Foetus is the main entity of industrial music pioneer J.G. Thirlwell. An entity that has varied wildly in name, as in music. All the releases up to 1995 have had various different titles, including Foetus Under Glass, You've Got Foetus On Your Breath and Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel. After 1995 it became just plain Foetus, with the exception of The Foetus Symphony Orchestra (which includes other participants), in 1997. Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of electronic and experimental music. ... Jim G. Thirlwell (1960-present), aka Clint Ruin, aka Jim Foetus, is a seminal No Wave and Industrial artist. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Discography [1]

See also: Wiseblood, Steroid Maximus, Manorexia See also: 1980 in music, other events of 1981, 1982 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 10 - Revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadways Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith February 14... Spite Your Face/OKFM is a 7 single by Foetus Under Glass released by Self Immolation in 1981. ... See also: 1980 in music, other events of 1981, 1982 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 10 - Revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadways Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith February 14... Wash It All Off is a 7 single by Youve Got Foetus On Your Breath released by Self Immolation in 1981. ... See also: 1980 in music, other events of 1981, 1982 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 10 - Revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadways Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith February 14... Deaf, the debut album from J. G. Thirlwells Youve Got Foetus on Your Breath was released in 1981 on Thirlwells own Self Immolation Records label. ... See also: 1981 in music, other events of 1982, 1983 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 15 - K.C. and the Sunshine Bands Harry Wayne Casey is seriously injured in an automobile accident in Miami, Florida. ... Tell Me, What Is the Bane of Your Life is a song by Phillip and His Foetus Vibrations. ... See also: 1981 in music, other events of 1982, 1983 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 15 - K.C. and the Sunshine Bands Harry Wayne Casey is seriously injured in an automobile accident in Miami, Florida. ... Custom Built for Capitalism is a 12 EP by Foetus Over Frisco released by Self Immolation in 1982. ... See also: 1981 in music, other events of 1982, 1983 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 15 - K.C. and the Sunshine Bands Harry Wayne Casey is seriously injured in an automobile accident in Miami, Florida. ... Ache is a Youve Got Foetus on Your Breath album first released in 1982 on Self Immolation Records. ... See also: 1983 in music, other events of 1984, 1985 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 28 - singer Michael Jacksons hair catches fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial. ... Hole is a Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel album first released in 1984 on Self-Immolation/Some Bizarre in the UK. In 1995 Thirsty Ear released it on CD in the US. Track listing Clothes Hoist Lust For Death Ill Meet You In Poland Baby Hot Horse Sick Man... See also: 1983 in music, other events of 1984, 1985 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 28 - singer Michael Jacksons hair catches fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial. ... Calamity Crush is a 12 single by Foetus Art Terrorism released by Self Immolation/Some Bizzare in 1984. ... See also: 1984 in music, other events of 1985, 1986 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 28 - Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon... Wash/Slog is a 12 single by Youve Got Foetus On Your Breath released by Self Immolation/Some Bizzare in 1985. ... See also: 1984 in music, other events of 1985, 1986 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 28 - Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon... Finely Honed Machine is a 12 single by Foetus Über Frisco released by Self Immolation/Some Bizzare in 1985. ... See also: 1984 in music, other events of 1985, 1986 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 28 - Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon... The Foetus of Excellence is a box—not to be confused with a box set—from The Foetus of Excellence. ... See also: 1984 in music, other events of 1985, 1986 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 28 - Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon... Nail is a Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel album released by Self Immolation/Some Bizzare in 1985. ... See also: 1986 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... Bedrock is an EP by The Foetus All-Nude Revue released by Self Immolation/Some Bizzare in 1987. ... See also: 1986 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... Ramrod is a Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel EP released by Self Immolation/Some Bizzare in 1987. ... See also: 1987 in music, other events of 1988, 1989 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ... Thaw is a Foetus Interruptus album. ... See also: 1987 in music, other events of 1988, 1989 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ... RIFE is a full-stack open source Java web application framework with tools and APIs to implement most common web features. ... See also: 1988 in music, other events of 1989, 1990 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 7 - Genesis 88 and Sunrise/Back to the Future stage large-scale illegal Acid House party in London January 14 - Paul McCartney releases Back in the... Sink is a Foetus Inc compilation album first released in 1989 on Self Immolation/Some Bizzare and Wax Trax! Records. ... See also: 1989 in music, 1990 in British music, other events of 1990, 1991 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 21 - MTVs Unplugged premieres on cable television with musical guest, Squeeze February 6 - Billy Idol is involved in a serious motorcycle... Butterfly Potion is an EP by Foetus Inc, released on Big Cat and Wax Trax! in May 1990. ... See also: 1991 in music, other events of 1992, 1993 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. ... Somnambulumdrum is a flexi disc single released by Foetus Inc. ... Flexi disc recordings are a thin format designed to be playable on standard phonograph turntables. ... See also: 1991 in music, other events of 1992, 1993 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. ... Male is a live album by Foetus In Excelsis Corruptus Deluxe. ... See also: 1993 in music, other events of 1994, 1995 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 29 - The Supremes Mary Wilson is injured when her jeep hits a freeway median and flips over just outside of Los Angeles, California. ... Vice Squad Dick is a split record from Foetus and Chrome Cranks released in 1994. ... Usual types of gramophone record (phonograph record in U.S. English) are discussed in the main article. ... See also: 1994 in music, other events of 1995, 1996 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 18 - Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. ... Gash is a Foetus album released in 1995 by Sony/Columbia. ... See also: 1994 in music, other events of 1995, 1996 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 18 - Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. ... Null is a Foetus EP released in 1995 by Big Cat in the UK. Null acts as a de facto single for Verklemmt, released on Gash. ... See also: 1994 in music, other events of 1995, 1996 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 18 - Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. ... Verklemmt / Be Thankful is a 7 picture disc released by Foetus to promote the Gash album. ... Usual types of gramophone record (phonograph record in U.S. English) are discussed in the main article. ... See also: 1995 in music, other events of 1996, 1997 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 16 - Jamaican authorities open fire on Jimmy Buffetts seaplane, mistaking it for a drug traffickers plane. ... Boil is a live album by Foetus released in 1996. ... See also: 1995 in music, other events of 1996, 1997 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 16 - Jamaican authorities open fire on Jimmy Buffetts seaplane, mistaking it for a drug traffickers plane. ... Überschall 1996 is a 7 split record containing songs from Faust, Stereolab, and Foetus. ... Faust is a German band composed of Uwe Nettelbeck, Hans Joachim Irmler, Zappi Diermaier, Arnulf Meifert, Jean Herve Peron, Gunther Wustoff and Rudolf Sosna. ... Stereolab are a UK-based band whose style, mixing 1950s-1960s pop and lounge music with the motorik beat of krautrock, was one of the first to which the term post-rock was applied. ... See also: 1995 in music, other events of 1996, 1997 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 16 - Jamaican authorities open fire on Jimmy Buffetts seaplane, mistaking it for a drug traffickers plane. ... Null/Void is a Foetus dual-EP set compiling an aborted pair of EPs originally scheduled for release by Sony/Columbia. ... See also: 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic... York (First Exit to Brooklyn) is an album by The Foetus Symphony Orchestra featuring Lydia Lunch, released in 1997 by Thirsty Ear. ... Lydia Lunch (born Lydia Koch on June 2, 1959 in Rochester, New York, also the birthplace of female rock musicians Kim Gordon and Wendy O. Williams) is an American rock singer, poet, writer, and actress. ... See also: 2000 in music, 2001 in music (UK), other events of 2001, 2002 in music, 2000s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - Comeback of Guns N Roses in House of Blues January 1 - Hum disbands. ... Flow is a Foetus album released in 2001 as a CD by Thirsty Ear. ... See also: 2000 in music, 2001 in music (UK), other events of 2001, 2002 in music, 2000s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - Comeback of Guns N Roses in House of Blues January 1 - Hum disbands. ... Blow is a Foetus remix album released in 2001 as a CD in the US by Thirsty Ear. ... See also: 2004 in music (UK) other events of 2004 list of years in music 2000s in music // Events Daron Hagen is appointed President of the Lotte Lehmann Foundation in New York City. ... (not adam) is a Foetus EP released in 2004 by Ectopic Ents/Birdman. ... See also: 2005 in music (UK) Other events of 2005 List of years in music 2000s in music // Events January 22 - Tsunami Relief concert held at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales - the largest live music event in the UK since the Live Aid concert of 1985. ... Love is a Foetus album released on CD by Ectopic Ents/Birdman Records in 2005. ... See also: 2006 in music (UK) other events of 2006 list of years in music 2000s in music // Events 21–23 April - Terrastock 6, Providence, Rhode Island Albums announced Journey Of A Gemini - Donell Jones - (31 January) - LP Ringleader of the Tormentors - Morrissey - (20 March) - LP Born To Try - Delta... Wiseblood is an industrial band formed by J. G. Thirlwell and Roli Mosimann. ... Steroid Maximus is an instrumental side-project of industrial musician J.G. Thirlwell. ... Manorexia is an instrumental side-project of industrial musician J.G. Thirlwell. ...

Conceptual Themes

All full-length Foetus album titles are four-letter, one-syllable words, often with multiple connotations. An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... This article discusses the unit of speech. ...

The artwork of Foetus releases shows a deliberate progression of color: the earliest releases are black and white, with the addition of red on the Deaf album, and further addition of yellow on Nail. Full-color art was introduced on Gash. Beginning with Flow, the artwork of primary albums reverted to black/white/red, though other releases continue in full color.

External links

• Official Home Page
• 1995 Interview with J.G Thirlwell.
• U.K article