Syphilis Sauna is the solo project of Patrick Urn who first started experimenting with sound in 1997 . Then in late 1999 he formed In Ether which was a very active band, playing many many shows, releasing 3 albums The first official Syphilis Sauna shows were in 99 and since then S.S. has played a wide variety shows, in CO, AR, CA, OR, WA, NV, NM, and has played alongside with such acts as Skam Record's Rob Hall, Richard Ramirez, John Wiese, Ablecain, Realicide Nkondi, Rubber O Cement , Drum Corps, Blue Sabbath Black Cheer, KINOKO, Soriah, NAHA and awide variety of other prolific electronic acts..
Side projects include : Herpes hideaway (death industrial / ambient )
Clahmydia Crawlspace (rockin rock music feat members of Nasty Hunter , JVS and 100 pieces )
Aids Alleyway (NOIZE MUSUCK featuring griz grizzle on distortion and N9 on Sax)
The Quickie (XXXOTICA feat B.Thompson of L.A.M.P.) and
Gonnoreah Grotto (singer/songstealer )other past projects include :
In ether (ethereal IDM noise musick) and ZDEFEKT (7 piece polish industrial phenomena )
In Addition to having an unhealthy obsession with STDS and surrealism , I also book alot local shows .. past series include : NODE : HARDWARE ELECTRONICA , No Tomorrow and more recently the demon bastard child of breakcore and noise: HARSH! .
I also helped form the Infamous Backwards Records in Denver then moved here to the beautifully passive PAC NW to form noise pariah / get along gang Backwards NW
Releases / Compilations To Date : "Syphilis Sauna" Self Titled CDR on Backwards Records 2000
"Live Electronic Action" Compilation by Backwards Records-2002
"Step Down In" Full length CD Backwards Records-2003
"Skin Problems" Full Length CD Backwards Records-2004
"People Doing Strange Things with Electricity volume 2" Compilation by Dorkbot-2004
"Swamp Comp " Compilation CDR by Swamp of Pus-2005
"Underneath… LIES! " 4 track EP Backwards Records-2005
"Tribe Called Glitch" Compilation CDR by Backwards Records-2006
"Pony Puree - (a deconstruction of horse Filth in Several Stages)" Backwards Records-2006
"Titan- A comp for thee gods"CDR Compilation by Titus records-2006
"There Inside" Full length Net Release by Decisive Sound-2006
"Electric Shepherd - An Audio Tribute To Philip K Dick" CDR Compilation by Backwards Records- 2006
"Smell The Stench Net Compilation Number one " Net Compilation on Smell The Stench 2007
"from Initial Infection to Eventual Deterioration Released on Sycophanticide- 2007
"Seattle Bring the Noise " Compilation by Debacle Records -2007
"Clinical Archives Vol 1" Net Compilation by Clinical Archives - 2007
"Injecting Aural Abuse into your wasted lives" CDR Compilation by Backwards Records - 2007
"CHOCODEATH" net release on Swamp of Pus- 2007
"American Breakcore" Compilation CDR released by Reject Records- 2007
"Random Trash" Full length CDR released on Backwards NW-2007
"Utopian Murder Conspiracy" (noise poet nobody remix disc) CD Released on Backwards NW-2007
"Smell The Stench Net Comp Number 2 " Released on Smell The Stench -2007
"Intrinsic Difficulties" Full Length CDR on Backwards NW 2007
Some Reviews of live shows / releases :
" ...Syphilis Sauna (Patrick urn) practitioner of black-hearted, post-industrial sound soundscapes that often sound like the amplified bleatings of insects the size of Seattle Center..." - Dave Segal The Stranger, 2005
Review of "underneath … LIES!" EP: -Matthew Johnson Grave Concerns E Zine 5/13 2005
"This odd little EP, the latest release from solo artist Patrick Urn, should appeal to fans of experimental techno's dark side. Starting off with a tinny looping chime and snippets of old radio, the first of this disc's four tracks eventually builds into a glitch-influenced rhythm. The second piece pulses tensely with slow electronic beats, hovering somewhere between mellow and grating, then trails off into an aimless buzzing sound. Track three is the most organic selection, with mournful harmonium effects, machinery noises and rattling clicks evolves into a comparatively soothing ambient track, while track four finishes things off with eerie metallic coldness. With only twenty minutes or so of music, this feels like a bit of a tease, but Urn's definitely put some interesting stuff together here; fans of Coh, Coil and Pan-Sonic in particular might want to check this out…"
-Review of "there inside" net release on Decisive sound by Sothzine 2006
"Induced by the name of the band, my interpretation of the sounds went towards sickness. The tracks seem to paint, each, a digital canvas of a different ache or disease that appear inside the human body like nausea, headaches and else. This impression lasted until the fourth track which quits dark ambient/illbient to a different approach with its glitchy idm rhythms. The following tracks plounge into a cyberpunk atmosphere and slowly turn back to the dark ambient form. There inside (inquiry) features a beautiful piano piece with noise notches above. This marks beginning of a second part, Imagery rehearsal, fast paced and hectic, contrasts drastically with the rest. Nice noise"
-review of Pony Puree by Aural Pressure 10/1/2006
"….Described by the label as "deconstructed glitch sound and trashtronica", Urn's music ranges from glitch noise to rhythmic industrial dark ambience. Most of his music falls in the latter category but lapses into the former as it gets more adventurous and experimental. This is evident across the 3 tracks on this EP that get increasingly broken and random as the end of the EP approaches. Of the remixes, DJ Lamp's is probably the most adventurous given the source material although Urn's own tracks stand out as the most accomplished of the set." -
Review of "From Initial Infection to Eventual Deterioration " by Andrew Clegg for Conexion Bizarre 2006
"I first came across this guy, Patrick Urn, on last year's "Electric Shepherd" tribute to P. K. Dick, where his track was one of the strangest and most memorable. After that, this handmade anthology of fourteen stolen and contaminated artifacts doesn't disappoint. Glitchy yet melodic, quirky yet comprehensible, Urn works with samples and various pieces of analogue and digital equipment, many of which he's modified himself. The resulting pieces collectively seem too nice to be noise, too energetic to be ambient and too personal to be electronica, while touching on all of these genres.
A look at Syphilis Sauna's influences, from Coil and Nurse With Wound to Public Enemy via Autechre, is enlightening, and the tracks range from the jagged and brutal ("Subject A") to the blissful ("Orange Mitten"). One particular highlight is "2 Cultures (1 Slide)", supposedly exploring the relationship between electronica and tribal musics, but - at least in its first half - sounding strangely European thanks to an accordion loop (or something very much like one). This human element is echoed by the processed, layered pianos in "There Inside (inquiry)". "Trouble with the Mammals", a god's-eye view of humanity, is suitably ominous and monolithic, and its bass-heavy sound is revisited in "Hhallway" and "A-pathetic people".
After reading the liner notes, however, the track I was most looking forward to was "GRK (a letter to the blood)", the artist's reaction to the news that his long-lost biological mother had been found. It's unusual for an electronic musician to explicitly deal with a subject like this, and Urn's treatment, near the end of the album, is certainly worth the wait. Skilfully hinting at cloying sentimentality with the warm ambient harmonics of the opening strains, it gradually becomes a glitchy brainscape of confusion and mixed feelings before exploding into a fuck-you of pent-up noise. Nicely done."-- Andrew Clegg [8/10]if you want to talk about your feelings dont
if youd like to collaborate , but feel that you have no talent and not the slightest idea as to how to go about making anything worthwhile please get ahold of me right away ..
in general im a nice fella , I like beats and noise and noisey beats . I have no true hatred of beards or flannels nor to I conspire to put goths in direct sunlight
oh yeah I like to talk about books my favorites are Miller ,Ballard and PKD in the fiction realm and like to read about physics , insect life and arcane evil as far as Non Fiction goes .. feel free.. MySpace Profile Editor
