Hair & Skin Trading Company

The Hair and Skin Trading Company is a British drone / avant-noise group, formed in 1991 by ex-Loop members Neil Mackay (vocals/bass) and John Wills (drums). Joined by Nigel Webb (Guitars) and Richard Johnston on samples (who left as a band member during the recording of the first album, but periodically collaborated as a live engineer adding live dub to their sound and whose samples also appear on Psychedelische Musique uncredited), they released their debut album Jo in Nine G Hell on Beggars Banquet Records in 1992. They also played the Reading Festival that year, with tours of Europe, US and the UK, following their subsequent releases - with shows at CBGB's and the Knitting Factory, New York & Festivals such as C.M.J - New York, Roskilde Festival, Denmark and Phoenix Festival, United Kingdom.
== Links to Peel ==
Peel kept interest in members of Loop after they disbanded and played tracks from The Hair And Skin Trading Company in 1992 and 1995. After Peel's death in 2004, it was found that he had a copy of their Psychedelicische Musique album, which was released in 1995 in his Record Collection: H.
== Shows Played ==
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*07 March 1992: 'Ground Zero (CD - Joe In Nine G Hell)' (Situation Two)
*20 March 1992: Ground Zero (12 inch) Situation Two
*10 April 1992: 'Elevenate (CD - Jo In Nine G Hell)' (Situation Two)
*17 April 1992: Torque (CD - Jo In Nine G Hell) Situation Two
*19 April 1992 (BFBS): Elevenate (CD - Jo In Nine G Hell) (Situation Two)
*25 April 1992: Ground Zero (CD - Jo In Nine G Hell) Situation Two
*26 April 1992 (BFBS): Torque (album - Jo In Nine G Hell) Situation Two
*03 May 1992 (BFBS): Ground Zero (album - Jo In Nine G Hell) Situation 2
;1995
*02 June 1995: ‘Kinetic (LP - Psychedelische Musique)’ Freek Records
== See Also ==
*Record Collection: H
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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