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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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Ashona223 wrote:
yesterday evening

love Bark Psychosis

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TMaltheus wrote:
Thursday morning

the only band that makes me want to move to england, where this music was made in particular.

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The_Cutter wrote:
Monday morning

Last.fm you wanker sock, Talk Talk is like my top band and how come I NEVER got this recommended? I wanna sue!

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stonedsoup wrote:
10 days ago

I agree. who needs epic crescendos when you can relax to this. great music.

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Yunckzilla wrote:
11 days ago

arguably one of the most creative, influential, brilliant bands of the last 30 years, and they have 600k plays. wtf.

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landmixer wrote:
19 days ago

Great band. One of the most incredible bands in the world. Their sound is simply divine.

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juizyyy wrote:
November 2009

so good

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mrshmearo wrote:
November 2009

best music i've discovered all year

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jeleffto wrote:
November 2009

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

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x-creations wrote:
November 2009

"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:
November 2009

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

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jeleffto wrote:
November 2009

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

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Anna7ti wrote:
October 2009

mmm not bad...

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chinneths wrote:
October 2009

<3

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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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