# Strange Parcels

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Strange Parcels Genres Industrial hip hop Years active 1991–1994 Label On-U Sound Past members Keith LeBlanc Skip McDonald Doug Wimbish

**Strange Parcels** was an [industrial hip-hop](/source/Industrial_hip-hop) group, formed in 1991. The nucleus was guitarist [Skip McDonald](/source/Little_Axe), drummer [Keith LeBlanc](/source/Keith_LeBlanc) and bassist [Doug Wimbish](/source/Doug_Wimbish). The group also enlisted the aid of numerous guest musicians, including [Mark Stewart](/source/Mark_Stewart_(English_musician)), [Bim Sherman](/source/Bim_Sherman), [Jesse Rae](/source/Jesse_Rae), [Talvin Singh](/source/Talvin_Singh) and Basil Clarke.

## History

After [Tackhead's](/source/Tackhead) dissolution in 1990, producer [Adrian Sherwood](/source/Adrian_Sherwood), bassist [Doug Wimbish](/source/Doug_Wimbish) and multi instrumentalist [David Harrow](/source/David_Harrow) wished to return to territory akin to that of their former musical project [Fats Comet](/source/Fats_Comet), which had been abandoned in 1987. Radio presenter Steve Barker of [On the Wire](/source/On_the_Wire) described their musical approach as "[Temptations](/source/The_Temptations) on acid", in that the group would use pop oriented material as a foundation on which to experiment.[1] In 1991, they recorded several tracks which appeared on *Pay It All Back* compilations issued through [On-U Sound Records](/source/On-U_Sound_Records).

Recorded with [tabla](/source/Tabla) player [Talvin Singh](/source/Talvin_Singh) and reduced input from Sherwood, Strange Parcels' full-length debut *[Disconnection](/source/Disconnection_(album))* was released in 1994.[2][3] Critic Stephen Cook described it as "a cross between [David Byrne](/source/David_Byrne) and [Brian Eno's](/source/Brian_Eno) *[My Life in the Bush of Ghosts](/source/My_Life_in_the_Bush_of_Ghosts_(album))* and some of Singh's later solo outings, with the occasional funk-rock beat being wholly a [Tackhead](/source/Tackhead) leftover."[4] After the release of *Disconnection*, Strange Parcels was abandoned with its members continuing to pursue other musical endeavors.[5]

## Discography

**Albums**

- *[Disconnection](/source/Disconnection_(album))* ([On-U Sound](/source/On-U_Sound_Records), 1994)

**Singles**

- "More Is Insane" (w/[Bim Sherman](/source/Bim_Sherman)) (On-U Sound, 1993)

- "Body Blastin'" (w/[Jesse Rae](/source/Jesse_Rae)) (On-U Sound, 1993)

- "Disconnection" (On-U Sound, 1994)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-skybio_1-0)** Parker, David (2001). ["Strange Parcels"](http://www.skysaw.org/onu/artists/strangeparcels.html). skysaw.org. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-optionmag95_2-0)** Tilland, Bill (1995). ["Strange Parcels: Disconnected"](https://books.google.com/books?id=_y5LAAAAYAAJ). *[Option](/source/Option_(music_magazine))*. 60–63 (65). Sonic Options Network: lXXIV. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-skydiscog_3-0)** Parker, David (2001). ["Strange Parcels Discography"](http://www.skysaw.org/onu/discography/strangeparcelsdiscog.html). skysaw.org. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Cook, Stephen. ["Disconnection"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000117662). Allmusic. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Soloheads"](http://www.tackhead.com/soloheads/). tackhead.com. 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

## External links

- [Strange Parcels](https://www.discogs.com/artist/78287) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

- [Strange Parcels](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4baf46b6-4222-4860-9f39-01404e586903) discography at [MusicBrainz](/source/MusicBrainz)

v t e Tackhead Keith LeBlanc Skip McDonald Adrian Sherwood Doug Wimbish Gary Clail Bernard Fowler Studio albums Tackhead Tape Time (1987) Friendly as a Hand Grenade (1989) Strange Things (1990) For the Love of Money (2014) Remix albums Tackhead Sound Crash (2006) Compilations Power Inc. Vol. 1 (1994) Power Inc. Vol. 2 (1994) Power Inc. Vol. 3 (1997) Singles "What's My Mission Now?" "Mind at the End of the Tether" "The Game (You'll Never Walk Alone)" "Reality" "Ticking Time Bomb" as The Maffia As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade (1985) Mark Stewart (1987) Metatron (1990) Control Data (1996) Edit (2008) as Fats Comet "Stormy Weather" "Rockchester" as Strange Parcels Disconnection (1994) Related Discography Dub Syndicate Jungle Funk Living Colour

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