American alternative rock band
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. Moore put out Guv'ner's debut album Hard for Measy for You Ecstatic Peace .[ 1]
Further albums – The Hunt Spectral Worship 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 and Jamie Lawrence.[ 2]
Discography
Albums
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. 21997
De Konkurrent
Split singles
Title
Release Date
Label
Song Featured
Porn No. 2 (w/The Melvins)
1995
Amphetamine Reptile Records
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 Records
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
[ 2]
References
External links
In the Fishtank 1 Nomeansno )In the Fishtank 2 (Guv'ner )In the Fishtank 3 (Tassilli Players)In the Fishtank 4 (Snuff )In the Fishtank 5 Tortoise , The Ex )In the Fishtank 6 June of 44 )In the Fishtank 7 Low , Dirty Three )In the Fishtank 8 (Willard Grant Conspiracy , Telefunk)In the Fishtank 9 Sonic Youth , Instant Composers Pool, The Ex )In the Fishtank 10 (Motorpsycho , Jaga Jazzist Horns )In the Fishtank 11 The Black Heart Procession , Solbakken)In the Fishtank 12 (Karate )In the Fishtank 13 Solex , M.A.E.)In the Fishtank 14 Isis , Aereogramme )In the Fishtank 15 Sparklehorse , Fennesz )
International National Artists
