JG Thirlwell - What's In My Bag?

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  • čas přidán 9. 02. 2011
  • Composer & producer JG Thirlwell shares what he found shopping at Amoeba San Francisco.
    Check out his picks:
    Oren Ambarchi - Triste (CD)
    Laddio Bolocko - The Life & Times of Laddio Bolocko (CD)
    John Gale - Dr. Phibes Rises Again [Soundtrack] (CD)
    Circle - Hollywood (CD)
    Lalo Schifrin - Sky Riders [Soundtrack] (CD)
    Sergius Golowin - Lord Krishna Von Goloka (CD)
    Ensemble Ambrosius - The Zappa Album (CD)
    Various Artists - The Best Of Godzilla 1984-1995: Original Film Soundtracks (CD)
    Univers Zero - Heatwave (CD) bit.ly/2kxLiRB
    Secret Chiefs 3 - Le Mani Destre Recise Degli Ultimi Uomini (CD) bit.ly/2H2Ffgt
    Yes & The London Philharmonic Orchestra - Symphonic Music of Yes (CD)
    Henry Cow - Unrest (CD)
    Various Artists - Daisies [Soundtrack] (CD)
    Florian Hecker, Climate of Basshunter - Acid In The Style Of David Tudor (CD)
    Tim Hecker - An Imaginary Country (CD)
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Komentáře • 168

  • @zachnew3102
    @zachnew3102 Před rokem +45

    Every one of those picks makes complete sense in the context of his music

  • @skratzman
    @skratzman Před 6 lety +170

    Hard to believe some of the most spiritually agonizing, angry, insane music ever made was created by such a calm, polite, humble dude.

    • @mylivetubetv
      @mylivetubetv Před 5 lety +22

      It often is.

    • @lamestudiosinc418
      @lamestudiosinc418 Před 5 lety +27

      He has no anger left after making music.

    • @paulsnell534
      @paulsnell534 Před 4 lety +3

      I just added this...this man is like totally sane

    • @Casketkrusher_
      @Casketkrusher_ Před 4 lety +4

      Wiseblood.. mental stuff.

    • @skullyosis9071
      @skullyosis9071 Před 4 lety +20

      "Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your art." - Gustave Flaubert

  • @Tangento
    @Tangento Před 4 lety +19

    Zappa, Lalo Schifrin, Univers Zero, Secret Chiefs 3, Godzilla OSTs, the RIO/ Frith gang...
    Thirlwell did not disappoint here.

  • @popsicklestick7374
    @popsicklestick7374 Před 6 lety +150

    he's not going to listen to those records. he's gonna put them in a blender, add water, and drink them.

    • @JUDITH76222
      @JUDITH76222 Před 5 lety +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @in3rcia218
      @in3rcia218 Před 3 lety +1

      @@JUDITH76222 yeah, he's just a bad ass artist!

    • @dande5009
      @dande5009 Před rokem

      Watch the Foetus NYC documentary. That’s about spot on.

    • @pevvyndrake
      @pevvyndrake Před měsícem

      God damn I hope so now

  • @aprat
    @aprat Před 11 lety +28

    Throne of Agony is one of my all time favorite songs.

  • @styxcreek
    @styxcreek Před 6 lety +15

    he was an Immaculate Consumptive with Lydia Lunch , Nick Cave and Marc Almond

  • @steelgriffin7716
    @steelgriffin7716 Před 8 lety +88

    ... Thirlwell looks like Action Johnny.

  • @gazfearon4629
    @gazfearon4629 Před 3 lety +7

    still killing it with the hair

  • @hawe3478
    @hawe3478 Před 7 lety +67

    foetus has been my hero since I was 17....I'm 47 now...and he's still my hero

    • @ahceznellacmi3752
      @ahceznellacmi3752 Před 7 lety

      Ha We he's been my personal fav
      since I was 15 and now I'm 37...

    • @MrTrevithick
      @MrTrevithick Před 6 lety +2

      Bought Nail when it came out and was a major collector of his stuff upto about 1992 and am now getting into his later stuff. Got the first singles filed somewhere. Superb artist.

  • @MechaGodzilla
    @MechaGodzilla Před 7 lety +31

    I didn't expect him to pick The Best of Godzilla 1984-1995. I could love him just for that.

  • @youhavetogoback8449
    @youhavetogoback8449 Před rokem +7

    This guy has incredible taste in music. Not surprising.

  • @katastrophenschutzwa
    @katastrophenschutzwa Před 7 lety +15

    I was lucky enough to see Clint ruin live in London early 80's. Was an amazing show. Also chatted with him at Marc Almond's opening night at the Fridge in Brixton. A very original talent.

  • @ethansloan
    @ethansloan Před 12 lety +17

    This is the smartest ad campaign I've ever encountered. It's addicting and really makes me want to shop.

  • @MEGASWEDGIN
    @MEGASWEDGIN Před 5 lety +11

    Not too surprised to see how big into soundtracks he is. At least one song off of pretty much every Foetus album I've heard sounds like it belongs in a demented Disney movie

  • @KowankoMusic
    @KowankoMusic Před 6 lety +15

    I met Jim at a Dead Cross show a few months ago. Lovely man! This was really enjoyable.

  • @Daionzrip
    @Daionzrip Před 5 lety +15

    Zappa, Secret Chiefs 3, Univers Zero, Symphonic Music of Yes, Henry Cow, Circle, Lalo Schifrin, Florian Hecker...may be the best batch yet.

  • @Ebbywebby
    @Ebbywebby Před 3 lety +28

    He is so much more talented than Trent Reznor and the Ministry gang, and yet they are miles more famous. Sigh.

    • @Treviscoe
      @Treviscoe Před rokem +7

      I don't know about Ministry, but he's worked with Trent in the past and done remixes of some NIN tracks.

  • @user-pr8ld7sb9g
    @user-pr8ld7sb9g Před 2 lety +5

    JG is a real human being.

  • @PeopleR2sensitive
    @PeopleR2sensitive Před 9 lety +32

    the jaw on this fella

  • @terrypussypower
    @terrypussypower Před 8 lety +12

    I remember walking into LISTEN Records in Renfield ST. Glasgow back in 1981 looking for Gong's "Angel's Egg" and coming out with You've Got Foetus On Your Breath! It was the cover that did it.

  • @barbedwiretumbleweed
    @barbedwiretumbleweed Před 6 lety +6

    I bought a second copy of "Soak" by this man, having lost the first copy moving between countries. It arrived with "To Steve: Best, JGT" written on it. Lovely man.

  • @korndud
    @korndud Před 6 lety +13

    i suddenly have a lot of new music to listen to

  • @mozartfx1
    @mozartfx1 Před 13 lety +18

    These "What's In My Bag" videos are so well done. The editing, all the clips from obscure films, they really are very well made, and I love watching them. Thanks Amoeba!

  • @thehotyounggrandpas8207
    @thehotyounggrandpas8207 Před 2 lety +11

    Tim Smith called this man an influence, you can't get better praise than that.

    • @michaeltozzi3112
      @michaeltozzi3112 Před rokem +2

      Foetus is worthy of laudation

    • @dorengarcia7925
      @dorengarcia7925 Před 10 měsíci +1

      That's interesting. I'm a huge Cardiacs fan, would not have guessed.

    • @thehotyounggrandpas8207
      @thehotyounggrandpas8207 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@dorengarcia7925 Don't ask me where I read it, some obscure interview where Tim mentioned the music he loved (Gentle Giant, Zappa and JG Thirlwell) and when asked if he liked The Beatles he said: "The Beatles? Of course I like The Beatles, everybody likes The Beatles. I once met a man who said that he didn't like The Beatles but I think he was just showing off". I miss Tim Smith.

  • @alaric731
    @alaric731 Před 12 lety +6

    thanks for putting me up of Laddio Bolocko. what an amazing band!!

  • @djpheeze
    @djpheeze Před 10 lety +18

    I started watching Venture Bros about a week ago. Only yesterday I looked up who did the soundtrack, and already JG Thirlwell is well on his way to becoming one of my favourite musicians.

  • @derekarmstrong1408
    @derekarmstrong1408 Před 2 měsíci

    I was living in LA back then, and would have been glad to follow Jim around, buying a copy of whatever he picked out.

  • @dancooperfication
    @dancooperfication Před 9 lety +97

    this guy's thing was balls-out blasphemy and a sound more abrasive than sheet metal being fed through a circular saw before EITHER of those things were fashionable.

    • @Chorkaloopa
      @Chorkaloopa Před 4 lety +5

      The Dadaists and Italian Futurists of the early 20th Century were pretty brazen with noise. Would be something to go back in time to hear that stuff live.

  • @francisbottoni6470
    @francisbottoni6470 Před 5 lety +6

    In 1995-96, he opened for Ministry and did a cover of I Am The Walrus which was nothing short of breathtaking...that Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel record is gnarly good, hey🧠🛸🛸👌💪

    • @abrasionequation4632
      @abrasionequation4632 Před rokem

      I saw him Live at the Satyricon in Portland Oregon in like 96/97 I believe, and I got on my friends shoulders during that song, and I ranked really hard on Jims nipple, and he did not flinch, I was really wasted ( and in hindsight would not have been surprised if he would have gotten pissed, considering how hard I did it)

  • @dzre2087
    @dzre2087 Před 7 lety +25

    THE LOVECHILD OF GINGER BAKER & DARYL HALL

    • @crapitoutjim
      @crapitoutjim Před 6 lety +1

      Empire Goodness ha, ha, ha love it and you're so right. Top comment!

  • @Mahmood42978
    @Mahmood42978 Před 3 lety +9

    his sccent is virtually undetectable now.

    • @davidwilkey7389
      @davidwilkey7389 Před 2 lety +6

      Yeah, I couldn't smell anything while watching.

    • @EvilCat-EnergyCatalyst
      @EvilCat-EnergyCatalyst Před 10 měsíci

      Yeah, I was surprised how much his accent has changed, while Cave still sounds Australian. I could pick out some Australian-coloured pronunciations, like 1:03 "guitaarist", 1:05 "guitaarr" (extended "aaah", rather than American "guitarr"), 1:13 "minimool".

  • @giovannapapi
    @giovannapapi Před 9 lety +5

    I surely wasn't expecting Daisies OST here, keep on J.G

  • @frankbrinkmann2510
    @frankbrinkmann2510 Před rokem +14

    The only Real multi talented music genius to date. No one can hold the candle to J.G.Thirlwells endless creativity. His music is, like Krafterks work, not only music, but a serious piece of great art. His work is absolutely unique

    • @freakbuck
      @freakbuck Před 2 měsíci

      Cough.. Ariel Pink.. Cough

  • @coalhalo
    @coalhalo Před 6 lety +34

    In the beginning when they listed some of the names he has used over the years, I was a bit disappointed that they omitted Wiseblood.
    I'm well aware that he's recorded with lots of people, everyone from Coil to the Melvins, and that Wiseblood consisted of JG and Roli Mosimann. But it was a full-on project that he even toured with. Maybe because there was not a lot of output by Wiseblood is one of the reasons it is often overlooked, but I quite enjoyed it when it came out and I got to see him perform twice as Wiseblood, in NYC and later in DC. Both shows were quite good and I hoped he would have continued with Wiseblood.

    • @Bernholesurfer
      @Bernholesurfer Před 6 lety +4

      I agree, just listened to Prime Gonzola and Where Evil Dwells and damn, what an album Dirtdish is.

    • @dcarwin
      @dcarwin Před 6 lety

      +1 Dirt Dish (and associated 12" and 45s') were epic for me

    • @Casketkrusher_
      @Casketkrusher_ Před 4 lety +1

      I found about him after I heard the cover of Where Evil Dwells by Fear Factory, both versions are insane. But I prefer Metal at all ways. Bought myself the first-press of Dirtdish years ago. Amazing stuff.

    • @jonwcs5842
      @jonwcs5842 Před 4 lety +1

      I printed Wiseblood shirts back in the day. 2 colors, easy & cool

    • @firbhamming2575
      @firbhamming2575 Před 2 lety +4

      Motorslug

  • @JimHarrisArt
    @JimHarrisArt Před 9 lety +10

    Really great choices.

  • @petertaylorarts
    @petertaylorarts Před 4 lety +1

    Oren is incredible. Such a lovely mix

  • @fakeisforf2841
    @fakeisforf2841 Před 7 lety +4

    Man, myth, legend

  • @xTheOxx
    @xTheOxx Před 13 lety +3

    Circle! Excellent pick!

  • @zillzultraboy
    @zillzultraboy Před 13 lety +2

    He had some really dope stuff. I love old soundtracks too!

  • @nickthelick
    @nickthelick Před 5 lety +1

    Remember meeting him in Camden at Dingwalls... he just played with his laptop on stage. There was a powercut! LoL! He was playing support for Earthlings?...

  • @memorythree
    @memorythree Před 9 lety +3

    Univers Zero Heatwave!! Yeahhh!! One of my faves!!

  • @paulsnell534
    @paulsnell534 Před 4 lety +2

    JG Thirwell is like a effing dirty word.... most of it you don't like or you don't wan't to like and most of it is crap and you insist to yourself its crap but it's not...and some you find is fucking awesome and itt sticks with you for most your life once you heard it

  • @johnsummers9660
    @johnsummers9660 Před rokem +1

    Literal legend!

  • @Vulkus
    @Vulkus Před 4 měsíci +1

    Jim can't quite escape his Aussie accent

  • @terrypussypower
    @terrypussypower Před 8 lety +10

    1:50 Didn't know Frank Sidebottom was in "Dr. Phibes Rises Again"!

  • @tuodekab
    @tuodekab Před 9 lety +7

    wow sick picks

  • @shedontanks
    @shedontanks Před 8 lety +6

    If I saw him in Sainsbury's I'd think he looked fairly interesting but I wouldn't know who he was and I wouldn't have suspected it would be him.

  • @JohnLloydDavis
    @JohnLloydDavis Před rokem

    4:02 shows he's a man of impeccable taste and discernment :)

  • @romeosdistress
    @romeosdistress Před 12 lety

    sounds incredibly worth checking out, thanks for the info on that!

  • @mmmmmmmmm95
    @mmmmmmmmm95 Před 8 lety +3

    JG es lo mejor de lo mejor

  • @petermoes1668
    @petermoes1668 Před 6 lety

    Legend, this man!

  • @Hodad3000
    @Hodad3000 Před 6 lety +2

    JG is a genius.

  • @RefluxDetox
    @RefluxDetox Před 11 lety +2

    Jim exudes class.

  • @Daionzrip
    @Daionzrip Před 4 lety +1

    UZ Heatwave and Secret Chiefs 3, Ensemble Ambrosius plays Zappa, Henry Cow ...some good stuff to decorate the inside of yer skull.

  • @gempf
    @gempf Před 7 lety +7

    Lalo Schiffrin es argentino

  • @bbb462cid
    @bbb462cid Před 11 lety +5

    audiophiles go to record stores

  • @MinimunWage
    @MinimunWage Před 2 lety +1

    you know JG is a real one cuz he knows how to pronounce Biollante :D

  • @TheDerrain
    @TheDerrain Před 12 lety

    J'adore!

  • @Casketkrusher_
    @Casketkrusher_ Před 4 lety +6

    This guy looks like a non Thrash version of Dave Mustang.

  • @written12
    @written12 Před 3 lety +3

    Has he lost a good deal of his Australian accident over the years?

  • @kentallard8852
    @kentallard8852 Před 5 lety +2

    that guitar processing sounds like Robert Fripps soundscapes

  • @darcystrutt5192
    @darcystrutt5192 Před 7 lety +1

    Laddio Bolocko& Tim Hecker.. In mine as well

  • @mozartfx1
    @mozartfx1 Před 12 lety +1

    Great jacket.

  • @brettwean4709
    @brettwean4709 Před 4 lety

    Anyone know which Godzilla movie the clip is from?

  • @riniones
    @riniones Před 11 lety +3

    Lalo Schiffrin is from Argentina, J G

  • @AdolfStalin
    @AdolfStalin Před 5 lety +1

    JG Thirwell likes Univers Zero.....that's a thumbs up from me.

    • @AdolfStalin
      @AdolfStalin Před 5 lety

      and Secret Chiefs 3...good stuff.

    • @flashmozzg
      @flashmozzg Před 4 lety

      This video got me into Universe Zero, although I felt it lacked something. And then JG Thirwell released Oscillospira wich was like perfect UZ and the some!

  • @denyspylypenko9091
    @denyspylypenko9091 Před 6 lety +1

    HOLY FUCK THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU AMOEBA !!!

  • @mitchkuhnert
    @mitchkuhnert Před 12 lety +1

    This is easily the craziest bag I've seen and I think I've seen all of them hah

    • @dorengarcia7925
      @dorengarcia7925 Před 10 měsíci

      Mine: Major Parkinson, Cardiacs, Asmus Tietchens Asmus/Hematic Sunsets, John Cooper Clarke, Plaid, John Hassell, 16 Horsepower, Brainiac, City of the Asleep, Fred Eaglesmith, Hermeto Pascoal, Sevish, Stolen Babies, Ivo Papasov, Prent Rogers, Ultra Vivid Scene, Polyrock... and Me.

  • @fantomasxii
    @fantomasxii Před 12 lety

    @Osthropek It's the Intro song for the Venture Brothers. No Vacancy, but it sounds almost exactly like the song Fighteous from the Steroid Maximus album Quilombo.

  • @Jhensy2012
    @Jhensy2012 Před 12 lety

    The "Lord Krishna Von Goloka" CD is by Sergius Golowin; it's a Krautrock classic championed by Julian Cope. Features all those Kosmiche guys including Klaus Schulze.

  • @blastradius9136
    @blastradius9136 Před rokem +3

    Jim Thirlwell is so good at industrial music Trent Reznor copied him lol

  • @Bewohner2000
    @Bewohner2000 Před 12 lety +2

    J.G.Thirlwell, the master of disaster....!

  • @spoontheeuntitled
    @spoontheeuntitled Před 5 lety +1

    0:45 (I thought and saw nothing but a light)

  • @zaidleafar
    @zaidleafar Před 5 lety +1

    Laddio Bolocko!!!

  • @emamusicgeek
    @emamusicgeek Před 13 lety

    Genius.

  • @tangerinedream8987
    @tangerinedream8987 Před rokem +1

    Can someone find the song he composed for the archer dreamland end credit scene? also holy shit this video is old.

    • @SANTOSOSANTOS
      @SANTOSOSANTOS Před rokem +1

      I just binged season 7 and Dreamland.. I literally finished yesterday..very serendipitous comment..lol..right on👍🤘

  • @beautimouscarrot
    @beautimouscarrot Před 11 lety +1

    i met him yesterday at the brooklyn academy of music. a production of einstein on the beach was being put on. he was very quiet and polite. brb downloading all of these

  • @richardmurphy9006
    @richardmurphy9006 Před 9 lety

    YES marches on and on

  • @simonh.2043
    @simonh.2043 Před 5 lety

    A beautiful breaker of rules.

  • @junkreep
    @junkreep Před rokem

    I'm not familiar with his music. Is it the first track on the background a song of his?

    • @TV-lb1wn
      @TV-lb1wn Před rokem +1

      Yes, part of his Venture Bros scoring work. He's been self-releasing (mostly) his own music under various monikers since 1981, but probably best known as Foetus.

  • @dfgoijoi
    @dfgoijoi Před 13 lety

    J.G. Thirlwell !

  • @paulsnell534
    @paulsnell534 Před 4 lety

    not many people will find this...the man is normal!!!!!!

  • @C-Stanz
    @C-Stanz Před 13 lety

    the song at 1:50 is?

  • @brianwarner308
    @brianwarner308 Před 6 lety +2

    lizard stomping music ahahaha

  • @barbedwiretumbleweed
    @barbedwiretumbleweed Před 5 lety

    Whatever JGT likes, I'll try it.

  • @user-hr2ip9mq5h
    @user-hr2ip9mq5h Před 4 lety +1

    Andrew Eldritch would look like JG Foetus Thirwell unless he'll release smth new Sisters. The very same type of face .

  • @jabelsjabels
    @jabelsjabels Před 12 lety

    Man, where is this store?! I have to go there!

    • @Helaw0lf
      @Helaw0lf Před 5 lety

      All in San Fran and Los Angeles areas.

  • @hexus9198
    @hexus9198 Před 5 lety +3

    Finally a bag that doesn’t seem prescripted

  • @brizmap9422
    @brizmap9422 Před 9 měsíci

    He actually busted out the secret chiefs nice

  • @Frogman1212
    @Frogman1212 Před 2 lety

    He looks like Petula Clark singing "Downtown"

  • @Tangento
    @Tangento Před 5 lety +1

    Dude... Zappa, Lalo, SC3, Fred Frith, Univers Zero... I'm adopted, were we separated at birth?

  • @attilafuredi5224
    @attilafuredi5224 Před 2 lety

    Circle is the best!

  • @JUDITH76222
    @JUDITH76222 Před 5 lety

    Este tipo está muy viajado

  • @VendErre
    @VendErre Před 10 lety

    Interesting.

  • @terrypussypower
    @terrypussypower Před 8 lety

    Look at Chris Cutler go at 6:43!

  • @usernamebada42
    @usernamebada42 Před 11 lety

    You guys should get Little Jack Lawrence in for WIMB

  • @KeithOtisEdwards
    @KeithOtisEdwards Před 11 lety +1

    The Symphonic Music of Yes!? Jim! How could you??

  • @blastradius9136
    @blastradius9136 Před rokem

    Univers Zero sounds like old school Goblin.

  • @gustavogabaldo6799
    @gustavogabaldo6799 Před 7 lety

    nice henry cow pic

    • @crapitoutjim
      @crapitoutjim Před 6 lety

      Ann T. Christ Children should be seen and not heard and you are most definitely a child.

  • @MinkyUrungus
    @MinkyUrungus Před 13 lety

    Secret Chiefs 3 shoutout! 2=-D