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Lineup: Skerik: Saxophone Paul Hinklin: Bass Evan Schiller: Drums Bill Frisell: Guitar Formed by drummer Evan Schiller and monster bassist Paul Hinklin as a "power duo," Sadhappy put to shame the use of "drums n' bass" in other genres of music. Releasing albums on their own Periscope label at the beginning of the Seattle grunge era, Sadhappy pushed the interplay of proggish bass and jazzy drumming to the front of the mix. With their emphasis on bass guitar and song titles like "Home Lobotom...

Lineup:

Skerik: Saxophone
Paul Hinklin: Bass
Evan Schiller: Drums
Bill Frisell: Guitar

Formed by drummer Evan Schiller and monster bassist Paul Hinklin as a "power duo," Sadhappy put to shame the use of "drums n' bass" in other genres of music. Releasing albums on their own Periscope label at the beginning of the Seattle grunge era, Sadhappy pushed the interplay of proggish bass and jazzy drumming to the front of the mix. With their emphasis on bass guitar and song titles like "Home Lobotomy Kit" and "Everybody Thinks I'm an Asshole (But I'm Really Just a Skull Bongo)," comparisons to Primus have been legion. But their roots extend much deeper- namely, to the bass-fronted jazz-rock trio Back Door, which in the early 70s boasted a similar line-up of drums, bass, and sax. Sadly, the band never achieved the success of bands such as Rush, and broke up after only a few years of existence. ~ Paul Collins, All Music Guide and GrampaD Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.