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J.G Thirlwell, the powerhouse behind Foetus, Steroid Maximus and Manorexia.
J.G Thirlwell, the powerhouse behind Foetus, Steroid Maximus and Manorexia.

Foetus is the main musical extravaganza run by J.G Thirlwell, an Australian born musician who now lives in New York. The genres of Foetus range through the artist's career, ranging from Industrial to Experimental and Progressive Rock to Classical. His music is described as dark and intimidating, and reviews of his albums suggest he is the pioneer of Industrial Music and that Nine Inch Nails just cashed in off Foetus' artistic music.

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[edit] Foetus and Similar Monikers

Foetus is famous for his alternate monikers for each progression of his style of music through time. He has gone under You've got Foetus on Your Breath to Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel to Foetus Corruptus and many others, before evolving to just Foetus. He also is the creative vision of two other seperate music experiments, Steroid Maximus and Manorexia.

[edit] Steroid Maximus

Steroid Maximus is Thirlwell's response to his concern that too many non vocal songs were taking over his Foetus albums. To counter this but still allow for artistic freedom, he created Steroid Maximus, an experiment with purely instrumental albums and songs. Steroid Maximus has a very abroad taste, and follows exotica style of music, as well as big band, jazz and avante-garde.

Steroid Maximus music is also used as a majority of the soundtrack to television show The Venture Bros..

[edit] Manorexia

Manorexia is an extremely experimental apporach to music, with free forming sounds and spontaneous vibes. The music is dark and textural, often creating at atmospheric effect of the feeling of a cinematic or journey-like feeling. It is a very subective style of music and often requires unique tastes.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Foetus' Studio Discography

  • Deaf – You’ve Got Foetus on Your Breath (1981)
  • Ache – You’ve Got Foetus on Your Breath (1982)
  • Hole – Scraping Foetus off the Wheel (1984)
  • Nail – Scraping Foetus off the Wheel (1985)
  • Thaw – Foetus Interruptus (1988)
  • Gash — Foetus (1995)
  • Flow – Foetus (2001)
  • Love – Foetus (2005)

[edit] Steroid Maximus

  • ¡Quilombo! (1990)
  • Gondwanaland (1992)
  • Ectopia (2002)

[edit] Manorexia

  • Volvox Turbo (2001)
  • The Radiolarian Ooze (2002)


[edit] External Links

Foetus homepage

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