Dazzling Killmen were one of the most accomplished 1990s math rock bands, combining a punk-inspired noisy ruckus with jazzy Sun Ra-type intelligence and complex arrangements. The group was composed of midwestern jazz students -- drummer Blake Fleming, guitarist Tim Garrigan, bassist Darin Gray -- and scenester vocalist Nick Sakes. The St. Louis sqwonk-prog group caught the attention of Butch Vig and Skin Graft Records, released an album engineered by Steve Albini, and then broke up in a big ugly fight. Math rock is a style of rock music that emerged in the late 1980s. ... Cover of the album The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One Sun Ra (May 22, 1914–May 30, 1993) was an innovative jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, who came to be known as much for his cosmic philosophy as for his phenomenal musical compositions and performances. ... The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ... The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ... Bryan Butch Vig (born August 2, 1957 in Viroqua, Wisconsin) is both a rock musician and record producer. ... Skin Graft is an influential contemporary no wave, noise rock, art punk, rock label based in Chicago. ... Steve Albini Steve Albini (born July 22, 1962, Pasadena, California) is an influential singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. ...

Today, its members are better known for their later projects -- like Fleming's Laddio Bolocko and Electric Turn to Me, Sakes' Colossamite and Sicbay, and the collaboration between Gray and Jim O'Rourke, Brise Glace. Laddio Bolocko is one of those bands that gained in popularity quickly upon breaking up. ... Colossamite was a mid-to-late 1990s math rock band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... ORourke in Stockholm 2005 Jim ORourke (born 1969) is an American musician and producer. ...

External links

• Skin Graft Records Page for the Dazzling Killmen