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(1) Attrition are pioneers in a darker electronica. Formed in 1980 in Coventry, England
(2) Attrition was also a short lived US Hardcore band from Washington DC
1. Attrition are pioneers in a darker electronica. Formed in 1980 in Coventry, England, influenced by a mix of punk ideology and experimental art aesthetics, they emerged as part of the early ‘80’s UK Industrial scene alongside contemporaries Coil, Test Department, Legendary Pink Dots, In The Nursery, Portion Control et al.
Founder Martin Bowes has steered the band through a 25 year career, fueled by a succession of critically acclaimed albums…
The band has regularly toured Europe, North America and Mexico, appeared at major festivals and had their music included on a number of film soundtracks… (most recently two of their songs are included on the US cult film “Mint in box” alongside the Pogues…)
Through their career Attrition have worked with musicians as diverse as psychedelic veterans The Legendary Pink Dot’s to punk legend TV Smith to Franck Dematteis of the Paris Opera.
Attrition’s music has featured on countless releases - from 1984’s “Bullshit detector” on Crass records to the hugely successful “Animal liberation” album alongside Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Smiths, Nina Hagen & Lene Lovich etc…
Recently their song “Acid Tongue” featured on KTEL’s Industrial story CD - a who’s who of industrial music with Cabaret Voltaire, Throbbing Gristle, Ministry, Nitzer Ebb, Neubauten et al…
In Germany Orkus magazine’s Best of the 90’s collection featured their darkwave classic “A girl called harmony”…
(2) Attrition was also a short lived US Hardcore band from Washington DC
1. Attrition are pioneers in a darker electronica. Formed in 1980 in Coventry, England, influenced by a mix of punk ideology and experimental art aesthetics, they emerged as part of the early ‘80’s UK Industrial scene alongside contemporaries Coil, Test Department, Legendary Pink Dots, In The Nursery, Portion Control et al.
Founder Martin Bowes has steered the band through a 25 year career, fueled by a succession of critically acclaimed albums…
The band has regularly toured Europe, North America and Mexico, appeared at major festivals and had their music included on a number of film soundtracks… (most recently two of their songs are included on the US cult film “Mint in box” alongside the Pogues…)
Through their career Attrition have worked with musicians as diverse as psychedelic veterans The Legendary Pink Dot’s to punk legend TV Smith to Franck Dematteis of the Paris Opera.
Attrition’s music has featured on countless releases - from 1984’s “Bullshit detector” on Crass records to the hugely successful “Animal liberation” album alongside Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Smiths, Nina Hagen & Lene Lovich etc…
Recently their song “Acid Tongue” featured on KTEL’s Industrial story CD - a who’s who of industrial music with Cabaret Voltaire, Throbbing Gristle, Ministry, Nitzer Ebb, Neubauten et al…
In Germany Orkus magazine’s Best of the 90’s collection featured their darkwave classic “A girl called harmony”…
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nonnen8 wrote:
legitimate son !!!
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nyertun wrote:
LIBYA CHILDREN IN CRISIS - BENEFIT ALBUM http://www.beats4change.org/libyachild.html Thank you Attrition for donating track #2 "Two Gods" In times of war, children suffer many abuses and traumatic experiences. Save the Children have set up a special Libya Children in Crisis Fund, and sales from this album will go directly to that fund, through the Facebook Cause, Libya Children in Crisis
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RedjMusic wrote:
A review from Grave Concern: A piece of artwork! Very much like what you may find in a gallery. It's a piece. It may have several song titles on this album, pieced expertly together- displaying 25 yrs of well crafted fun. Light and dark, yin and yang, messages to make you ponder, music and bleeps and pops and wowza! You always hope that a concert on CD sounds oh so good...this is oh so terrific and engaged me so! Congrats Attrition on 25 and many more. - Jules Cohen (Projekt.com)
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eliasdark wrote:
nice¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
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mmynxx wrote:
So true. (EA) She is a suicidal Goth Lady Gaga. Love Attrition. ^^ Truly original and incredibly beautiful sound.
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Iridescence wrote:
Emile Autumn's last couple of albums are so cheesy. She does not even desrve to be compared to Attrition who are a truly original and beautiful band. .
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the_spirit_mage wrote:
I listened to their LTD All Mine Enemy's Whispers and I really like it. However, I also picked up on the controversy surrounding it: Emilie Autumn provided vocals and violins for one track, but she didn't finalize the release and this big thing happened between Attrition/Projekt Records and Emilie Autumn and her fangirls. I get and agree that EA has the right to be pissed from a legal standpoint, but in the end, I really have to side with Attrition musically and otherwise. It was a concept album and without that song, the concept wouldn't not have been completed and a lot of other hardwork on the album would have went to waste. It should not have been all about Emilie, Emilie, Emilie. Plus, since it was based off of a Victorian mass murderess, this was the only song featuring EA that made me remotely feel as if it was gothic Victorian, since her own music doesn't strick me as such. That's why I love the music presented by Projekt Records and why I stick with them all the way.
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skinnydrifter wrote:
ATTRITION - ACID TONGUE
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accidentcauser wrote:
Is this a mistake I made? Mistaking you for mescalin
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incunabula3 wrote:
But the weird backing vocals are what make attrition attrition!
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SOLOMUSIKA wrote:
*♫♪ ♫♪ ♥♥♥
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attrition1 wrote:
no .....i think you found us alright... :)
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Elimination wrote:
Strange. I was recommended Attrition by a goth friend of mine. I supposed it was gonna be darkwave/industrialm which I like. So I downloaded an album to preview. It's pure dissonance and all horror-like, reminds me of Lustmord, which I also like. So I thanked her. But it appears there's two bands named Attrition, and I found the lesser known one...
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THEMARKJONES wrote:
goth + dance: a musical genre combination that Attrition has definitely mastered. they're quite entertaining to listen to, and they're quite innovative
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thiswindow wrote:
...this is my humble opinion: http://www.systemculture.org/2009/08/attrition.html
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skinnydrifter wrote:
Great darkwave band. Is it me, or can I hear a snippet of Bauhaus' Three Shadows (Part II, to be exact) in Attrition's Dreamsleep? Or is that just my version of the song? I hear the end part of Three Shadows Part 2, "riddle my" (closed bloated breasts) in the first few seconds.
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incunabula3 wrote:
I really like the new live album :)
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lispnik wrote:
Awesome stuff :-)
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attrition1 wrote:
i have just taken over admin of this page!.... so if anyone wants to ask anything please do.... take care.... Martin Bowes!
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Bethankurt wrote:
I love all your songs on the disc " etude " I lucky to have him in my hands XD
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A T T R I T I O N news September 2011
7 Sep 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/danteskitchen
ATTRITION - The Truth in Dark Corners. Live in Holland 1985
Compiled from a series of live recordings, rescued from the attic
by Martin....With early versions of tracks from the 1985 Smiling,
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