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Unknown Instructors

Unknown Instructors

Musical group

Unknown Instructors are an all-star improvisational rock outfit that features the former rhythm section of Minutemen and fIREHOSE, bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley; Saccharine Trust members, guitarist Joe Baiza and vocalist Jack Brewer; and vocalist/saxophonist Dan McGuire.[1] They have been described as "an all-star reunion of alumni from the SST stable of yore"[2] and Henry Rollins called it a dream lineup.[3]

Their first album, The Way Things Work, was released in late September 2005 by Smog Veil Records. In October 2005, they returned to the studio to record a second album, this time with Pere Ubu's David Thomas and artist Raymond Pettibon as added participants.[1] The finished product, The Master's Voice, was released in March, 2007. A third album, Funland, followed in 2009.[4] In 2019, the fourth album entitled Unwilling to Explain was released with J Mascis on guitar.[5][6] It was the first Unknown Instructors album that wasn't improvised.[7]

Discography

References

  1. [1]
    Huddle, Mark (September 7, 2007). "Interview: Joe Baiza and Dan McGuire of Unknown Instructors". Verbicide Magazine. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  2. [2]
    Sanford, Graham (May 11, 2009). "Mike Watt: Still Banging Away in the Engine Room". Gapers Block. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  3. [3]
    Kelly, Amy (July 16, 2009). "Joe Baiza Of Unknown Instructors: 'My Musical Insight Has Grown'". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  4. [4]
    Breihan, Tom (March 25, 2009). "Mike Watt Drops Album, Tours, Writes Opera". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Song Premiere: "Out in the Cold" by Unknown Instructors". The Big Takeover. February 11, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Unknown Instructors: Unwilling to Explain". Org Music. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  7. [7]
    Cohan, Brad (May 2, 2012). "Q&A: Mike Watt On Snapping Pics In San Pedro For on and off bass, The fIREHOSE Reunion, And Playing Stooges Covers". The Village Voice. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
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