From: meachen@med.wcc.govt.nz
Newsgroups: rec.music.industrial
Subject: Scorn - Mick Harris
Date: 14 Oct 92 13:02:08 GMT
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>From: alh@einoed.in-berlin.de (Adrian Le Hanne)
>Subject: Godflesh/Scorn/Techo Animal
>
>I saw Scorn playing here last week. Good concert although the club where
>they played had a bad sound but that seems to be their trademark.

I have heard throughout Europe in clubs, the ascoutics and set-up
leaves alot to be desired, Brent Mclaughlin - Bailter Space (NZ)said
on tour the band were homesick for their own sound equipment. Lung
who I think are still in Europe, last sighted in Holland had similar
complaints. 

>The music sounds like Godflesh but is more bass oriented. This is probably
>nothing to wonder about since Scorn consists of C. Green and P. Neville (?) 
>from Godflesh and an additional drummer.

>Since J. Broadrick is also doing another project, Techo Animal, i wonder if
>there will be another Godflesh release.


Sounds like a slightly different line-up, has this changed?
He is Mick Harris (drums) , Nick Bullen (and guest Justin Broadrick
who has been replaced with Pat McCahan (also a member of Candooroo)
due to committments to Godflesh.


>Adrian
>-- 
>Adrian S. Le Hanne        Einoed Unix & Netzwerke, Koepenicker Str.154, D-1000
>alh@einoed.in-berlin.de   Berlin 36. Tel.: 030/611 31 26,  Fax.: 030/611 32 86
>  "On a day such as this you should insist on more than the truth" -Pere Ubu

Here follows a bit of blurb from Metal Forces (it is probably outdated
by now as magazines take about 2 months to arrive here):

Scorn releases:

Vae Solis - Earache '92

- the Latin term for the trumpeting sound blown by the Seventh
Angel to herald the end of the world.

Lick Forever Dog - e/p Earache '92

This is what Mick has to say:

"To, me Scorn is a natural development of what I wanted to do with Napalm
Death. I developed that band's style in the first place and wrote most of
the songs until Shane Embury [bassist - ND] came into the lineup. After he
arrived we worked very well together. But during the recording of the last
ND album "Harmony Corruption" arguments started to happen between me and 
the rest of the band over direction. I wanted to keep the basic sound, but
bring in a drum machine and a sequencer to give us the potential to create
an even more extreme style. I know a lot of drummers are afraid of drum
machines, but I know what I can achieve with one. I know that I could
have taken ND into new exciting areas of music.

To me Scorn is a driving unit, three people delivering a powerful, hard
driving sound with endless ideas available. I'd hope that we have created
our own little sound, obviously influenced by others - you can't do 
anything without having roots - but allowing the development of a lot of
possible directions.

Are we Industrial [as some have described their sound]? What does that
term mean? It was originally developed by Throbbing Gristle as a gimmick -
"Industrial Music For Industrial People". Then it was picked up by other
bands, and now everyone seems to be called that. Personally I hate that
label. I believe we're a Rock-n-Roll band, using bass, drums and guitar.
We don't have samples and I feel there is melody in our songs, even though
they all go though a lot of changes. And what we do on record we can do
live."

"We dont go out of our way to alienate anyone and we'd like to think
we could pick up fans of both Obituary and Godflesh. But our sound is
pretty scarey in parts, and there is a certain degree of alienation in
the music which might put people off. But I would stress that we have
a tuneful asapect and we do not get on people's nerves in the same way
say White House and Rambler, good though both they are.

However I dont think the vast majority of Death Metal fans will appreciate
what we are doing. They're too narrow-minded. But that doesn't bother us.
Fans of Godflesh and Skinny Puppy will understand what we are trying to
do."

End Interview:

Mick's Projects:

Scorn - a longform video [incorparting video clips for six songs, two
short films - one from each Harris and Bullen - plus documentary footage.]
Another album due soon, depending on touring maybe Sept/Oct, release
first half of 1993.

He's has an affinity with ambient Horror music and has plans of doing
a album of atmospheric, ambient music, having approached a few small
labels for the project. 

Painkiller - Mick with friends Bill Laswell, and John Zorn to issue
LP "Bury Secrets" their second album. Eight hours of live recording.
They are planning to play in the US and Japan later this year.

 





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