Erik Sanko

Erik Sanko
Also known asErik Norse Sanko
Born (1963-09-27) September 27, 1963 (age 61)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)Musician, visual artist
InstrumentBass
Years active1984–present
LabelsJetset Records, Capitol Records, Ipecac Recordings, Arctic Rodeo
Member ofKnife Thrower and SQURL
Formerly ofThe Lounge Lizards, John Cale band, Skeleton Key
Websitewww.phantomlimbcompany.com

Erik Sanko (born 27 September 1963) is an American bass player who has played in The Lounge Lizards,Skeleton Key and currently active in Knife Thrower and SQURL.

Biography

In the past he also worked with notable musicians including Marc Ribot, John Cale, Yoko Ono, Suzanne Vega, Jim Carroll, Gavin Friday, They Might Be Giants, The Melvins, James Chance and the Contortions, Danny Elfman, The Kronos Quartet and members of Enon and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. Besides being a musician, he's also a visual artist who creates marionettes. Erik Sanko is married and works with visual artist/set designer/director Jessica Grindstaff. His work has been reviewed in The Village Voice[1] and The New York Times.[2] In 2007 he, together with Jessica Grindstaff, founded Phantom Limb, a multi-media based theater company for which Erik is primarily composer and puppet maker.

Discography

  • Past Imperfect, Present Tense (Jetset Records, 2001)
  • Puppet Boy (2016)
With John Cale
With Jim Carroll
  • Pools of Mercury (1998)
With Anna Domino
  • Mysteries of America (1990)
With The Fertile Crescent
  • The Fertile Crescent (1992)
With Gavin Friday
With The Lounge Lizards
With John Lurie
With Mono Puff
  • Unsupervised (1996)
With Seigen Ono
  • Nekono Topia Nekono Mania (1990)
With Yoko Ono
With Skeleton Key
With They Might Be Giants
With Suzanne Vega
With John Waite
With others
  • Communication Breakdown (Doppelganger, 1985)
  • Best Wishes (Hajime Mizoguchi, 1988)
  • Stained Glass Sky (Masters of None, 1994)
  • Ô Seasons Ô Castles (Katell Keineg, 1994)
  • Baby Woman (Naomi Campbell, 1994)
  • Dawntown Project (CharlElie, 1995)
  • In Paradisu (Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses, 1996)
  • The Crybaby (Melvins, 2000)
  • Band Mrazem (Emil de Waal / Jonas Johansen, 2000
  • 109 Poèmes Électro (CharlElie, 2000)
  • Answers (Ui, 2002)
  • Joan as Police Woman EP (Joan as Police Woman, 2004)
  • Live+ (Emil de Waal, 2006)

References

  1. ^ Review in The Village Voice
  2. ^ Review of New York Times