Location: Los Angeles, California
Active: 1984 – 1985
Los Angeles Postpunk band from the 1980s. The band consisted of singer R.J. Vasquez, Cesar Fernandez, Jeff Johnson on saxophone, John Orloff and Mike Payan. They released the ‘Joy of Living’ EP on Mystic Records, and a final 7” single ’The Gooze’ on Vasquez’s T.O.N. Records. They also appeared on the various samplers from Mystic alongside bands like Dr. know, Ill Repute, RKL and Flower Leperds.
corpus delicti (noun) • cor·pus de·lic·ti [ˈkȯr-pəs-di-ˈlik-ˌtī -(ˌ)tē] • 1: the substantial and fundamental fact necessary to prove the commission of a crime • 2: the material substance (such as the body of the victim of a murder) upon which a crime has been committed
They played primarily alongside other hardcore punk bands emerging in 1980s Californian scene, and in 1983 opened up for Specimen and Christian Death on the Batcave UK’s tour through the USA. In 2025 a compilation LP was released to showcase more about their history. Vocalist Vasquez would go on to Why?Things Burn and Orloff went on to Anus The Menace.
Not to be confused with the 1990s gothic band Corpus Delicti from France of the same name.
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/2153381-Corpus-Delicti-3
Related: Dr. Know, Ill Repute, RKL Flower Leperds, R.J. Vasquez, Cesar Fernandez, Jeff Johnson, John Orloff, Mike Payan, Mystic Records, Los Angeles
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