Nils Frykdahl is an American musician, most known for his work with the bands

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Sleepytime Gorilla Museum (often abbreviated to SGM) was an American experimental rock band, formed in 1999 in Oakland, California. The band fused classical, industrial, and art-rock themes throughout their music. They were known to perform elabo ...

and Idiot Flesh. He is also a member of the bands Free Salamander Exhibit,

Faun Fables Faun Fables is an American band based in Oakland, California. Faun Fables is a concept and vehicle for Dawn McCarthy, who was inspired to write the original material while traveling after leaving the New York City music scene in 1997. Faun Fable ...

, and Darling Freakhead, and used to be a member of Charming Hostess. Along with bandmates

Carla Kihlstedt Carla Kihlstedt (born 1971) is an American composer, violinist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist, originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania and currently working from a home studio on Cape Cod Cape Cod is a peninsula extending into the A ...

and Dan Rathbun, Frykdahl is active with the performance company Ink Boat. He is also the voice of Tigtone in the 2014 animated short, ''The Begun of Tigtone''. He also reprises his role as the titular character in a 2019

Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as dult swim'' and often abbreviated as s'') is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programmed by its in-house ...

animated television series, '' Tigtone''. He holds a bachelor's degree in music from

UC Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of Californi ...

, which he received in 1989.

Discography

With Idiot Flesh

*''Drip Demo'' (demo, 1986) (as Acid Rain) *''We Were All Very Worried'' (demo, 1987) (as Acid Rain) *''Rite of Spring'' (Demo 1988) (As Acid Rain) *'' Tales of Instant Knowledge and Sure Death'' (full-length, 1990) *'' The Nothing Show'' (full-length, 1994) *''Teen Devil/Twitch'' (7-inch single, 1995) *''

Fancy Fancy may refer to: Places * Fancy, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a settlement * Fancy River, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Music Albums * ''Fancy'' (Bobbie Gentry album), 1970 * ''Fancy'' (Idiot Flesh album), 1997 * ''Fancy'' (video ...

'' (full-length, 1997)

With Faun Fables

*'' Early Song'' (full-length, 1999) *'' Mother Twilight'' (full-length, 2001) *''

Family Album Family album may refer to: * A photo album containing family photographs Literature * ''Family Album'' (novel), a 1985 novel by Danielle Steel * ''Family Album'' (play) a 1935 short play by Noël Coward Music * ''Family Album'' (David Allan ...

'' (full-length, 2004) *'' The Transit Rider'' (full-length, 2006) *''A Table Forgotten'' (EP, 2008) *''

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'' (full-length, 2010) *''Born of the Sun'' (full-length, 2016) *''Live in Norway'' (full-length, 2022)

With Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

*''

Grand Opening and Closing ''Grand Opening and Closing'' is the debut album by the American avant-garde metal group Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. It was recorded at Polymorph Recording, Oakland, CA, and was recorded, mixed, mastered by bassist Dan Rathbun. The album was produ ...

'' (full-length, 2001) *''Live'' (full-length, 2003) *''

Of Natural History ''Of Natural History'' is the second studio album by avant-rock/metal group Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. It was recorded and mixed at Polymorph Recording in Oakland, California during the years 2003 and 2004. Whereas on the first album, '' Grand Op ...

'' (full-length, 2004) *''The Face'' (DVD, 2005) *''

In Glorious Times ''In Glorious Times'' is the third studio album by Experimental rock, avant-rock/Avant-garde metal, metal band Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. The album was released on May 29, 2007. About the album, The End Records has stated: Drums are performed ...

'' (full-length, 2007)

With Free Salamander Exhibit

*''Undestroyed'' (full-length, 2016)

As a guest musician

* Barbez - ''Barbez'' (2004) * Charming Hostess - '' Sarajevo Blues'' (2004) *Charming Hostess - ''The Bowls Project'' CD (2010) * Moe! Staiano's Moe!kestra! - ''An Inescapable Siren Therein And Other Whereabouts'' (2006) (plays flute on Piece No.5) * Už Jsme Doma - ''Rybí tuk (Cod Liver Oil)'' (2007) * Indukti - '' IDMEN'' (2009) *Stolen Babies - "Stolen Babies" (2020)

Filmography

Film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frykdahl, Nils Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American multi-instrumentalists American male singers American rock singers Drag City (record label) artists Guitarists from California Musicians from Oakland, California American male guitarists