Formed in 1987 by Nykk Fell in San Francisco, GalaXxy Chamber has been a permanent mainstay on the Bay Area music scene ever since.
Joined by Krystl Chamber and Bill Keaney in 1991 “GalaXxy Chamber mixes a holistic mash of educated conspiracy, dead art decadence, doom, space, electro-trip goth and creative ingenuity at the dawning age of Aquarius,” FLIPSIDE magazine, Jan. 1998. The band has hosted a plethora of guest musicians over the aeons that have floated through its galactic sphere — some stemming from bands as different as MDC, Joe Cocker and Helios Creed.
Residing in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, GalaXxy Chamber blends Afro-beats, gothadelic and experimental rock to form a haunting musical tome of metaphysical political humor. “A ritualist, enchanted space carnival; envision Gregorian chants, coloratura soprano, acid guitar, tweaked-out keyboards and corps of Nigerian drummers playing at a witch‘s Sabbat in a cathedral, ” says Gayle Rubin of Taste of Latex magazine.
“Dead Can Dance meets Marilyn Manson,” — Chet Helms
“dark and lascivious,” — Silke Tudor, SF Weekly
“the vocalists sound like Jello Biafra and other times like, well, they‘re actually singing, the lyrics fall between Flash Gordon and Eraserhead. Good stuff, worth checking out live,” BAM Magazine review, 1991
“Tribal-space goth” Brian Perara, president, Cleopatra Records.
“(They're like the) Jefferson Kennedys,” Sky Saxon of 60's band The Seeds.
The James Gabbert Show, Channel 20, KOFY-TV, San Francisco, October 1997. Original composition “Sygil (blue Mass)” used on program soundtrack, band interviewed.
Nash Bridges, CBS Prime Time, February 1999, episode: “Superstition” Original composition “Millennium Madness” used in episode.
SF Sound, Comcast Cable, San Francisco. Regular Broadcast rotation from December 1999 and May/June 2005 appearances on program. A third appearance is planned for 2006.
Comcast Commercials, Comcast Cable, San Francisco. GalaXxy Chamber was featured in three commercials for Comcast Programming throughout 2004 and 2005.
Richard Rants, Comcast Cable, San Francisco. Original composition “Ascension 2 (Osiris Rising),” used as main theme music 2004/2005.
KUSF, 90.3 FM, San Francisco, CA, where Nykk and Krystl host popular weekly radio show with Fountain‘s Muse. Sundays 11:30AM, available by live stream to internet.
KFJC, 89.3 Los Altos, California.
Funhouse I (1991) Black Diamond Records, Bay area music compilation. Original composition, “Libraries (of Your Mind)”.
Goth Box (1997), Cleopatra Records, Original composition “Ascension I”
A Very Pretend Christmas (2000), Pretend Records. Cover of “We Three Kings”
SF Goth Synth and Industrial: Volume one (2002), Denky tiger Records. Original composition, “Millennium Madness.”
The Tongue Achieves the Dialect: A Tribute to Rozz Williams (2003), Dark Vinyl Records, (Germany). Cover version of “Stairs (Uncertain Journey)/Prayer” by Christian Death.
SF Weekly Wammy Compilation (2003). GalaXxy Chamber does back-up vocals and percussion on Shadow Circus Creature Theatre’s “Spirit of the Trees,” a song about GalaXxy Chamber.
Millennium Madness.
First full length Album from GalaXxy Chamber. Features: Millennium Madness, Faery Reign, Air Horse, Atlantian Airship, Troll's Rigadoon, Heamaviho, Past Lives, and Witch Doctor's Insurrection. Previously released on cassette and Duplicated CDs. Later copies have different track orders and different bonus tracks in every batch duplicated. Currently unavailable, the album is being re-edited for reissue later in 2006. Osiris Rising 2000-2004.
Vnicvrse Delieraeum. Concept Album currently in production.
Presently Untitled. With the reissue of Millennium Madness and the release of Vnicvrse Delieraeum both planned for 2006, a third release is planned. This will make leftover material from Millennium Madness and Vnicvrse Delieraeum along with selected older recordings and live recordings available to the band‘s fans.
Demo (May 1995). Features original compositions and set staples Coffin and Captivity (Lions and Tigers) recorded with Geron an awesome heavy metal guitarist. Cassette Only Release. 1995 Burning Flag/Xetal.
Knights of Chivalry/ Audible Thunder. Features Audible Thunder, Ascension II, and Sygil (Blue Masse). Cassette only release 1998 Burning Flag.
1999 EP. Help the webmaster's cassette got eaten by a vicious tape machine several years ago. Featured a Mayhem composition, Mighty Ship. 1999 Cassette only Burning Flag.
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