Ok, here's the story . I used to listen to alot of radio in the early 80's. This was mostly of the commercial Rock variety. Well, one summer night in 1984
I was flipping through the stations on my boom box and went all the way to the left of the fm dial . I heard weird cacophony, noise , tribal sounds , Punk Rock, Hardcore , odd Jazz, and all the other types of music and programming you didn't hear anywhere else.I thought "what the hell is going on here", and "these can't be legitimate radio stations"! It had to be a pirate station I thought or whatever, (I was only 13 then). It was college radio- WZRD and WNUR! I could not believe these were real radio stations!
But I listened to those type of stations all through out the 80's and occasionally still do. It literally opened a whole other world to me. I discovered alternative news, political views,artists,
became more aware of 'real' culture in general( not crass commercialism and not the same old mainstream clap-trap shit) . Anyway, of all the new forms of music I discovered ,experimental music, noise, and the sound collages of the local Chicago group -Burden of Friendship, was the most fascinating thing I had ever heard up to that point. Various members of that band had radio slots on WZRD. Mainly on Saturdays, roughly from about 1pm until late in the evening /early morning they ruled from about '84-'87. On certain days instead of playing their ecclectic style of music(s) They would turn the studio into one giant noise collage freakout. Those shows were the infamous "Voidwatches " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-bf3z5GP_c. I think they were started by one of the members -Scott Marshall. Instruments and mics were set up throughtout the whole place.
Guitars, tapes, synths, various metals,( like pipes, sheets, ect..) , spoken
word readings( effected or not with devices) and who knows what else
was utilized for these 'Noise fests. ' I used to have these taped (unedited)from off the air, but i lost them! Damn!! It was all mixed through the main board and out through the airwaves. The guy operating the main board had the option of cutting into or out off whatever section of the studio he wanted to bring up it the mix. I think that's the way it worked . Anyway, that was an early influence. Later
Scott Marshall had a record label operating called Panic Records & Tapes. I got in contact with him and told him about how I though what he did back then was interesting to listen to. This was the summer of 1988. Well, a few years later he was looking for new artists for one of his compilations (a 2lp set called "What is Truth Vol. 3") .
I gave him one of my early tapes and he used part of it on the record, much to my surprise. That gave me the spark to keep recording. That peice was under my own name, but shortly after chose the name Death Factory, from a Throbbing Gristle (bootleg) record called "Live From Death Factory. "The music became darker and weirder and various styles were utilized on my self released tapes through the late 1980's- 1990's.
I have a problem with just focusing on one style. I like Merzbow type of stuff but i also like dark, brooding, atmospheric material also. There is also some 'beat' related stuff too, believe it or not! To be continued...//////////////
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------------------------------CURRENT AUDIO WORKS:-Death Factory- 'Vol. 1' (2005) CD-r self release.
(Limited to 52 Copies, maybe reissued sometime down the line) . All out of these, except you may be able to buy a few copies left at one of the Reckless Records stores in Chicago (call/contact them).//////////-Death Factory- 'Themes From the Industrial Songbook- Vol. 1 & Vol.2' (2002)
Two seperate CD-r's . Terry Plumming records. I believe you still can get this. www.diabolical.org for info. NOTE!!! hard copies are not available anymore from T.P. Everything is now available for download only. check their web sight out !///////////-Death Factory- RRRecycled Tape (2005) Available through RRRecords. www.rrrecords.com also , through www.apoprecords.com//////////-Death Factory- 'Vol.2' - full length CD-r self release. (100 copies)
(still available through RRRecords, Reckless Records on Broadway Ave. (?), Apop Records, and Lauries Planet of Sound, or just contact me. //////////-Death Factory/Messiah Complex 'split cassette' (At War With False Noise)
http://www.atwarwithfalsenoise.com/index.html , ( 100 copies exist in total,) Now Sold Out as far as I know?! //////////- A 40min. CD-r release called 'Halluzination Caroursel' /'Diversion' (Available, ask me )//////////- one lock groove track on an all lockgroove "7 record to be released this summer(JULY?).It's produced by Arvo Fingers (Mr.Fuckhead) here in Chi-town) . It also includes many local, well known and internationaly known artist's contributions too,... OUT NOW!!!)//////////-------------------------------------------
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NEXT UP THIS YEAR:-Death Factory - 'Prophecy of the Black Spider' - 2 60 min. cassette box (w/button) , (self release ) Noise/ 'B' horror movie soundtrack material (OUT NOW!!!) Copies available at RRRecords and Permanent Records now....Oh yeah, Apop Records too .
//////////- 1 Track on upcoming 2cd compilation dedicated to Italian Horror /Cult director -Lucio Fulci on 'Splatter Archive' from Germany ( 2009???)//////////- 30 min. cassette release on Drifter Din Recordings (WILL BE OUT IN A WEEK!, comes in a black satin bag )//////-----------------------------------------------------
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