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Language House

INTRO: Language House is a grunge rock band from the 1980's and 90's, primarily known for their 1994-7 incarnation based in Austin, Texas. The band's sole large-scale release, the 1994 album "Savage Bliss" was produced by Pop/Rock/Metal legend Neil Kernon, and originally on the Seacross Records label. Language House was primarily the vehichle of singer/guitarist Kurtis Sky (aka Kurt Thompson),

EARLY YEARS 1984-89 - Ohio

LATER YEARS 1994-97 - Austin

MOST RECENTLY

was set for large scale distribution and caught up in the frenzy of signings for grunge acts during the early 90's just about the time Kurt Cobain of the band Nirvana took his own life. Cobain's loss, as a godfather of the grunge movement, signaled a turnaround in the music industry at the time. Softer Folk Rock acts such as "Hootie & the Blowfish," began to take over the charts, and labels dropped most of the newly signed grunge acts they had. Language House fell into this general collapse of the movement at that time.

Citations - Texas Beat Magazine Austin Chronicle Magazine Aardshock Magazine Texas State Music Office Neil Kernon Wiki and Discography