dropped the band two months later after Mass''' release. After seven years of activity, the band decided to call it quits and disbanded. Lars Fox has since produced many releases and continues to do so. Fox has become a specialized recording engineer "track surgeon" working on artists ranging from Nick Cave to Ashlee Simpson. He is best known for co-producing Everclear's last four albums. Tanner, a bluegrass enthusiast, tours around the U.S. and Europe playing mandolin, fiddle and guitar in various groups. Boyd moved to the Utah desert, and is metal director and D.J. at KZMU, in Moab, Utah. Carson lives in Portland, Oregon and works for a musical instrument manufacturer as an electronic technician. His band TV616 disbanded in August 2006. Their last show was in Sabalas, Portland. Musical style Projected videos, synchronized with the music, were an important part of the band from the beginning, influencing and being influenced by other Bay Area bands including Neurosis and Consolidated. Their shows included large projected videos sequenced with the songs, and could almost qualify as performance art, with lyrics channeling any number of issues involved in the subjects of the videos. Many of the songs had a level of social commentary and in particular dealt with anger at environmental collapse. The group's sound can be summarized as industrial, experimental and alternative rock (later) with elements of ethnic music via sampling and to a lesser extent, metal. Members Lars Fox – vocals, percussion, sampler (1989–1996) Adam Tanner – guitar, keyboards, 6-string bass guitar, sampler (1989–1996) John Carson – bass guitar, keyboards, sampler (1989–1996) Bruce Boyd – drums, turntables (1992–1996) Discography Studio albumsBrown (1991)Slow Motion Apocalypse (1993)Mass (1996) EPsBrown Club Product (1992)Luddite (1992)Handjob (1995) Remixes The Opiate of the Masses (1994) - Remix/Extended Play Singles "Edward Abbey" (1991) "Mother of Pearl" (1991) "Hand to Mouth" (1995) Live recordings Live in France'' (1994) References External links Trouser Press overview of Grotus References Alternative Tentacles artists London Records artists Musical groups from San Francisco