Bugskull
{{Short description|American musical group}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Bugskull
| image =
| image_size = 250
| landscape = Yes
| years_active = 1992–present
| alias = Bügsküll
| origin = Portland, Oregon, U.S.
| genre = Experimental rock, lo-fi
| label = Digitalis Recordings, Pop Secret, Scratch Records
| associated_acts =
| current_members = Sean Byrne
| past_members = Brendan Bell
James Yu
}}
Bugskull is an American musical group originally from Portland, Oregon, United States, that performed and recorded during the 1990s and early 2000s.{{cite magazine |first=Bill |last=Cohen |url=http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=bugskull |title=Bugskull |magazine=Trouser Press |year=2007 |accessdate=March 28, 2013}} According to a local newspaper, the Portland Mercury Review, discussing a one-off comeback concert they performed on September 12, 2009, they "delved deep into the world of ambience and electronics, exploring the outer brainscapes of music, littered with found sound, squeaks, whistles, drones, and hallucinations."{{Cite news|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/events/1539787/bugskull|title=Bugskull|newspaper=Portland Mercury|accessdate=23 November 2020}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web |first=Jason |last=Ankeny |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0000629557|pure_url=yes}}|title=Bügsküll > Biography |website=AllMusic |accessdate=July 31, 2015}}
Members
Current
- Sean Byrne – lead vocals, guitar (1992–present)
Former
- Brendan Bell – bass guitar, keyboards, saxophone, clarinet (1993–1997)
- James Yu – drums, violin (1993–1997)
Discography
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;Studio albums
- Phantasies and Senseitions (Road Cone, 1994)
- Crock (Pop Secret, 1995)
- Snakland (Scratch, 1995)
- Distracted Snowflake Volume One (Pop Secret, 1997)
- Distracted Snowflake Volume Two (Scratch, 1999)
- Bugskull & The Big White Cloud (Scratch, 2000)
- Communication (Digitalis, 2009)
- Hidden Mountain (Almost Halloween Time, 2012)
- Collapsed View (Digitalis, 2014)
;Compilation albums
- Time Is Not Our Fried (Eldest Son, 2009)
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;Cassette albums
- Subversives = Musgrove Complex (1992)
- Subversives in the Midst (Shrimper, 1992)
- Gargamelodies (Eldest Son, 1992)
- Magic Tremelo (Eldest Son, 1993)
;EPs
- Bügsküll (Quixotic, 1993)
;Singles
- "Fences" (Road Cone, 1992)
- "What I Had in Mind" (Dalmatian, 1993)
- "Bügsküll" / "Sone" (Ross, 1994)
- "Bügsküll" / "Quasi" (Red Rover, 1994)
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References
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External links
- [http://www.bugskull.com Band website]
- {{Discogs artist|artist=Bügsküll}}
- {{MusicBrainz artist|id=d09024d5-c351-4400-ab99-e95961fdb97f}}
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Category:Musical groups from Portland, Oregon
Category:1990s establishments in Oregon
Category:American experimental rock groups
Category:Indie pop groups from Oregon
Category:Indie rock musical groups from Oregon