadbourne Self-released)

The Foley Artists

Take 2 - Salamanca Sounds

CD, Album, Not On Label

Tutta Roba Italiana - Rockit Vol. 1

2008, 10xFile, MP3, Comp, Rockit.it

Psychedelica Three

Joie De Vivre & Nouilles En Salade

2007, Cass, Comp, Rock'N'Roll Masturbation

2006, 2xCD, Comp, Not On Label,

1990, Cass, Comp, Promo, Chameleon Music Group

Killer Chameleons!!! Wicked Vicious Vinyl 1990

SST Godhead Storedude / Dudess In-Store Play Device #7

1989, CD, Mini, Promo, Smplr, SST Records

SST Godhead Storedude In-Store Play Device #5

1988, Cass, Promo, Smplr, CrO, SST Records

SST Godhead Storedude In-Store Play Device #4

1987, Cass, Promo, Smplr, SST Records,

Alternative Rock/Noise/Punk/Abstract/Experimental/Sound Collage

The Crow (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Soundtrack/Alternative Rock/Industrial/Goth Rock/Heavy Metal

Permanent Record: Live & Otherwise

2005, DVDr, DVD-V, Unofficial, NTSC, Warner Music Vision (2), Rhino Home Video (2)

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture)

Alternative Rock/Thug Rap/Parody/Comedy/Soundtrack

MTV 120 Minutes Live

Alternative Rock/Punk/Indie Rock/Britpop