Sow was the musical project of Anna Wildsmith, formed in 1989 and based in France.

Raymond Watts Raymond Watts (also known by his former stage names Nainz, Nainz Watts and Ray Scaballero) is an English musician, the founding and sole member of the industrial music project PIG, sometimes written as <PIG>. Watts was an early member and ...

, for a time Wildsmith's boyfriend, is also heavily involved in the production of Sow releases. Wildsmith has likewise appeared on numerous

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albums, writing lyrics or performing vocals, such as the song "Cry Baby" from

Genuine American Monster ''Genuine American Monster'' is an album by Raymond Watts, under the name PIG. It was initially released in Japan in 1999, and did not see a release in the United States until 2002 October 22 on Metropolis Records. The US release adds one son ...

. Sow opened for

Pigface Pigface is an American industrial rock supergroup formed in 1990 by Martin Atkins and William Rieflin. History Pigface was formed from Ministry's ''The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste'' tour, which produced the '' In Case You Didn't Fe ...

on their ''Red Neck, White Trash And Blue Movie Tour'' in 1998, with Anna Wildsmith also taking the stage for part of the Pigface set. Sow released three albums before Wildsmith’s death from an undisclosed illness on 30 September 2016.

Style

Most tracks are primarily

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, alternating between English and French languages, supported by experimental electronic, ambient or

industrial Industrial may refer to: Industry * Industrial archaeology, the study of the history of the industry * Industrial engineering, engineering dealing with the optimization of complex industrial processes or systems * Industrial city, a city dominate ...

soundscapes.

Scene

Among the artists who have contributed to Sow releases are members of

KMFDM KMFDM (originally Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid, loosely translated by the band as "no pity for the majority") is a multinational industrial band from Hamburg led by Sascha Konietzko, who founded the band in 1984 as a performance art project. ...

, Pig,

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and Euphonic. Sow's releases were published on

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American independent re ...

, Blue Noise, I, Absentee, Yellow Ltd., and

Hyperium Records Hyperium Records was a German independent record label specializing in darkwave, neoclassical, ethereal, gothic rock, and ambient music, founded by Oliver Roesch (also known as "Oli" Roesch) and Oliver van Essenberg in 1991. Roesch died on Au ...

. Anna Wildsmith has performed vocals on songs for Pig,

H3llb3nt H3llb3nt were an electro-industrial supergroup formed in 1995. The original line-up band consisted of Bryan Barton (of haloblack), Charles Levi (of Pigface), Jared Louche (of Chemlab), Jordan Nogood and Eric Powell (of 16Volt). They released t ...

, 2-Kut, and

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Discography

Major releases

* '' Je M'Aime'' (1994) * '' Sick'' (1998) * ''

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'' (16 March 2010)

Minor releases

* ''Manripe'' (1989)

Other appearances of tracks by Sow

* "The Rock" on ''Project 91'' * "Wedge (Pig Remix)" on ''Dr. Speedlove Presents: Chemical Warfare (Mix Mix Bang Bang)'' * "No Candy" and "My House" on ''The Sick City - Volume One''

References

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