FLUX DESIGN WORKS IS BACK UP

Sorry for the inconvenience. Hoping to get around to making a brand new site at some point in the future. Just haven't had the ambition to do much of anything in this maddening summer heat and humidity. Cheers! The Belch

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FLUX DESIGN WORKS IS DOWN

Having server issues at the moment, so the site will be down temporarily until I can figure out what's going on. I will probably switch from X-Server, which is a Japanese host, to a Canadian or American host, because every time I have a problem, I can't figure it out because all the emails or instructions I get are in Japanese and it's usually difficult "tech-talk" Japanese. I need a server that's easier to deal with. Sorry for the inconvenience, those of you who are trying to access my site. It'll be back up soon. Cheers...

SCRAPING FOETUS OFF THE WHEEL Re-issues

Well, shit, I just had no idea these came out a few months ago. I'm very happy about this. The 2 classic SCRAPING FOETUS OFF THE WHEEL albums, HOLE and NAIL have been re-issued by the Some Bizzare label. I used to have the originals but sadly traded them a few years back when I was living in Vancouver cause I needed cash. These have been OOP for a long time.

Those of you who are not familiar with the works of Jim G. Thirlwell, these 2 releases would be a good place to start. Monikers adopted at different times include Foetus Under Glass, You've Got Foetus On Your Breath, Foetus in Excelis Corruptus and Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel. After 1995 the name permanently became Foetus, though the related project The Foetus Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1997 and continues. It's truly a shame that such a genius is overlooked in popular culture. Doesn't matter what kind of music you dig, there's something for everyone in Foetus' music.

These 2 albums are considered Jim Thirlwell's more "accomplished" works, HOLE being full of intellectual savagery, NAIL being very musically refined with a grim atmosphere. This is intense music. I consider these to be landmarks in modern western music.

Also, this month Some Bizzare Records will be releasing the final two re-issues of Foetus: Thaw and Sink. Both releases will come as a digipak release and hold restored artwork under direct supervision from James George Thirlwell himself.

You should also check out the other works of Foetus, in my opinion they're all good. My personal faves are "Nail", "Thaw" and the 2-CD live "FOETUS IN EXCELIS CORRUPTUS - MALE. A new album tentatively titled Vein is planned for later this year.

Here's their full discography taken from Wikipedia:

Studio albums

• 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)

Live, remix and compilation albums

• Rife – Foetus Corruptus (1988)
• Sink – Foetus Inc. (1989)
• Male – Foetus in Excelsis Corruptus Deluxe (1992)
• Boil – Foetus (1996)
• York (First Exit to Brooklyn) – The Foetus Symphony Orchestra feat. Lydia Lunch (1997)
• Blow – Foetus (2001)
• Damp – Foetus (2006)
• Vein – Foetus (in production)

EPs, singles and miscellaneous

• Spite Your Face/OKFM – Foetus Under Glass (1981)
• Wash It All Off – You've Got Foetus on Your Breath (1981)
• Tell Me, What Is the Bane of Your Life – Phillip and His Foetus Vibrations (1982)
• Custom Built for Capitalism – Foetus Over Frisco (1982)
• Calamity Crush – Foetus Art Terrorism (1984)
• Wash/Slog – You've Got Foetus on Your Breath (1985)
• Finely Honed Machine – Foetus Über Frisco (1985)
• The Foetus of Excellence – The Foetus of Excellence (1985)
• Bedrock – Foetus All-Nude Revue (1987)
• Ramrod – Scraping Foetus off the Wheel (1987)
• Butterfly Potion – Foetus Inc. (1990)
• Somnambulumdrum – Foetus Inc. (1992)
• Vice Squad Dick – Foetus/Chrome Cranks (1994)
• Null – Foetus (1995)
• Verklemmt/Be Thankful – Foetus (1995)
• Überschall 1996 – Foetus/Faust/Stereolab (1996)
• Null/Void – Foetus (1996)
• (not adam) – Foetus (2004)