Pere Ubu
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Art punk, post-punk, art rock
Pere Ubu is a rock group formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1975. Despite a variety of long-term band members, singer David Thomas (Rocket from the Tombs) is the only constant. Describing their sound as "avant-garage,"Pere Ubu's work drew inspiration from sources such as rock music, musique concrète, performance art, and the derelict industrial environments of the American midwest. The group's name is a reference to Ubu Roi, an avant-garde play by French writer Alfred Jarry. They are usually categorized as "underground rock", having rarely achieved commercial success.
The Modern Dance (1978)
Dub Housing (1978)
New Picnic Time (1979)
The Art of Walking (1980)
390° of Simulated Stereo: Ubu Live Volume One (1981)
Song of the Bailing Man (1982)
Terminal tower (1985) '75-'80
The Tenement Year (1988) 2007 Rem.
We Have the Technology (1988) Single
Breath (Don't Let's Talk About Tomorrow) (1989) Single
Cloudland (1989) 2007 Rem.
One Man Drives While the Other Man Screams - Live, Volume Two: Pere Ubu on Tour (1989)
Worlds in Collision (1991) 2007 Rem.
Worlds in Collision (1991) EP
Story of My Life (1993) 2007 Rem.
Folly of Youth See Dee + (1995) Single
Raygun Suitcase (1995)
Datapanik in the Year Zero (1996) BoxSet
Pennsylvania (1998)
Apocalypse Now (1999) Live
The Shape of Things (2000) Live 1976
St. Arkansas (2002)
Why I Hate Women (2006)
Why I Remix Women (2006)
London - Texas (2009) Live 1989
"Long Live Père Ubu!" (2009) with Sarah Jane Morris
Lady from Shanghai (2013)
Live at the Longhorn April 1, 1978 (2013)
Carnival of Souls (2014)
20 Years in a Montana Missile Silo (2017)
