“Boy (Go)”, Anton Feir

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Sad news, Anton Fier has died, June 20, 1956 – September 14, 2022, was an American drummer, producer, composer, and bandleader. He worked in a record store, began drumming, and contributed to recordings by the Styrenes and Pere Ubu. He moved to New York City and got a job at SoHo Music Gallery where he had the chance to talk with musicians.

Answering an ad in the Village Voice, Fier became a member of The Feelies in 1978.

He was in The Lodge (with John Greaves), worked with The Lounge Lizards, was briefly in the Voidoids, and founded The Golden Palominos. The 1978 Pere Ubu EP titled Datapanik in the Year Zero was dedicated to Fier. Fier collaborated extensively with Bill Laswell and also toured and recorded with Hüsker Dü guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Bob Mould. He also played with bassist Jack Bruce and Japanese guitarist Kenji Suzuki on the 1987 album Inazuma Super Session – "Absolute Live!!"

Fier played and recorded on the John Zorn-led album Locus Solus in 1983. They recorded a live album for Zorn's 50th birthday celebration: 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 3 of the 50th birthday series on Tzadik Records. In 1984 he played on Laurie Anderson's Mister Heartbreak.

Here he is with Richard Thompson and Michael Stipe from 1985.

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