Alien Sex Fiend

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黑暗樂(lè)迷應(yīng)該為ALIEN SEX FIEND感到自豪，因?yàn)樗麄兊挚沽苏?。發(fā)表了11張杰出的專輯和三張現(xiàn)場(chǎng)唱片和難以計(jì)算的單曲及合輯。美妙而古怪的FIEND夫婦二人組合從來(lái)不向任何人妥協(xié)，他們?cè)谌魏螘r(shí)間與場(chǎng)合總是始終如一的。
1982年，ASF成立于倫敦北部。深受達(dá)利藝術(shù)之啟發(fā)的NICK WADE(恐怕他的運(yùn)動(dòng)發(fā)源地)興起的GOTH-PUNK浪潮中帶領(lǐng)ASF脫穎而出。在ASF之前，NICK也組建過(guò)幾支短命的樂(lè)團(tuán)。但真正實(shí)現(xiàn)其藝術(shù)理念的，恐怕只有ASF了。
最初的ASF由四人組成，主唱NICK FIEND，他的妻子，合成器演奏家CHRISTINE別名MRS。 FIEND)，吉他手YAXI HIGHRIZER(原名DAVID JAMES)和鼓手JOHNNY(HA-HA FRESHWATER。恐怖電影演員般的外型與NICK FIEND幽靈般閃爍的嗓音使樂(lè)隊(duì)成為獨(dú)立音樂(lè)界的寵兒。但說(shuō)到音樂(lè)，MRS。 FIEND與SUICIDE一脈相乘的扭曲的合成器演奏方法卻功不可沒(méi)。她對(duì)工業(yè)鼓機(jī)，各種電氣裝置的探索的使用，使后來(lái)許多DARK WAVE+ELECTRONIC樂(lè)隊(duì)在他們身上汲取了靈感。ASF的首張單曲IGNOR THE MACHINE一經(jīng)發(fā)行，馬上成為哥特俱樂(lè)部的熱門。首張專輯WHO'S SLEEPING IN MY BRAIN于1983年發(fā)行。之后的許多單曲均成為獨(dú)立音樂(lè)界的寵兒。成功專輯ACID BATH使名聲大噪，尤其是在日本，1985年，ASF在東京留下了他們的現(xiàn)場(chǎng)錄音LIQUID HEAD。
JOHNNY HA-HA離隊(duì)后，ASF成為三人樂(lè)隊(duì)。1985年的專輯MAXIMUM SECURITY反響甚微。為ALICE COOPER的NIGHTMARE 巡演做暖場(chǎng)而發(fā)行的IT卻贏得了更多的喝彩。這有一部分得歸功于ASF煽情的古怪臺(tái)風(fēng):團(tuán)員們穿著自制的繪有奇怪圖案的演出服裝，打扮的如同惡魔，有時(shí)NICK甚至?xí)顺鲆粋€(gè)火藥筒。1987年，HERE CUM GERMS發(fā)行后，YAXI HIGHRAZER離開(kāi)了樂(lè)隊(duì)。ASF僅剩下兩人。FIENDS夫婦在接下來(lái)的專輯ANOTHER PLANET中嘗試了更多的合成器與采樣所制造的恐怖氣氛，這一風(fēng)格一直延續(xù)至90年的CURSE。
隨著吉他手RAT FINK JR。和鍵盤手DOC MILTON的加入。ASF于92年發(fā)表了重組專輯OPEN HEAD DURGERY。隨后，他們成了英國(guó)獨(dú)立音樂(lè)界第一支為電腦游戲做配樂(lè)的樂(lè)團(tuán)，這不得不稱之為一次大膽的嘗試。同年，精選輯SINGLE1983-1985發(fā)表，樂(lè)隊(duì)與長(zhǎng)期合作伙伴ANAGRAM唱片公司的合約到期，這也標(biāo)志ASF一個(gè)時(shí)代的結(jié)束。在建立了自己的廠牌13TH MOON RECORDS后，樂(lè)隊(duì)發(fā)行了明顯帶有TRANCE風(fēng)格影響的細(xì)碟:EVOLUTION。ASF已經(jīng)從當(dāng)初的哥特風(fēng)格慢慢地轉(zhuǎn)向電子音樂(lè)領(lǐng)域探索，這一探索仍在繼續(xù)著。
除了音樂(lè)，NICK受薩爾瓦多。達(dá)利影響的畫作在許多藝術(shù)展上受到了好評(píng)，這些畫都被印在ASF每張專輯的封面及內(nèi)頁(yè)中。FIEND夫婦還創(chuàng)辦了自己的網(wǎng)上雜志ALIEN WORLD NEWS。看來(lái)，這對(duì)老"惡魔"夫婦還會(huì)繼續(xù)在他們的藝術(shù)道路上前進(jìn)。(
A product of Britains early-1980s Batcave gothic punk movement, the North London-based Alien Sex Fiend was led by the eccentric Nick Wade, better known as the macabre Nik Fiend. A staple of the London scene as a member of such relatively obscure groups as the Earwigs and Mr. and Mrs. Demeanour, he made his recording debut under the name Demon Preacher; several other short-lived projects followed before he formed Alien Sex Fiend in 1982 with wife and synth player Christine (a.k.a. Mrs. Fiend), guitarist Yaxi Highrizer (born David James), and drummer Johnny Ha Ha Freshwater.
Mixing the theatrical horror-movie antics of Alice Cooper with the menacing synthesizer pulse of Suicide, Alien Sex Fiend debuted with the single Ignore the Machine, a favorite among Goth club denizens; the full-length Whos Been Sleeping in My Brain? appeared in 1983. A series of indie-chart hits followed in 1984, including R.I.P., Dead and Buried and E.S.T. (Trip to the Moon); the success of the album Acid Bath further increased the groups visibility, and in Japan, Alien Sex Fiend became major stars, resulting in the 1985 live release Liquid Head in Tokyo.
Following the departure of Johnny Ha-Ha, the group continued as a trio to record 1985s bleak Maximum Security. After the following years It the Album, released to coincide with Alien Sex Fiends opening slot on Alice Coopers Nightmare Returns tour, they recorded 1987s Here Cum Germs, the final offer to feature Yaxi Highrazer; now essentially a duo, the Fiends explored more synth- and sample-oriented territory on 1988s Another Planet, a trend continued on 1990s Curse, which featured the minor hit Now Im Feeling Zombified.
With a revitalized line-up including new guitarist Rat Fink Jr. and keyboardist Doc Milton, Alien Sex Fiend resurfaced in 1992 with Open Head Surgery. After a 1993 live album, Altered States of America, they composed the music for the CD-ROM game Inferno; with the release of the compilation The Singles 1983-1995, the bands affiliation with longtime label Anagram ended, and the Fiends soon established their own 13th Moon Records imprint. With the release of the trance-influenced 1996 EP Evolution, Alien Sex Fiend traveled even further away from their Goth beginnings into the realm of electronica, a move continued on 1997s Nocturnal Emissions.