Milk Cult was an American

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band. Founded as a studio-only project in 1990, the band's nucleus comprises musicians Dale Flattum, Eric Holland and

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. Morasky and Flattum are also known for being founding members of the

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group

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, which the duo continued their involvement with concurrent to Milk Cult. Milk Cult is known for their found-sound experiments and dense

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compositions, as well as their collaborations with numerous musical acts, including

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, Jawbreaker,

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and

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History

Milk Cult was founded in 1990 and issued their debut album, titled '' Love God'' in 1992 on Boner Records. The album contained music inspired by the group's score for the Frank Grow film of the same title. '' Burn or Bury'' followed in 1994 and featured the collaborative efforts of

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, Paul Reller,

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. '' Bruse Lee Marvin Gaye'' was released in 1995 and featured music recorded in 1994 with Japanese musicians Masaya Nakahara, Hideki Yoshimura, Hidekazu Miyahara and Pop Suzuki. In 1997, Milk Cult was contacted by the French government and offered an opportunity to participate in a Marseille-based art collective. The group obliged and traveled to France to record for a year, with their efforts eventually surfacing as the material for their fourth album. Titled '' Project M-13'', the album featured numerous guests and embraced

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while continuing to experiment with sampling and hip hop beats. After the release of '' Project M-13'' the members of Milk Cult devoted themselves to separate projects. Morasky turned his focus to movie special-effects and worked as a technician on ''

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'' films. Continuing the found-sound experiments of Milk Cult but in a more accessible form, Flattum and former

drummer Darren Morey formed Novex, who released an album titled ''Kleptophonica'' in 2002.

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released his debut solo album ''Borders, Battles & Beers'' in 2010 and continues to work as a music engineer, recording with musical acts such as

and his band

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Discography

*'' Love God'' (

Boner Records Boner Records was an American independent record label in Berkeley, California, owned by Tom Flynn (musician), Tom Flynn. Between 1982 and 1993, Boner released recordings by Fang (band), Fang (Flynn's band), Verbal Abuse (band), Verbal Abuse, MDC ...

, 1992) *'' Burn or Bury'' (

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, 1994) *'' Bruse Lee Marvin Gaye'' (ZK Records, 1995) *'' Project M-13'' (0 To 1 Records, 2000)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Milk Cult Musical groups established in 1990 Musical groups disestablished in 2000 1990 establishments in California Musical groups from California Musical groups from San Francisco American electro-industrial music groups Boner Records artists