Lab Report was an improvisational,

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, band created by

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, Eric Pounder and Chris Blazen in 1989. The experimental project gained notoriety as one of the earliest

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History

The Chicago-based experimental band was signed to

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in 1990 and released four CDs with that label. The band became notable for their use of the sculptural dulcimer instrument known as the A.T.G. or

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created by

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, Chris Connelly, Jonny Polonsky, Chris Blazen, Becky Allen, Kerry Simonian, Derek Frederickson, Tom Slattery, and more. Matthew Schultz went on as the head of Lab Report and released three more albums with the Gein label. The project's musical style broadened to cover a wide range and became increasingly multimedia.

Discography

*''Fig X-71'' (1991) (

) *''Unhealthy'' (1993) (Invisible Records) *''Terminal'' (1995) (Invisible Records) *''Excision'' (1997) (Invisible Records) *''All Your Little Pieces, Make Me a Whole'' (1998) (Gein Records) *''-Classical -Atmospheres'' (1999) (Gein Records) *''2000 After Death Live'' (2000) (Gein Records)

Compilations

* ''Industrial Revolution - First Edition'' (1993) * ''Industrial Revolution - Second Edition'' (1994) * ''Total Devotion'' (1994) * ''Invisible Route Six Six Six'' (1995) * ''Can You See It Yet?'' (1995) * ''Drug Test 1 & 2'' (1995) * ''Drug Test 3 & 4'' (1997) * ''F*cking Sick and Menacing'' (1997) * ''Ultrasonik'' (1998) * ''Eye Grind Disturbance?'' (1998) * ''Gone Too Far'' (1999) * ''The Information Apocalypse Comp'' (2002)

References

External links

Official website
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