Crash Course in Science are an American post-punk band. The band was formed in 1979 in Philadelphia by Dale Feliciello, Mallory Yago and Michael Zodorozny.Crash Course in Science New Musical Express They avoided the sounds of conventional instrumentation by using toy instruments and kitchen appliances to augment distorted guitar, drums and synthesised beats.Crash Course in Science - Signals from Pier Thirteen (Press) 1981 Trouser Press The band reformed in 2009.
History Crash Course in Science were championed by local radio station WXPN DJ Lee Paris. Paris released their first single Cakes in the Home for his Go Go label.When Punk Came to Philly Philadelphia Weekly This was followed by Signals from Pier Thirteen EP in 1981, produced by John Wicks at Third Story Recordings.Songwriter's market (1983 edition), Barbara Norton Kuroff, p. 254,
In the years following the band's initial break-up, Crash Course in Science's music developed a cult following among techno and electro musicians, and the band have been cited as an influence on the 2000s electroclash scene. In 2009, they reunited for tours, and in 2011, Schematic Records released a Signals from Pier Thirteen re-issue, as well as Near Marineland, an album originally recorded by the band in 1981 before being shelved. In 2017, the band released a new album titled Situational Awareness.
Discography Albums Near Marineland (2011) Situational Awareness (2017)
EPs Signals from Pier Thirteen (1981)
Singles Cakes in the Home (1979)
References
External links Official website