Top Backworld Albums
click on the album covers to see backworld lyrics inside the album
For the Life of the World
For the Life of the World
[2023]
The Fourth Wall: Live at Bloomsbury Theater, London
The Fourth Wall: Live at Bloomsbury Theater, London
[2021]
Sacred & Profane Songs
Sacred & Profane Songs
[2020]
Come the Bells
Come the Bells
[2011]
Good Infection
Good Infection
[2008]
Of Silver Sleep
Of Silver Sleep
[2001]
Anthems from the Pleasure Park
Anthems from the Pleasure Park
[1999]
Isles of the Blest
Isles of the Blest
[1998]
Holy Fire
Holy Fire
[1996]
Related Information for Backworld
Joseph Budenholzer grew up in Nebraska, immersed in the rural lore and religious traditions of the region. As a boy he attended parochial school where he was taught by nuns to play guitar for folk Mass. In addition to leading a string of local bands, he also joined The Omaha Magic Theatre, an offshoot of The Open Theatre in New York, as composer in residence. He eventually left Nebraska and set out for New York City arriving in the East Village in the mid-1980s. Soon after he began participating in readings at St Mark's Poetry Project and before long he was collaborating with dance performer, Brian Moran (Blood Boy) creating sampled soundscapes for confrontational Actionist assaults. This led into the Cinema of Transgression scene wher... read more
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