Sulfur (band)

Sulfur was an American dark cabaret ensemble formed by Michele Amar in New York City in 1991. It was originally an outlet for Amar's solo work until it expanded drastically with the inclusion of seven members and a number of additional side personnel.[1]

This article is about the band. For other uses, see Sulfur (disambiguation).
Sulfur
Background information
OriginNew York City, United States
GenresDark cabaret, experimental rock
Years active1991–1998
LabelsGoldenfly
Associated actsCop Shoot Cop, Ezo, Firewater, The Heroine Sheiks, Motherhead Bug, Soul Coughing, Swans, Virus
Past membersMichele Amar
Neil Benezra
April Chung
Jim Colarusso
Tony Corsano
Mateo DeCosmos
Fiona Doherty
Yuval Gabay
Nick Heathen
Paula Henderson
Shoyo Iida
Dan Joeright
Tokie Koyama
David Ouimet
Heather Paauwe
Norman Westberg

History

Early activity (1991–1994)

Sulfur's beginnings can be traced to a musical project began in 1991 by French musician Michele Amar, who had started composing and recording music under the name Virus. Having moved to New York in 1985, Amar had already built a reputation on the scene for working under producer Roli Mosimann and engineering albums for Celtic Frost, That Petrol Emotion and The Young Gods. In 1992 Amar released the song "Dirt" under the name Virus on the compilation Manhattan on the Rocks released by Pow Wow Records.[2] Amar wanted to perform in a live setting so she enlisted the help of violinist April Chung of Motherhead Bug, drummer Yuval Gabay of Soul Coughing and bassist Adam Nodelman of Missing Foundation. After playing several shows, the band changed its name to Sulfur after being informed that another band had already taken the name Virus.[3]

Musical maturity and Delirium Tremens (1994–1998)

In 1994 the ensemble entered the studio to record "Water Song" and "Nova Sangre" and released the music as a single. At this point the band had been expanded to include Michele Amar, April Chung, Jim Colarusso, Tony Corsano, Yuval Gabay, Nick Heathen, Shoyo Iida and Tokie Koyama.[4] After altering the line-up again, the ensemble released its first and only full-length studio album Delirium Tremens in 1998.[5][6]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Compilation appearances

References
  1. Channing, Kurt (August 28, 1998). "Sulfur: Delirium Tremens". Ink 19. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  2. "Manhattan on the Rocks". Allmusic. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  3. Keating, Matt (2006). "Artists: Sulfur". Goldenfly Records. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  4. "Sulfur: Delirium Tremens". babysue. June 1998. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  5. "Sulfur: Delirium Tremens". Perte & Fraca. November 12, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  6. "Sulfur: Delirium Tremens > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
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