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üëSkinnyPuppybiography
Ç
[Capitol Records Biography sent by Nettwerk Productions]
The Skinny Puppy story began in the Summer of 1983 when Cevin
Key andNivek Ogre discovered a similar taste for the bizarre and
mutated inmusic and film. The two joined forces and recorded the
"Back and Forth"cassette. The cassette - now a treasured rarity
among Skinny Puppy fans -garneded the attention of Vancouver's
Nettwerk Productions.
The "Remission" EP was released amidst the first wave of Nettwerk
releasesin the fall of 1984. Produced by Cevin Key and Dave
"Rave" Oglive, theband's debut EP propelled Skinny Puppy out of
the shadows and intoenigmatic notoriety.
The crushing combination of percussive keyboard and rhythm work,
togetherwith Ogre's own brand of malignant, cryptic vocalizations,
surprised anddisturbed unsuspecting listeners throughout North
America. When the PlayIt Again Sam label of Brussels, Belgium,
licensed the record, the continentof europe was exposed to the
same treatment.
In October, 1985, with synthesist Wilhelm Schroeder in the ranks,
SkinnyPuppy released their debut LP, "Bites", through Nettwerk
and Play It AgainSam. Production was once again handled by
Cevin Key and Dave Oglive, withthe exception of "Assimilate",
which was produced by Tom Ellard of SeveredHeads. "Bites" quickly
received critical acclaim in North America andEurope, and charted
higher than any other Canadian independant release inrecent memory
on charts like CMJ, Rockpool and U.S. Rock. Songs like "TheChoke"
and "Assimilate" laid waste to dancefloors on both sides of the
Atlantic.
In the Summer of 1986, Wilhelm Schroeder left the band to pursue
solo workand was replaced by Dwayne Goettel, formerly of the band
Psyche.
On September 5, 1986, Skinny Puppy's second LP, "Mind: The Perpetual
Intercourse", was released. Boiling over with fresh sounds and
rhythms,"Mond: TPI" remains an expedition into a netherworld of
sonic, seethingemotion. The first single, "Dig It", shot to the#10
position on theRockpool/Rollign Stone dance chart and the LP reached
#17 on CMJ's chart."Stairs and Flowers", remixed from "Mind: TPI"
by New York DJs JustinStraus and Murray Elias, expanded on the
mutant hip hop beat of "Dig It".Combined with the new track,
"Chainsaw", the single summer up SkinnyPuppy's psycho-dance strategy
and it reached #8 on the Rockpool/RollingStone chart.
The release of the "Mind: TPI" LP also signalled the beginning of a
licensing agreement between Skinny Puppy and Capitol-EMI for the
worldoutside of Canada.
"Clease, Fold and Manipulate", Skinny Puppy's third full length LP,
Çwasreleased worldwide in October, 1987. The LP contained some of
their mostcoherent, powerful material to date. Tracks such as
"Anger", "Tear orBeat", and "Shadow Cast", with their heavy rhythms,
balanced perfectlywith the more atmospheric feel of "The Mourn" and
"Epilogue". The 12"single of "Addiction" and "Deep Down Trauma
Hounds", remixed by Britishnoise-supremo Adrian Sherwood, was
simply one of the most intense momentsin Skinny Puppy's vinyl
history.
"Cleanse, Fold and Manipulate" marked a crossover of sorts for
Skinny Puppy.The public was finally coming around to Skinny Puppy's
nightmarish world ona larger scale. They could no longer be
dismissed as a cult phenomenon. Andwhen People magazine reviewed
the LP, their popularity was undeniablyconfirmed.
Said David Hiltbrand (People): "Skinny Puppy craft what they call
audiosculpture. Of course, listeners might have other names for it.
Like insanity.Strange random sounds and echoes ricochet through the
mix. Dialogue driftsin and out, like sounds from a TV set in an
adjoining hotel room. The effectis like stepping into a nightmare
being experienced by the Phantom of theOpera."
Even the ever-fickle British press succumber to Skinny Puppy's aural
onslaught.
The Stud Brothers (Melody Maker): "Skinny Puppy are unspeakable.
They hurtand exhilarate. Skinny Puppy do what the best do - they
determine mood."
New Musical Express: "Liek the best horror books and films,
Skinny Puppytake one into one's darkest dreams and never let up
the pressure. The ironyis the dream they are dealing with is the
reality we experience everyday wewake up. Extraordinary in every
way."
"VIVIsectVI", released in October 1988, was the long awaited follow
up.The LP and first single, "Censor" (alternately titled "Dogshit"),
werecharacterized by both brutal, relentless rhythms and strangely
accessiblemeelodic lines. "Testure", the next single, was the band's
most approachablesong since "Dig It". To many people's surprise, it
cracked the BillboardDance Chart top 20.
In support of the LP, Skinny Puppy undertook their most ambitious
tour todate. The trademark mind-bending live show had evolved to
more powerfullyreflect the band's ongoing concerns for the animal
rights movement. Throughoutthe show, the audience witnessed a
transformation. Ogre began the show as anaverage man, complete with
his ignorance toward the plight of animals. As theshow progressed,
Ogre became the laboratory vivisectionist, the enlightenedman, and
finally the tortured test subject itself.
November, 1989 marks the release of "Rabies", Skinny Puppy's fifth
fulllength recording project. "Rabies" has been described by the
band as athematic and musical continuation of 1985's "Bites" LP.
ÇFrom the firstlisten, it's obvious that "Rabies" is harder, heavier
and more fullyrealized than anything that has come before it. No
punches have beenpulled and no effort has been spared in making this
the definitive SkinnyPuppy LP.
Massive guitars, relentless, armour-plated beats and vocals from the
edgeof madness all combine to create a collection of songs that are
typified bythe electro biker-grundge of the first single, "Tin Omen".
And for the firsttime, Cevin Key and Dave Oglive have shared
production duties. Co-productionon "Rabies" is handled by Chicago
noise-terrorist Al Jourgensen (Ministry,Revolting Cocks etc.). The
result is an increased sense of intensity andergency that hasn't
been this upfront since "Bites".
Skinny Puppy have now become the premier practitioners of punishing,
ulta-aggressive, no-holds-barred electronic music. With the release of
"Rabies", this fact is now established beyond a doubt. Skinny Puppy
create the ultimate sonic, aural goosing.
üSKINNY PUPPY - Remission and BitesÇ
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SMOTHERED HOPE Ç
withered rope you hang what's empty can't remain to put it simply;
in time cry the hollow words to sing with false disguise;
smothered hope fly from sorrow for a new divine tomorrow;
i just don't want to know anymore;
life shifts up and down everybody knows it's wrong;
why don't you care? now do it seem fair?;
it's not in the rhyme or reason;
so it goes with every season crawl to top fall through bottom;
first hand love is really rotten;
slice of life find what's plenty inch towards a sanctuary;
light with me inside the womb;
i know everyone everybody knows it's me;
it's my voice, my voice cries out obscenity;
sightless eye regard my past sometimes it should;
i just don't want to know anymore.
ä
GLASS HOUSESÇ
sit in darkness understand what i am is what i am;
overshadowed by assertion makes me certain;
solemn ponder wander shake shaded with a doubt nightmare full of fear;
solvent raining from the sky backlog danger hypnotize glass blown eyes;
stain in drain on procreate fascinate me instigate care to here;
morbid desert ice cream eyes so deceiving fraternize carefully;
create vision fabricate smash to pieces watch and wait
crash glass houses;
hasten grasp calculate foreign object phornicate smash glass houses;
Çmisinterpret reprimand are you here myself demands;
mediocre are you hearing headspace clearing.
äFAR TOO FRAILÇ
lovers and legions i've seen your whore try not to reason