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Limbomaniacs
Origin	San Francisco, CA, USA
Genres	Funk Metal, Rap Rock
Years active	1984 - 1989, 1990 - 1991
Labels	Relativity
Members	Tony "Butthouse" Chaba Mark "Mirv" Haggard Bryan "Brain" Mantia Pete Scaturro

Formed in 1984, the Limbomaniacs were a heavy funk/rock band with serious hip-hop infusion. They were based out of the San Francisco Bay Area. Although the lyrical content was often scatalogical, their musical abilities and styles earned them much respect from the local scene. Despite the popularity of funk metal during the late 1980s, the band found little success.

In 1990, the band released their debut album Stinky Grooves, which was produced by Bill Laswell and featured appearances by Bootsy Collins and Maceo Parker. During the sessions, the band introduced a tape of then unknown guitarist Buckethead to Laswell, setting in motion the formation of Praxis.

Following the band's demise, the individual members all went their separate ways. Bryan Mantia performed with fellow Bay Area band Primus, Godflesh, and Guns N' Roses among others. Mark Haggard formed M.I.R.V. and Pete Scaturro went on to do film and television score composing. House is also still involved in music, notably founding the dub project Ben Wa, the live b-boy breakbeat band The Toprockerz, and touring and performing with Tommy Guerrero and Lagos Roots, an afrobeat ensemble featuring original members from Fela's Africa 70.

Members

• Tony "Butthouse" Chaba: bass, vocals [1984-89; 1990-91]
• Mark "Mirv" Haggard: guitar [1984-89; 1990-91]
• Pete Scaturro: keyboards, programming [1984-89; 1990-91]
• Bryan "Brain" Mantia: drums [1984-89; 1990-91]

Discography

• Stinky Grooves (1990)
• Shake It (1991)
• Share (Relativity, 1991)

External links

• Limbomaniacs discography at Discogs
• Limbomaniacs at AllMusic