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Bark Psychosis is a band from Waltham Forest, East London. Graham Sutton is the core of the group, supported by a dynamic roster of musicians. The line up for the seminal album “Hex” was Graham Sutton, Daniel Gish, John Ling, and Mark Simnett. Current members include Sutton, Colin Bradley, Lee Harris (formerly with Talk Talk), and others. Formed as a Napalm Death cover band when Sutton, Ling and Simnett were in their teens, they released several singles and EPs from 1988 to 1994. The band then released their first album Hex in 1994. Embedded in lush electronic sampling and textures, and accented with electric guitars, piano, and a string quartet, they developed a singularly unique and varied sound. Simon Reynolds of The Wire coined the term post-rock to describe Hex for “using rock instrumentation for non-rock purposes, using guitars as facilitators of timbres and textures rather than riffs and power chords.”

Gish and Ling both dropped out as a result of the stress associated with making the album, and Simnett followed later. Graham Sutton went on to record a drum and bass record under the name Boymerang. After a ten-year hiatus, Bark Psychosis returned with “Codename: Dustsucker” in 2004, which featured an entirely new line-up, including ex-Talk Talk drummer Lee Harris in the place of Simnett.

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gracz54 wrote:
yesterday morning

There's a live track called Defaced up on the band's site, if you didn't already know.

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juizyyy wrote:
Saturday afternoon

so good

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mrshmearo wrote:
Thursday morning

best music i've discovered all year

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jeleffto wrote:
last month

bingo, x-creations. nothing speaks introspection and introversion quite like Bark Psy.

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riigo wrote:
last month

oh, them's fighting words

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x-creations wrote:
last month

"my sentiments exactly, dragonaut. The music mirrors my life so much it's ridiculous. " I doubt your life is that interesting.

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Jamesismynamo wrote:
last month

"Absent Friend" is one of the greatest post-rock songs ever.

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jeleffto wrote:
last month

my sentiments exactly, dragonaut. The music mirrors my life so much it's ridiculous.

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riigo wrote:
October 2009

reserve shot gunmannnn

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Anna7ti wrote:
October 2009

mmm not bad...

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chinneths wrote:
October 2009

<3

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riigo wrote:
October 2009

it's the other way around for me

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fylopastry wrote:
October 2009

Dustsucker "sounds" just as great, but it doesn't have the tension that inhabits Hex. Hex is a living breathing monster; Dustsucker, in comparison, is a bit too nice.

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theStarry wrote:
October 2009

How did you manage to purchase Hex on CD before neglecting it? Its not been on sale for years, which is one of the single biggest crimes in all of music. High time it was reprinted and also in special edition format aswell.

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KhaeomZhyu wrote:
October 2009

I've been listening to Hex for the past three hours after years of neglecting it up there in my cds shelf. It's probably the most blissful, captivating feeling I've felt in a long time. I adore how disjointed everything is played, yet every instrument falls into place so impeccable, and how amazing "Eyes and Smile" is...

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NOISECORE_21 wrote:
September 2009

shapeshifting!!!

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curare_curare wrote:
September 2009

are you gonna bark all day, little psychosis?

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szafi19 wrote:
September 2009

Great music:)

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lifer1167 wrote:
September 2009

This album is realy gooood, very dificult to find music with this quality...where are the original videos, concerts...???

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DemonCashew wrote:
September 2009

I'm glad someone told me to listen to Hex. Because I really enjoyed that album. I like people who tell me to listen to great things.

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