Caligula (band)

Caligula were a band from Sydney, Australia, who produced techno-grunge music in the early 1990s and achieved some national success.

Caligula
OriginSydney, Australia
GenresTechno-grunge
Associated actsPrimary
Past membersAshley Rothschild
James McKinnon
Dave Macken
Jamie Fonti
Sean Fonti
Mitchell Foley
Dave Ross

Caligula was composed of five members: vocalist Ashley Rothschild, guitarist James McKinnon, drummer Dave Macken, Jamie Fonti (keyboards and backing singer), and bass guitarist Sean Fonti. The band also included Dave Ross and Mitchell Foley as founding members.

Caligula toured and supported Depeche Mode, Pop Will Eat Itself, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, The Beastie Boys, Buzzcocks, Carter USM, Jesus Jones, Scatterbrain, and Ride, as well as many different Australian acts.

In 1994, they released the album Rubenesque and received national airplay on Triple J and Triple M with the songs "Tears of a Clown" (a remake of the Smokey Robinson & the Miracles song), "Before" and "Roundabout".

Ashley Rothschild left Caligula, leading to their demise. The Fonti Brothers then created the band Primary with singer Connie Mitchell. Rothschild currently fronts the bands Panic Syndrome and Graveyard Rock Stars and teaches at Big Music Studios in Crows Nest.

In 2018 the band reunited to support Pop Will Eat Itself on the East Coast dates of their Australian tour.

Discography

Albums
  • Got One Compilation CD (1991)

01. "Young Girls"
02. "Stand Under"
03. "Seasons"
04. "Dave's Not Here"
05. "Shot (JJJ Live at the Wireless)"
06. "Wanda"
07. "Sound Off"
08. "What you Want"
09. "About"
10. "Godzilla"

  • Rubenesque (1994) – AUS #13[1]

01. "Fuzz"
02. "Wishing"
03. "Tears Of A Clown"
04. "Roundabout"
05. "Make Me Happy"
06. "Wardrum"
07. "Five Different Signs"
08. "Feel For Me"
09. "Helplessness"
10. "Don't Look Back"
11. "So Fine"
12. "Bubbler"
13. "Before"
14. "Checkpoint"
15. "Hypnotised"

EPs
  • Caligula Vinyl EP (1990)

01. "Sound Off"
02. "Wanda"
03. "What you Want"
04. "About"
05. "Godzilla"

  • Got One Vinyl EP (1991)

01. "Young Girls"
02. "Stand Under"
03. "Seasons"
04. "Dave's Not Here"

  • Caligula EP (1992) – AUS #96[1]

01. "The Bluff"
02. "Checkpoint"
03. "Vision"
04. "Sound Off (Coco Aromomix)"

  • i.c.u. EP (1993) – AUS #55[1]

01. "i.c.u."
02. "Liquid"
03. "Before"
04. "i.c.u. Remix"

Singles
  • Tears Of A Clown (1993) – AUS #25[1]

01. "Tears Of A Clown"
02. "Five Different Signs"
03. "Make Me Happy"

  • Roundabout (1994) – AUS #63[1]

01. "Roundabout"
02. "Roundabout (The WhereAbouts Mix)"
03. "Liquidity"
04. "Liquidity Instrumental"

  • So Fine (Why Can't You See?) (1994)

01. "So Fine (Why Can't You See?)"
02. "So Fine (Why Can't You See?) (Acoustic Version)"
03. "Regression"

References
  1. Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
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