Art Bergmann
One of the key figures in Canadian punk rock in the late 70’s and in alternative rock in the 1980’s and 90’s, Art Bergmann is revered by musicians and audiences for his gritty, on the edge music/poetry about the flip sides of life and human nature. His album “What Fresh Hell is This?” won a Juno for best alternative album in 1996. For a complete history and discography go to artbergmann.com.
“Blood from needles, phonograph and otherwise, drip from each primal and poetic track. No sweet songs for sale, these are Bergmann’s tales of darkness culled from our deepest desires and dreams, bruised by life but still raging against the dying of the light. Since the late 1970s, his has been a gloriously gritty rock, the hissing cousin of Westerberg and Iggy, the soul shadow beside Neil and Cohen, a whirlpool of songs threatening to pull you under as they baptize. Not for safety seekers or those Bound For Vegas. For those who cling to rock so as not to sink into the depths. Art is salvation in a godless world.”
James Muretich, rock critic, Calgary Herald (review of Sexual Roulette CD, 1990)
Before being signed to his first major label and management by Sam Feldman, Art and his manager of the time, Ray Fulber, produced a demo with his band “Poisoned” that was mixed by Bob Rock (who went on to become one of the world’s most successful rock producers). This demo, arguably Art’s most powerful recording, is now being released for the first time as “Lost Art Bergmann”
