Danny Hyde is an
experimental
An experiment is a procedure carried out to support or refute a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried. Experiments provide insight into cause-and-effect by demonstrating what outcome occurs whe ...
musician and remix artist. Hyde has contributed to production and mixing on many
Coil albums, including ''
Horse Rotorvator
''Horse Rotorvator'' is the second studio album by English experimental music group Coil (band), Coil, released in 1986.
The album was ranked No. 73 in the ''Pitchfork (website), Pitchfork'' list "Top 100 Albums of the 1980s".
Background
The ...
'', ''
Love's Secret Domain'', ''
The Remote Viewer'', ''
Black Antlers
''Black Antlers'' is a studio album by the experimental band Coil. It was originally released in CD-R format in 2004 in a limited edition and was sold during their Even an Evil Fatigue mini-tour. The album was later re-edited by Peter Christoph ...
'', ''
The Ape of Naples'' and ''
The New Backwards''. Hyde has also worked with
Psychic TV
Psychic TV (aka PTV or Psychick TV or several other aliases) were an English experimental music, experimental video art and music collective, formed by performance artist Genesis P-Orridge and Scottish musician Alex Fergusson (musician), Alex ...
and
Pop Will Eat Itself
Pop Will Eat Itself are an English alternative rock band formed in 1986 in Stourbridge in the West Midlands of England with members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country. Initially known as a grebo act, they changed style to incorpo ...
. Hyde participated in the creation of many remixes while working with Coil, including several for
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN (stylized as NIИ), is an American industrial rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988. Its members are the singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Trent Reznor and his frequent col ...
that were released on ''
Fixed
Fixed may refer to:
* ''Fixed'' (EP), EP by Nine Inch Nails
* ''Fixed'' (film), an upcoming animated film directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
* Fixed (typeface), a collection of monospace bitmap fonts that is distributed with the X Window System
* Fi ...
'', ''
Closer To God
''Closer to God'' is a 2014 American science fiction horror film produced by and starring Jeremy Childs.
Plot
Dr. Victor Reed (Jeremy Childs) is a humorlessly committed biological scientist with a privately funded genetic experimental laborator ...
'' and certified gold release ''
Further Down the Spiral'' as well as the rerelease of quadruple-platinum album ''
The Downward Spiral
''The Downward Spiral'' is the second studio album by the American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released on March 8, 1994, by Nothing Records in the United States and Island Records in Europe. It is a concept album detailing the self-de ...
''. His remix of Nine Inch Nails' song "Closer" was featured in the film
''Seven''.
Hyde's solo effort, Aural Rage, features contributions by Coil members
John Balance
Geoffrey Nigel Laurence Rushton (16 February 1962 – 13 November 2004), better known under the pseudonyms John Balance or the later variation Jhonn Balance, was an English musician, occultist, artist and poet.
He was best known as a co-founder ...
and
Peter Christopherson
Peter Martin Christopherson (also known as Sleazy; 27 February 1955 – 25 November 2010) was an English musician, video director, commercial artist, designer and photographer, who was at one time a member of design agency Hipgnosis.
He also ...
. Following the passing of John Balance and the subsequent end of Coil, Hyde assisted Christopherson with ''
The Remote Viewer'' and ''
Black Antlers
''Black Antlers'' is a studio album by the experimental band Coil. It was originally released in CD-R format in 2004 in a limited edition and was sold during their Even an Evil Fatigue mini-tour. The album was later re-edited by Peter Christoph ...
'' reissues, Christopherson's solo project
The Threshold HouseBoys Choir and the initial work on
Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle were an English music and visual arts group formed in Kingston upon Hull by Genesis P-Orridge and Cosey Fanni Tutti, later joined by Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson and Chris Carter. They are widely regarded as pioneers of in ...
/X-TG's cover of
Nico
Christa Päffgen (; 16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988), known by her stage name Nico, was a German singer, songwriter, actress, and model.
Nico had roles in several films, including Federico Fellini's '' La Dolce Vita'' (1960) and Andy Warhol's ...
's ''
Desertshore
''Desertshore'' is the third studio album by German musician Nico. It was released in December 1970 on the Reprise label and co-produced by John Cale and Joe Boyd.
Recording
''Desertshore'' was co-produced by John Cale and Joe Boyd.
"Janito ...
''.
In 2010, Hyde contributed several remixes to
Ektoise's ''Remember Well'' EP before releasing an EP of his own the next year, Aural Rage's ''Svay Pak''. 2012 saw the release of an EP by
Electric Sewer Age, comprising recordings made with Peter Christopherson that were intended for release on Coil's as yet unissued ''
Moon's Milk (In Four Phases)'' remaster.
Discography
Aural Rage
*''A Nature of Nonsense'' (2005)
*''Sinsemilla Dreams'' (2006)
*''Svay Pak'' (2011)
Compilation appearances
*"I Don't Need That Deviant Sex" on ''X-Rated: The Dark Files''.
Electric Sewer Age
*''Moon's Milk in Final Phase'' (2012)
*''Bad White Corpuscle'' (2014)
*''Contemplating Nothingness'' (2019)
Remixes
*
The Chills
The Chills are a New Zealand indie rock band that formed in Dunedin in 1980. The band were fronted by founding mainstay singer-songwriter, guitarist Martin Phillipps (singer), Martin Phillipps (2 July 1963 – 28 July 2024). During the mid-1 ...
: "House with a Hundred Rooms" from ''House with a Hundred Rooms''
*
Fangoria
''Fangoria'' is an internationally distributed American horror film fan magazine, in publication since 1979. It is published four times a year by Fangoria Publishing, LLC and is edited by Phil Nobile Jr.
The magazine was originally released i ...
: "Rendirse No Es Perder (La Mezcla Que Esta Triste Y Azul)" from ''Un Dia Cualquiera En Vulcano Super Extended Play 2.0'' and "En La Disneylandia Del Amor (Mr. Hyde Visita El Túnel Del Amor)" from ''En La Disneylandia Del Amor''
*
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN (stylized as NIИ), is an American industrial rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988. Its members are the singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Trent Reznor and his frequent col ...
: "Gave Up" from ''
Fixed
Fixed may refer to:
* ''Fixed'' (EP), EP by Nine Inch Nails
* ''Fixed'' (film), an upcoming animated film directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
* Fixed (typeface), a collection of monospace bitmap fonts that is distributed with the X Window System
* Fi ...
'', "Closer (Precursor)" from "
Closer to God
''Closer to God'' is a 2014 American science fiction horror film produced by and starring Jeremy Childs.
Plot
Dr. Victor Reed (Jeremy Childs) is a humorlessly committed biological scientist with a privately funded genetic experimental laborator ...
", "The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)", "Eraser (Denial; Realization)", "Eraser (Polite)" and "Erased, Over. Out" from ''
Further Down the Spiral'' (with Coil)
*
Scorn: "Ellipsis" from ''
Gyral'' (with Coil)
*
Chris & Cosey
Chris & Cosey, sometimes known as Carter Tutti, are a musical duo formed in 1981, consisting of couple Chris Carter (electronics) and Cosey Fanni Tutti (voice, electronics, guitar, cornet), both previously (and as of 2020 the sole surviving) ...
: "Cowboys in Bangkok (Coil vs Elph Mix)" from ''Twist'' (with Coil)
*
Psychick Warriors ov Gaia: "Kraak (Coil Remix)" from ''Rejammed: Kraak Remixes'' (with Coil)
*Tactile: "Intervention 1 - Tactile Vs. Coil" from ''Recurrence & Intervention'' (with Coil)
*
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music, electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. Originally formed with the line-up of Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher (musician), Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke, the band currently consists ...
: "Rush (Black Sun Remix)" from ''
Remixes 81–04
''Remixes 81–04'' is a remix album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 25 October 2004. It was the band's first release since Daniel Miller's independent label Mute Records was acquired by industry major EMI in 2002. ...
'' (with Coil)
*Mink: "Ride (Danny Hyde Remix)" from ''Splicing The Icy Expanse''
*Ektoise: "Remember Well (Danny Hyde's Moody Rice mix)" and "Remember Well (Danny Hyde's Aural Rage mix)" from ''Remember Well''
References
External links
Aural Rage
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Living people
Coil (band) members
English experimental musicians
Year of birth missing (living people)