Paul Barker
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Hermes Pan |
| Born | February 8, 1958 Palo Alto, California |
| Genre(s) | Industrial Alternative Metal |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals Bass Guitar Keyboards Synthesizer Guitar Piano Drum Machine |
| Years active | 1980 - present |
| Label(s) | Sire Records Warner Bros. Sanctuary Records Alternative Tentacles Wax Trax! |
| Associated acts | Ministry Revolting Cocks Lard 1000 Homo Djs PTP Acid Horse Lead Into Gold U.S.S.A. |
Paul Barker (born February 8, 1958 in Palo Alto, California), was bass guitarist, producer and engineer with the industrial metal band Ministry from 1986 to 2004. He sometimes uses the alias Hermes Pan. He joined Ministry in 1986 for the Twitch tour as a touring bassist, before which he was a member of The Blackouts with his brother Roland Barker and Ministry drummer Bill Rieflin. He became an official member on the classic 1988 album The Land of Rape and Honey. Although many Ministry collaborators came and went in the nearly two decade period after Barker joined the band, he and Al Jourgensen, as founder of the band, were the only continuous members. The dynamics between these two different personalities came to shape Ministry's sound, along with a number of side-projects which they were involved in together. As such, many fans were surprised by Barker's departure from the band in 2004 for personal reasons.
Since leaving Ministry, Barker has spent his time recording new material, producing such acts as I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness, and as one of the founders of the original Wax Trax! sound, returned to Chicago December 9, 2006[1] to DJ the first venue Ministry played, NEO[2] (2350 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL).
Barker DJed, for the first time in over 15 years, classic Wax Trax! & his own prized collection of remixes[3]. He played a 5 hour long set to a packed audience of over 450 fans.
He has recently joined U.S.S.A. with Duane Denison (Tomahawk, ex-The Jesus Lizard) as bassist.
[edit] Bands
- The Blackouts
- Ministry
- Revolting Cocks
- Lard
- Lead Into Gold
- Pink Anvil
- Pigface
- PTP
- U.S.S.A.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Chicago Suicide Club presents Paul Barker December 9, 2006
- ^ Photos from the night
- ^ Ex-Ministry Paul Barker DJ's in Chicago
| Ministry |
| Al Jourgensen |
| Tommy Victor | John Bechdel | Tony Campos | Aaron Rossi | Mike Scaccia | Sin Quirin |
| Paul Barker | Bill Rieflin | Chris Connelly | Kevin Ogilvie | Martin Atkins | Louis Svitek | Rey Washam | William Tucker | Max Brody | John Monte | Mark Baker | Stephen George | Paul Raven | Joey Jordison | Dave Ellefson | Jimmy DeGrasso |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: With Sympathy | Twitch | The Land of Rape and Honey | The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste | Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs | Filth Pig | Dark Side of the Spoon | Animositisomina | Houses of the Molé | Rio Grande Blood | The Last Sucker |
| Live, Remix and Compilation albums: Twelve Inch Singles | In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up | Greatest Fits | Sphinctour | Early Trax | Side Trax | Rantology | Rio Grande Dub Ya | Cover Up |
| Related Bands: Special Affect | Revolting Cocks | Pailhead | Lard | 1000 Homo DJs | PTP | Acid Horse | Pink Anvil | Lead Into Gold | Pigface | Skrew Society 1 |
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