Shellac scratches more easily than most lacquers and varnishes, and application is more labor-intensive, which is why it has been replaced by plastic in most areas.

Shellac has traditionally been used as a dye for cotton and, especially, silk cloth in Thailand, particularly in the northeastern region.

Shellac has been used, and still being used, as a binder in abrasive wheels.

Shellac is the basis of French polish, which for centuries has been the preferred finish for fine furniture.

Albini has fronted the bands Big Black, Rapeman and Shellac on guitar and vocals.

Acts such as Shellac and Louisville's Slint have been considered as influential to the development of the genre of math rock, with the former featuring " awkward time signatures and trademark aggression " that has come to characterize " a certain slant " on math rock, while the latter presented " instrumental music seeped in dramatic tension but set to rigid systems of solid-structured guitar patterns and percussive repetition ".

Chicago, which alongside the Midwestern United States has been important to the progression of math rock, also saw the birth of post-hardcore acts such as the examples of Shellac, Tar, Trenchmouth, and the Jade Tree-released group Cap ' n Jazz ( as well as the subsequent related project Joan of Arc, which also released their work through Jade Tree ).

Yow has also appeared live with other bands, including Cop Shoot Cop, Shellac, The Dicks, The Melvins, and has contributed vocals to various albums and recordings by Helmet, The Melvins, Pigface, Model / Actress, and others.

Yourcodenameis: milo's style has been influenced by earlier post-hardcore / progressive bands, especially Cave In, Shellac, Fugazi and At the Drive-In.

T. Raumschmiere has mentioned Nine Inch Nails, Big Black, Coil, Throbbing Gristle, The Misfits, Esplendor Geometrico, Deutsch Nepal, Helmet, Shellac, Dead Kennedys, Biosphere, Aphex Twin, Tool, NON, Radiohead, The Jesus Lizard, Motörhead, Nomeansno, The Dillinger Escape Plan, and Unsane as inspirational.

Replicator started as a bay area Indie rock band of little distinction before finding their signature sound, often compared to bands such as Shellac, The Jesus Lizard, Steel Pole Bathtub and The Melvins.

Janitor Joe were becoming a staple of the Minneapolis sound, influenced by the Pacific Northwest's early grunge sound and by the sharper, faster DC post-hardcore scene, as well as the stop-start distortion of the Butthole Surfers, Shellac and others on the Touch and Go label.

Shellac is a resin secreted by the female lac bug, on trees in the forests of India and Thailand.

Shellac was historically used as a protective coating on paintings.

Shellac is edible and it is used as a glazing agent on pills ( see excipients ) and candies in the form of pharmaceutical glaze ( or, confectioner's glaze ).

Shellac is used as a ' wax ' coating on citrus fruit to prolong its shelf / storage life.

* DIYinfo. org's Shellac Wiki, practical information on everything to do with shellac

Albini launched an extensive and successful career as a recording engineer and played bass with Flour before going on to form Shellac.

In 2004, Lightning Bolt played on the doorstep of radio DJ John Peel's chalet at noon during the All Tomorrow's Parties festival, about which neighbor Steve Albini of Shellac and Big Black commented " Best alarm clock I've ever had.

Knowing that most of the audience had come specifically to see Shellac, the band went on first every morning as an incentive for the festival-goers to be up in time to see the other acts.

In its official promotional materials Shellac jokingly described this album as follows: " There are no 12-minute songs on this one.

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The Pop Group played live in Paris ( for the first time ) on 6 September 2010, at La Machine Du Moulin Rouge venue as part of " L ' Etrange Festival " Film Festival which served as a kick off to their five date tour through Europe which included a London gig on New Year's Eve with Sonic Youth and Shellac.

A compilation of the band's singles, Mcluskyism, came out in February 2006 ; a limited-edition version came with two additional CDs of B-sides ( labelled as B-sides and C-sides ), rarities and live recordings from their final headline performance at the University of London Union ( The band would make one further live appearance on 01 / 12 / 04 supporting Shellac at the Scala in London ).

Soon the Rusks relocated the label to Chicago, and Touch and Go released material in the mid -' 80s to mid -' 90s by bands such as the Butthole Surfers, who no longer have their catalog on the label ( see below ), Big Black, the Jesus Lizard, Scratch Acid, the Didjits, and Killdozer, and continued into the new millennium with artists on its roster including Shellac, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio ( the latter two are no longer on the label ), Arcwelder, CocoRosie, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, and the Black Heart Procession.

Ricci's first recording was on the Shellac recording label ( he later made three other recordings of the Caprices ).

Six of the songs on the Aviary demo were re-recorded by Bob " Rusty " Weston ( of Shellac fame ) and released in 1994 as the album Rusty.

Some former Minneapolis hardcore musicians have gone on to careers with other influential bands, such as Todd Trainer of Rifle Sport, now in Shellac.

Shellac that remains tacky for a long time is no longer usable.

Mid-set in many live performances Shellac take the time for one or more " question and answer " sessions, where members of the band respond in an off-the-cuff and at times jocular manner to questions shouted out by fans and hecklers alike.

Albini's touring schedule with Shellac did not allow time for the band to rehearse a full set, so they instead played a short set of four songs: " Cables ", " Dead Billy ", " Pigeon Kill ", and " Racer-X ".

Shellac ( sometimes referred to as Shellac of North America ) is an American group composed of Steve Albini ( guitar and vocals ), Bob Weston ( bass guitar and vocals ) and Todd Trainer ( drums and vocals ).

Shellac is much softer than Urushi lacquer for instance, which is far superior in regards to both chemical and mechanical resistance.

Among others, Steve Albini ( Shellac, Rapeman, Big Black ), Panthére, Gang Gang Dance, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Sisters of Mercy, She Wants Revenge, Henry Rollins, Joy Division / New Order, Soft Cell, Nick Cave, Cassandra Complex, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Radiohead, Kap Bambino, Spacemen 3, Spiritualized, Angel Corpus Christi ( covers of Dream Baby Dream and Cheree with Alan Vega guest vocals ), Michael Gira, MGMT, Sonic Boom, Loop, The Fleshtones ( both of whom have recorded cover versions of " Rocket USA "), Ric Ocasek of The Cars, Mi Ami, R. E. M.

In both 2002 and 2012, Arcwelder was invited to perform in the UK All Tomorrow's Parties music festival, by that years ' curators Shellac.

Recording engineer Steve Albini's bands Big Black, Rapeman and Shellac were all three-piece bands ( though Big Black usually credited their drum machine as a member in album liner notes ).

Some bands signed to the independent label Homestead Records, including Squirrel Bait ( as well as David Grubbs-related Bastro and Bitch Magnet ) and Steve Albini's Big Black ( just as his subsequent projects Rapeman and Shellac ) are also associated with post-hardcore.

Shellac functions as a tough natural primer, sanding sealant, tannin-blocker, odour-blocker, stain, and high-gloss varnish.

Shellac was once used in electrical applications as it possesses good insulation qualities and it seals out moisture.

Shellac is scraped from the bark of the trees where the female lac bug, Kerria lacca ( Order Hemiptera, Family Coccidae ) secretes it to form a tunnel-like tube as it traverses the branches of tree.

Shellac naturally dries to a high-gloss sheen.

For applications where a flatter ( less shiny ) sheen is desired, products containing amorphous silica, such as " Shellac Flat ," may be added to the dissolved shellac.

Shellac naturally contains a small amount of wax ( 3 %- 5 % by volume ), which comes from the lac bug.

Shellac comes in many warm colors, ranging from a very light blond (" platina ") to a very dark brown (" garnet "), with many varieties of brown, yellow, orange and red in between.

Shellac is a natural bioadhesive polymer and is chemically similar to synthetic polymers, and thus can be considered a natural form of plastic.

Shellac is soluble in alkaline solutions such as ammonia, sodium borate, sodium carbonate, and sodium hydroxide, and also in various organic solvents.

Shellac was in rare use as a dyestuff for as long as there was a trade with the East Indies.

Woods's The Nature and Treatment of Wax and Shellac Seals discusses the various formulations, and the period when shellac started to be added to the previous beeswax recipes.

Shellac was used from mid-19th century to produce small moulded goods such as picture frames, boxes, toilet articles, jewelry, inkwells and even dentures.

Shellac was once used for fixing inductor, motor, generator and transformer windings, where it was applied directly to single layer windings in an alcohol solution.

Shellac is an odour and stain blocker and so is often used as the base of " solves all problems " primers.

Shellac is used as a binder in India ink.

Shellac is used by many cyclists as a protective and decorative coating for their handlebar tape.

Shellac is used as a hard-drying adhesive for tubular cycle tires, particularly for track racing.

Shellac is used to make felt hats more stiff and water-resistant.