This article is about the American group. For the Swedish group, see Morlocks (band).
The Morlocks are an Americangarage rock band from San Diego, California, which formed in 1984. In its first incarnation, the band consisted of guitarist Tommy Clarke, bassist Jeff Lucas, drummer Mark Mullen, as well as vocalist Leighton Koizumi and guitarist Ted Friedman, former members of the Gravedigger Five. After splitting up in 1987, the group reformed under Koizumi with a different lineup.
The Morlocks began performing together in late August 1984 when the already assembled core band of Jeff Lucas, Tom Clarke, and Mark Mullen, were able to entice former Gravedigger Five members Leighton Koizumi and Ted Friedman into joining the band. The newly formed Morlocks' first performance came in September 1984 at the Rave-Up in Los Angeles; that same night, following their performance, the band received two separate recording offers, opting, after a time, to sign a deal with Midnight Records of New York City.[1]
That December the band recorded their first mini-LP, Emerge, for Midnight Records. The Morlocks recorded the album with a set of smashed instruments destroyed at a show in San Francisco two days earlier by the band The Tell-Tale Hearts, who agreed to lend the band the instruments for the recording session. The album was produced by Jordan Tarlow, the alias of Nadroj Wolrat, who would go on to join The Fuzztones. The label released the album in the spring of 1985.[2]
Following the release of their first LP the band relocated from San Diego to San Francisco where they released a second LP, this time for Epitaph Records.[3] The band's second LP was a live album called Submerged Alive, which featured a performance the band had recorded in Berkeley, California, in 1986.[2] While the album was apparently recorded live, the LP contained clear studio-manipulations of audience noise, prompting some to label it a "fake" live album.[3]
In the summer of 1987, the band began to fall apart. Just prior to a show at the Fillmore in support of The Cult, bassist Jeff Lucas quit the band. The rest of the band held out long enough to record a handful of tracks under the production of Ron Rimsite before the entire group disbanded. The tracks recorded with Rimsite were eventually released posthumously on two 7" albums.[2] Four years after the band's breakup, a live LP from Croatia called Wake Me When I'm Dead was released. This was followed in 1997 by an officially released live CD provided by guitarist Ted Friedman called Uglier Than You'll Ever Be!, the band's final release.[3]
Reformationedit
In 1999, Spin Magazine printed an article that claimed that lead singer Leighton Koizumi had died, however this turned out to be untrue. The reason for Koizumi's vanishing act from music-making, involved the "robbing of a dealer" in a Mexican border town in 1990. Although he was just after drugs, Koizumi got ten years in prison on a kidnapping charge, because, as he tells it, the incident involved "tying people up." When he was finally released, he started a new band which he called the Morlocks, with none of the original members. The newly formed Morlocks include Koizumi on vocals, Bobby Bones on guitar and backup vocals, Lenny Pops on guitar, Nic "The Canadian" on bass, and Marky on drums. In addition to reuniting, the band was also touring newly written songs, with Koizumi commenting in 2006 on a possible live album to be released at some time in the future.[3]
Discographyedit
Singlesedit
"She's My Fix" / "You Must Not Be Seen As I Am" 7" (Earache, 1989, EAR010)
"Under The Wheel" / "Hurricane A' Coming" 7" (Iloki, 1991, ITR001)
"I Don't Do Funerals Anymore" / "Nightmares" 7" (Dirty Water, 2008, DWC1018)
Albumsedit
Emerge (Midnight, 1985, MIR LP 111)
Submerged Alive (Epitaph, 1988, EPI/MLP1)
Wake Me When I'm Dead (Listen Loudest, 1991, SNLP 7, Croatia)
Uglier Than You'll Ever Be! (Voxx, 1997, VCD2071)
Easy Listening For The Underachiever (Go Down Records, 2008, GODLP027)
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This article is about the American group For the Swedish group see Morlocks band The Morlocks are an American garage rock band from San Diego California which formed in 1984 In its first incarnation the band consisted of guitarist Tommy Clarke bassist Jeff Lucas drummer Mark Mullen as well as vocalist Leighton Koizumi and guitarist Ted Friedman former members of the Gravedigger Five After splitting up in 1987 the group reformed under Koizumi with a different lineup The MorlocksOriginSan Diego California United StatesGenresGarage rock garage punk rock and rollYears active1984 1987 2011 presentLabelsMidnight Records Epitaph Records Voxx Records Earache Records Dirty Water RecordsMembersLeighton Koizumi Ted Friedman Tom Clarke Jeff Lucas Mark MullenWebsiteBomp Records Page Contents 1 History 2 Reformation 3 Discography 3 1 Singles 3 2 Albums 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe Morlocks began performing together in late August 1984 when the already assembled core band of Jeff Lucas Tom Clarke and Mark Mullen were able to entice former Gravedigger Five members Leighton Koizumi and Ted Friedman into joining the band The newly formed Morlocks first performance came in September 1984 at the Rave Up in Los Angeles that same night following their performance the band received two separate recording offers opting after a time to sign a deal with Midnight Records of New York City 1 That December the band recorded their first mini LP Emerge for Midnight Records The Morlocks recorded the album with a set of smashed instruments destroyed at a show in San Francisco two days earlier by the band The Tell Tale Hearts who agreed to lend the band the instruments for the recording session The album was produced by Jordan Tarlow the alias of Nadroj Wolrat who would go on to join The Fuzztones The label released the album in the spring of 1985 2 Following the release of their first LP the band relocated from San Diego to San Francisco where they released a second LP this time for Epitaph Records 3 The band s second LP was a live album called Submerged Alive which featured a performance the band had recorded in Berkeley California in 1986 2 While the album was apparently recorded live the LP contained clear studio manipulations of audience noise prompting some to label it a fake live album 3 In the summer of 1987 the band began to fall apart Just prior to a show at the Fillmore in support of The Cult bassist Jeff Lucas quit the band The rest of the band held out long enough to record a handful of tracks under the production of Ron Rimsite before the entire group disbanded The tracks recorded with Rimsite were eventually released posthumously on two 7 albums 2 Four years after the band s breakup a live LP from Croatia called Wake Me When I m Dead was released This was followed in 1997 by an officially released live CD provided by guitarist Ted Friedman called Uglier Than You ll Ever Be the band s final release 3 Reformation editIn 1999 Spin Magazine printed an article that claimed that lead singer Leighton Koizumi had died however this turned out to be untrue The reason for Koizumi s vanishing act from music making involved the robbing of a dealer in a Mexican border town in 1990 Although he was just after drugs Koizumi got ten years in prison on a kidnapping charge because as he tells it the incident involved tying people up When he was finally released he started a new band which he called the Morlocks with none of the original members The newly formed Morlocks include Koizumi on vocals Bobby Bones on guitar and backup vocals Lenny Pops on guitar Nic The Canadian on bass and Marky on drums In addition to reuniting the band was also touring newly written songs with Koizumi commenting in 2006 on a possible live album to be released at some time in the future 3 Discography editSingles edit She s My Fix You Must Not Be Seen As I Am 7 Earache 1989 EAR010 Under The Wheel Hurricane A Coming 7 Iloki 1991 ITR001 I Don t Do Funerals Anymore Nightmares 7 Dirty Water 2008 DWC1018 Albums edit Emerge Midnight 1985 MIR LP 111 Submerged Alive Epitaph 1988 EPI MLP1 Wake Me When I m Dead Listen Loudest 1991 SNLP 7 Croatia Uglier Than You ll Ever Be Voxx 1997 VCD2071 Easy Listening For The Underachiever Go Down Records 2008 GODLP027 The Morlocks Play Chess 4 Bring On The Mesmeric Condition Hound Gawd Differ Ant 2018 References edit Themorlocks net The Morlocks News Accessed June 30 2007 a b c Web tiscali it Leighton s Gravediggers and Morlocks Unofficial Page July 1 2004 Accessed June 30 2007 a b c d 1 The Morlocks Official Facebook Page Accessed April 25 2011 Punky Bluesters The Morlocks Play Chess Frontier Psychiatrist Accessed December 22 2010External links editThe Morlocks at Myspace The Morlocks at Facebook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Morlocks American band amp oldid 1102900504, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
