Mario Lalli
| Yawning Man | |
|---|---|
| Origin | La Quinta, California |
| Genres | Stoner rock, Desert rock, psychedelic rock, Neo-psychedelia |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Associated acts | Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Brant Bjork and the Bros, Fatso Jetson, Ten East, The Sort of Quartet, Oddio Gasser, Yawning Sons, Dark Tooth Encounter, Waterways, Noon Day Mad Dogs, Across the River, Orquesta del Desierto, Dead Issue, Family Butcher, Gusto, Vic du Monte's Persona Non Grata |
| Website | www |
| Members | Gary Arce Mario Lalli Bill Stinson Dino Von Lalli |
| Past members | Billy Cordell Larry Lalli Alfredo Hernandez |
Yawning Man is an American experimental rock band from La Quinta, California. The band originally formed in 1986, although they released no studio recordings until 2005. They have been noted to be one of the first influential bands in the desert rock scene.
Yawning Man was born in 1986, founded by members Gary Arce, Alfredo Hernández, Mario Lalli, and Larry Lalli. At this time, the band started to play marathon jams from the garage to the desert. The word spread of these 'generator parties', and large crowds began to show up. Their music heavily influenced the likes of John Garcia, Josh Homme, and Brant Bjork (who would later form the legendary stoner rock band Kyuss) to name only a few. When Hernandez played in Kyuss on their last album '...And the Circus Leaves Town' they recorded a cover of Yawning Man's song "Catamaran".
From 1986-1987 30-40 songs were recorded on 2 different demos but no official Yawning Man material was ever released until 2005. Yawning Man's music began to mutate into strange loops with an almost dark / freeform jazz punk sound, and the name of the band just didn't fit the music anymore. The band changed name to The Sort of Quartet and in the mid 90's released three albums on SST Records and one on German label Hot Wax Crippled Dick. Also during this time the Lalli cousins achieved recognition with their band Fatso Jetson, which briefly included Arce.
In 2005, the first LP 'Rock Formations' was released on the Spanish label Alone Records. Rock Formations is a collection of 10 tracks recorded in late 2004 and described as "a melancholic mix of acoustic space rock with elements of surf music, as well as middle eastern guitar style". Months later,'Pot Head', a 4 track EP, slightly darker, with a heavier tone would be released. In 2006, Rock Formations was re-released with a limited edition bonus DVD recorded at W2 club in Den Bosch (NL), on June 17, 2005, during their European tour.
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