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Sasha Forte

King Missile
Origin New York City, United States
Genres Art rock
Years active 1986-present
Labels Shimmy, Atlantic, Instinct, Important
Associated acts John S. Hall
Dogbowl
Kramer
Bongwater
Hypnolovewheel
Website kingmissile.com
Members Sasha Forte
John S. Hall
Bradford Reed
Past members Dogbowl
Alex DeLaszlo
R.B. Korbet
George O'Malley
Steve Dansiger
Dave Rick
Chris Xefos
David Ramirez
Roger Murdock
Charles Curtis
Jane Scarpantoni

King Missile is an American band that has been led in various incarnations by vocalist John S. Hall since 1986.

In 1985, writer John S. Hall began presenting his work at open mic poetry readings. After three shows, Hall became a "featured" poet at the Backfence, a performance venue in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. In 1986, feeling that "20 minutes of me reading poetry would be totally boring," Hall asked his guitarist friend Dogbowl (Stephen Tunney) to augment his performances with original music. Dogbowl agreed, and with the addition of bassist Alex DeLaszlo, drummer R.B. Korbet, and xylophonist George O'Malley, King Missile (Dog Fly Religion) was born.

In 1987, the band went to the Noise New York studio and in just ten hours recorded and mixed its debut album, Fluting on the Hump. The producer/engineer, Kramer, released the album on his then-fledgling label, Shimmy Disc. The label sent the album to every college radio station that reported to College Media Journal, and the album subsequently performed well on the CMJ charts.


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