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Mr. Bungle
Mr. Bungle is an avant-garde artist from Eureka, California formed in 1985. 13 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Avant-Garde · Eureka, California · Best avant-garde albums
- 13
- Releases
- 1991–2021
- Active years
- 1985
- Formed
Artist
Mr. Bungle is an avant-garde artist from Eureka, California formed in 1985. 13 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Avant-Garde · Eureka, California · Best avant-garde albums
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1999 · 10 tracks
Mr. Bungle is an American experimental rock band from Northern California. Having gone through many incarnations throughout their career, the band is best known for their experimental rock period. During this time, they developed a highly eclectic style, cycling through several musical genres, often within the course of a single song, including heavy metal, avant-garde jazz, ska, disco, and funk. This period also saw the band utilizing unconventional song structures and samples; playing a wide array of instruments; dressing up in masks, jumpsuits, and other costumes; and performing a diverse selection of cover songs during live performances. The band was founded in Eureka, California in 1985 as a death metal project while the members were still in high school. They were named after a character in the 1959 children's educational film Beginning Responsibility: Lunchroom Manners, later featured in the 1981 HBO special The Pee-wee Herman Show. Mr. Bungle released four demo tapes in the mid-to-late 1980s. They signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1990 on the back of lead vocalist Mike Patton's success as frontman of Faith No More, and released three full-length studio albums between 1991 …
