Lustmord

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This article is about the dark ambient musician. For the Cradle of Filth song "Lustmord and Wargasm", see Cruelty and the Beast. For the crime, see Lust murder.
Lustmord

Lustmord playing at Norbergfestival, 2011.
Background information
Birth name Brian Williams
Genres Dark ambient
Years active 1980–present
Labels Hydra Head Records
Soleilmoon Recordings
Associated acts Tool, Puscifer, SPK
Website http://www.lustmord.com/
Notable instruments
Mac Pro, Logic Pro,[1] EMS Synthi AKS,[2] Ableton Live[3]

Brian Williams is a British industrial musician often credited for creating the dark ambient genre with albums recorded under the name Lustmord.

History

Black Star
Sample of Lustmord "Black Star", from Purifying Fire CD (2000).
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Williams started recording as Lustmord in 1980 before joining SPK in 1982. Lustmord has extracted field recordings made in crypts, caves, and slaughterhouses, and combined it with occasional ritualistic incantations and Tibetan horns. His treatments of acoustic phenomena encased in digitally expanded bass rumbles have a dark ambient quality. Some of Lustmord's most notable collaborations include Robert Rich on the critically acclaimed[4] Stalker, Jarboe, John Balance of Coil, Monte Cazazza, Clock DVA, Chris & Cosey, Paul Haslinger, and experimental sludge group The Melvins on Pigs of the Roman Empire.

Williams released the album Heresy, considered a milestone of the genre of dark ambient,[5] in 1990. Williams contributed to 44 Hollywood film soundtracks as music and sound designer and occasionally as additional composer, most notably on The Crow and Underworld.

Around 1999, Lustmord was also involved with the video game Planescape: Torment—his work eventually went unused when the project changed direction.[6] He provided music and sound design for a variety of other projects since, such as Far Cry Instincts, Underworld or NVIDIA demos, many of which include collaborations with Paul Haslinger.[7]

Lustmord worked on Tool's DVD singles and remixed versions of "Schism" and "Parabola," which were released on 20 December 2005. Lustmord also contributed to Tool's 2006 album 10,000 Days with the atmospheric storm sounds on the title track, "10,000 Days". He later worked again with Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan, collaborating on Keenan's project Puscifer debut album "V" is for Vagina, as well as providing several remixes for "V" is for Viagra. The Remixes. Lustmord eventually generated a collection of dub remixes of several '... Vagina' tracks, known as "D" Is for Dubby - The Lustmord Dub Mixes. The nine track LP was released as a digital download on 17 October 2008, available directly from the Puscifer website. He also did some additional music including the track "The Western Approaches" feat. Wes Borland on guitar for the documentary Blood Into Wine.

Lustmord appeared live for the first time in 25 years as part of the high mass observance by the Church of Satan. The ceremony took place on 6 June 2006 (6-6-06).[8] A recording of the performance entitled "Rising" was released.

Lustmord released the album [ O T H E R ] on California-based label Hydra Head Records in July 2008. It features guest appearances by Adam Jones, King Buzzo, and Aaron Turner.

Lustmord performed for the second time in 29 years at Unsound Festival Kraków on 22 October 2010.[9]

Lustmord performed at Art's Birthday celebration (initiated by Robert Filliou) at Södra Teatern in Stockholm, Sweden, on 15 January 2011.[10] He performed at the Unsound Festival in New York for the first time on 9 and 10 April 2011.[11] Lustmord's first performance in the Netherlands was in September 2011 at the Incubate Festival.

Lustmord played for the first time in Moscow, Russia, on 8 April 2012, at Cinema 35mm. Bad Sector played the first act of show.

Discography

  • 1981 – Lustmørd – Sterile Records SR 3
  • 1982 – Lustmordekay – Sterile Records cassette SRC 6
  • 1984 – CTI (with Chris & Cosey)
  • 1985 – Vhutemas / Arechetypi (with Graeme Revell)
  • 1986 – Paradise Disowned
  • 1990 – Heresy
  • 1991 – A Document Of Early Acoustic & Tactical Experimentation
  • 1992 – The Monstrous Soul
  • 1992 – Psychological Warfare Technology Systems (as Terror Against Terror)
  • 1993 – Crash Injury Trauma (as Isolrubin BK)
  • 1994 – The Place Where the Black Stars Hang
  • 1994 – Trans Plutonian Transmissions (as Arecibo)
  • 1995 – Stalker (with Robert Rich)
  • 1996 – Strange Attractor / Black Star
  • 1997 – Lustmord vs. Metal Beast (with Shad T. Scott)
  • 2000 – Purifying Fire
  • 2001 – Metavoid (Nextera)
  • 2002 – Law of the Battle Of Conquest (with Hecate)
  • 2002 – Zoetrope (Nextera)
  • 2004 – Carbon/Core
  • 2004 – Pigs of the Roman Empire (with Melvins)
  • 2006 – Rising (live album)
  • 2007 – Juggernaut (with King Buzzo)
  • 2008 – [ O T H E R ]
  • 2008 – "D" is for Dubby - The Lustmord Dub Mixes
  • 2009 – [ THE DARK PLACES OF THE EARTH ]
  • 2009 – [ T R A N S M U T E D ]
  • 2009 – [ B E Y O N D ]
  • 2009 – [ O T H E R D U B ]
  • 2010 – Heretic
  • 2011 – Songs of Gods and Demons (Compilation)
  • 2013 – The Word As Power

References

  1. ↑ "L U S T M O R D". L U S T M O R D. Retrieved 2011-04-03. 
  2. ↑ "L U S T M O R D". L U S T M O R D. Retrieved 2011-04-03. 
  3. ↑ "Lustmord: the last heretic—FACT magazine: music and art". Factmag.com. 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2011-04-03. 
  4. ↑ Brenholts, Jim. "Stalker – Lustmord". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-04-03. 
  5. ↑ "Lustmord – Heresy (album review)". Sputnikmusic. 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2011-04-03. 
  6. ↑ "L U S T M O R D". L U S T M O R D. 2001-07-31. Retrieved 2011-04-03. 
  7. ↑ "L U S T M O R D". L U S T M O R D. Retrieved 2011-04-03. 
  8. ↑ Lustmord Rising, 26 June 2006. http://www.toolband.com/news/news_archive.php
  9. ↑ Lustmord to perform for the second time in 29 years at Unsound Festival Krakow. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  10. ↑ Lustmord performance, recorded by Swedish national radio. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  11. ↑ "Unsound". Unsound.pl. Retrieved 2011-04-03. 

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