AIDS Wolf

AIDS Wolf
Origin	Montreal, Quebec Canada
Genre(s)	Noise rock
Years active	2003 – present
Label(s)	Lovepump United, Skin Graft Records, Blood of the Drash, Pasalymany Tapes, Kitty Play Records
Members
Hiroshima Thunder Him, the Maji Special Deluxe Barbarian Destroyer

AIDS Wolf is a Canadian noise rock band, who debuted on Pasalymany tapes but are currently on Skin Graft Records and Lovepump United. Quoting Captain Beefheart, they describe their sound as that of "a squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag". The band has had several different guitarists. The Live Deth demo released by Kitty Play credits a guitar track to "Seripop Nick". Chris Taylor who is featured on many of the bands releases and promotional photos has since left the band. Taylor now performs in Juiced Elfers with Nick and Jaime of The Unicorns and Islands. Blake Hargreaves of Dreamcatcher was also an early member but does not appear on any of their recorded material.

Name

According to singer Special Deluxe, the name "AIDS Wolf" comes from an urban legend wherein wolves carry AIDS and pass it to house pets who then pass it on to people:

"We didn’t come up with AIDS Wolf as a concept. The idea has been floating around in the public psyche for a while. In urban legend, wolves transmit AIDS instead of rabies; in depressing college towns, street gangs spray-paint ‘AIDS Wolf’ on the side of buildings." [1]

The band has given other answers to similar questions, however:

"My partner and I were on a road trip in Ohio, and it just came to us. It was a universal message. It's a combination of our spirit peers in An Albatross (animal) and The Sick Lipstick (R.I.P.) (illness). It fits, because we're a little bit no–wave and a little bit hardcore, like each of those bands. It's also a message that we as humans must take care for our animal siblings as their health is a barometer of our own survival." [2]

Discography

• Freedom Summer cassette limited edition of 250 (2005) Pasalymany Tapes
• Live Deth 3" CD limited edition of 300 (2005) co-released by the band and Kitty Play Records
• AIDS Wolf/The Fugue 7" split (2005) Blood of the Drash Records
• The Lovvers LP (2006) Skingraft Records (vinyl format) & Lovepump United Records (cd format)
• AIDS Wolf/Dmonstrations/PRE/Crack und Ultra Eczema 2 x 7" 4-way split (LPU 7" Series vol. 1) (2006) Lovepump United Records
• Clash of the Life-Force Warriors AIDS wolf vs. Athletic Automaton collaborative CD/LP (2007) Skingraft Records (LP/CD)
• AIDS Wolf/Pre Live Dates 7" split (2007) Skingraft Records

See also

• Noise music
• Noise rock
• Experimental rock

External links

• AIDS Wolf website
• AIDS Wolf blog
• AIDS Wolf interview on indie workshop
• Skingraft Records
• Lovepump United Records

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