Malfunkshun is a Seattle-based band, formed in 1980 by Andrew Wood and his brother Kevin Wood. More can be found in the Wikipedia entry about Malfunkshun. And Malfunkshun's current website Malfunkshun home page Alongside with Green River, formed in 1983, they were one of the first grunge bands ever, first appearing along with other notable seattle-based bands like Soundgarden, Green River, The Melvins on the compilation release Deep Six. This release, as mentioned, were many of these bands first ever released songs.