What type of details about the screamers can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: the screamers were an american electropunk group founded in 1975 . they were among the first wave of the l.a. punk rock scene . the los angeles times applied the label '' techno-punk '' to the band in 1978 . in the documentary '' '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , the dead kennedys cite the screamers as a key influence on their group and as one of the great unrecorded groups in rock history . the screamers were noted for unusual instrumentation , featuring synthesizer -lrb- arp odyssey -rrb- and electric piano -lrb- fender rhodes -rrb- . additional musicians , including violinists and a female vocalist , were occasionally incorporated into their performances . the group featured a theatrical presentation that centered on manic lead vocalist , tomata du plenty . duplenty and tommy gear , a keyboard player and vocalist , were the band 's principal songwriters . the screamers developed a substantial following via the internet and generated considerable press coverage during and after the band 's career , despite the fact that they never released a record .
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