Tuxedomoon
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: 1977 in San Francisco, California, United States
- Active: 1977 - present
Biography
Tuxedomoon are an American experimental group formed in San Francisco in 1977 by Steven Brown and Blaine L. Reininger, joined by Peter Principle in 1979 and Luc Van Lieshout in 1983. Based in Europe from the 1980s, they released 'Half-Mute' in 1980, 'Desire' in 1981 and 'Holy Wars' in 1985, mixing post-punk, electronics and cabaret. Brown, Reininger and Van Lieshout remain the performing core after Principle's death in 2017.
Genres
Tuxedomoon Discography
- No Tears (1978) - EP - rated 3.7/5
- Scream With a View (1979) - EP - rated 3.56/5
- Half-Mute (1980) - Album - rated 4.2/5
- Desire (1981) - Album - rated 4.09/5
- Music From the Ballet Divine by Maurice Bejart (1982) - Album - rated 3.72/5
- Holy Wars (1985) - Album - rated 3.86/5
- Ship of Fools (1986) - Album - rated 3.26/5
- You (1987) - Album - rated 3.03/5
- The Ghost Sonata (1991) - Album - rated 4.01/5
- Cabin in the Sky (2004) - Album - rated 3.63/5
Members
- Steven Brown - saxophone, clarinet, keyboards, vocals (1977–Present)
- Blaine L. Reininger - violin, guitar, keyboards, vocals (1977–1983; 1998–Present)
- Luc Van Lieshout - trumpet, harmonica (1983–Present)
- Peter Principle - bass, guitar, keyboards (1979–2017)
- Winston Tong - vocals (1978–1985)
- Ivan Georgiev - keyboards, multi-instruments (1986–1987)