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Guv'ner

 
Artist: Guv'ner
Guv'ner

Group Members:

Danny Tunick, Pumpkin Wentzel, Michael Rohatyn, Charles Gansa

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Influenced By:

Followers:

Tam

Performed Songs By:

Pumpkin Wentzel, Charles Gansa

Formal Connection With:

Michael Rohatyn, Gravy
  • Formed: 1993
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Spectral Worship", "Hard for Measy for You
  • Representative Songs: "Break a Promise", "Lucky Ladybug", "Baby's Way Cruel

Biography

The angular indie rock trio Guv'ner formed in 1993 as an outgrowth of the romance between singer/guitarist Charles Gansa and singer/bassist Pumpkin Wentzel. After the couple moved to New York City, Wentzel gave a demo tape of the group's off-kilter pop to Pussy Galore/Free Kitten member Julia Cafritz, whom she had known since elementary school; Cafritz subsequently passed the tape to Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, who ultimately issued Guv'ner's debut Hard for Measy for You on his Ecstatic Peace label. Following the addition of full-time drummer Danny Tunick, Guv'ner signed to Merge Records, which released the group's sophomore effort The Hunt -- co-produced by Cafritz and Gumball's Don Fleming -- in 1996. Spectral Worship followed two years later. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
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Guv'ner
Origin New York, New York State, USA
Genres Alternative rock
Years active 1993–1999
Labels Merge
Ecstatic Peace
Wiiija
Associated acts Sonic Youth
Free Kitten
Pussy Galore
Cat Power
Members
Charles Gansa (vocals, guitar)
Pumpkin Wentzel (bass, vocals)
Danny Tunick (drums)
Former members
Brian Logan (drums)
Jamie Lawrence(drums)

Guv'ner was an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1993 following a relationship between members Charles Gansa and Pumpkin Wentzel. Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth discovered the band when he was handed a demo of theirs by Julia Cafritz of Pussy Galore, who had known Wentzel since school. Cafritz knows Moore through her other band, Free Kitten, in which Moore's wife Kim Gordon also plays guitar. Moore put out Guv'ner's debut album Hard For Measy For You on his label, Ecstatic Peace. Further albums - The Hunt and Spectral Worship- were released on Merge Records in 1996 and 1998 respectively. The drummer, Danny Tunick, joined after the debut album. On Hard For Measy For You, drumming duties were shared by Brian Logan (plays on No Big Deal, Bridge Under Water and Making Headlines) and Jamie Lawrence (Red Velvet Chair, Go To Sleep and Wild Couple).

Contents

Discography

Albums

Title Release Date Label
Hard For Measy For You 1994 Ecstatic Peace!
The Hunt 1996 Merge Records
Spectral Worship 1998 Merge Records

Singles/EPs

Title Release Date Label
Earl Grey Tea 1993 Gap Year
Curry Favor 1994 Wiiija
Baby's Way Cruel 1995 Wiiija
Knight Moves 1995 Merge Records
The Nazarene 1996 Radiation Records
Break A Promise 1996 Merge Records
She's Evil 1996 Wiiija
In The Fishtank Vol. 2 1997 De Konkurrent

Split Singles

Title Release Date Label Song Featured
Porn #2 (w/The Melvins) 1995 Amphetamine Reptile Coitus City
Guv'ner in Catpowerland/Cat Power goes to Guvnerville (w/Cat Power) 1996 "Guvpower" (financed jointly by Matador and Wiiija, distributed by Wiiija) Great Expectations

Compilation Appearances

Title Release Date Label Song Featured
Threadwaxing Space Live: The Presidential Compilation 1995 Zero Hour Records I Will Get You (live)
Star Trackers A Spunk Compilation 1995 Free cassette tape with Spunk magazine I Will Get You
Screwed 1996 Amphetamine Reptile Coitus City
Compulsiv III 1996 Compulsiv Records Lotus Fix
Merge 100 1997 Merge Records Your Majesty (Mark Robinson remix)
Oh, Merge 1999 Merge Records Lucky Ladybug
Old Enough To Know Better: 15 Years of Merge Records 2004 Merge Records Break A Promise

 
 
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