Infectious Grooves

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Infectious Grooves
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Frontman Mike Muir
Background information
Origin Venice, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres Funk metal [1] [2]
Years active1989–present (on hiatus 2000–2008)
Labels
Spinoff of Suicidal Tendencies
Members
Past members

Infectious Grooves is an American funk metal supergroup led by vocalist Mike Muir and initially a side project from his group Suicidal Tendencies. The current lineup also includes guitarists Dean Pleasants and Dave Kushner, bassist Robert Trujillo, and drummer Jay Weinberg. To date, the project released four albums between 1991 and 2000.

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Muir and the band appear in the 1992 film Encino Man , playing the song "Feed The Monkey" during the film's prom scene finale. [3]

Though Muir's sense of humor was often obvious with Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves often brought out a goofier type of humor, incorporating comedy skits involving an anthropomorphic reptile named Sarsippius. [4] A mascot costume of Sarsippius was later created and often appeared during the band's live performances. [5]

The Infectious Grooves were on hiatus between the release of their fourth album, 2000's Mas Borracho, and 2007, while the band's personnel were busy with other projects. According to Muir, Infectious Grooves had been working on new material. [6] In April 2008 the band began a one-month tour across Europe, featuring Stephen Bruner on bass, Eric Moore on drums, Dean Pleasants, and Tim Stewart on guitars.

Most of the band's original lineup reunited for the Orion Music + More festival in June 2013, with ex-Faith No More guitarist Jim Martin filling in for Adam Siegel. [7]

The band is touring in 2024 with Dave Kushner on guitar and Jay Weinberg on drums. [8]

Band members

Current members

Former members

Touring member

Timeline

Infectious Grooves

Discography

YearTitleLabelUS Billboard peak [9] FormatOther information
1991 The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move... It's the Infectious Grooves Epic 198CD
  • Debut album
  • The second track, "Therapy", features backing vocals by Ozzy Osbourne.
1993 Sarsippius' Ark Epic 109CD
1993The Great Infectious Cover-Up Epic UnchartedCD
1994 Groove Family Cyco Epic UnchartedCD
1997 Friends & Family, Vol. 1 SuicidalUnchartedCDCompilation featuring three IG tracks
1999 Cyco Miko - Schizophrenic Born Again Problem ChildSuicidalUnchartedCDCompilation featuring two IG tracks and two 'Suicidal Grooves' tracks
2000 Mas Borracho SuicidalUnchartedCD
2001 Friends & Family, Vol. 2 SuicidalUnchartedCDCompilation featuring three IG tracks
2008 Year of the Cycos SuicidalUnchartedCDCompilation featuring three IG tracks
2020Take U on a Ride (EP)UnchartedEP

References

  1. ↑ Harrison, Thomas (2011). Music of the 1980s. ABC-CLIO. p. 64. ISBN   978-0-3133-6600-0. A side project, Infectious Grooves, embraced funk metal in its brief period of fondness in the early 1990s.
  2. ↑ Childers, Chad (October 23, 2013). "Favorite Robert Trujillo Song – Readers Poll". Noisecreep . Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ Encino Man - Original Soundtrack | Album | AllMusic , retrieved December 22, 2024
  4. ↑ Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 176/7. ISBN   0-85112-656-1.
  5. ↑ "Infectious Grooves The Whisky-A-Go-Go 1/31/2014". Heavy Metal Hill. February 1, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SUICIDAL TENDENCIES: New Album Is 'Sounding Great' Archived December 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "Infectious Grooves at Orion Music + More 2013". Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Infectious Grooves' 2024 Reunion Shows with Jay Weinberg". February 7, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Artist Chart History - Infectious Grooves". Billboard.com . Retrieved February 18, 2007.
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