Mazinga Phaser

Mazinga Phaser
Origin	Denton, Texas, United States
Genres	Chamber pop, space rock
Years active	1993–2000, reformed 2004
Labels	Idol
Associated acts	The Falcon Project
Members
Mwanza "Wanz" Dover Ineka Sebastian Laurie
Past members
Jessica Nelson Cole Wheeler Eric Hermeyer Mike Throneberry

Mazinga Phaser was a psychedelic Space Rock group from Denton, Texas active during the latter half of the 1990s. The band's founder, Mwanza "Wanz" Dover also formed The Falcon Project before forming a new line-up of the band as Mazinga Phaser II.

History

Formed in 1993, the initial line-up was Jessica Nelson (vocals/keyboards), Cole Wheeler (bass), Mwanza "Wanz" Dover (guitar/programming), Eric Hermeyer (guitar), and Travis Williams (drums).Mike Throneberry later replaced Travis Williams on drums.^[1][2] The group's debut album, Cruising in the Neon Glories of the New American Night was released in 1996 on Aether Records. The band relocated to Fort Worth, and signed to Idol Records who issued the group's second album, Abandinallhope, in late 1997, followed by the Counting Breaths EP two years later.^[2] Dover left to form The Falcon Project, with the rest of the band carrying on for a third album, Dissatisfied Customers of Hallucination, in 2000, after which they split up.^[1] The band's "Dream of Lost Rivers" was used in David Gordon Green's 2001 film George Washington.^[3]

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the band's first gig in 1994, Dover formed a new line-up of the group in 2004, dubbed 'Mazinga Phaser II'.^[4]

Discography

• Cruising in the Neon Glories of the New American Night (1996) Aether
• Abandinallhope (1997) Idol
• Counting Breaths EP (1999) Idol
• Dissatisfied Customers of Hallucination (2000) Idol

The Falcon Project

• The Revenge of Sonic Soular (1999) Idol
• Lights Karma Action (2000) Idol

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Mazinga Phaser", in The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0
2. ^ ^{a b} DaRonco, Mike "Mazinga Phaser Biography", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
3. ^ "Mazinga Phaser", Film4
4. ^ "Mazinga Phaser II", Pegasus News