KnifeLadder
Knifeladder have been in existence in one form or another since 1998. Their sound is the culmination of years of experimentation and independent development. The resultant sound is a heavily percussive industrial organic hybrid, a new meshing of electronic loops, live bass and percussion and ethnic instrumentation to form a kind of Organic Industrial Music. Compared to such acts as Test Dept, Coil and Mother Destruction, Knifeladder have outgrown their reference points to create their own niche in the genre obsessed Industrial scene.
Personnel
The personnel include Jonh Murphy, percussionist and electronic pioneer with such acts as SPK, early Current 93 and credible pop act The Associates. Hunter Barr was a founder member of the infamous Infant Skull Surgery and is a renowned recording engineer for his unconventional yet obsessively perfectionist approach. Andrew Trail was founder of Autogeddon and performed in the controversial Ministry of Love, who broke up after being banned from performing in every live venue in Sydney. He currently also plays live keyboards with Inertia. Knifeladder themselves have performed with such acts as Allerseen, Sieben, Naevus, Coil, Bad Sector and Neither/neither world. With over 100 live actions, they have mastered the live environment like few others.
The Releases
THE SPECTACLE is the latest KnifeLadder album. It was released on Cryonica music 27th February 2006. You can find outrageous numbers of rave reviews on www.knifeladder.com and www.cryonica.com
CRYONICATANZ V4 The Spectacle (AntiValium remix)
CRYOTANZ V3 Dervish ( AntiValium remix)
ORGANIC TRACES CD
KnifeLadder
KnifeLadder's Debut Album courtesy of Operative Records
SPLIT CD
KnifeLadder/Shining Vril
Combining tracks from the two acts. An audio feast featuring John Murphy's two projects
SCHLECHT UND IRONISCH CD
Laibach Tribute
Compilation featuring KnifeLadder's rendition of "Dogs Of War"
DOCUMENT THREE CD
KnifeLadder/Naevus
Split CD from KnifeLadder and Naevus courtesy of Terra-Fria
AUDACIA IMPERAT
VVAA
Compilation CD feat. KnifeLadder courtesy of Old Europa Cafe
live
The Show Knifeladder is one of the most dynamic and visceral experiences available in contemporary music. Risk taking, yet entirely professional and audience responsive. Frightening, beautiful, rhythmic and atmospheric, can your festival be fully realised without the inclusion of this group as part of the line up?
We think not
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