Atom Ellis (born April 8, 1966) is a
bass guitarist from
San Francisco, California. Atom was a founding member of the Thrash Funk band
Psychefunkapus
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from 1986 to 1992 and a member of the San Francisco band
Dieselhed from 1993 to 2000. During and after his tenure with
Dieselhed he also performed as a regular sideman for
Link Wray
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from 1996 to 2003.
For shorter stints Atom performed and recorded with
World Entertainment War, The
Pop-o-pies
The Pop-O-Pies were an American punk rock band from San Francisco, California founded by Joe Callahan (aka Joe Pop-O-Pie) that got their start by repeatedly playing a cover of The Grateful Dead's "Truckin'". Though the band went through many li ...
,
Linda Perry,
Virgil Shaw,
Richard Thompson,
Carl Hancock Rux,
Neil Hamburger,
Chuck Prophet, and
Brittany Shane.
Atom Ellis has more recently toured as bassist and backup vocalist for
The New Cars.
Ellis toured with
The Tubes during summer 2010.
Selected discography
* Psychefunkapus-"Psychefunkapus" (1990- Atlantic #82063, credits: Bass/Vocals)
* Psychefunkapus-"Skin" (1991- Atlantic #82331, credits: Bass/Vocals)
* World Entertainment War (1991-Popular Metaphysics/MCA #10137, credits: Backing Vocals)
* Pop-o-Pies- "In Frisco" (1993- Amarillo #581, credits: Bass Guitar)
* Dieselhed- "Dieselhed" (1995- Amarillo #590, credits: Bass/Backing Vocals)
* Dieselhed- "Tales of a Brown Dragon" (1996- Amarillo #601, credits: Bass/Backing Vocals)
* Dieselhed- "Shallow Water Blackout" (1997- Amarillo #608, credits: Bass/Backing Vocals)
* Dieselhed- "Elephant Rest Home" (1999- Bongload BOOOOODFHN, credits: Bass/Backing Vocals)
* Richard Thompson- "Mock Tudor" (1999- Capitol #98860, credits: Electric Bass Guitar)
* Carl Hancock Rux- "Rux Review" (1999- Sony #69644, credits: Bass Guitar)
* Dieselhed- "Chico and the Flute" (2001- Bongload, credits: Bass/Backing Vocals)
* Richard Thompson- "Action Packed, The Capitol Years" (2001- Capitol #31051, credits: Electric Bass Guitar)
* Virgil Shaw- "Still Falling" (2003- Future Farmer BOOOO83MGL, credits: Bass Guitar)
* Chuck Prophet- "Age of Miracles" (2004- New West Records BOOO2UJKQS, credits: Bass guitar)
* Brittany Shane- "Brittany Shane" (2007- Brittany Shane #275569, credits: Bass Guitar)
* Neil Hamburger - "Sings Country Winners" (2008- Drag City Records DC363, credits: Bass/Ukulele)
References
External links
Atom Ellis interview on RundgrenRadio.com
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1966 births
American rock bass guitarists
Living people
American male bass guitarists
20th-century American bass guitarists
Dieselhed members
Saigon Kick members
20th-century American male musicians