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Steel Pole Bath Tub was an American rock band, formed in 1986 in Bozeman, Montana, United States, by Mike Morasky (guitar/vocals) and Dale Flattum (bass/vocals).

Steel Pole Bath Tub
Background information
Also known asS.P.B.T., Steelpole Bathtub
OriginBozeman, Montana, United States
GenresNoise rock, hardcore punk
Years active1986–2002
(reunion: 2008)
LabelsBoner, Slash, Alternative Tentacles, Lookout!, Mans Ruin, Sympathy for the Record Industry, Zero to One, Sento, Your Choice, Genius Records
Past membersMike Morasky
Dale Flattum
Darren Mor-X
Nate Howe/Jim Beach
Websitesteelpolebathtub.com

Band history


Darren Mor-X
Darren Mor-X
Dale Flattum
Dale Flattum
Mike Morasky
Mike Morasky

Morasky and Flattum moved the band to Seattle, Washington, where Darren Mor-X (drums) joined the band, before they all moved to San Francisco, California.[when?]

The band became known for their chaotic, noisy style and frequent use of television and movie samples, with several 7" singles and albums on Boner Records, becoming a mainstay of the San Francisco music scene.[1]

Before being signed to Slash Records and releasing their major label debut in 1995,[2] their signing to Slash was part of a mid-1990s free-for-all signing bonanza of alternative rock bands,[2] particularly bands from the Northwestern United States in the wake of the surprising commercial success Geffen Records had with Nirvana,[3] many of which ended in creative and ownership conflicts. Steel Pole Bath Tub and Slash's relationship was no different.[citation needed]

The only album they ever released on Slash contained few samples, which had previously been a staple of the band, at the insistence of Slash's legal department.[2] The band hoped their second album for Slash would be a cover of The Cars' first album in its entirety, but the label would not allow that idea, and then deemed the demos the band submitted (which contained three Cars covers) unlistenable and refused to release them.[2]

The band would not release any more significant material until the rights to the music they recorded for Slash reverted to them 2002.[2] In 2002, the band released those recordings as the album Unlistenable, the title a play on a Slash executives comments on the material,[2] and reformed to play the Beyond the Pale festival at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco in November 2002, where they co-headlined with Neurosis and Tarantula Hawk.[4]

They reunited to play a show at the Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, Oregon on September 4, 2008, as a part of MusicFestNW. The group's song "Train to Miami", from the album The Miracle of Sound in Motion, was featured in a November 2008 television advertisement for the PC and Xbox 360 game, Left 4 Dead.[5] Mike Morasky is also responsible for writing and performing the songs by the fictional band, Midnight Riders, in the game's sequel, Left 4 Dead 2.

Straddling the punk, noise, art and grunge scenes, SPBT was a touring staple. Between the years 1986 and 1997, SPBT shared the stage with dozens of notable bands. From veteran touring bands The Flaming Lips, Sonic Youth, Firehose and Meat Puppets to Bay Area punk bands like Neurosis, Christ on Parade, Jawbreaker, Operation Ivy and Econochrist to noise/art bands such as Melt Banana, Crash Worship, Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 and Ethyl Meatplow, amongst many others. They were also closely associated with the Seattle scene, playing often with such core grunge acts as Mudhoney, L7, Tad, and Hole, and touring Europe with Melvins, as well as performing a notable string of early tour dates with Nirvana. Steel Pole Bath Tub toured the United States incessantly and traversed Europe and Japan several times.


Side projects


The band joined with Jello Biafra[6] to form the group Tumor Circus, releasing a self-titled album in 1991.

Milk Cult, with Morasky and Flattum (and sound man Eric Holland) using the names The Bumblebee and C.C. Nova, released four albums between 1992 and 2000. Their last album, Project M13, was the result of an invitation from the French Government to be guests of the La Friche Art Collective in Marseille.[7]

Novex, a Dale Flattum and Darren Mor-X project, recorded with Vern and Justin at the Unwound farm, which was released as Kleptophonica (2002).[8]

The Hand is a side project including Dale Flattum and Zak Sally of Low.


Discography



Steel Pole Bath Tub



Cassettes


Albums


Eps and singles


Compilations


Milk Cult



Albums


EPs and singles


Tumor Circus



Albums


EPs and singles


Compilations


C.C. Nova



References


  1. "Ep162: Mike Morasky (Steel Pole Bath Tub, Milk Cult)". Protonicreversal.com. 2020-05-02. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  2. Huey, Steve. "Steel Pole Bath Tub". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
  3. Olsen, Eric (2004-04-09). "10 years later, Cobain lives on in his music". Today.com. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
  4. "Beyond the Pale, Day 3". DNA Lounge, San Francisco. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  5. The Second Left 4 Dead commercial, YouTube.
  6. Colin Larkin, ed. (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 424. ISBN 0-7535-0257-7.
  7. Raggett, Ned. "Project M-13". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
  8. Huey, Steve. "Novex". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-07-28.




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