Allá are about to release a mini-album of cover versions, entitled Digs and recorded as a tribute to artists who have inspired them: Faust, The Residents, John Cale/Terry Riley, Mexican psych-rock band from the '70s Los Dug Dugs, and Kanye West.
Other mysteries explored in the series include Mount Weather, the number stations, backmasking on records, the secrets of Scientology, the true identities of The Residents, the initiation rites of the Freemasons and of college fraternities, anti-counterfeiting devices on money and documents, and the magic of David Copperfield.
It was Frith's fifth solo album, and was originally released in the United States on LP record on The Residents' Ralph record label.
Freak Show marked the beginning of The Residents' obsession with emerging computer technology in the 1990s.
The Residents also co-wrote the songs "Eva's Warning" and "Bring Back Reality."
Philip Charles Lithman AKA Snakefinger was a posthumous collection released by The Residents' fan club organization, Uncle Willie's Eyeball Buddies, or UWEB.
The material comprises Snakefinger's first single and tracks from his first two albums co-written with The Residents for Ralph Records.
Snakefinger, a long-time friend and collaborator of The Residents, was encouraged by the group to record his own material for their label.
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The Residents co-produced the single, performing backing instrumentation, and the b-side "Smelly Tongues" is a cover version of a song from the Residents' first album, Meet The Residents.
In 2001, The Residents released their ambitious Icky Flix project on DVD and CD, the DVD featuring their classic music videos with the option of a brand new soundtrack.
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In 1984, The Residents discovered that the state of video technology had advanced to the point where they could salvage their old 1/2" Vileness Fats work and transfer it to VHS.
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Vileness Fats dominated The Residents' lives for the four years that it was in production.
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Vileness Fats is an unfinished film project of avant-garde band The Residents, filmed primarily from 1972 to 1976.
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Without a film company in control of the project, The Residents were free to exercise their artistic expression, something they felt was very important.
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The Residents had just moved into a studio at 20 Sycamore Street, San Francisco, which featured a completely open ground floor, perfect, it seemed, for a sound stage.
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The 12 Days of Brumalia was an internet event presented by The Residents and Residents.com that resulted in an album of the same name.
There was also a soundtrack album (The Residents Have A Bad Day, East Side Digital EDS 81202) and some of the game's visuals were brought together in full resolution on The Residents' Icky Flix DVD.
After leaving Dead Kennedys, 6025 is rumored to have briefly played with The Residents before being replaced by Philip "Snakefinger" Lithman.
The remaster includes an extra track, named "Hello Skinny/Constantinople", a cover of the tracks "Hello Skinny" and "Constantinople" by The Residents.
Gunter Segers is a Belgian children's book author and illustrator, and contributed animations to The Residents DVD The Commercial Album, released in 2004.
It was produced by Thomas Stern of Crime & the City Solution and features guest appearances by Jessie Evans (formerly of Subtonix, Autonervous, and The Vanishing), Toby Dammit (Swans, The Residents, and Iggy Pop), and Bryan Black (Motor).
They were "discovered" by The Residents when Brian dropped off a tape at their Ralph Records headquarters in San Francisco, during a visit to the U.S. After being signed to Ralph, they collaborated with The Residents on Title in Limbo.
The 30 minute animated musical took 6 years to produce, involved three countries (The Netherlands, Belgium and France) and had an impressive voice cast including Terry Gilliam, Tom Waits, The Residents and The Dø.
In Matt Howarth's comic Stalking Ralph, the musical group The Residents are portrayed as being created by a "Rozz Tox Virus", whose ultimate goal is to constantly mutate to avoid becoming part of mainstream culture.
The video was directed by Graeme Whifler, who gained notoriety for directing music videos for bands such as The Residents, Renaldo and the Loaf, Yello, Tuxedomoon, Mx-80 Sound, Snakefinger and many other artists on the Ralph Records label.
Other cover versions were recorded by The Residents on The Third Reich 'n Roll (1976), Spanish disco group Baccara on their 1978 album Light My Fire, rockabilly band Elvis Hitler on their 1992 album Supersadomasochisticexpialidocious, and experimental rock band Tub Ring on their 1995 album ...And the Mashed Potato Mountain Etiquette.