Blarf

Cease & Desist
Studio album by BLARF
Released	June 26, 2019
Genre	Plunderphonics; experimental; avant-garde jazz; alternative hip hop; noise; glitch;
Length	27:48
Label	Stones Throw Records
Producer	BLARF

BLARF
EP by Eric Andre and The First Seed
Released	December 25, 2014
Genre	Alternative hip hop; industrial hip hop; electronic;
Length	6:20
Label	Self-released
Producer	The First Seed

BLARF
BLARF
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts (band); Los Angeles, California (solo);
Genres	Plunderphonics; experimental; avant-garde jazz; alternative hip hop; noise; glitch;
Years active	Early 2000s (band); 2014, 2019 (solo);
Labels	Stones Throw
Associated acts	The First Seed
Website	blarf.bandcamp.com
Members	Eric Andre

Blarf (stylized in all caps) is a musical side project by American comedian Eric Andre. Blarf was originally a band consisting of Andre and other unnamed bandmates, but it quickly disbanded. In 2019, Andre revived the name of the band as a solo act, yet still acting as a band, and released the album Cease & Desist through Stones Throw Records.

History

After Eric Andre enrolled at the Berklee School of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, he formed the band Blarf with the goal of mimicking the styles of Frank Zappa and the Beastie Boys. The band was however short-lived due to the band's drummer getting "married at 18 to an extremely pro-life woman," and they had made a song called "I Love Abortions".[1]

On December 25, 2014, Andre independently released a collaborative EP with Canadian record producer The First Seed, titled BLARF.[2]

On June 6, 2019, it was announced that Blarf, a new artist signed to Stones Throw Records, would be releasing his debut studio album Cease & Desist on June 26. Blarf was soon rumored to be an alias of Andre, however Blarf denies it. Andre as himself even insists they are not the same person, writing on Twitter "People are confusing this guy BLARF on @stonesthrow for me!".[3]

The lead single to the album, "Badass Bullshit Benjamin Buttons Butthole Assassin", was released on June 18 with an accompanying music video.[4] Cease & Desist was then released as scheduled on June 26, 2019, through Stones Throw.[5] The album is heavily sample-based and contains elements of plunderphonics and noise music. Music videos for tracks "Banana" and "Boom Ba" were released on July 31 and August 12, 2019, respectively.

Andre performed live as Blarf for the first time on July 6, 2019, in Los Angeles with fellow experimental musicians Thundercat, DOMi and JD Beck.[6] For his rare public appearances, he is seen wearing a Ronald McDonald costume as seen on the Cease & Desist cover art.

Discography

Blarf (stylized in all caps) is a collaborative EP by American comedian Eric Andre and Canadian electronic musician The First Seed. It was uploaded to The First Seed's Bandcamp on December 25, 2014.

Track listing

All tracks written by Eric Andre and produced by The First Seed.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"iSteal"	1:01
2.	"Who I Am"	1:14
3.	"Wickedpedia"	1:39
4.	"Beef Patty"	2:23

Cease & Desist is the debut studio album by Blarf, the experimental musician alter-ego of American comedian Eric Andre. It was released on June 26, 2019, by Stones Throw Records.

Track listing

All tracks written and produced by Eric Andre as Blarf.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Badass Bullshit Benjamin Buttons Butthole Assassin"	3:57
2.	"Save it Babe"	1:41
3.	"Banana"	2:48
4.	"Like That"	0:32
5.	"I Dunno"	0:36
6.	"Hella Rhymes"	1:00
7.	"I Worship Satan"	12:39
8.	"Boom Ba"	3:05
9.	"The Me in Me"	1:35

References

Weiss, Jeff (September 12, 2012). "Comedian Eric Andre trained at Berklee and had a band called BLARF". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
"Eric Andre & The First Seed: BLARF". thefirstseed.bandcamp.com. December 25, 2014. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
Bloom, Madison (June 6, 2019). "BLARF—Who Denies He Is Actually Eric André—Announces New Album on Stones Throw". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
Slingerland, Calum (June 19, 2019). "Blarf's Video for "Badass Bullshit Benjamin Buttons Butthole Assassin" Is Wild as Hell". exclaim. Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
Sacher, Andrew (June 26, 2019). "BLARF, who may or may not be Eric Andre, releases debut album". Brooklyn Vegan. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
Slingerland, Calum (June 11, 2019). "Here Are All the Details for Eric Andre's Blarf Album". exclaim. Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.

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[1] Weiss, Jeff (September 12, 2012). "Comedian Eric Andre trained at Berklee and had a band called BLARF". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.

[2] "Eric Andre & The First Seed: BLARF". thefirstseed.bandcamp.com. December 25, 2014. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2019.

[3] Bloom, Madison (June 6, 2019). "BLARF—Who Denies He Is Actually Eric André—Announces New Album on Stones Throw". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2019.

[4] Slingerland, Calum (June 19, 2019). "Blarf's Video for "Badass Bullshit Benjamin Buttons Butthole Assassin" Is Wild as Hell". exclaim. Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.

[5] Sacher, Andrew (June 26, 2019). "BLARF, who may or may not be Eric Andre, releases debut album". Brooklyn Vegan. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.

[6] Slingerland, Calum (June 11, 2019). "Here Are All the Details for Eric Andre's Blarf Album". exclaim. Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.