Batz Without Flesh

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Batz Without Flesh
General information
origin Newark , United States
Genre (s) EBM , Electro Wave
founding 1986
resolution 1993
Founding members
Claude S. Willey Jr.
Vocals, horn , synthesizers
 John Dugan (until 1988)
John Knetz alias 'Sloth' (until 1990)
Last occupation
Singing, synthesizer, guitar
 Claude S. Willey Jr.
E-bass, drums
Vinnie Spit aka 'SPIT'

Batz Without Flesh was a music project based in Newark , Delaware .

history

Batz Without Flesh was founded in 1986 by Claude S. Willey Jr. (vocals, synthesizer, guitar), John Dugan (vocals, horn, synthesizer) and John Knetz alias 'Sloth' (guitar, effects, samples).

With their mixture of Electro Wave and EBM , they were able to record some successes, especially in the early 1990s, and landed some underground hits with songs like Futureshock , Retention , Auto-Suggestion , 21-375 or Avalanche . Batz Without Flesh themselves described their style as " Angry Hard Beat Electro-Punk ".

British and American electronic and industrial icons such as Throbbing Gristle , Suicide , Clock DVA , The Human League and Portion Control served as models . After the debut EP Batz Without Flesh , which was released in 1987, John Dugan left the band. The 1989 album A Million Bricks was recorded by Claude Willey and John Knetz with the help of guest musician Vinnie Spit alias SPIT (bass, drums).

A year later, 'Sloth' also left the project and devoted himself to the rock band Zen Guerrilla. The third release, No Memory , was prepared by Willey and 'SPIT'. With this line-up, the last album was released in 1992, This Liquid . Claude S. Willey then formed the band Exterior Mirror and broke up Batz Without Flesh.

Surname

The name "Batz Without Flesh" has always been misinterpreted as "bats without meat", which often pushed the group into the Gothic environment. What was actually meant here was a fight on a spiritual level ( Battles Without Flesh ).

Discography

  • 1987: Batz Without Flesh (MLP)
  • 1989: A Million Bricks (LP / MC)
  • 1991: No Memory (LP)
  • 1992: This Liquid (CD)
  • 1994: Initial Stages (1987–1989) (CD)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Diethard Tauschel · Glasnost Wave Magazine · Issue No. 28 Interview with Batz Without Flesh Pages 14/15 July / August 1991

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