Lustmord
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 Lustmord playing at Norbergfestival, 2011. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Brian Williams |
| Genres | Dark ambient |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Hydra Head Records |
| Associated acts | Puscifer |
| Website | http://www.lustmord.com/ |
| Notable instruments | |
| Mac Pro, Logic Pro,[1] EMS Synthi AKS,[2] Ableton Live[3] | |
Brian Williams is a British electronic musician often credited for creating the dark ambient genre with albums recorded under the name Lustmord.
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Williams started recording as Lustmord in 1980 before joining SPK in 1982. Lustmord has extracted field recordings made in crypts, caves, and slaughterhouses, and combined it with occasional ritualistic incantations and Tibetan horns. His treatments of acoustic phenomena encased in digitally expanded bass rumbles have a dark ambient quality. Some of Lustmord's most notable collaborations include Robert Rich on the critically acclaimed [4] "Stalker", Jarboe, John Balance of Coil, Monte Cazazza, Clock DVA, Chris & Cosey, Paul Haslinger and experimental sludge group The Melvins on "Pigs Of The Roman Empire".
Williams released the album "Heresy", considered a milestone of the genre of dark ambient,[5] in 1990. Williams has contributed to 44 Hollywood film soundtracks as Music Sound designer and occasionally as Additional Composer, most notably on The Crow and Underworld.
Around 1999, Lustmord was also involved with the video game Planescape: Torment - his work eventually went unused when the project changed direction.[6] He provided music and sound design for a variety of other projects since, such as Far Cry Instincts, Underworld or NVIDIA demos, many of which include collaborations with Paul Haslinger.[7]
Lustmord worked on Tool's DVD singles and has remixed versions of "Schism" and "Parabola" which were released on December 20, 2005. Lustmord also contributed to Tool's 2006 album 10,000 Days with the atmospheric storm sounds on the title track, "10,000 Days". He later worked again with Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan, collaborating on Keenan's project Puscifer debut album "V" is for Vagina, as well as providing several remixes for "V" is for Viagra. The Remixes. Lustmord eventually generated a collection of dub remixes of several '... Vagina' tracks, known as "D" Is for Dubby - The Lustmord Dub Mixes. The nine track LP was released as a digital download on 17 October 2008, available directly from the Puscifer website. He also did some additional music including the track "The Western Approaches" feat. Wes Borland on guitar for the documentary Blood Into Wine.
Lustmord appeared live for the first time in 25 years as part of the high mass observance by the Church of Satan. The ceremony took place on June 6, 2006 (6-6-06).[8] A recording of the performance entitled "Rising" was released.
Lustmord released the album [ O T H E R ] on California based label Hydra Head Records in July 2008. It features guest appearances by Adam Jones, King Buzzo and Aaron Turner.
Lustmord performed for the second time in 29 years at Unsound Festival Krakow on October 22, 2010.[9]
Lustmord performed at Art's Birthday celebration (initiated by Robert Filliou) at Södra Teatern in Stockholm, Sweden, on January 15, 2011.[10] He performed at the Unsound Festival in New York for the first time on April 9 and 10, 2011.[11] Lustmord's first performance in the Netherlands will be in September 2011 at the Incubate Festival.
[edit] Discography
- 1981 - Lustmørd - Sterile Records SR 3
- 1982 - Lustmordekay - Sterile Records cassette SRC 6
- 1984 - Paradise Disowned
- 1984 - CTI (with Chris & Cosey)
- 1985 - Vhutemas / Arechetypi (with Graeme Revell)
- 1990 - Heresy
- 1991 - A Document Of Early Acoustic & Tactical Experimentation
- 1992 - The Monstrous Soul
- 1992 - Psychological Warfare Technology Systems (as Terror Against Terror)
- 1993 - Crash Injury Trauma (as Isolrubin BK)
- 1994 - The Place Where the Black Stars Hang
- 1994 - Trans Plutonian Transmissions (as Arecibo)
- 1995 - Stalker (with Robert Rich)
- 1996 - Strange Attractor / Black Star
- 1997 - Lustmord vs. Metal Beast (with Shad T. Scott)
- 2000 - Purifying Fire
- 2001 - Metavoid (Nextera)
- 2002 - Law Of The Battle Of Conquest (with Hecate)
- 2002 - Zoetrope (Nextera)
- 2004 - Carbon/Core
- 2004 - Pigs Of The Roman Empire (with Melvins)
- 2006 - Rising (live album)
- 2007 - Juggernaut (with King Buzzo)
- 2008 - [ O T H E R ]
- 2008 - "D" is for Dubby - The Lustmord Dub Mixes
- 2009 - [ THE DARK PLACES OF THE EARTH ]
- 2009 - [ T R A N S M U T E D ]
- 2009 - [ B E Y O N D ]
- 2009 - [ O T H E R D U B ]
- 2010 - Heretic
- 2011 - Songs of Gods and Demons
- 2011 - The Word As Power (work in progress)
[edit] References
- ^ "L U S T M O R D". L U S T M O R D. http://www.lustmord.com/interview_ten.html. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ "L U S T M O R D". L U S T M O R D. http://www.lustmord.com/interview_one.html. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ "Lustmord: the last heretic – FACT magazine: music and art". Factmag.com. 2010-11-03. http://www.factmag.com/2010/11/03/lustmord-the-last-heretic/. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ Brenholts, Jim. "Stalker - Lustmord". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/stalker-r227131. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ "Lustmord - Heresy (album review)". Sputnikmusic. 2009-10-26. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/33091/Lustmord-Heresy/. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ "L U S T M O R D". L U S T M O R D. 2001-07-31. http://www.lustmord.com/interview_seven.html. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ "L U S T M O R D". L U S T M O R D. http://www.lustmord.com/news_archive.html. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ Lustmord Rising, June 26, 2006. http://www.toolband.com/news/news_archive.php
- ^ Lustmord to perform for the second time in 29 years at Unsound Festival Krakow. Accessed July 19, 2010.
- ^ Lustmord performance, recorded by Swedish national radio. Accessed January 19, 2011.
- ^ "Unsound". Unsound.pl. http://unsound.pl/en/festival/program/schedule/unsound-festival-new-york-2011. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
