God Is My Co-Pilot (band)

God Is My Co-Pilot is a queercore band from New York City that has been recording and playing since 1991. Their music has been variously described as experimental, noise rock, hardcore punk and avant jazz. "Stay Free" zine said of the music, "We hear a new sound, 'free punk' we'll call it." The band themselves disliked that phrase, preferring not to classify their music at all.

The two main members are Sharon Topper, vocalist, and Craig Flanagin, guitar. The band is often joined by guest musicians such as John Zorn, Jad Fair, and many others. Members have included Fly on high-end bass, Daria Klotz on low-end bass and Fredrik Haake on drums. They have toured and played with bands such as Melt Banana, a noise rock group from Japan.

The band's lyrics frequently address themes of sexuality and gender. The band states, "...We're co-opting rock, the language of sexism, to address gender identity on its own terms of complexity...", in their song "We Signify". They occasionally sing in languages other than English; some of their output has been in French, Yiddish, German and Finnish, among others. They are extremely prolific and have released many recordings, all on independent record labels.

Discography

Albums

*"I Am Not This Body" (1992) Making Of Americans
*"Speed Yr. Trip" (1992) Making Of Americans
*"Straight Not" (1993) Outpunk
*"Tight Like Fist" (1993) Knitting Factory
*"How To Be" (1994) Making Of Americans
*"Mir Shlufn Nisht" (1994) Avant Records
*"Sex is For Making Babies" (1994) Disques Du Soleil Et De L'acier
*"Neko No Akubi: Nihon No Fi" (1995) Making Of Americans
*"Puss 02" (1995) Dark Beloved Cloud
*"The History of Music vol. 1" (1995) Meldac Records
*"The History of Music vol. 2" (1996) Meldac Records
*"Peel Sessions" (1997)
*"Je Suis Trop Content" (1997)
*"Get Busy" (1998) Atavistic Records

ingles

*"Songs of Praise" (1991)
*"Refused Medical Attention" (1991)
*"On A Wing And A Prayer" (1992) Funky Mushroom
*"Gender is As Gender Does" (1992)Funky Mushroom
*"How I Got Over" (1993) Ajax Records
*"My Sinister Hidden Agenda" (1993) Blackout Records
*"Pissing and Hooting" (1993) Dark Beloved Cloud
*"Illusions Of Secrecy" (1993) Dark Beloved Cloud
*"When you See This Remember Me" (1993) Dark Beloved Cloud
*"Probable Cause"; "Life under Occupation"; "Held Down" God Is My Co-Pilot/ Fifth Column split single (1993) Outpunk
*"Ykt Flot!" (1993)
*"Sharon Quite Fancies Jo" (1994) Soul Static Sound
*"This Is No Time To Be Frail" (1994) Rough Trade Records
*"Kitty Bait" (1994) Ajax
*"Butch Flip" God Is My Co-Pilot/ Melt Banana split single (1994)
*"An Appeal To Reason" (1995) Runt Records
*"Ootko sä poika vai tyttö?" (1995) Trash Can
*"God Is My Co-Pilot / Bz Bz Ueu" split 7" (1998) (Music à la Coque)
*"Erase-yer-head" #9 split EP with Melt Banana, Tear of a doll, Camp Blackfoot, God Is My Co-Pilot (1999) Pandemonium

ee also

* List of noise musicians
* Hattifatteners

External links

* [http://allan.hise.org/godco/index.html God Is My Co-Pilot Runway]