Igor Spectre Press Information and Biographies

Deathrock.com February 2004
This is gothic rock in its most literal form - quite competent if not extraordinary rock and roll with a surf slant to it. Sprouting from that foundation are juts of gothic guitar and organs as well as morose but slapstick lyrics that all come together to form a handful of really great songs! Igor Spectre pokes fun at gothic cliché's that'll have you laughing your fangs out. Its got camp, wit, and excellent musicianship with catchy hooks! Their full album pre-release which I was forwarded as well is just as good and promises to usher in many entertaining moments!

No-Fi Magazine
"I know what I like and this is it. Igor Spectre is everything a rock & roll band should be: absolutely fun, diverse, able to handle a David Bowie cover song ('Ziggy Stardust Redux'), a Tom Waits-ian dirge ('Woe Is Me') and the best song about aimless vampire-aspiring Goths (the stellar 'Fangs Out First') with equal aplomb and a kickass live show. 'We Miss The Russians' is that rare album that captures the band’s live performance energy well."

Rock City News
"The beginning of (We Miss The Russians) is very reminiscent of The Damned, and continues throughout the record with a Cramps and Fields of the Nephilim-like feel. However, they're not afraid to throw in some of the goth sounds of the 80's into their music as well. There's even a deathpunk version of David Bowie's classic 'Ziggy Stardust' on here. Braxus Bane's guitar work is incredible and the brooding voice of Robert James has a Dave Vanian style, but sound of all his own.... Igor Spectre is definitely one of those bands to look out for. ... They had the sparse crowd into it and played their hearts out up there. This is why I said earlier to keep an eye out for this band because you'll be hearing about them a lot within the scene."

Spooky Radio, France
"Imagine the Blues Brothers and long American motorways, but under full moon. Then take the dirty wildness of Deadbolt, and place all that in a post-punk Tarantino context. Do you have a good image? Now transpose that into notes and you'll have a small idea of what this album is."
www.spookyradio.ch

Radio Futuro 88.9FM
"Great album... A masterpiece."
Rolando Ramos

Closed Caskets For The Living Impaired, KUCI FM
"Frankly, I can't play your music enough."

Noxious Conundrum Bassive Aggression	By day Jeff mutilates high art films, by night he cranks out low art films en masse. But on the weekend he's a rock n' roll whiner with Eager Spackler, a band so sarcastic and dark that their only fans are themselves. Orgill finds his latest rock incarnation life- giving after playing guitar for bands such as Loud and Pregnant, Stinkfinger, The Apocalypse and The Hollow Men US, and keyboards for Love Society which tried, but failed, to take The Three O' Clock out of the limelight before tackling, and also failing to lick, The Cure and Echo & The Bunnymen. Jeff looks forward to playing Disneyland's Tomorrowland someday.
Robert James Vocal Throttle	A participant in the L.A. club circuit since the late 80's, Robert James worked as an independent night club promoter/event organizer for over five years. He collaborated on events such as Incredibly Strange Rock n' Roll Wrestling and The Dionysus Demolition Derby 2-3 at such venues as Bar Delux, Moguls, Spaceland, The Hollywood Athletic Club, and The Garage. Known by many names, Robert James has appeared in various independent films and stage productions throughout the years and has probably fucked your sister. Robert James co-founded the band Igor Spectre in 2000 with guitarist Brian O'Malley out of a desire to make music that combined the elements of darkness, glam, fun, sarcasm, and rock n' roll.
B. Scott O'Malley Guitar Hero	"Braxus W. Bane, Guitarrorist from The Ninth Circuit Plane of Hell," may be the guitar hero of Igor Spectre, but his alter-ego is that of B. Scott O'Malley, indie filmmaker and writer responsible for such ne'er-do-cinema hits as the Super 8 feature film epic, BLEAK FUTURE, a Fangoria and Film Threat favorite. He someday hopes to write about himself in the third person on a rock and roll band website.
Santos De Leon Drums	Santos De Leon is an unknown quantity.

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BRAXUS BANE
Guitar Hero

NOXIOUS CONUNDRUM
Bassive Aggression

ROBERT JAMES
Vocal Throttle

SANTOS DE LEON
Drums

Where were you born?
Queen Of The Valley Hospital, West Covina, CA

When?
2-29-71, 6:40PM

Why?
Because Jesus told me whiny, shiny pseudo punk twat rock would be taking over in 30 years, and that I would be needed to save the world from it.

Where'd you go to school?
Alta Loma High, though you'd never know it because I'm not in the senior yearbook, not even not pictured.

When did you start playing the guitar?
1066. At the Battle of Hastings.

What other bands?
My first band was with Robert James aka"Johnny Heathen" in The Wankers. Other bands include Fallout, Grendel, An Hour With Bertha, and The Hungwells.

What is your job?
Wanna buy a watch?

No thanks.
Why not?

I should continue with the questions.
You like porn? I got porn. How much money you got?

What's your mother's maiden name?
Nice. Go straight from porn to talking about my mother. Way to go.

Please. May I continue? What equipment do you use?
Les Paul 66 Classic Reissue, Fender Strat (Mex), Fender Hot Rod 40w amp, Big Muff pedal, DanElectro Echo pedal, Ernie Ball .11 strings, and a "Merlin" electronic game from the 80's that I use to invoke Lucifer.

If you were in a cool orange jumpsuit and about to be beheaded in Iraq, which five albums would you have to have with you?
Toy Dolls - Far Out Disc, The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette, T. Rex - Electric Warrior, Pink Floyd - Dark Side of The Moon, Guns'n'Roses - Appetite For Destruction

Where were you born?
Arcadia

When?
On the Eclipse of The Summer of Love

Where'd you go to school?
The City by the Bay

What were you good at?
Boones Farm

Bad at?
Homework

What is your job?
Repackaging and selling sex

What would you rather be doing?
Giving it away for free

Why are you in Igor Spectre?
I'm allowed

What's your favorite color?
blau

Favorite food?
Corn tortilla quesadilla with Tapatio

List your equipment:
Outright bass, Hall of Shattered Mirrors Effects Console, Heartstopper amp stack

What is your dream equipment?
Abbey Road Studios

What's your dream gig?
Producing Low with Eno

What are your hobbies?
fonding memories, teaching computers to sing, fathoming adoption

Do you prefer blondes, redheads, or brunettes?
blondettes

What's the most interesting thing to happen to you?
I was in a motorcycle accident which somersaulted me over a car and I landed on my feet!

What's the most interesting thing to happen to you anally?
I had a fever and Mom stuck a thermometer up there when I was little. I was so hot it popped! The mercury didn't exactly poison me...it...changed me. And now when I play on stage I am compelled to face toward the planet which circles the sun most closely...my planet...my little, lonely planet.

If lost in cyberspace for eternity which five albums would you have to have with you?
The Pixies - Doolittle, Chrome - Half Machine Lip Moves, The Beatles - White Album, Elliott Smith - XO, Radiohead, OK Computer

Where were you born?
Whittier, CA

When?
In the morning.

Where'd you go to school?
I got kicked out of my first high school because of "the machete incident." I tend to regard Upland High as my high school because it was a much more pleasurable experience.

What were you good at? Bad at?
I was good at making people laugh. I was bad at letting go.

What is your job?
Archaeologist

What song best describes you as a person?
"If" by Pink Floyd

Why are you in Igor Spectre?
To find salvation. And free beer.

What is most important?
Truth

Favorite food?
My top three would be Indian, Thai, and New Mexican (sopapillas!)

List your equipment.
Microphone and Exquisite Ted the mic stand.

What is the strangest dream you ever had?
I built a huge mechanical elephant and named it the "Smack-a-derm." I then used it to cause massive amounts of property damage.

Who is your favorite poet?
Sylvia Plath

What is the strangest thing that ever happen to you?
When I was 7 I hallucinated due to a high fever and thought that an angel was in my room. The light was so intense that I couldn't look directly at it and I even felt the warmth from the light.

What five albums would you want to listen to as you watched the world end?
Velvet Underground-Velvet Underground & Nico
Faith and the Muse-Evidence of Heaven
45 Grave- Sleep in Safety
The Cure-Pornography
David Bowie-Love You Til Tuesday

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