Alien Sex Fiend

小簡介
黑暗樂迷應該為ALIEN SEX FIEND感到自豪，因為他們抵抗了整整十六年。發(fā)表了11張杰出的專輯和三張現(xiàn)場唱片和難以計算的單曲及合輯。美妙而古怪的FIEND夫婦二人組合從來不向任何人妥協(xié)，他們在任何時間與場合總是始終如一的。
1982年，ASF成立于倫敦北部。深受達利藝術之啟發(fā)的NICK WADE(恐怕他的運動發(fā)源地)興起的GOTH-PUNK浪潮中帶領ASF脫穎而出。在ASF之前，NICK也組建過幾支短命的樂團。但真正實現(xiàn)其藝術理念的，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?？植离娪把輪T般的外型與NICK FIEND幽靈般閃爍的嗓音使樂隊成為獨立音樂界的寵兒。但說到音樂，MRS。 FIEND與SUICIDE一脈相乘的扭曲的合成器演奏方法卻功不可沒。她對工業(yè)鼓機，各種電氣裝置的探索的使用，使后來許多DARK WAVE+ELECTRONIC樂隊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立音樂界的寵兒。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)場錄音LIQUID HEAD。
JOHNNY HA-HA離隊后，ASF成為三人樂隊。1985年的專輯MAXIMUM SECURITY反響甚微。為ALICE COOPER的NIGHTMARE 巡演做暖場而發(fā)行的IT卻贏得了更多的喝彩。這有一部分得歸功于ASF煽情的古怪臺風:團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NICK甚至會端出一個火藥筒。1987年，HERE CUM GERMS發(fā)行后，YAXI HIGHRAZER離開了樂隊。ASF僅剩下兩人。FIENDS夫婦在接下來的專輯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，他們成了英國獨立音樂界第一支為電腦游戲做配樂的樂團，這不得不稱之為一次大膽的嘗試。同年，精選輯SINGLE1983-1985發(fā)表，樂隊與長期合作伙伴ANAGRAM唱片公司的合約到期，這也標志ASF一個時代的結(jié)束。在建立了自己的廠牌13TH MOON RECORDS后，樂隊發(fā)行了明顯帶有TRANCE風格影響的細碟:EVOLUTION。ASF已經(jīng)從當初的哥特風格慢慢地轉(zhuǎn)向電子音樂領域探索，這一探索仍在繼續(xù)著。
除了音樂，NICK受薩爾瓦多。達利影響的畫作在許多藝術展上受到了好評，這些畫都被印在ASF每張專輯的封面及內(nèi)頁中。FIEND夫婦還創(chuàng)辦了自己的網(wǎng)上雜志ALIEN WORLD NEWS。看來，這對老"惡魔"夫婦還會繼續(xù)在他們的藝術道路上前進。(
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.