# Federation X > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Federation_X > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Federation_X.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_X > Source revision: 1324954537 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Federation X** or "FED X" is an American rock band, originally formed in [Bellingham, Washington](/source/Bellingham,_Washington), founded by Ben Wildenhaus (guitar), Bill Badgley (guitar, vocals), and Beau Boyd (drums) in 1998.[1] ## Career In 1999, the band released a self-titled LP on its own Molasses Manifesto Records, then followed it in 2001 with *American Folk Horror*, recorded by Tim Green at Louder Studios in San Francisco and released by Bellingham's [Estrus Records](/source/Estrus_Records). In 2003, Estrus released *X Patriot*, recorded by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago. In 2005, Estrus released *Rally Day*, recorded by Ryan Anderson at MARS Studio in Bellingham. Wantage USA released *Rally Day* on vinyl.[2] In 2006, Josh Holland of Dog Shredder joined the band for a West Coast tour and at a recording session at MARS Studio, which produced the songs "Only Fool" and "Chinese Food and Vietnam," released as a 7-inch on Recess Records in 2012.[3] In March 2013, Federation X recorded its fifth studio album with Deaf Nephews recording and producing at Entourage Studios in Los Angeles. Entitled *We Do What We Must*, it was released in 2013 on [Recess Records](/source/Recess_Records) and the band's own Molasses Manifesto.[4] Wildenhaus performs solo under the name Ben von Wildenhaus'[5] while Boyd has a side project called Zorbatron.[6] Badgley, under the name William E. Badgley, owns and operates Molasses Manifesto,[7][8] a company that produces films, books, music, and art and is responsible for the film *Kill All Redneck Pricks: A Documentary Film about a Band Called KARP*.[9] Badgley also owns and operates The Documentary Center [10] in Bellingham, Washington, and performs with the electronic band Part Wolf.[11] ## Discography ### Albums - *Fighting Words* (1998) Cassette-Only, Molasses Manifesto - *Federation X* (1999) - *American Folk Horror* (2001) - *Z Montany +2*, Tour-Only CD, Self-Released with Irritant Records - *X Patriot* (2003) - *Rally Day* (*2*005) - *We Do What We Must* (2013) ### Singles - "Only Fool" / "Chinese Food and Vietnam" (2013) ## References 1. Williams, Bradley. ["Greetings From Landalu"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130522152452/http://www.razorcake.org/interviews/greetings-from-landalu-a-few-months-of-an-e-mail-interview-with-dirty-bill-of-federation-x). Razorcake. Archived from [the original](http://www.razorcake.org/interviews/greetings-from-landalu-a-few-months-of-an-e-mail-interview-with-dirty-bill-of-federation-x) on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013. 1. Neddal, Ayad. ["Blabbing With Federation X"](http://www.korperschwache.com/dead/archive/interviews/federationx_interview.html). Dead Angel #60. Retrieved 19 April 2013. 1. ["FEDERATION X - The Only Fool Is You (7-Inch+DL)"](https://www.recessrecords.com/product-page/federation-x-the-only-fool-is-you-7-inch-dl). *Recess Records*. Retrieved 2022-04-09. 1. Nokes, Emily. ["Federation X Are Back In The Northwest"](http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/04/19/federation-x-are-back-in-the-northwest). The Stranger. Retrieved 19 April 2013. 1. [\[1\]](http://www.benvonwildenhaus.com/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130311122834/http://www.benvonwildenhaus.com/) March 11, 2013 at the Wayback Machine 1. ["Zorbatron"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131109225218/http://totallyzorbatron.com/). Totallyzorbatron.com. Archived from [the original](http://totallyzorbatron.com/) on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-08-06. 1. Minsker, Evan (2013-11-21). ["A-Trak's Hats, Switch Studio Time, More Offered as Kickstarter Prizes for Check Yo Ponytail Film"](https://pitchfork.com/news/53091-a-traks-hats-switch-studio-time-more-offered-as-kickstarter-prizes-for-check-yo-ponytail-film/). *Pitchfork*. Retrieved 2022-04-09. 1. ["William E. Badgley - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131114163848/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/1587292/William-E-Badgley). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. 2013-11-14. Archived from [the original](http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/1587292/William-E-Badgley) on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 2022-04-09. 1. ["Kill All Redneck Pricks: A Documentary Film about a Band Called KARP"](http://www.karplives.com). Karplives.com. Retrieved 2013-08-06. 1. ["www.thedocumentarycenter.org"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131110011135/http://www.thedocumentarycenter.org/). Archived from [the original](http://www.thedocumentarycenter.org/) on November 10, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013. 1. Tonry, Andrew. ["Band of Brothers"](http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/bands-of-brothers/Content?oid=8817420). Portland Mercury. Retrieved 19 April 2013. ## External links - [Estrus Records](http://www.estrus.com) - [Federation X article by Graham Isaac](https://web.archive.org/web/20061119053021/http://www.nadamucho.com/features/unsorted/federation_x_-_finally_get_the_red_carpet_treatment.html) - [Portlandmercury.com](http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/bands-of-brothers/Content?oid=8817420) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Federation X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_X) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_X?action=history)). 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