SKERIK

'Skerik' (born Eric Walton) is a saxophonist from Seattle, Washington. Performing on the tenor and baritone saxophone, often with electronics and loops, Skerik is a pioneer in a playing style that has been dubbed saxophonics. He is a founding member of Critters Buggin (including Matt Chamberlain, Brad Houser and Mike Dillon) and Garage a Trois (including Stanton Moore, Charlie Hunter and Mike Dillon; recently featuring Marco Benevento) and has been a member of, performed frequently, or toured with the following: Les Claypool's Fancy Band and Frog Brigade, Midnight Disturbers, Galactic, The Rhythm Section, The Meters, Johnny Vidacovich, Fred Wesley, Mike Clark, The Headhunters, Bobby Previte, Ponga, Joe Doria, Sadhappy, Tuatara (with Peter Buck), Mad Season, Roger Waters and many others.
Skerik leads Seattle-based "punk-jazz" ensemble Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet. Skerik also leads New Orleans-based Maelstrom Trio (including long-time duomates keyboardist Brian Coogan and drummer Simon Lott). The Maelstrom Trio combines disparate elements such as free jazz, funk, metal and textural music.
In Spring 2007, he toured with Mike Dillon and New Orleans bassist James Singleton as The Illuminasty Trio. In Summer 2007 he tours with The Fancy Band.

Contents

Selected Discography

Skerik

with Critters Buggin

with Les Claypool

with Stanton Moore

with Bobby Previte

with others

Interviews/References

External Links

Selected Discography

Skerik

★ 2001: Skerik ''Psychochromatic'' (Skerik Music)


★ 2002: Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet ''Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet'' (Ropeadope)


★ 2006: Skerik ''Left For Dead In Seattle'' (1995-2003 Independent)


★ 2006: Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet ''Husky'' (Hyena Records)

with Critters Buggin

★ 1994: Critters Buggin ''Guest'' (Loosegroove Records)


★ 1997: Critters Buggin ''Host'' (Loosegroove Records)


★ 1997: Critters Buggin ''Monkeypot Merganser'' (Loosegroove Records)


★ 1998: Critters Buggin ''Bumpa'' (Loosegroove Records)


★ 1998: Critters Buggin ''Amoeba'' (Loosegroove Records)


★ 2004: Critters Buggin ''Stampede'' (Ropeadope Records)

with Les Claypool

★ 2001: Les Claypool's Frog Brigade ''Live Frogs Set 1'' (Prawn Song Records)


★ 2001: Les Claypool's Frog Brigade ''Live Frogs Set 2'' (Prawn Song Records)


★ 2002: Les Claypool's Frog Brigade ''Purple Onion'' (Prawn Song Records)


★ 2005 Les Claypool ''5 Gallons Of Diesel'' (DVD - Prawn Song Records)


★ 2006: Les Claypool ''Of Whales and Woe'' (Prawn Song Records)


★ 2007: Les Claypool ''Fancy'' (DVD - Prawn Song Records)

with Stanton Moore

★ 1998: Stanton Moore ''All Kooked Out!'' (Fog City Records)


★ 1999: Garage a Trois ''Mysteryfunk'' (Fog City Records - vinyl)


★ 2002: Stanton Moore ''Flyin' the Koop'' (Verve Records)


★ 2003: Garage a Trois ''Emphasizer'' (Tone Cool Records)


★ 2005: Garage a Trois ''Outer Mer'' (Telarc Records)


★ 2006: Stanton Moore ''III'' (Telarc Records)

with Bobby Previte

★ 1998: Ponga ''Ponga'' (Loosegroove Records)


★ 1999: Ponga ''Remix'' (CD and clear vinyl) (Loosegroove Records)


★ 2000: Ponga ''Psychological'' (P-Vine)


★ 2006: Bobby Previte - Jamie Saft - Skerik ''Live in Japan 2003'' (Word Public - DVD)


★ 2006: Beta Popes ''Live Hate''


★ 2006: Bobby Previte ''Coalition of the Willing'' (Ropeadope)

with others

★ 1992: Sadhappy ''Depth Charge'' (Periscope Records)


★ 1994: Sadhappy ''Before We Were Dead - Live'' (Periscope Records)


★ 1994: Sadhappy ''The Good, Bad and the Skary'' (Periscope Records)


★ 1995: Mad Season ''Above'' (Columbia Records)


★ 1995: Mad Season ''Live at the Moore'' (Columbia Records - DVD)


★ 1996: Tuatara ''Breaking the Ethers'' (Epic Records)


★ 1998: Tuatara ''Trading with the Enemy'' (Epic Records)


★ 2002: Tuatara ''Cinemathique'' (Fast Horse Records)


★ 2003: Black Frames ''Solarallergy'' (Independent)


★ 2004: Crack Sabbath ''Bar Slut'' (Independent)


★ 2007: Hella There's No 666 In Outer Space (Ipecac Records)

Interviews/References

★ Interview by Paul Olsen, October 2006

★ Interview by The Kayceman, October, 2001

★ Skerik Bio from www.syncopatedtaint.com

External Links

Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet

Skerik's MySpace

Critters Buggin

Fansite