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Press
“The unique and complex instrumental combination made for a sound that is just as enigmatic as the band itself.“
Sounds Like
Two saxophone players, two drummers, and front-man Erik Sanko (The Lounge Lizards, John Cale, Yoko One, and James Chance) playing music that is slightly unwieldy, odd and crudely sophisticated, like throwing a knife.
no wave, crude, minimally maximalist
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Band Members
Erik Sanko – Bass & Vocals
Benjamin Clapp – Drums & Percussion
Bob Vaccarelli – Drums & Percussion
Stefan Zenuk – Tenor Saxophone
Jonah Parzen-Johnson – Baritone Saxophone
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Bio
Out of the ashes of the much beloved Skeleton Key comes the stripped down honking of Knife Thrower. Knife Thrower makes music that is slightly unwieldy, odd and crudely sophisticated, like throwing a knife.
Founded by former Skeleton Key frontman Erik Sanko, Knife Thrower draws on his past experiences with James Chance and the Contortions, John Cale, The Lounge Lizards, and Yoko Ono and sounds like the illegitimate offspring of Tom Waits and Phillip Glass.
David Yow of the Jesus Lizard on Knife Thrower: I’m relaxing in my basement when this giant two-headed saxophone with one leg busts through the wall like that f*cking kids drink mascot. Terrified is cute compared to what I was, but to my astonishment, I kinda fell for this sumb*tch hook, line and sinker.
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