Group

The Nation of Ulysses

From
Washington, D.C., United States
Active
1988–1992
Releases
5
  • post-hardcore
  • art punk
  • noise rock

About

The Nation of Ulysses was an American punk rock band from Washington, D.C., formed in spring 1988 with four members. Originally known as simply Ulysses, the first mark of the group consisted of Ian Svenonius on vocals and trumpet, Steve Kroner on guitar, Steve Gamboa on bass guitar, and James Canty on drums. Tim Green joined the band late in 1989 as a guitarist and the band became "Nation of Ulysses." Nation of Ulysses disbanded in the autumn of 1992, having failed to complete their third album. After the breakup, Svenonius, Canty, and Gamboa went on to form the short-lived Cupid Car Club and Make-Up. Tim Green went on to join the Young Ginns, the Fucking Champs, and later Concentrick, a solo project with a focus on ambient music.

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Nation of Ulysses was known for their far-left politics, their extremely physical live performances, and their unique take on punk culture and fashion. In total, Nation of Ulysses released three full-length albums, and two vinyl EPs released on Dischord Records, and were featured on a number of compilation albums on a variety of record labels.

From The Nation of Ulysses on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Discography

Albums 2
EPs 2
Compilations 1

Links

Also known as

Nation of Ulysses

Tags

  • dc indie

Identifiers

ISNI
000000009093160X

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