Algis Kizys

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| birth_name = Algis Antanas Kizys

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|September 8, 1960}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, United States

| origin = New York City, New York, United States

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| genre = {{hlist|Noise rock|industrial|post-punk|art rock}}

| occupation = Musician, songwriter

| instrument = Bass guitar

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| associated_acts = Swans, Of Cabbages and Kings, Pigface, Foetus, Problem Dogs, Soraya Rashid, NeVAh

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Algis Antanas Kizys (born September 8, 1960 in Chicago) is a New York City bass guitarist best known for his long-time membership in New York City band Swans. First joining Swans on 1986's Greed LP, he stayed with the group through The Great Annihilator (1995). He is also a founding member of Of Cabbages and Kings, an offshoot of Bag People.

Biography

Of Cabbages and Kings featured Kizys, founder/guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist/producer Carolyn Master, Roy Mayorga (Nausea, Soulfly, Stone Sour), Vinnie Signorelli (Unsane), Ted Parsons (Prong, Swans, Godflesh, Jesu, Teledubgnosis) and Diane Wlezein. Kizys, Master, and Wlezein previously played in Bag People.

Kizys has spent time in Foetus' live incarnation and played for Glenn Branca in his Symphony No. 6.

Kizys was a member of Problem Dogs, his first band formed with Rick Radtke, John Connors, and Demetra Plakas (who later played drums with L7).

During this time, August 1982, he briefly joined forces with guitarist Edward "Phast Eddie" Lines, Connors and Plakas as Phlegm Magnets, which played several shows at the Space Place in Chicago.

From 1994 -1997 Algis Kizys created a band with singer songwriter Soraya Rashid called "Soraya". Other members included Norman Westberg (ex Swans), Ted Parsons (Prong), Vinnie Signorelli (Swans, Unsane), Eric Hubel (Glenn Branca), and J. G. Thirlwell (Foetus)

Kizys with Jonathan Bepler and David Thorpe composed "Firmament" for Nerve magazine's "Sweet & Vicious" audio book. Firmament served as a soundscape to the JT Leroy story, "Natoma Street", performed by Callie Thorne. Gus Van Sant used "Firmament" for the pivotal scene in his film, "Finding Forrester", starring Sean Connery.

Kizys's current band, NeVAh, features Vinnie Signorelli from Unsane and Norman Westberg from Swans. NeVAh are currently playing in what is left of New York's underground scene.

Discography

;Swans

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1986	Greed	[{{Allmusic\|class=album\|id=r215492\|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Greed > Credits )))] Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
1986	Holy Money	[{{Allmusic\|class=album\|id=r215493\|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Holy Money > Credits )))] Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
1987	Children of God	[{{Allmusic\|class=album\|id=r19485\|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Children of God > Credits )))] Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
1992	Love of Life	[{{Allmusic\|class=album\|id=r59219\|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Love of Life > Credits )))] Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
1995	The Great Annihilator	[{{Allmusic\|class=album\|id=r220552\|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Great Annihilator > Credits )))] Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.

;Of Cabbages and Kings

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1987	Of Cabbages and Kings	[{{Allmusic\|class=album\|id=r214726\|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Of Cabbages and Kings > Credits )))] Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
1988	Face	[{{Allmusic\|class=album\|id=r214727\|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Face > Credits )))] Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
1990	Basic Pain Basic Pleasure	[{{Allmusic\|class=album\|id=r14368\|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Basic Pain Basic Pleasure > Credits )))] Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
1992	Hunter's Moon	[{{Allmusic\|class=album\|id=r75305\|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Hunter's Moon > Credits )))] Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.

;Other appearances

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1989	Symphony No. 6 (Devil Choirs at the Gates of Heaven)	Glenn Branca	[{{Allmusic\|class=album\|id=r201782\|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Symphony No. 6 (Devil Choirs at the Gates of Heaven) > Credits )))] Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
1992	Male	Foetus in Excelsis Corruptus Deluxe	[{{Allmusic\|class=album\|id=r1088239\|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Male > Credits )))] Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.

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1989

Symphony No. 6 (Devil Choirs at the Gates of Heaven)

Glenn Branca

[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r201782|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Symphony No. 6 (Devil Choirs at the Gates of Heaven) > Credits )))] Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.

1992

Male

Foetus in Excelsis Corruptus Deluxe

[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1088239|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Male > Credits )))] Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-01.