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Skeletons
12+ albums
experimentalfunkSludgejazzsludge metal
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Skeletons is a name of at least five acts: 1) Skeletons formed in 2002, in Oberlin, Ohio (aka Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities, Skeletons & The Girl-Faced Boys, Skeletons Big Band, and Skeleton$), initially the work of Matt Mehlan -- a rather idiosyncratic pop songwriter who uses loads of electronics -- had a very low-key beginning in Oberlin, OH, with a pair of albums (I'm at the Top of the World and Life and the After Birth) released on the Shinkoyo label, which Mehlan co-founded. At some point, Mehlan was joined by Carson Garhart, Severiano Martinez, Jason McMahon, and Johnny Misheff. In its various forms, the band has toured around the world, and recorded for Ghostly International, Tomlab, Crammed Discs, Altin Village and Mine, and Shinkoyo — the imprint they co-founded. Sites: shinkoyo.com and BandCamp 2) A pseudonym of Benedic Lamdin (aka The Hermit and Nostalgia 77), who used this name to release "Smile" (Mar 2010, Impossible Ark Records). Sites: Discogs 3) A UK-based sludge/black metal band from Merseyside. They released a demo Skinning Angels in 2011 and their debut A Serious House one year later. Revenant followed in 2013. They also brought 2 EPs Ever Downwards and Marionettes to life the same year. For 2014 you can await Tombs. See Facebook for more info. 4) A Sheffield, UK band, formed from the ashes of a Sheffield band with a fierce reputation for the best live show in the UK. After almost a year in preparation and with just a handful of people l
