Erik Sanko

Erik Sanko (born 27 September 1963) is an American bass player who has played in The Lounge Lizards,Skeleton Key and currently active in Knife Thrower and SQURL.In the past he also worked with notable musicians including Marc Ribot, John Cale, Yoko Ono, Suzanne Vega, Jim Carroll, Gavin Friday, They Might Be Giants, The Melvins, James Chance and the Contortions, Danny Elfman, The Kronos Quartet and members of Enon and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum.Erik Sanko is married and works with visual artist/set designer/director Jessica Grindstaff.His work has been reviewed in The Village Voice[1] and The New York Times.[2] In 2007 he, together with Jessica Grindstaff, founded Phantom Limb, a multi-media based theater company for which Erik is primarily composer and puppet maker.
New York CityJetset RecordsCapitol RecordsIpecac RecordingsThe Lounge LizardsJohn Cale bandSkeleton Keybass playerMarc RibotJohn CaleYoko OnoSuzanne VegaJim CarrollGavin FridayThey Might Be GiantsThe MelvinsJames Chance and the ContortionsKronos QuartetSleepytime Gorilla Museumvisual artistmarionettesThe Village VoiceThe New York TimesAntártidaWalking on LocustsHoboSapiensExtra PlayfulShifty Adventures in Nookie WoodAnna DominoAdam 'n' EveShag TobaccoNo Pain for CakesVoice of ChunkQueen of All EarsJohn LurieMono PuffBlueprint for a SunriseFantastic Spikes Through BalloonObtainiumGravity is the EnemySevere Tire DamageA User's Guide to They Might Be GiantsDays of Open HandJohn WaiteTemple BarHajime MizoguchiBaby WomanLes Nouvelles Polyphonies CorsesThe CrybabyJoan as Police WomanBenjamin ClappWhite TrashAmfibianBaptized By FireEvan LurieArto LindsayAnton FierPeter ZummoRoy NathansonCurtis FowlkesMichael BlakeSteven BernsteinBilly MartinJane ScarpantoniOren BloedowDavid TronzoBen PerowskyTony ScherrMauro RefoscoJohn MedeskiKenny WollesenDanny BlumeClark GaytonLounge LizardsLive in Berlin 1991 Vol. ILive in Berlin 1991 Vol. II