Paul Neville (musician)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Paul Neville
Image: PaulNeville.jpg
Paul Neville
Born Birmingham, England, UK
Flag of England Flag of United Kingdom
Genre(s) Experimental industrial metal
Affiliation(s) Cable Regime
Godflesh
Fall of Because
Label(s) Permis De Construire Deutschland
Sentrax Records
Invisible Records
Alley Sweeper
Earache Records
Years active 1983 - present

Paul Neville is an underground experimental industrial metal guitarist and musician from Birmingham, England.

He is best known as the second guitarist in the seminal industrial metal band Godflesh on the second half of their Streetcleaner album and on the Slavestate EP as well as a tour member of the band on respective supporting tours, although Neville had been making music with G. C. Green and later, Justin Broadrick, since 1983 in noise outfit Fall of Because; a band that would break up in 1987 and later reform in 1988 at Broadrick’s initiative, now evolved into the mutant rock/industrial hybrid that was Godflesh.

Paul is noted for his distinctive style, which can be said to be influenced by that of Geordie Walker of Killing Joke, but with an even greater experimental edge and a flair for drawn out improvisation, creating an unusual and original synergy of noise and melody akin to some of the work of Norman Westberg, Justin Broadrick and Robert Hampson.

Apart from his work with Fall of Because and Godflesh, Paul is also the founder of the underground experimental industrial metal band Cable Regime, also featuring Diarmuid Dalton (now also bassist with Jesu) and Steve Hough (also involved with Justin Broadrick’s Final, and once a Godflesh touring member), which has been his main project since 1992.

Neville continues to be on good terms with Justin Broadrick, with Justin co-producing all of Cable Regime’s albums and Paul making a guest appearance on the track “Man/Woman” off of Justin’s new post-Godflesh rock-based band, Jesu’s, eponymous debut album; a collaboration which at times harkens to early Streetcleaner material, evoking a strong sense of nostalgia among long time fans.

Paul has also featured in a techno collaboration called AKA, but little is known of this outfit apart from a track released on the Lo Fibre Companion in 1998.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] With Fall of Because

[edit] With Godflesh

Album Cover Year of Release Title Label
1989 Streetcleaner Earache Records
1991 Slavestate [EP] Earache Records

[edit] With Cable Regime

  • Life In The House Of The Enemy (CD) - (1992, Permis De Construire Deutschland)
  • Assimilate & Destroy (CD, Maxi) - (1992, Permis De Construire Deutschland)
  • Kill Lies All (CD) - (1993, Sentrax Records)
  • Brave New World (CD, Maxi) - (1995, Permis De Construire Deutschland)
  • Cable Regime (CD) - (2000, Invisible Records, Alley Sweeper)

[edit] External links

GODFLESH
Justin Broadrick | G. C. Green
Ted Parsons | Paul Neville | Robert Hampson | Bryan Mantia | Paul Raven
Discography
Albums: Streetcleaner | Pure | Selfless | Songs of Love and Hate | Us and Them | Hymns
Extended Plays: Godflesh | Loopflesh | Slavestate | Cold World | Merciless | Messiah
Singles: Slateman | Crush My Soul
Remix Albums: Slavestate Remixes | Love and Hate in Dub
Compilation Albums: Slateman/Cold World | Selfless/Merciless | In all Languages
Related Articles
Jesu | Final | Vitriol | Techno Animal | GOD | Ice | Scorn | Painkiller | Head of David | Napalm Death | Fall of Because
Official fan website | Avalanche Inc.