Years active 1994–present | Members Matt Castille | |
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Labels Womb Tunes, Quaquaversal Vinyl, Aether Records, Tekito, Eerie Materials, Niklas Records, Beta-lactam Ring Records Associated acts Ohm (Texas, not to be confused with Ohm), Mazinga Phaser, Brad Laner, Mercury Rev, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti Website vasdeferensorganization.com Past members Jason Cohen
Barbara Cohen
Craig Carlton
Breck Outland
Reagen Boone
Brian Artwick
Doug Ferguson
Jay Jernigan Origin Dallas, Texas, United States (1994) Genres Experimental rock, Avant-garde, Psychedelic rock, Jazz fusion, Musique concrète, Noise rock, Minimalism, Folk music Albums Transcontinental Conspiracy, More Pelvis Wick for the Ba, Zyzzybalubah, Queas and Art, The Idiot Parade | ||
Vas Deferens Organization is an American experimental band and a production team founded in Dallas in 1994 by Matt Castille in association with Christopher Moock, Jason Cohen, Barbara Cohen, Craig Carlton, Breck Outland, and Reagen Boone. In 1995 Eric Lumbleau joined the group. From 1995 through 2007, VDO was a loose collective centered on Castille and Lumbleau and ever-changing collaborators. Christopher Moock reunited with Castille and Lumbleau in 2007.
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They have worked, among many others, with Brad Laner of Medicine fame, Mercury Rev, and Ariel Pink with whom are friends. Pink is also a long-term fan of Mutant Sounds, a blog devoted to esoteric music from various eras and corners of the world, run by Eric Lumbleau and Matt Castille.
Their musical output is extremely diverse, ranging from minimalism, musique concrete, audio montage, raga and ethnic music to krautrock.
Some of their most notable productions include Cruising in the Neon Glories of the New American Night (1996) by Mazinga Phaser (produced by Castille), and Ariel Pink With Added Pizzazz (produced as Vas Deferens Organization). One of the tracks from the latter album appeared in an alternative cut on Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti 2010 record Before Today.
Among their collaborations, the most noteworthy ones would be Transcontinental Conspiracy recorded with Brad Laner with the addition of Jason Russo, Suzanne Thorpe, and Sean "Grasshopper" Mackowiak from Mercury Rev. It was self-released in 1996 on Quaquaversal Vinyl and re-issued in 2011 on Niklas Records with a previously unreleased track, Scheming Foils, that also featured Laner.
Eric Lumbleau, Matt Castille and Christopher Moock have also released their own solo recordings, under monikers of Sound, Muz and Christopher Moock respectively.
Critical reception
While not achieved any sort of commercial success, the band has achieved a critical success.
Studio albums
Collaborations
Produced by
Songs
Whirling DervishSweat Your Cheeses - But Not in My Salad · 1997
Tao City HovercraftSweat Your Cheeses - But Not in My Salad · 1997
Modular SquadSweat Your Cheeses - But Not in My Salad · 1997