{"id":3644,"date":"2018-12-24T20:35:51","date_gmt":"2018-12-24T20:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chungus.com\/?page_id=3644"},"modified":"2021-02-09T07:27:37","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T07:27:37","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chungus.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Humungus Parts and Labor<\/strong> is the umbrella label for the works of Gary W. Kale, aka Gerry Valle aka Larry Vale aka Lord H aka The Humungus, Warrior Of The Wasteland, The Ayatollah of Rock and Rollah.

Though Lord H has been recording and performing music for many years, it was only in 1998 when the masterpiece work Mint For Pillow<\/a> was released that Lord H assumed the title of heir to The Pop-King Throne. Featuring redone versions of older works as well as loads of new material, this 80’s tinged full-length is destined to become a classic.

The Lord H career began in the seminal alternative band, S.I.g.<\/strong> Joining Lord H in this enterprise were fellow insanity pioneers Long Haired Mod<\/strong> and Red Glasses Butch<\/strong>. Together, the trio churned out several of the most influential albums of the 1980’s. Critically acclaimed works such as Keg Music: Songs To Puke By,Tortilla<\/strong> and the absolutely essential Roundhead Roundshit<\/strong> served as major influences for a host of bands — from latter day successors, like The Kickers, The Sheiks, Armchair Ministers, Bricker<\/strong> and Late To Church<\/strong>, to equally gifted predecessors, like the venerable Dan Zorro Band<\/strong>. Sadly, the most commercially successful of S.I.g.’s<\/strong> releases was their final work, 1989’s pop classic Chickens And Venetians<\/strong>. During the final tour, S.I.g.<\/strong> entertained fans across the world, in venues as obscure as Anaco, Venezuela.

Though fans across the globe continue to yearn for the days of yesteryear, when a live S.I.g.<\/strong> show was as easy and convenient to catch as a virus, the sheer magic of the live S.I.g.<\/strong> experience has been captured for posterity on the vital S.I.g.: Live At The Undisguised Whore<\/strong> and the rare import EP Live At The Royal Dansk Cafe<\/strong>. For the hardcore fans, however, a copy of the impossible-to-find multi-lingual KSMC Radio interview would serve as a prized heirloom for generations to come.

Despite the overwhelming number of public appearances and S.I.g’s<\/strong> hectic tour schedule, Lord H still found the time to record outside collaborative projects, including the proto-electronica band Missing<\/strong> (featuring The Beast<\/strong>). Other side projects have included the punk-fantasy band Stop Stupiding Around<\/strong>, the Benefit For Lost Star Wars Weapons band Peace Under Dictatorship<\/strong> (P.U.D.<\/strong>, with Zeke DeVenus<\/strong>) and Los Cuatro Fantasticos<\/strong>.

Lord H also released solo material under the Tovarisch<\/strong> pseudoacronym. The self-titled first album was released in 1987 and featured the disco staple Atlantis<\/em> and the industrial dance classic Survey Says<\/em>. This album marked a departure from the mad dissonance of S.I.g.’s<\/strong> music and proved that Lord H had a flair for things electronic and an ear for things unheard. Followed by two full length albums, the undiscovered Bite Size Crispies<\/strong> and the stellar introspective Raul Roal Raorca<\/strong>, Lord H revealed sexy hints of a promising career outside of the S.I.g.<\/strong> military-industrial complex.

With the amicable dissolution of the S.I.g.<\/strong> supergroup, Lord H took a hiatus from music making. Using wealth accumulated during the prosperous S.I.g.<\/strong> years, Lord H constructed a personal studio — informally known as The Wasteland — and began to explore the depths of Sharon Stone’s vuarnet. After completion of the studio and an undocumented stormy affair with a well-known actress, Lord H returned to the mixing boards and began spewing out a series of techno-pop-industrial singles. Some of these DJ only releases, such as Sharon and Karen<\/em>, Man Fall In Water<\/a><\/em> and Long Pleasure<\/em> can be found in new incarnations on the Mint For Pillow<\/a> album. Other works, like the manic Muscularat<\/em> and 1995’s sensual Psychonellie<\/em>, are some of the most sought after 12″ singles in the entire western hemisphere, revered by collectors and chesty bunsters alike.

Contact Humungus Parts and Labor<\/a> for more information. A complete discography of S.I.g.<\/strong> works and assorted side projects is available upon request.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Humungus Parts and Labor is the umbrella label for the works of Gary W. Kale, aka Gerry Valle aka Larry Vale aka Lord H aka The Humungus, Warrior Of The Wasteland, The Ayatollah of Rock and Rollah. Though Lord H has been recording and performing music for many years, it was only in 1998 when the masterpiece work Mint For Pillow was released that Lord H assumed the title of heir to The Pop-King Throne. Featuring redone versions of older…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chungus.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3644"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chungus.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chungus.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chungus.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chungus.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3644"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.chungus.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3732,"href":"https:\/\/www.chungus.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3644\/revisions\/3732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chungus.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}