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Unextraordinary Gentlemen
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Unextraordinary Gentlemen (UXG) is a musical project formed in Los Angeles in 2005 by bassist/keyboardist Richard Pilawski (previously with the surf punk band Sex with Lurch) & vocalist/lyricist Eric Schreeck to "...explore our love for post-punk, synth-pop, industrial & experimental music combined with the literary genre of Victorian fantasy." The project went public in early 2007, joined by Jennifer Pomerantz (of Demonika & The Darklings) on violin. The band's name is a tongue-in-cheek nod to Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Unextraordinary Gentlemen | |
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![]() From top to bottom: Richard "Professor Mangrove" Pilawski, Jennifer "J. Frances" Pomerantz, Eric "Malcom" Schreeck | |
Background information | |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Years active | 2007-current |
Members | Eric "Malcom" Schreeck Richard "Professor Mangrove" Pilawski Jennifer "J. Frances" Pomerantz |
Website | Official website |
UXG has been called one of the "foremost of the musical assets of... steampunk"[1] and has been interviewed by or featured in several genre and local scene publications.[2][3] Their first CD, 5 Tales from God-Only-Knows received positive reviews from several sources,[4][5] most notably ReGen magazine,[6] Mick Mercer[7] and Sepiachord.[8] Mick Mercer called their second release, No Hands To Guide Us, "most impressive".[9] In December 2011, the 2010 version of their song, "Open Arms, Empty Air" was a Track of the Week on the UK review site, "Keep Pop Loud".[10]