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Foetus – Halt (Ectopic Ents)

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Foetus is one of the major musical projects of NYC composer JG Thirlwell.

HALT is the final Foetus album, and the first Foetus album in twelve years. It completes the cycle of an arc that began in 1981 with the first Foetus album DEAF.

Thirlwell worked on HALT on and off over a period of eight years. As with each album he has made, he wanted to reinvent the music, use new forms, innovate and introduce new surprising forms into his musical palette, at the same time as feeling like a leap forward.

HALT deals with themes of war, religion, disease, media, global warming, anxiety, hypocrisy, conspiracy, death and mortality, among other things. Dread is a leitmotif through many of the Foetus albums and this one is no exception.

HALT will be followed by its companion album, LEAK, in 2027.


COMPOSED, PRODUCED, PERFORMED AND RECORDED BY
JG THIRLWELL AT SELF IMMOLATION STUDIOS

MIXED AT SELF IMMOLATION STUDIOS AND CIRCULAR RUIN STUDIO
FINAL MIXES WITH BEN GREENBERG AT CIRCULAR RUIN STUDIO
DRUMS RECORDED AT 30 BELOW
ENGINEERED BY BRENT MCLACHLAN

SPECIAL GUESTS
LEAH ASHER (The Rhythm Method) VIOLIN ON 2, 11
JAKE BALDWIN TRUMPETS ON 3, 7, 10
BRIAN CHASE (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) DRUMS ON 1,3 ,8
TIMO ELLIS (Netherlands) GUITAR ON 3, 7
SIMON HANES (Tredici Bacci) BANJO ON 9, BASS ON 9, 11, ACOUSTIC GUITAR ON 9
BRENDON RANDALL MYERS (Dither) GUITAR ON 3, 4, 10
SAMI STEVENS VOCALS ON 3
LAURA WOLF ADDITIONAL VOICE ON 8

SLEEVE ARTWORK BY JG THIRLWELL

JG Thirlwell – Music Of The Venture Bros Volume 3 (Ectopic Ents)

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Music of The Venture Bros Volume Three is the third album of musical scores that JG Thirlwell created for the hit Adult Swim cartoon The Venture Bros. It is released on Thirlwell’s Ectopic Ents label , in an arrangement with Adult Swim / Watertower Records. The music is drawn from seasons 1-7. The CD contains detailed sleeve notes by Thirlwell.

Thirlwell’s unique and influential score for The Venture Bros. television series garnered widespread critical acclaim. Thirlwell was nominated for an Annie Award (the highest honor in the field of animation) for his “outstanding achievement in music” on The Venture Bros in 2016. He created the musical score for the show since its debut in 2003 until it finished its run with Season 7 in 2019. The Venture Bros returned in 2023 with a movie for HBO, which Thirlwell also scored.

The first volume of Venture Bros soundtracks was released in 2009 and the second was released in 2016. Thirlwell also scored the Emmy-winning hit FX cartoon show Archer.

The CD version of Music of The Venture Bros Volume Three contains 34 tracks and there are 21 tracks on the vinyl LP version which is pressed on “Canyon Effect“ blue colored vinyl. The vinyl also comes with a download code so the buyer can have the full album digitally.
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released September 5, 2025

Composed, produced, arranged and performed by JG Thirlwell.
Recorded and mixed by JG Thirlwell at Self Immolation Studios Brooklyn.
Artwork designed by JG Thirlwell.
Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk.

JG Thirlwell – Archer Original Soundtrack Volume 1 (Iam8bit)

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Archer Volume 1 is the long-awaited soundtrack album of JG Thirlwell‘s scores for the animated FX series Archer . Thirlwell created the musical score for season 7-14 of the series , from 2015-2023.

The album comprises 27 tracks and is drawn from seasons 7-9 of the show. It is released on maraschino red vinyl. The digital version of the album comprises 30 tracks.

Thirlwell joined the show in 2015 and was able to expand and build on the Archer universe with his musical stylings. The show won an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Animated Program for season 7.