Family Fodder

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Real Name:Alig, Ian Hill, Dominique Levillain, Felix Fiedorowicz, Martin Frederix, Bazz Smith, Graham Painting, Mark Doffmann & Lynn Alice.
Profile:Formed around 1975, started release records for Fresh Records (UK) at the end of the 1970's as well as for Crammed in the early 1980's.

Their music is fun feeded, at time intimate, crossover of acoustic and soft rock elements blending it all in mellow punk, illbient kind of new-wave with reggae style dubs of classical music with 'out there' french beat chants or etrange english chansons. Aside of most of original compositions, they also turned Erik Satie or even Franz Schubert in dub, paid tribute for Debbie Harry in a song as well as made a cover (with a dub version) of Blondie's title 'Sunday Girl'. They also dis a nice version of Syd Barrett's title 'No man's land'.
They also released one record bearing 'Frank Sumatra' as name.
Lynn Alice later took the place as lead singer of Dominique Levillain who went into teaching her own creative technique known as Prymary Rhythms (Ryhtmes Premiers).
Aside of this change in members, all above listed are part of the formation but Rick Wilson et Mick Hobbs (Work, The), Charles Bullen, Charles Hayward (This Heat) and David Cunningham or Judy Carter have, at times, taken part in the making of some pieces.

With a gap more than a decade, they are suspected, in some aspects, to have inspired the likes of Stereolab.
Aliases:Frank Sumatra And The Mob
Members:Alig, Felix Fiedorowicz, Graham Painting, Ian Hill, Martin Frederix, Mick Hobbs
Name Variations: All | Family Fodder | Family Fodder And Friends | Family Fodder, The
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Releases:
Playing Golf (With My Flesh Crawling) (7") Parole Records, Fresh Records (UK) 1979
Sunday Girls (A Tribute To Blondie By Family Fodder And Friends) (Vinyl, MiniAlbum) Parole Records, Fresh Records (UK) 1979
Debbie Harrry (7") Fresh Records (UK) 1980
Monkey Banana Kitchen (LP) Fresh Records (UK) 1980
Savoir Faire (7") Crammed Discs, Fresh Records (UK) 1980
Warm / Desire (7") Parole Records, Fresh Records (UK) 1980
Film Music (7") Fresh Records (UK) 1981
Greatest Hits (LP) Crammed Discs 1981
ScHiZoPhReNiA pArTy ! (LP) Fresh Records (UK) 1981
Coral (7") Jungle Records 1982
All Styles (2xLP) Jungle Records 1983
Savoir Faire : The Best Of (CD) Jungle Records 1998
More Great Hits! (2xCD, Comp) Jungle Records 2008
Tracks Appear On:
A Fresh Selection (LP) Savoir Faire Fresh Records (UK) 1981
It's A Crammed, Crammed, Crammed World! (LP) The Big Dig Crammed Discs 1984
It's A Crammed, Crammed, Crammed World! (CD) The Big Dig Tokuma Japan Communications 1988
Ubu Et La Merdre (LP) Is There La MerdRe Aft... In-Poly-Sons 1989
Punks On Drugs! (CD, Comp) My Baby Takes Valium Antidote (3) 1997
Crammed Global Soundclash 1980-89 : Part One : World Fusion (CD) The Big Dig Crammed Discs 2003
Crammed Global Soundclash 1980-89 The Connoisseur Edition (3xCD + Box, Ltd) The Big Dig Crammed Discs 2003
Rough Trade Shops - Post Punk 01 (2xCD) Debbie Harry Mute Records Ltd. 2003
25 Ans Radio Nova (25xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd) The Big Dig Nova Records 2006

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