Mumps | tl

There are 3 artists which called Mumps 1) An alias of Umek, released 4 Techno EPs on Tortured Records. All his tracks are called Mechanisms, starting from A, currently the last one is S. 2) There is a project of german trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff called Mumps, with some rare recordings in late 70s Albert Mangelsdorff - trombone, guitar, voice John Surman - baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, piano, synthesizer Barre Phillips - bass, voice Stu Martin - drums, synthesizer 3) An american punk rock band Mumps From their website: Kristian Hoffman first met Lance Loud in Mr. Baker’s art...

Dance-art-damage! D.C.'s Measles Mumps Rubella play a hard brand of dance-punk that draws comparisons to an edgier !!! or a modern-day A Certain Ratio. Since their debut 45 release in 2002 (recorded by Dischord heavyweights Ian Mackaye and Don Zientara), people have been talking a whole lot about this band. Slinky bass lines and spiky guitars permeate MMR's sound, along with persistent, multi-percussionist beats and aggressive, distorted shouts. It takes the band awhile to find the groove, as some of their songs top the 10-minute mark, but when they finally grab hold of it they never want to let it...

The Mumps were a mid-'70s bi-coastal Power Pop/Proto-Punk/Glam-Camp band fronted by gay columnist Lance Loud (The Advocate, Details, Interview, and Creem). In 1973, Lance Loud was the "gay son" featured on the first reality TV show, An American Family (which later was parodied by Albert Brooks' Real Life). After the show, he moved to NYC inspired by his obsession of Andy Warhol and The Velvet Underground. In NYC, he cemented The Mumps' lineup and was one of the crowd favorites of early Punk clubs such as Max's Kansas City and CBGBs, paving the way for the release of their first...