DAVE PHILLIPS

DAVE PHILLIPS has been a member of Schimpfluch Gruppe, Fear Of God, Ohne and Dead Peni. In his solo work he blends together field recording, real noise, insect recordings, cracked electro acoustic sound and voice. Not always loud, in fact hardly loud, but in a true collage style: moments of sheer silence are cut off with segments of cracking objects, insect sounds, speeding up tapes, people shouting on the street and then perhaps, perhaps, silence again.

1986—1988: founding member of Fear of God, hardcore-thrash/grindcore-quartett - a few releases (many bootlegs), a few concerts and short tours.

1987—Present: solo-works as dave phillips (dp); animalism, humanism, bruitism, voice, body, musique concrete, field recordings. bunch of releases and constantly touring.

1991—Present: member of Schimpfluch-Gruppe, a collective of bruitists and performers dealing with psychophysical tests and trainings, at the core consisting of Rudolf Eb.er (also: Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock/R&G), Joke Lanz (Sudden Infant) and dp.

1994—2004: various trips to Asia for field recordings, especially of insects.

2000—2004: founding member of OHNE, with Tom Smith (To Live & Shave in L.A.), Daniel Lowenbruck (Tochnit Aleph label, Raionbashi) and Reto Mader (rm74).

2004—Present: 'dead peni' one-man-doom/metal/sludge-project.

1987–Present: live performances and tours (solo and with various projects) in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, England, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Russia, Republic of Belarus, Romania, Canada, USA, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea.

www.tochnit-aleph.com/dp