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Foetus   / artists (F) Real Name: James George Thirlwell (also Jim Thirlwell or J.G. Thirlwell) Profile: Native of Melbourne, Australia, J.G. (James George) (Jim) Thirlwell conceived the basic Foetus concept, when he relocated to London in 1978. His first appearance on record is with the post-punk synth-pop group pragVEC; the first Foetus release "OKFM / Spite Your Face" appeared in January 1981 on Thirlwell's own Self Immolation label. Relocated this time to New York City in 1984, he operates since then under many monikers: mainly Foetus, but also Wiseblood (with Roli Mosimann of Swans), Steroid Maximus, Garage Monsters (with skater artist The Pizz), Flesh Volcano (teamed with Marc Almond of Soft Cell), Baby Zizanie (a duo with "Cripple" Jim Coleman of Cop Shoot Cop), DJ Otefsu (his DJ'ing alter-ego), and Manorexia. Thirlwell has also produced, (re)mixed and/or performed on vast quantities of recordings including many of the releases on Lydia Lunch's Widowspeak label and artists as diverse as The The, Nurse With Wound, Pantera, Virgin Prunes, Nine Inch Nails, White Zombie, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Coil, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Arto Lindsay, Marc Almond, Front 242 and countless others. Thirlwell did the voice-overs for MTV Sports and his music has been used in numerous MTV series shows (i.e.: The Real World, Road Rules), has composed music for The Venture Bros. on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, and composed "bumpers" (30-second lead-in / lead-out music) for M2 / MTV2. URLs: http://www.foetus.org http://www.myspace.com/foetus Aliases: Bubba Kowalski, Clint Ruin, Frank Want, J.G. Thirlwell, Karl Satan And The Transvestites From Hell, Manorexia, Phillip Toss, Steroid Maximus Name Variations: All | Foetus | F.A.T. | Foetus All Nude Revue, The | Foetus All-Nude Revue, The | Foetus And The Transvestites From Hell | Foetus Art Terrorism | Foetus Über Frisco | Foetus Eruptus | Foetus In Excelsis Corruptus Deluxe | Foetus In Your Bed | Foetus Inc. | Foetus Interruptus | Foetus Nude Revue, The | Foetus Of Excellence, The | Foetus Over Frisco | Foetus Uber Frisco | Foetus Under Glass | Fœtus | J. Foetus | Jim Foetus | Jim Foetus And The Transvestites From Hell | Philip & His Foetus Vibrations | S.F.O.T.W. | Scraping Foetus Off The Void | Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel | You've Got Foetus On Your Breath

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Richard_23, Jan 27, 2005

Foetus is not "huge," relatively speaking, because the industry does not view Thirlwell's gift as a commercial product that can be sold (dumped) in bulk like "hit" driven top-40 drivel. JGT launched and released material on Self Immolation when existing labels expressed no interest in his recordings. He somehow managed to be every bit as powerful and uncompromising live when I saw him in Seattle maybe eight years ago. The boot shaped bruise on my former roomate's forehead from a Clint Ruin headkick was enough to get me to the next show. Oh yeah, baby!

"I'll Meet You in Poland Baby," "Anything," "The Throne of Agony," Wiseblood's "0-0 Where Evil Dwells" are personal favorites that never get old. "Wash It All Off" and dammit, every Foetus track deserves special mention as well. Thirlwell is the real deal: authentic, original, unforgettable.

Helpful tip for virgins: It's not loud enough, turn it up. That's why you're perplexed. You'll know when it's right, you'll feel it.

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