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2 unusual facts about Shellac


Jeff Dean

Producer Steve Albini (Shellac, Big Black) recorded their first two records, 'Arming' and 'Torch Songs'.

Threnody Ensemble

They have also appeared at two All Tomorrow's Parties festivals, in 2002 and 2004 respectively, where they were asked to play by festival curators Shellac and Sonic Youth.


Lakhamandal

According to the local people, this temple and the adjoining area are believed to be where Duryodhana of Mahabharata episode conspired to burn alive the Pandava in the Lakshyagriha house, constructed with shellac.

Mathcore

Math rock groups such as Slint, Don Caballero, Shellac, and Drive Like Jehu have some influence on mathcore, though mathcore is more closely related to metalcore.

RotoSound

This jingle would later be covered by the American band Shellac on their album Excellent Italian Greyhound.

Todd Trainer

He and his dog, along with his band Shellac, were featured in a Dogs 101 episode in 2009 centered on Italian Greyhounds.

His Italian greyhound, Uffizi, inspired the title of Shellac's fourth studio album, Excellent Italian Greyhound.

Totimoshi

Inspired by bands such as the Zappa and Jimi Hendrix, although the 2008 album Milagrosa borrows more from the band Shellac.

Varnish

The source of shellac resin is a brittle or flaky secretion of the female lac insect, Kerria lacca, found in the forests of Assam and Thailand and harvested from the bark of the trees where she deposits it to provide a sticky hold on the trunk.


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