# Bloodloss

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This article is about the Australian band. For the loss of blood, see [Bleeding#Blood loss](/source/Bleeding#Blood_loss).

**Bloodloss** was an Australian [post-punk](/source/Post-punk), grunge band formed in 1982. The original line-up was Martin Bland on drums, Renestair E.J. on guitar and saxophone, Jim Selene on bass guitar, and Sharron Weatherill on lead vocals and guitar. They issued five albums: *Human Skin Suit* (June 1988), *The Truth Is Marching In* (1990), *In-a-Gadda-Da-Change* (1993), *Live My Way* (March 1996) and *Misty* (1996).

## History

Bloodloss was formed in Sydney late in 1982 as a post-punk, grunge band by Martin Bland on drums (ex-Chaos, Head On, Crawling Eye, Acid Drops), Renestair E.J. (née Eric Reynolds) on guitar and saxophone (ex-Head On), Jim Selene on bass guitar (ex-Spell) and Sharron Weatherill on lead vocals and guitar.[1] Bland and Renestair E.J.'s earlier Adelaide-based group, Head On, are described by Australian musicologist, [Ian McFarlane](/source/Ian_McFarlane), as "a loud, Detroit-fuelled punk band in the vein of [The Stooges](/source/The_Stooges) and [MC5](/source/MC5)."[1] Renestair E.J. had relocated to Sydney while Bland remained in Adelaide to briefly join Crawling Eye and then Acid Drops before also moving to Sydney.[1][2]

Bloodloss had a run of temporary drummers prior to Bland joining.[1] [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)'s Ned Raggett described the group's sound as "loud blues/Vegas/punk craziness."[3] Late in 1983, when Stuart Gray (a.k.a. [Stu Spasm](/source/Stu_Spasm)) joined on guitar and vocals, the group changed their name to **Zulu Rattle**.[1][2] They issued a sole track, "Terror Train", on a various artists' compilation album, *Strawberry Hills* (1984), via Green Records.[1] In March 1984 Bland and Gray left to form Salamander Jim alongside [Tex Perkins](/source/Tex_Perkins) and Zulu Rattle disbanded.[1][4]

Bland returned to Adelaide in 1985 where he rejoined Selene, who was a member of Primevils with Dave Mason on guitar and vocals (ex-Head On, Acid Drops) and Su Severin on guitar (ex-Crawling Eye).[1] That line-up issued a single, "I Saw My Name" (November 1986), which was co-written by Bland, Mason, Severin and J Syrokos.[1][5] Bland and Gray formed a noise rock group, [Lubricated Goat](/source/Lubricated_Goat), in 1986 in Sydney.[6] Renestair E.J. joined Primevils prior to recording their debut and sole album, *Chicken Factory*, which was released via [Greasy Pop Records](/source/Greasy_Pop_Records) in May 1987.[1]

Back in 1986 Renestair E.J. and Weatherhill reformed Bloodloss in Adelaide by recruiting Charlie Tolnay on lead guitar (ex-[Grong Grong](/source/Grong_Grong_(band)), also in [King Snake Roost](/source/King_Snake_Roost)), Andrew Stosch (a.k.a. Andrew Foley) on drums and Chris Wiley on bass guitar (from Fear and Loathing).[1][2] They issued a [music cassette](/source/Compact_cassette), *Bloodloss*, in that year.[1][2]

Bland rejoined Bloodloss in 1987 as second drummer with Stosch.[1] They issued an album, *Human Skin Suit*, in June 1988, which McFarlane opined was "a jazzy brand of pre-grunge noise."[1][2] Afterwards Tolnay focussed solely on his work with King Snake Roost, Weatherhill left and Bland shifted over to lead vocals and guitar.[1][2]

The new line-up released a single, "Smell Machine", in March 1989 before Wiley left and Selene returned on bass guitar. In 1990 they issued their next album, *The Truth Is Marching In*, before disbanding in the next year.[1] Bland and Renestair E.J. returned to Lubricated Goat in 1990 in Sydney.[6] Then they relocated to Seattle where they resumed Bloodloss in 1993 with [Mark Arm](/source/Mark_Arm) on guitar and vocals and fellow Australian expatriate, [Guy Maddison](/source/Guy_Maddison), on bass guitar and vocals (ex-Lubricated Goat, Monroe's Fur, Greenhouse Effect).[1][2][6] Arm was a member of Seattle-based grunge band, [Mudhoney](/source/Mudhoney).[1][3][7]

Bloodloss released an album, *Live My Way*, in March 1996, on Warner/Reprise which McFarlane observed provided "delta blues by way of Captain Beefheart and Jon Spencer Blues Explosion."[1] Raggett rated the album at four out of five stars and found the group "dedicated to amped-up, brutally trashy fun... [Arm] steps back from the spotlight except on the hilarious 'The Truth Is Marching In'; otherwise, it's Renestair and Bland's show first and foremost, and they put on a good one."[8]

They followed with *Misty* later that year on Au-go-go Records, it "contained material from 1993–1994 which displayed echoes of Pere Ubu, Thug and all manner of jazz and blues."[1] The group disbanded in 1997.[2] Maddison joined Arm in Mudhoney.[3]

## Members

- Jeremy Bender – drums (1982)
- Duncan Coleman – drums (1982)
- John Gazzola – drums (1982)
- Yvette Ralph – drums (1982)
- Renestair E.J. (née Eric Reynolds) – guitar, saxophone (1982–84, 1986–91, 1993–97)
- Jim Selene – bass guitar (1982–84, 1988–91)
- Sharron Weatherill – lead vocals (1982–84, 1986–88),
- Martin Bland – drums (1982–84, 1987–88, 1993–97), guitar, vocals (1988–91)
- Andre Poublon – drums (1983)
- Stuart Gray (a.k.a. [Stu Spasm](/source/Stu_Spasm)) – guitar vocals (1983–84)
- Andrew Foley (a.k.a. Andrew Stosch) – drums (1986–89)
- Chris Wiley – bass guitar (1986-1988)
- David Creese – drums (1991)
- Rick Bishop – bass guitar (1992)
- [Mark Arm](/source/Mark_Arm) – guitar, vocals (1993–97)
- [Guy Maddison](/source/Guy_Maddison) – bass guitar, vocals (1993–97)

## Discography

### Albums

- *Bloodloss* (1986) – [Greasy Pop Records](/source/Greasy_Pop_Records)
- *Human Skin Suit* (June 1988) – Greasy Pop Records
- *The Truth Is Marching In* (1990) – Aberrant Records
- *In-a-Gadda-Da-Change* (1993) – [Sympathy for the Record Industry](/source/Sympathy_for_the_Record_Industry)[3]
- *Ten Solid Rockin' Inches of Rock Solid Rock 10"* (1994) – Sympathy for the Record Industry
- *Live My Way* (March 1996) – Warner/Reprise[3]
- *Misty* (1996) – Au-go-go Records[3]
- *The Truth Is Marching In 1983–1991* (2× CD compilation, 2010) – [Memorandum Recordings](/source/Memorandum_Recordings)[9]

## References

**General**

- McFarlane, Ian (1999). ["Whammo Homepage"](https://web.archive.org/web/20040405231007/http://www.whammo.com.au/index.asp). *[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Australian_Rock_and_Pop)*. [St Leonards, NSW](/source/St_Leonards,_New_South_Wales): [Allen & Unwin](/source/Allen_%26_Unwin). ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from [the original](http://www.whammo.com.au/index.asp) on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 7 June 2017. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.

**Specific**

1. McFarlane, ['Bloodloss'](https://web.archive.org/web/20040419063214/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=112) entry. Archived from [the original](http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=112) on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

1. ["SA Memory: *Human Skin Suit*"](http://www.samemory.sa.gov.au/site/pagec7fa.html). [Government of South Australia](/source/Government_of_South_Australia). 17 July 2008. [Archived](https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20130902050900/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/127869/20130902-1509/www.samemory.sa.gov.au/site/pagec7fa.html) 2 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

1. Raggett, Ned. ["Bloodloss | Biography & History"](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bloodloss-mn0000053620/biography). [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). Retrieved 7 June 2017.

1. Holmgren, Magnus. ["Tex Perkins"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110805225530/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/c/claptonrichard.html). [Australian Rock Database](/source/Australian_Rock_Database). Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from [the original](http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/c/claptonrichard.html) on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

1. ["'I Saw My Name' at APRA search engine"](http://apraamcos.com.au/search?searchtype=works&keywords=i+saw+my+name). [Australasian Performing Right Association](/source/Australasian_Performing_Right_Association) (APRA). Retrieved 7 June 2017. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' or 'Performer:'

1. McFarlane, ['Lubricated Goat'](https://web.archive.org/web/20040604094048/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=1033) entry. Archived from [the original](http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=1033) on 4 June 2004. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

1. Spin Staff (5 March 2014). ["Exclusive Mudhoney Bio Excerpt: Nirvana and Pearl Jam Tours, Cobain's Death"](https://www.spin.com/2014/03/mudhoney-biography-nirvana-pearl-jam-exclusive/). *Spin*. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

1. Raggett, Ned. ["*Live My Way* – Bloodloss | Songs, Reviews, Credits"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-my-way-mw0000176912). AllMusic. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

1. Bloodloss (2010), ["The truth is marching in : \[1983-1991\]"](http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/195286255), [Memorandum](/source/Memorandum_Recordings), retrieved 7 June 2017

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