Blectum from Blechdom is an

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duo, formed in 1998 by Kristin Erickson ( Kevin Blechdom) and Bevin Kelley ( Blevin Blectum). Erickson and Kelley met at

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. They initially performed locally, in the

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and recorded their first EP, titled Snauses and Mallards, in March 2000, followed by their first full-length album The Messy Jesse Fiesta (that won second prize for Digital Musics at

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in 2001) later that year. Both artists retain their

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s when working on solo projects. Their music has been described as exceptionally irreverent and humorous and though experimental in nature, with heavy

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influences, never pretentious and always rhythmic.

Discography

* ''Snauses and Mallards'' (2000) * ''The Messy Jesse Fiesta'' (2000) * ''Bad Music and Buttprints'' (2000) * ''De Snaunted Haus'' (2000) * ''Haus de Snaus'' (2001) * ''Fishin' In Front Of People: The Early Years 1998-2000 (2002) * ''DeepBone'' (2021)

References

{{Authority control Musical groups established in 1998 Electronic music groups from California 1998 establishments in California