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:''This page is for the musician. For the eponymous album, see [[Garglechunk]].'' | :''This page is for the musician. For the eponymous album, see [[Garglechunk (album)]].'' | ||
'''Thomas Garglechunk''', born 1827, is known for his percussion in the short-lived but HIGHLY notable side project of [[Daniel Brummel]] in the early 1870s. His drumkit was comprised of two drumsticks with handles widdled to look like cigars, 3 live bass, 3 geese, and an otter. | '''Thomas Garglechunk''', born 1827, is known for his percussion in the short-lived but HIGHLY notable side project of [[Daniel Brummel]], [[The Spindles]], in the early 1870s. His drumkit was comprised of two drumsticks with handles widdled to look like cigars, 3 live bass, 3 geese, and an otter. | ||
===Solo | ==Biography== | ||
In the year of our lord 1953, | Garglechunk began his music career banging large sticks on cave walls, creating interesting noises and "sick beats". The drummer first met Brummel (who, at the time, occupied the body of a man named Franklin P. Weatherbottom) after moving to Pasadena in search of coal for his factory. They hit it off, moving into a 1 bedroom, 2 bath house together soon after. | ||
In [[Pre-1991|1870]], after viewing a group of pong creatures singing in unison, Garglechunk and Weatherbottom simultaneously conceived of the idea of forming a band (a then-unheard of concept in America). The two titled the collaboration "The Spindles", and began producing music shortly after. It would only be 6 months before they completed their first full-length album, ''[[Sick Flinging in the Dreeb Realm]]''. As neither member owned recording equipment at the time, the album was inscribed onto scrolls and sent by cannon to various locations around North America. It consisted of a single untitled song, which, if performed, lasted approximately 1 hour and 4 minutes. It received mostly middling reviews. | |||
The group spent two years following the release of their debut album hibernating for the winter season. Upon exiting their deep sleep, both men found themselves buried in expensive audio equipment and gear. This reportedly served as motivation to begin work on a follow-up album. In [[Pre-1991|1874]], the fruits of their labor saw the light of day, with the release of their album ''[[Oregano Panic]]''. It incorporated much darker themes and a unique form of playing called "string digestion", leading to heavy critical acclaim and high sales numbers. The album is now often considered to be the band's greatest work, and has been cited as inspiration by countless artists, such as [[The Beach Boys]], Elvis Presley, Chad Conley Hopkins, and [[Green Day]]. | |||
In [[Pre-1991|1875]], allegations of Garglechunk's sexual misconduct came to light after a local Pasadena farmer reported many of their farm animals had been inappropriately touched at a Spindles concert. Garglechunk was found guilty by a jury of his peers (which included [[Pat Finn]]), and was sentenced to 80 years of light hazing from coworkers and friends. It was because of this that he was forced to leave the band by Weatherbottom, but only after releasing a final album, ''[[Thomas Garglechunk is fired from the band]]''. Reportedly, the name of the album was unrelated to any real events, and was chosen years in advance. | |||
===Solo work=== | |||
In the year of our lord [[Pre-1991|1953]], Garglechunk released a solo album dubbed ''[[Garglechunk (album)|Garghlechunk]]''. The album has been called "worse than anything Captain Beefheart has ever made" by the Associated Press, who then vowed to destroy every copy in existence.<ref>Associated Press. (1953, November 6). ''"Garglechunk"; The Incoherent Belting of Defamed ex-Ozma Side Act Percussionist''. New York Times.</ref> If you still have a release, it is recommended you destroy it as well. | |||
==Discography== | |||
===With The Spindles=== | |||
*1871 - ''[[Sick Flinging in the Dreeb Realm]]'' | |||
*1874 - ''[[Oregano Panic]]'' | |||
*1875 - ''[[Thomas Garglechunk is fired from the band]]'' | |||
===As Thomas Garglechunk=== | |||
*1953 - ''[[Garglechunk (album)|Garglechunk]] | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[The Spindles]] | |||
*''[[Garglechunk (album)]] | |||
*[[The Gringletrinks]] | |||
==References== | |||
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