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Artist: Relaxed Muscle
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Pink Grease

Influenced By:

The Normal, Suicide, Cabaret Voltaire

Formal Connection With:

Pulp, Jarvis Cocker, Add N to (X)
  • Genres: Electronica

Biography

Continuing in the dark, arty electronic vein that informed their other bands, Relaxed Muscle is the side project/supergroup of Pulp's Jarvis Cocker, multi-instrumentalist Richard Hawley (also of Pulp, as well as Add N to (X) and the Longpigs), and Jason Buckle, also of the Fat Truckers. Billing themselves "the sound of young Doncaster," Cocker and Hawley took the pseudonyms Darren Spooner and Wayne Marsden (the name of a boy that bullied Cocker in school) for their first 7", The Heavy, which was limited to 500 copies and featured some of the songs that they performed as Jarvis & Friends at a September 2002 concert at London's Royal Festival Hall. Songs such as "The Heavy," "Rod of Iron," and "Branded" carried on some of the themes found in Pulp and Add N to (X)'s later albums, but also recalled the work of Suicide, the Normal, and Cabaret Voltaire. Rough Trade reissued The Heavy as a more widely available CD single in spring 2003. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
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Relaxed Muscle are a British electro duo formed in 2002 by Pulp's Jarvis Cocker and Jason Buckle.

In early 2003, Relaxed Muscle began playing gigs. Cocker and Buckle maintained anonymity by assuming the alter-egos 'Darren Spooner' and 'Wayne Marsden' respectively. Billing themselves as "the sound of young Doncaster"[1], Darren claimed to have met Wayne "planting flowers" while doing community service for burglary[2]. Their fictional criminality fitted the project well, with their songs about sex, gambling and domestic violence complementing the depraved character of Relaxed Muscle.

Cocker’s transformation into a violent, wife-beating drunk is all the more impressive when you consider his trademark bookish, slightly effeminate image. Nevertheless, Cocker continued to avoid detection and while on-stage as Darren Spooner took to karate-chopping balsa wood and breaking sugar glass bottles on other band members[3].

However, soon Cocker and Buckle's cover was blown while playing a gig in London, despite wearing full eye make-up and skeleton suits[4]. Even with their identities revealed, the band continued playing gigs, capitalising on their electronic sound to play the likes of Trash club on 20 October 2003.

Relaxed Muscle seemed to fade away after their album release in 2003. Pulp remain on a hiatus. However, Cocker and Buckle worked on the soundtrack for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire which was released in November 2005 and have since worked together on Cocker's solo album Jarvis (2006).

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Discography

Singles

  • Heavy EP (2003)
    1. "The Heavy"
    2. "Rod of Iron"
    3. "Branded!"
  • Billy Jack/Sexualized (2003)
    1. "Billy Jack"
    2. "Sexualized"
    3. "Year of the Dog"

Album

References

  1. ^ "Relaxed Muscle Interview". PULP - ACRYLIC AFTERNOONS. http://www.acrylicafternoons.com/relaxed.html. Retrieved on 2009-05-10. 
  2. ^ "Relaxed Muscle - A Heavy Night With (Rough Trade)". MusicOMH. http://www.musicomh.com/albums/relaxed-muscle.htm. Retrieved on 2009-05-10. 
  3. ^ "Who the hell are...Relaxed Muscle". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2003/jul/04/1. Retrieved on 2009-05-10. 
  4. ^ "Who the hell are...Relaxed Muscle". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2003/jul/04/1. Retrieved on 2009-05-10. 
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