The Epoxies
The Epoxies playing in Münster, Germany on 10 March 2007. FM Static in the foreground. (Courtesy of Christian Kock)
Background information
Origin	Portland, Oregon,  United States
Genre(s)	Punk rock, New Wave
Years active	2000 - present
Label(s)	Fat Wreck Chords, Dirtnap
Members
Fritz M. Static Viz Spectrum Roxy Epoxy Shock Diode Ray Cathode
Former members
Kid Polymer R/X Grip (or Dr. Grip)

The Epoxies are an American band from Portland, Oregon formed in 2000. Heavily influenced by punk rock and New Wave the band has described themselves as robot garage rock. Current members include FM Static on synthesizers, guitarist Viz Spectrum, leading lady Roxy Epoxy, bassist Shock Diode, and drummer Ray Cathode. They have grown in popularity due in large part to extensive touring in both the United States and Europe where they have showcased franticly paced, highly energetic on stage productions. Image File history File links The_epoxies. ... For other places with the same or similar names, and other uses of the word, see Munster (disambiguation) Münster is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Nickname: Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Mayor Tom Potter Area  - City  145. ... Official language(s) (none)[1] Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in Western popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s inspired by the punk rock movement. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock, which was started by Fat Mike the lead singer and bassist of the punk rock band NOFX and his wife Erin, in 1990. ... A musical ensemble is a group of two or more musicians who gather to perform music. ... Nickname: Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Mayor Tom Potter Area  - City  145. ... Official language(s) (none)[1] Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in Western popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s inspired by the punk rock movement. ... ASIMO, a humanoid robot manufactured by Honda. ... Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that enjoyed its original period of wide success in the United States and Canada, from 1963 to 1967. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ...

They are known for using special effects for their live act (including bubble machines, fog machines, and lasers taped to instruments) and sporting home made costumes made mostly of duct tape. This has resulted in comparisons to other costumed bands such as The Aquabats and The Phenomenauts (both of whom the Epoxies have toured with) despite the fact that the Epoxies do not have heroic personas. A heavy duty smoke machine feeding smoke into a blower to generate fog effects for open air location filming. ... For alternative meanings see laser (disambiguation). ... A piece of transparent duct tape, left, and of silver duct tape, right. ... The Aquabats (often written as The Aquabats!) are an American rock band formed in 1994 in Huntington Beach, California and currently recording for Nitro Records. ... The Phenomenauts are a San Francisco Bay Area band that combine elements of rock and roll, pop, punk, New Wave, and rockabilly along with a futuristic science fiction theme, dubbing their style Rocket Roll. The Phenomenauts were formed in 2000 in Oakland, California (which the band refers to as Earth... For the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode, see Super Hero (Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode). ...

The group's music is a novel synthesis of punk rock and New Wave but their lyrics are strictly focused on sci-fi themes, retro-futuristic technology, and feelings of alienation. Robots, androids, clones, and nuclear weapons all figure prominently in the Epoxies lyrics. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... In sociology and critical social theory, alienation refers to the individuals estrangement from traditional community and others in general. ... An android is an artificially created being that resembles a human being. ... Cloning is the process of creating an identical copy of something. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 km (11 mi) above the epicenter. ...

The band re-recorded the single "Synthesized" in the fictional simlish language for the release of The Sims 2: Open for Business video game.^[1] Simlish is a fictional language featured in Maxis Sim series of games. ...

Discography

Albums

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EPs and Sigles

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Compilations

Multi-artist compilations the Epoxies have appeared on.

Rock Against Bush, Vol. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock, which was started by Fat Mike the lead singer and bassist of the punk rock band NOFX and his wife Erin, in 1990. ...

External links

• Official Website
• Official Message Board
• Official MySpace page
• MusicBrainz page

References

1. ^ News article from EA's site

• Maximumrocknroll Interview - The Epoxies interview from 2002
• The Epoxies interview - Story of the pit