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Around this time they also met the mysterious (and perhaps apocryphal) N. Word of the unnamed group's experimentation spread, and in 1969 British guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Philip Lithman, known as Snakefinger, began to participate with them. The Cryptic Corporation has confirmed that their archives contain many tapes dating back decades, but because they were recorded before the group officially became the Residents, the band does not consider them part of its discography. The Residents have acknowledged the existence of at least two unreleased reel-to-reel items from this era, titled The Ballad of Stuffed Trigger and Rusty Coathangers for the Doctor. While attempting to make a living, the group purchased crude recording equipment and began to refine their recording and editing skills, as well as photography, painting, and anything remotely to do with art that they could afford. In 1966, intending to join the flourishing hippie movement, they headed west for San Francisco, but when their truck broke down in San Mateo, California they decided to remain there. Around 1965, they began making their first amateur home tape recordings and making art together with a number of friends. The artists who became the Residents met in high school in Shreveport, Louisiana, in the early 1960s. The earliest known photograph of the group, circa 1969 History 1965–1972: Origins and Residents Unincorporated

The residents theory of obscurity series#

1.8 2017–present: "The Real Residents", Metal Meat & Bone, and the pREServed series.1.6.1 Narrative albums and The Bunny Boy (2006-2009).1.5.1 Return to touring: Wormwood, Icky Flix, and Demons Dance Alone (1998–2005).1.5 1998-2009: New collaborators / The 2nd millennium.1.3.2 The American Composers Series, 13th Anniversary Show, and the end of Ralph (1984–1987).1.3 1981–1990: New technology and live performances.1.2.2 Eskimo, Fingerprince, Duck Stab, & Rise in popularity (1976–1979).1.2.1 Santa Dog, Meet the Residents, Not Available & The Third Reich 'n Roll (1972–1976).1.1 1965–1972: Origins and Residents Unincorporated.The group is noted for surrealistic lyrics and sound, with a disregard for conventional music composition. The Residents' albums generally fall into two categories: deconstructions of Western popular music, and complex conceptual pieces composed around a theme, theory or plot. In 2017, Hardy Fox, long known to be associated with the Residents, identified himself as the band's co-founder and primary composer he died in 2018. In public, they appear silent and costumed, often wearing eyeball helmets, top hats and tails-a costume now recognized as their signature iconography. Much speculation and rumor has focused on this aspect of the group. Throughout the group's existence, the individual members have ostensibly attempted to work anonymously, preferring to have attention focused on their art. They founded Ralph Records, a record label focusing on avant-garde music, in 1972. Pioneers in exploring the potential of CD-ROM and similar technologies, the Residents have won several awards for their multimedia projects. They have undertaken seven major world tours and scored multiple films. Since their first official release, Meet the Residents (1974), they have released over 60 albums, numerous music videos and short films, three CD-ROM projects, and ten DVDs. The Residents enjoyed a cult following and an uncompromised artistic vision, and this entertaining and thought-provoking documentary provides a long-deserved tribute to the band.The Residents are an American art collective best known for their avant-garde music and multimedia works. In this remarkably psychedelic treatment for art eccentric's, "Theory of Obscurity: A Film about The Residents" manages to reveal the artistic side of the band as well as give us a detailed back story through energetic use of the band's archived performances and fan stories. They always perform wearing masks and costumes, which is part of their mystique. Many details surrounding the band are still secret, including the identities of its members. The story of the renegade sound and video art collective from San Francisco spans more than 40 years and is shrouded in mystery. The film is about the obscure underground band The Residents. Directed by Don Hardy Jr., "Theory of Obscurity: A Film about The Residents" will be screened as a part of the !f Istanbul Independent Film Festival.