Based out of Sacramento, CA, drummer
Zach Hill is best known as one-half of the adventurous indie rock group
Hella, but he has also spent time in
Twiggy Ramirez and
Chris Goss' project
Goon Moon, the experimental supergroup
Nervous Cop, plus
the Ladies with
Pinback's
Rob Crow, and he often collaborates with guitarist
Mick Barr. In 2004 he took steps toward a solo career, with
Masculine Drugs being released as a
Zach Hill and
Holy Smokes album, but the 2006 follow-up,
Talk to Your Kids About Gangs, was credited to just
Holy Smokes. That same year the unhinged
Shred Earthship appeared on the 5 Rue Christine label as a
Zach Hill and
Mick Barr release. In 2008 he moved to
Mike Patton's Ipecac imprint for
Astrological Straits, a solo album with guests ranging from
Primus'
Les Claypool to
LCD Soundsystem's
Tyler Pope. A vinyl version of the record appeared on the "avanthop" label Anticon. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide