despite being the creator and main operator of the legendary and eerie 'self abuse records' patrick o'neil founded skin crime in 93/94 out of the morbid surrealism of mother project - hanged man's orgasm.
one of the earliest and most influential american noise institutions from the 90's, skin crime could be said to be the missing link between european musique concrete, japanese noise, and the gritty abstract electronics of what became the glory and gory days of 'american harsh noise.' the special and largely undocumented moment at which the 'noise' broke away from 'industrial' to destroy fu ...read more
despite being the creator and main operator of the legendary and eerie 'self abuse records' patrick o'neil founded skin crime in 93/94 out of the morbid surrealism of mother project - hanged man's orgasm.
one of the earliest and most influential american noise institutions from the 90's, skin crime could be said to be the missing link between european musique concrete, japanese noise, and the gritty abstract electronics of what became the glory and gory days of 'american harsh noise.' the special and largely undocumented moment at which the 'noise' broke away from 'industrial' to destroy further its electronic roots. its synthetic sound sources associated with industrial became so self abused that their electronic origins were rendered indecipherable and turned into a rotten organic abstraction.
skin crime distinguished themselves as not just another 'bedroom project' but a real dedicated live noise band. with a rotating lineup surrounding their core as a three piece, their highly detailed ascending compositions offset with their forceful and dynamic textures quickly secured them a place in the rapidly emerging international noise subculture. appearing on such cult releases as 'the adventures of huckleberry finn' tour vhs and 'an evening of serious noise' tape box, their unique live model saw the band performing alongside heavyweights such as the haters, merzbow, and masonna, outlasting many of their peers. - Hosptial Productions « hide
