Lida Husik

Lida Husik (born 1963) is an American Washington, D.C./ New York City-based musician, who was active mainly in the 1990s. She released three albums for New York-based label Shimmy Disc. She later signed a deal with Caroline Records/Astralwerks, releasing a psychedelic record for Astralwerks and a more folky record for Caroline Records. In her later years she moved to Los Angeles and signed to Alias Records, recording three records for them. Husik disappeared from the music scene until she self-released a new single to digital outlets in 2006. In 2018, she released a 10 track digital album, Motheroceanmorning, under her own label Husik Musik.

History Lida Husik was born in 1963 in Washington, D.C. Starting in third grade, she learned violin and performed in her grade school band, Lafayette Elementary School orchestra. Husik was also a member of the punk activist group Positive Force DC for nearly a year during this period, later joking to The Washington City Paper that she "was the small negative force within the Positive Force” [and] “I couldn’t keep El Salvador and Nicaragua straight.” Through Shimmy Disc, Kramer's record label, Husik released her debut album Bozo. By that point, she had taught herself how to play several instruments, including guitar, bass guitar, and piano. In 1994, she caught the attention of Beaumont Hannant, a British producer and DJ and collaborated with him on projects.

Discography Albums Bozo (CD) – Shimmy Disc (1991) Your Bag (CD) – Shimmy Disc (1992) The Return of Red Emma (CD) – Shimmy Disc (1992) Evening at the Grange (With Beaumont Hannant) (CD) – Astralwerks (1994) Joyride (CD) – Caroline Records (1995) Green Blue Fire (As Husikesque) (CD) – Astralwerks/Caroline Records (1996) Fly Stereophonic – (CD) Alias Records (1997) Faith in Space – (CD) Alias Records (1998) Mad Flavor – (CD) Alias Records (1999) Nuclear Soul – (Digital Single) Husik Musik (2006) Motheroceanmorning – (Cassette & Digital Album) Husik Musik (2018)