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A Subtle Plague
12+ albums
indie rockamericanUSA
about
A SUBTLE PLAGUE was a socially conscious avant-rock unit formed in the mid-80's at Bard college in upstate New York, that travelled the world relentlessly for over a decade and disbanded at the tail end of the 20th Century. In the aftermath of their continent hopping journey they left behind many broken vehicles, numerous releases on various labels, as well as a few children and some new musical projects that continue to forge ahead in the 21st century. Main members of the musical collective included vocalist Pat Ryan and three German born brothers who'd lived in Africa as children, Benjii Simmersbach, Patrick Simmersbach and Christopher Simmersbach. Early lineups featured saxophonist & steelophone player Jonathan Levy, and later on singer Analucia DaSilva. They also ran through a Spinal Tap-esque string of drummers including past & future members of bands like The Chills, Poi Dog Pondering, Helios Creed and The Bedlam Rovers. Tom Watson of Slovenly played some guitar parts on their "Implosion album. The drummer on the band's first two releases was drummer Earl Robertson, others later included Sean Coffey and Theo Denaxis. Near the end of their later 1990's run, they took on final drummer Magnus Fleischmann. Cities they resided in included Philadelphia and San Francisco where they recorded music for Rough Trade subsidiaries Heyday and Normal records as well as indies like Harp, Komotion and Sky . They ended their run living part time in the Czech Republic, Germany a
