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Sky Cries Mary | |
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.jpg) Roderick Wolgamott, Sky Cries Mary, 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Genres | Psychedelic rock, trance, industrial, space rock |
| Years active | 1988–99, 2004–2009, 2013–2015, 2016–present |
| Labels | Lively Art/New Rose Records, World Domination Recordings/Capitol Records, Warner Bros. Records, Collective Fruit Records, Hoodooh Music, Trail Records |
| Members | Rodrick Wolgamott Ben Ireland Kevin Whitworth Jack Endino Curt Eckman Debra Reese |
| Past members | Kurt Danielson Ron Nine Ivan Kral Anisa Romero Jon "Juano" Davison Jon Auer Ken Stringfellow Scott Mercado Alfred Butler Stephen Brian-Salit Mark Ultra Kevin McCoy Jeff Guess DJ Fallout (Todd "TR" Robbins) Joe Skyward (Joseph E. Howard) Marc Olsen Gordon Raphael Jeff Greinke Jeremy Moss Michael Cozzi William Bernhard Kent Halvorsen |
Sky Cries Mary is an American psychedelic rock/trance musical group from Seattle, Washington,[1][2] formed in the late 1980s by Roderick Wolgamott.[3]
Early band influences included European industrial music bands such as Einstürzende Neubauten,[4] Coil, and Test Department, and 1970s glam/punk artists including Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, and David Bowie.
Notable band alumni include Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow of The Posies, vocalist Anisa Romero, Michael Cozzi of Shriekback, Jon ‘Juano’ Davison (later of Yes and Glass Hammer), Ron Nine (Love Battery) on guitar, Kurt Danielson (TAD on bass) and Gordon Raphael (producer for The Strokes).
In 2018, guitarists Jack Endino and Kevin Whitworth, alongside bassist Curt Eckman and vocalist Debra Reese were invited to join the group. They have performed live several times in the Pacific Northwest, notably at Seattle Hempfest (2019). The most recent lineup recorded and released three studio albums on Trail Records: In 2021 "Wandering in the Vastness" was released digitally and on CD by Trail Records. A vinyl pressing followed in 2022. In 2022 Trail Records also released a vinyl pressing of "Secrets of a Red Planet". In 2023 the album "Everything Goes Somewhere" was released on vinyl featuring cover art by Scottish painter Fergus Hall, who has also created cover art for artists like King Crimson, he also created a "Tarot of the Witches" seen in the James Bond movie "Live and Let Die"
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- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 358/9. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.