Self Immolation is a

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and publishing company run by J. G. Thirlwell. Originally an actual label for Thirlwell's self-released early

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EPs and

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, Self Immolation became more akin to a

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for Thirlwell's releases on

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and

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. Most Self Immolation releases are identified by a call number beginning with a Foetal-inspired "WOMB" designator. Beginning in the early 1990s, Thirlwell began a second personal label, Ectopic Entertainment (often shortened to Ectopic Ents). Its exact relation to Self Immolation is unclear: initially called a "subsidiary" of Self Immolation, it appears to have later wholly replaced Self Immolation. Coming full circle, Thirlwell's self-released Manorexia project is released on Ectopic Ents.

Self Immolation releases

*WOMB S201 : Foetus Under Glass – ''Spite Your Face/OKFM'' *WOMB ALL 007 : You've Got Foetus On Your Breath – '' Wash It All Off'' *WOMB OYBL 1 : You've Got Foetus On Your Breath – ''

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'' *WOMB KX07 : Phillip And His Foetus Vibrations – '' Tell Me, What Is the Bane of Your Life'' *WOMB WSUSC 12.5 : Foetus Over Frisco – '' Custom Built for Capitalism'' *WOMB OYBL 2 : You've Got Foetus On Your Breath – ''

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'' *WOMB FDL 3 : Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel – ''

Hole A hole is an opening in or through a particular medium, usually a solid body. Holes occur through natural and artificial processes, and may be useful for various purposes, or may represent a problem needing to be addressed in many fields of en ...

'' *WOMB FAT 11.12 : Foetus Art Terrorism – '' Calamity Crush'' *WOMB FGH 12.8 : You've Got Foetus On Your Breath – ''Wash/Slog'' *WOMB UNC 7.12 : Foetus Über Frisco – '' Finely Honed Machine'' *FOE 1 : The Foetus of Excellence – '' The Foetus Of Excellence'' *WOMB FIP 4 : Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel – ''

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'' *WOMB FAN 13 : The Foetus All-Nude Revue – '' Bedrock'' *WOMB PIG 12.12 : Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel – ''

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'' *WOMB FIP 5 : Foetus Interruptus – '' Thaw'' *RIFLE 1 : Foetus Corruptus – '' Rife'' *WOMB INC 6 : Foetus Inc – ''

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'' *WOMB FLY 18T : Foetus Inc – ''

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'' *WOMB FLEX 1 : Foetus Inc – ''Somnambulumdrum''

Non-Existent releases

*WOMB 6T33 : ''Foetus On The Beach''. Often mentioned in press releases, this triple- LP set was never issued.

Ectopic Ents releases

*ECT ENTS 001 : ??? *ECT ENTS 002 :

Steroid Maximus Steroid Maximus is a musical project led by Australian composer J.G. Thirlwell. Mostly instrumental music, Steroid Maximus contains elements of jazz, big band, avant-garde, soundtrack and exotica styles. Thirlwell is best known for his rock-oriente ...

– ''Quilombo'' *ECT ENTS 003 : Steroid Maximus – ''

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'' *ECT ENTS 004 : ??? *ECT ENTS 005 :

Foetus In Excelsis Corruptus Deluxe Foetus is a solo musical project of Australian musician JG Thirlwell. The project has had many similar names, each including the word 'Foetus'. The "members" of the project are aliases of Thirlwell; they include Frank Want, Phillip Toss, and C ...

– ''

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'' *ECT ENTS 006 : ??? *ECT ENTS 007 : ??? *ECT ENTS 008 : Foetus - '' Gash'' *ECT ENTS 009 : Foetus – ''Null'' disc of ''Null/Void'' *ECT ENTS 010 : Foetus – ''Void'' disc of ''Null/Void'' *ECT ENTS 011 : ??? *ECT ENTS 012 : You've Got Foetus On Your Breath – ''

'' reissue (

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CD) *ECT ENTS 013 : You've Got Foetus On Your Breath – ''

'' reissue (Thirsty Ear CD) *ECT ENTS 014 : ??? *ECT ENTS 015 : ??? *ECT ENTS 016 : ??? *ECT ENTS 017 : ??? *ECT ENTS 018 : ??? *ECT ENTS 019 : ??? *ECT ENTS 020 : Foetus - '' Flow'' *ECT ENTS 021 : Manorexia – '' Volvox Turbo'' *ECT ENTS 022 : Foetus - ''Blow'' *ECT ENTS 023 : Steroid Maximus – '' Ectopia'' *ECT ENTS 024 : Manorexia – ''The Radiolarian Ooze'' *ECT ENTS 025 : ??? *ECT ENTS 026 : Foetus – ''

(not adam) ''(not adam)'' is an EP by Australian musical project Foetus, released in 2004 by Ectopic Ents/ Birdman. ''(not adam)'' was released as a teaser EP for the ''Love'' album. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''(not adam)'' liner notes. ...

'' *ECT ENTS 027 : Foetus – ''

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'' *ECT ENTS 028 : Foetus – ''Damp'' *ECT ENTS 029 : Foetus – ''Vein'' *ECT ENTS 030 : Foetus – ''Limb'' *ECT ENTS 031 : ''The Venture Bros.: The Music of JG Thirlwell'' (released by

Williams Street Records Williams Street Records LLC is an American independent record company founded by Jason DeMarco, based in Atlanta, Georgia. It is a joint venture of Cartoon Network's Williams Street Productions and Warner Music Group ( Warner Bros. Discovery's ...

, designation used for sale at Ectopic's online shopEctopic's online shop
/ref>) *ECT ENTS 032 : v/a – ''Bait'' ( Other Music Digital exclusive compilation featuring previously released Foetus, Steroid Maximus, and Manorexia tracks)

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Self Immolation releases

Non-Existent releases

Ectopic Ents releases

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