Jaime Crunchbird
Jaime Crunchbird (Jaimerobert Johnson)[1] is the leader and creator of the Seattle grunge/noise/experimental band Crunchbird, established in 1984.[2] He was born in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan on March 8, 1960. He is an accomplished guitarist, composer, AIDS research activist [3] and poet responsible for the "concept of sonic sculptures and paintings" as a member of the Ultra-Renaissance art movement. In the late 1980s and 1990s he was a constant fixture at Red Sky Poetry Theater working alongside such Seattle poetry leading lights such as Miriam Kimes, Roberto Valenzula and Stephen Jesse Bernstein. Additionally, he served as a music writer for Seattle's now defunct TABLET magazine[4] and performed yearly as a poet, supporting musician and conceptual artist at Alternative To Loud Boats Seattle Poetry festival until 1992. He was also the promoter behind the first of its kind punk/alternative music concert in Seattle to benefit AID's education and research at the Off Ramp Cafe October 12, 1988.[5] The line-up included Soundgarden,[6] Skin Yard,[7] Seattle punk stalwarts "The Refuzors",[8] Ghostflesh (an early incarnation of Crunchbird) [9] Opening act Bootleg Howdah was not photographed that night.
Crunchbird
The official roster as of 2016 is Crunchbird on guitar and vocals,[citation needed] Captain Skillet Weasel (Scott Gear) who was an active DJ on Seattle radio station KCMU at the time (he was a former member from the 1990 line up and of the band 'DUMT' and 'get it gurl') on bass guitar and backing vocals, Loretta Lynn (Mary C Gross) on acoustic guitar, mandolin and violin and backing vocals and Dina Prevale (formerly of the Razorbabes) on lead and rhythm guitar and Walter Vogel (he was a former member from the 1988 line up ghostflesh) on Drums.[10]
Angelspit, Et.Al
Jaime also played and released music under the monikers "Angelspit" (1995), Electric Orchid (2001),"Ghostflesh"(1988),[11]"Urbanilla"[11] (1985), straight punk band known in the Pacific Northwest as "Horsepower" (2003–present). An electronica project called DJ Electric Life (2008).
The band has had many incarnations. They recorded 3 EP's, one full cassette and one unreleased full-length album and one single under the name Angelspit, in addition to a solo acoustic-only CD called dumb luck.
They are currently working with producer Jack Endino on an album titled Saints of the Wasteland. Other releases are Shit Happens (1987),[12] Reject (1994),[13] Youth apocalypse Fashion Crime (as Angelspit, 1995) and the groundbreaking 2002 album Tales of the Ultra-Renascence in addition to a full album of experimental noise/poetry rock called " Grungaholica".
Discography
"Urbanilla" (1986) : 8 song demo produced by Jack Endino [7] "Shit Happens" (1988) : 8 song EP Produced by Jack Endino at Reciprocal Recording, Seattle [7] "Reject" (1993) 8 song Album produced by Erik 4-A at Vagrant Records Studio, Seattle [7] " Speculation" (1995) 7 inch, 3 song EP on vinyl only (Rare), produced by Erik 4-A at Vagrant Records Studio, Seattle [14] " Youth Apocalypse Fashion Crime" 1995 (Under the name Angelspit) produced by Erik 4-A at Vagrant Records Studio, Seattle " Grungaholica" (1998) produced by Simon Grant and Erik 4-A at Vagrant Records studio, Seattle [7] " Electric Orchid" (2001) (out takes from sessions) produced by Erik 4-A at Vagrant Records Studios, Seattle "Tales of the Ultra-Renassiance" (Released 2012) produced by Erik 4-A at Vagrant Records Studio, Seattle [7]
Other work
His songs are included on compilations and have been used for soundtracks by other artists: the song "history" from the Seattle cable access show "29 live".[15]
He composed the opening theme music for the now defunct Seattle Cable show "Deface the Nation"[16]
He has been interviewed on many occasions about his experiences and life for books about the Pacific Northwest music scene in the 1980s - 1990s.
Most recently he was interviewed and included as a founding original presence of the Seattle rock scene in "I found my friends" by Nick Soulsby[17] and the companion compilation album on Soul Jazz Records titled No Seattle.[18][19]
Detroit punk band The Fury recorded a cover version of his song "Video Trash" [20]
Notable former members of the band throughout the years include San Francisco jazz drummer and producer Simon Grant [21] , Mr. Lonnie King, guitarist from Seattle band IMIJ,[22] John Baker Saunders from Seattle's Mad Season and The Walkabouts played bass guitar on several songs on Tales of the Ultra-Renaissance,[23] Producer, engineer, musician Jack Endino has occasionally played drums on tracks for Crunchbird, on both the Shit Happens EP and four songs from Tales of the Ultra-Renaissance.
References
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/song/woodstock-unvisited-mt0051024152
- ↑ "Vagrant Records Artist Page: Jaime Robert Johnson". www.vagrantrecords.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ↑ http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/hupy/id/1381
- ↑ http://zinewiki.com/Dan_Halligan
- ↑ http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/cdm/ref/collection/hupy/id/1384
- ↑ https://dp.la/item/1a484cab90b654d9bdc5d328aba13a7f
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 http://www.vagrantrecords.com/other/html/catalog/bands/jaime.htm
- ↑ https://dp.la/item/adf37012de575e2825f14f56404fcfaa
- ↑ https://dp.la/item/032d92afe5bd4889432aee828092c515
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/crunchbird/
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "The band Ghostflesh sitting on the back bumper of a white van during".
- ↑ "cluster", Dan (19 October 2010). "NorthWest Noise: Crunchbird: Shit Happens !".
- ↑ "Vagrant Records Artist Page: Jaime Robert Johnson".
- ↑ Vhttp://www.vagrantrecords.com/other/html/catalog/bands/jaime.htm
- ↑ "29 Live".
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK_he7NemnY
- ↑ "I Found My Friends: the Oral History of Nirvana - Nirvana Legacy".
- ↑ "Spotify".
- ↑ Various Artists - Topic (25 November 2014). "Woodstock Unvisited" – via YouTube.
- ↑ http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thefurymusic
- ↑ "Simon Grant Unltd. - Scream Radio".
- ↑ http://10thingszine.blogspot.com/2007/11/imij.html
- ↑ http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/crunchbird
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