Neptune (American band)

For other bands, see Neptune.
Neptune
Current band lineup. Photo by Lindsay Metivier, 2008.
Current band lineup. Photo by Lindsay Metivier, 2008.
Background information
OriginBoston, Massachusetts, United States
GenresNoise rock, Avant-garde, Industrial, No wave, Experimental, Electronic, Improvisation
Years active1994–present
LabelsTable of the Elements, Northern Spy Records, Wrong Way Archival Bureau, Magnetism Crafts, Golden Lab, 100% Breakfast, Mister Records, Hiddenbirdhouse, Distile, Archenemy Record Company
MembersJason Sidney Sanford
Mark William Pearson
Daniel Paul Boucher
Past membersGregory Kenney
Douglas Last
Darryl Blood
Carl Wieting
Jessica Rylan
Malcolm Felder
Adrianne Jorge
Adam Scotto
Christopher Huggins
Joel Hamburger
Justin Kaiden
John Douglas Manson
Mary Staubitz
Farhad Ebrihimi
Kevin Emil Micka
Martina Rossi
Jesse Gallagher
Justin Earl Kipp
David Gerhard Utzinger
Regina Greene
Websiteneptune-band.com

Neptune is an experimental / industrial noise rock band originally hailing from Boston, Massachusetts. Throughout its 30 year history, the band has largely operated as a collective, not only by employing a rotating membership, but also often collaborating with other musicians and artists both live and on record. They are noted for having built their custom-made instruments out of scrap steel and other found-object and recycled materials. The instruments themselves can be heavy and foreboding "self-made from antiquated machines and scrap metal, forged at extreme angles like props from a German expressionist film."[1] A reviewer once said of the band: "Neptune really do accurately approximate in their music the tragic and violent desolation of the auto graveyards from which they draw their raw materials."[2] While another wrote: "Neptune’s closest comparison could only be themselves."[3]

  1. ^ Crock, Jason. "Neptune - Gone Lake review". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
  2. ^ Tangari, Joe. "Intimate Lightning Review". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 20, 2004.
  3. ^ Stas, Ben (7 July 2023). "Neptune Played The Midway - 6/24". Noise Floor. Yardhawk. Retrieved July 7, 2023.