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JG Thirlwell’s Archer Soundtrack Volume 1 finally released!

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Archer Volume 1 is the long-awaited soundtrack album of JG Thirlwell‘s scores for the animated FX series Archer. Thirlwell created the musical score for seasons 7-14 of the series, from 2015-2023.

The album comprises 27 tracks and is drawn from seasons 7-9 of the show. There are 30 tracks on the digital version. The record is released on maraschino red vinyl. Apart from the theme song, Thirlwell performed and produced everything on the album with guest appearances by Marty Ehrlich, Matt Nelson, Steven Bernstein and Simon Hanes

Thirlwell joined the show on season 7 and was able to expand and build on the Archer universe with his musical stylings. The show won an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Animated Program for season 7. You can buy the album on vinyl or digitally here. You can listen to previews here in the mp3 tab.

New Tredici Bacci album featuring JG Thirlwell contributions

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The new Tredici Bacci album ‘Brave New World‘ will be released on March 31 2024. JG Thirlwell co-writes the music on two tracks, ‘Galaxia‘ and ‘Brave New World’, with long-time collaborator (and Bacci band leader) Simon Hanes. Thirlwell also wrote the lyrics on ‘Brave New World’. In addition, Tredici Bacci covers the Foetus classic ‘I Hate You All’, which features a lead vocal performance by JG Thirlwell.
You can order the album here.
In addition Tredici Bacci have a record release show at TV Eye in Queens NY on March 31 2024. JG Thirlwell will be turning up and lending some talents.

JG Thirlwell + Ensemble play in London

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We are thrilled to announce that JG Thirlwell + Ensemble will be performing on August 12 2023 at Bush Hall in London.

JG Thirlwell + Ensemble performs re-imagined chamber versions of songs from the Foetus canon and beyond. The instrumentation is harp, piano, viola/violin, acoustic guitar/bass, percussion and voice.
For the UK premiere of the project, the ensemble will feature Angharad Davies on violin, Tim Parkinson on piano, Emilia Agajew on harp, Simon Hanes (Tredici Bacci) on acoustic guitar and bass and Adam Morris on drums and percussion.Tickets are available here. Photo by Daniel Efram

Xordox live in NYC 11.30.22

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JG Thirlwell’s Xordox will be performing on NYC on November 30 2022 at TV Eye in Ridgewood, Queens. Xordox will be performing material from the albums Omniverse and Neospection. For this iteration of Xordox, JGT will be joined by long-time ally Simon Hanes (Tredici Bacci), with sensational visuals from Sten Backman. The evening will start with a set by Kill Alters (solo), aka the amazing Bonnie Baxter. This is the only Xordox show of 2022! Purchase tickets here.

‘Mortgage’ Live Video by JG Thirlwell + Ensemble

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We just published a video of JG Thirlwell + Ensemble at the Dec 7 2021 concert at Roulette NYC, performing the Foetus classic ‘Mortgage’. This is re-edited from the Roulette Intermedium live stream, with additional footage shot by Gabe Garcia.The ensemble featured Evan Allen on piano, Leah Asher on violin, Rebecca El-Saleh on harp, Simon Hanes on acoustic guitar/bass, Pete Moffett on percussion and JG Thirlwell on vocals. You can watch the video here.

You can also subscribe to the JG Thirlwell YouTube channel.

JG Thirlwell + Ensemble at Bang On A Can Long Play Festival

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JG Thirlwell + Ensemble will be performing as part of the Bang On A Can Long Play Festival on May 1 2022 at Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn. The Festival runs from April 29-May 1 2022 and will feature 60 concerts over three days at  in eight different venues in Downtown Brooklyn. There will be performances by Attaca Quartet, Ashley Bathgate, Balún, Joan La Barbara, Kelly Moran, Matmos, Sun Ra Arkestra, Tristan Perich, Dither & Lee Ranaldo and many more, and works by Anthony Braxton, Arvo Pärt, John Luther Adams, Terry Riley, David Lang, Eliane Radigue, Galina Ustvolskaya, Robert Ashley, Ornette Coleman, Brian Eno, Julia Wolfe and more.

JG Thirlwell + Ensemble play  chamber versions of some Foetus repertoire and will be premiering two new arrangements for the show. With Evan Allen on piano and accordion, Leah Asher on violin and viola, Rebecca El-Saleh on harp, Simon Hanes on acoustic guitar and bass guitar, Pete Moffett on percussion and JG Thirlwell on vocals.

Tickets are available here, and you can receive a 50% discount on tickets by using the code JGTENSEMBLE

‘Pareidolia’ live video by JG Thirlwell + Ensemble

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We just published a video of JG Thirlwell + Ensemble at the Dec 7 2021 concert at Roulette NYC, performing the Foetus classic ‘Pareidolia’. This is re-edited from the Roulette Intermedium live stream, with additional footage shot by Gabe Garcia.The ensemble featured Evan Allen on piano, Leah Asher on violin, Rebecca El-Saleh on harp, Simon Hanes on acoustic guitar/bass, Pete Moffett on percussion and JG Thirlwell on vocals. You can watch the video here.

You can also subscribe to the JG Thirlwell YouTube channel.

JG Thirlwell + Ensemble live at Roulette NYC

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JG Thirlwell + Ensemble played to a packed house at Roulette NYC on Dec 7 2021, performing chamber versions of some Foetus repertoire. With Evan Allen on piano, Leah Asher on violin, Rebecca El-Saleh on harp, Simon Hanes on acoustic guitar/bass, Pete Moffett on percussion and JG Thirlwell on vocals. The video stream of the show is available on YouTube. We will be re-editing some songs with additional footage and enhanced sound, which will be published later. Photo by Dan Efram

JG Thirlwell scores new animated series “Dicktown”

JG Thirlwell has scored the new animated short-form series Dicktown, which airs as part of the live-action/animated hybrid anthology TV series Cake! on FXX. The show premiered on July 9 2020. You can also see it streaming on Hulu.

Dicktown was created by John Hodgman and David Rees, who wrote and star in the series as themselves. Hodgman plays “a grown up boy detective and David is my former high school bully turned partner.” Hodgman is an author who is well known for his appearances on The Daily Show and elsewhere. The show was produced by Floyd County Productions.

Thirlwell produced and performed the noir score at his Self Immolation Studio in Brooklyn, with contributions from guest musicians Pete Moffett on drums and Simon Hanes on guitar.

JG Thirlwell + Ensemble performs in London

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JG Thirlwell + Ensemble will be performing at St Pancras Church in London on April 18 2020.
JG Thirlwell + Ensemble is a chamber group project initiated by Thirlwell in 2018. JG rearranged several pieces from the Foetus repertoire and one Wiseblood song with long time collaborator Simon Hanes (Tredici Bacci) for the instrumentation of harp, piano, viola, acoustic guitar/bass and drums. In February of 2019 they played two sold-out shows at National Sawdust in NYC.
The London iteration of the ensemble will include Manorexia alumni Angharad Davies (viola, violin), Tim Parkinson (piano) and Adam Morris (percussion) along with Thirlwell and Hanes. Tickets are available here

*UPDATE* Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, this show has been postponed indefinitely.