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Zen Guerrilla
dirty rockband
Address
United States Of America
E-Mail
Zen Guerrilla [zenguerrilla[AT]aol{DOT}com]
Members

Marcus Durant: vocals
Carl Horne: bass
Andy Duvall: drums
Rich Millman: guitar

History

Originally from Newark, Delaware, where they met in 1990 while attending the University of Delaware.
After graduating, they then moved to Philadelphia for four years, releasing their first few recordings on their own label, Insect.
In 1995, they moved to San Francisco, where they currently live, and began recording for Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label.
Later they recorded for Subpop.
Three of them appear on Jello Biafra's single Jezebel (Alternative Tentacles, 2008, Virus 390).

Discography
Singles
  1. Get It 7" (Insect, 1991, INS01)
      released in a reel-to-reel box with a silk-screened poster inside and a silk-screened cover
    1. Get It
    2. Daddy Longlegs
  2. Vamp 7" (Insect, 1992, INS02)
      released in a reel-to-reel box with a silk-screened poster inside and a silk-screened cover
    1. Vamp
    2. Dead Giveaway
  3. Pull 7" (Union Hall, 1993, cat.no.?)
      limited numbers on white vinyl
    1. Pull
    2. Nile Song (Pink Floyd)
  4. Crow 7" (Union Hall, 1994, cat.no.?)
    1. Crow
    2. Unusual
  5. Trouble Shake 7" (Alternative Tentacles, 1997, Virus 198)
    1. Trouble Shake
    2. Change Gonna Come (Sam Cooke)
  6. Mama's Little Rocket 5" (Allied, 1998, Allied 99)
      one-sided picture disc
    1. Mama's Little Rocket (Little Richard)
  7. Ghetto City Version 7" (Epitaph Europe, 1999, EP1041)
    1. Ghetto City Version
    2. Hungry Wolf (X)
  8. Stereo 7" (Subpop, 2000, SP 511)
    1. The Seeker (The Who)
    2. Half Step
  9. Dirty Mile 7" (Estrus, 2001, ES 7155)
    1. Dirty Mile
    2. Ham And Eggs
  10. Mob Rules 7" (Safety Pin Records, 2001, SP-025)
      Jack Endino is guest on guitar on "The Trooper"
    1. Mob Rules (Black Sabbath)
    2. The Trooper (Iron Maiden)
Splits
  1. Creature Double Feature LP (Dead Beat Records, 1995, cat.no.?)
    1. Zen Guerrilla: tracks ?
    2. Caterpillar: tracks ?
  2. split 7" (Fanboy Records, 2000, FAN #906)
    1. Zen Guerrilla: Pocketful Of String
    2. Bob Log III: Wigglin' Room
Albums
  1. Zen Guerrilla LP (Compulsiv Records, 1993, CPS-0??)
    1. Vamp
    2. Friction
    3. Icy Water
    4. Platinum Cat
    5. Crawl
    6. Solar Station
    7. If 6 Was 9 (Jimi Hendrix)
    8. Daddy Long Legs
  2. Invisible "Liftee" Pad CDEP (Insect, 1996, INS07)
    1. Chicken Scratch
    2. Slip Knot
    3. Wee Wee Hours
    4. Dirty Jewel
    5. Tin Can
    6. Jig-a-Boo (not included on Alternative Tentacles reissue)
  3. Gap-Tooth Clown CDEP (Insect, 1997, INS08)
    1. Auto Pilot
    2. Crow
    3. Lipstick
    4. Gospel Tent
    5. Unusual
  4. Invisible "Liftee" Pad/Gap-Tooth Clown LP/CD (Alternative Tentacles, 1997, Virus 197)
    1. Chicken Scratch
    2. Slip Knot
    3. Wee Wee Hours
    4. Dirty Jewel
    5. Tin Can
    6. Auto Pilot
    7. Crow
    8. Lipstick
    9. Gospel Tent
    10. Unusual
  5. Positronic Raygun LP/CD (Alternative Tentacles, 1998, Virus 211)
    1. Saucers To Ragtime
    2. Trouble Shake
    3. Roachman
    4. She's Radar
    5. Tomato Cup
    6. Fingers
    7. Empty Heart (Rolling Stones)
    8. Swamp
    9. 54 Stars And Stripes
    10. Healing In The Water
    11. 2,000 Watts Over The South Side
    12. Frequency Out
  6. Trance States in Tongues LP/CD (Subpop, 1999, SP 475)
    1. Pins And Needles
    2. Slow Motion Rewind
    3. Mod Riot
    4. Black-Eyed Boogie
    5. Peppermint
    6. What I Got
    7. Cold Duck
    8. Heart Attack
    9. Ghetto City Version
    10. Preacher's Promise
    11. Magpie
    12. Moonage Daydream (David Bowie)
  7. Shadows On The Sun LP/CD (Subpop, 2001, SP 530)
    1. Barbed Wire
    2. Inferno
    3. Staring Into Midnight
    4. Smoke Rings
    5. Graffiti Hustle
    6. Captain Infinity
    7. Subway Transmission
    8. Dirty Mile
    9. Evening Sun
    10. 5th And Cecil B.
    11. Where's My Halo?
    12. Shadows
    13. Zombies And Hobos
    14. Fingers (live at Lowlands)
  8. Zen Guerrilla Soundtrack CD (Insect, 2001, cat.no.?)
      this is a CD of songs written and recorded during the "Shadows On The Sun" sessions, which will be used to score a film Marcus is/was working on
      the film is a visual exploration of the Tenderloin district in San Francisco
      the CD was/is on sale at Zen Guerrilla shows, and the proceeds from the sales will go toward the cost of editing the film
      tracks ?
  9. Heavy Mellow 12" (Flapping Jet Records, 2001, FJ-025)
      picture disc
    1. Ghetto City Version
    2. Trouble Shake
    3. Heart Attack
    4. Old Floor Shiver
    5. Radio Ghost
Compilations
  1. The Virus That Would Not Die CD (Alternative Tentacles, 1998, Virus 209)
      other bands ? their tracks ?
    1. Trouble Shake
  2. Helping You Back To Work Vol. 2 CD (Lockjaw, 1998, cat.no.?)
      other bands ? their tracks ?
    1. She's Radar
  3. Opscene #10 CD (Opscene, 1999, #10)
      free with magazine #73, oct/nov 1999
    1. Slow Motion Rewind
  4. Punk-O-Rama #5 CD (Epitaph, 2000, 6588-2)
      other bands ? their tracks ?
    1. Slow Motion Rewind
  5. A Fistful Of Rock N Roll Vol. 5 LP/CD (Tee Pee Records, 2001, TP-024)
    1. Mod Riot
  6. Flying Side Kick: Home Alive Compilation II CD (Broken Rekids, 2001, SKIP 91)
    1. Crickets And The Sickle
Various

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Links
  1. Zen Guerrilla official website
  2. Zen Guerrilla @ mark's record reviews