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SKINNY PUPPY
For a little more than a decade -- from the appearance of the EP Remission in 1984 to the release of The Process in 1996 -- the Canadian band Skinny Puppy infused the electronic-experimental music scene with new life, and inspired a generation of fans and fellow artists with their uncompromising sound and live performances. Utilizing synthesizers, sequencers, samplers, every imaginable percussional instrument, guitars, as well as found sounds and media samples, cEvin Key and Dwayne Goettel created the sometimes beautiful, often grotesque, but always fascinating sound scapes of Skinny Puppy's music.
The enigmatic vocalist Nivek Ogre supplied the music with haunting and poignant lyrics that combined the personal emotions and concerns of Ogre himself, with issues of universal socio-political importance. He also conceived of and designed the band's graphic stage shows and videos, drawing upon a vast catalogue of theatrics and horror movie tactic.
Instrumental in combining the creative elements of Skinny Puppy to form a unified whole was David (Rave) Ogilvie, who assisted the band throughout its life in the studio, as well as on the road. He was often referred to as the fourth member of the band, but only received credit as such on the 1988 release VIVISect VI.
As with all truly original music, Skinny Puppy's sound defies categorization or easy description. Genre descriptions such as 'industrial,' 'cyberpunk,' 'experimental,' and 'electronica' all hint at different aspects of the band, but none of them do Skinny Puppy justice. Predicates such as 'aural sculptures,' 'music for the eyes' and 'movies without images' come closer to describing their sound. However, the only really appropriate word in reference to Skinny Puppy is unique.
Reviews:
"Skinny Puppy craft what they call audio sculpture. Of course, listeners might have other names for it. Like insanity.."--People
"Skinny Puppy are unspeakable. They hurt and they exhilarate. Skinny Puppy do what the greatest do--they determine mood."--Melody Maker
"Like the best horror books and films, Skinny Puppy take one into one's darkest dreams and never let up the pressure. The irony is the dream they are dealing with is the reality we experience everyday we wake up. Extraordinary in every way."--New Musical Express
"The sound of The Process is extremely dynamic and crisp, with many layers, and a great amount of musical details"--waste
SKINNY PUPPY Real Audio:
Remission
Bites
Chainsaw
Too Dark Park
Last Rights
SKINNY PUPPY links:
American Recording's official web site
Mathias' Skinny Puppy Page
Another Unofficial Page
John's Skinny Puppy Page
Man In Motion, Going Nowhere
Skinny Puppy Internet Database
Skinny Puppy Sound Source Archive
Skinny Puppy Rarities
Skinny Puppy's Realm of Grave Wisdom
Skinny Puppy on UBL
Skinny Puppy Central
This copyright on this site is held by the ELECTRONIC MUSIC SITE. Autechre appears courtesy of Wax Trax! Records, Aphex Twin appears courtesy of Rephlex Records, Download and Skinny Puppy appear courtesy of Nettwerk Records, Slugwrench and ^|SiCk0|^ appear courtesy of Intolerance Records.
For a little more than a decade -- from the appearance of the EP Remission in 1984 to the release of The Process in 1996 -- the Canadian band Skinny Puppy infused the electronic-experimental music scene with new life, and inspired a generation of fans and fellow artists with their uncompromising sound and live performances. Utilizing synthesizers, sequencers, samplers, every imaginable percussional instrument, guitars, as well as found sounds and media samples, cEvin Key and Dwayne Goettel created the sometimes beautiful, often grotesque, but always fascinating sound scapes of Skinny Puppy's music.
The enigmatic vocalist Nivek Ogre supplied the music with haunting and poignant lyrics that combined the personal emotions and concerns of Ogre himself, with issues of universal socio-political importance. He also conceived of and designed the band's graphic stage shows and videos, drawing upon a vast catalogue of theatrics and horror movie tactic.
Instrumental in combining the creative elements of Skinny Puppy to form a unified whole was David (Rave) Ogilvie, who assisted the band throughout its life in the studio, as well as on the road. He was often referred to as the fourth member of the band, but only received credit as such on the 1988 release VIVISect VI.
As with all truly original music, Skinny Puppy's sound defies categorization or easy description. Genre descriptions such as 'industrial,' 'cyberpunk,' 'experimental,' and 'electronica' all hint at different aspects of the band, but none of them do Skinny Puppy justice. Predicates such as 'aural sculptures,' 'music for the eyes' and 'movies without images' come closer to describing their sound. However, the only really appropriate word in reference to Skinny Puppy is unique.
Reviews:
"Skinny Puppy craft what they call audio sculpture. Of course, listeners might have other names for it. Like insanity.."--People
"Skinny Puppy are unspeakable. They hurt and they exhilarate. Skinny Puppy do what the greatest do--they determine mood."--Melody Maker
"Like the best horror books and films, Skinny Puppy take one into one's darkest dreams and never let up the pressure. The irony is the dream they are dealing with is the reality we experience everyday we wake up. Extraordinary in every way."--New Musical Express
"The sound of The Process is extremely dynamic and crisp, with many layers, and a great amount of musical details"--waste
SKINNY PUPPY Real Audio:
Remission
Bites
Chainsaw
Too Dark Park
Last Rights
SKINNY PUPPY links:
American Recording's official web site
Mathias' Skinny Puppy Page
Another Unofficial Page
John's Skinny Puppy Page
Man In Motion, Going Nowhere
Skinny Puppy Internet Database
Skinny Puppy Sound Source Archive
Skinny Puppy Rarities
Skinny Puppy's Realm of Grave Wisdom
Skinny Puppy on UBL
Skinny Puppy Central
This copyright on this site is held by the ELECTRONIC MUSIC SITE. Autechre appears courtesy of Wax Trax! Records, Aphex Twin appears courtesy of Rephlex Records, Download and Skinny Puppy appear courtesy of Nettwerk Records, Slugwrench and ^|SiCk0|^ appear courtesy of Intolerance Records.