Lab Report
Encyclopedia
Lab Report was an improvisational, dark ambient
, band created by Matthew Schultz
, Eric Pounder and Chris Blazen in 1989. The experimental project gained notoriety as one of the earliest dark ambient
musical projects stemming from the Industrial music
genre.
in 1990 and released four CDs with that label. The band became notable for their use of the sculptural dulcimer instrument known as the A.T.G. or Anti Tank Guitar
created by Matthew Schultz
. Lab Report membership had always been in rotation with special guests including Genesis P Orridge, Lydia Lunch
, Chris Connelly, Johnny Polonsky, Chris Blazen, Becky Allen, Kerry Simonian, Derek Frederickson, Tom Slattery, Dan Burke and more.
Matthew Schultz
went on as the head of Lab Report and released three more albums with the Gein label. The project's musical style broadened to covered a wide range and became increasingly multimedia.
Dark ambient
Dark ambient is a subgenre of ambient music that features foreboding, ominous, or discordant overtones. Although it had its roots in the 1970s, Dark ambient emerged in the 1980s and 1990s with the introduction of newer, smaller, and more affordable Effects units, synthesizer and sampling technology...
, band created by Matthew Schultz
Matthew Schultz
Matthew Schultz is an American musician, multi-media artist, film maker, graphic designer and sculptor...
, Eric Pounder and Chris Blazen in 1989. The experimental project gained notoriety as one of the earliest dark ambient
Dark ambient
Dark ambient is a subgenre of ambient music that features foreboding, ominous, or discordant overtones. Although it had its roots in the 1970s, Dark ambient emerged in the 1980s and 1990s with the introduction of newer, smaller, and more affordable Effects units, synthesizer and sampling technology...
musical projects stemming from the Industrial music
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
genre.
History
The Chicago based experimental band was signed to Invisible RecordsInvisible Records
Invisible Records is a Chicago based record label founded by Martin Atkins to support and distribute the works of artists who preferred to work with a smaller, artist driven label.-Artist Roster:* Ashtrayhead* Attrition* Bagman* Bizarre Sex Trio...
in 1990 and released four CDs with that label. The band became notable for their use of the sculptural dulcimer instrument known as the A.T.G. or Anti Tank Guitar
Anti Tank Guitar
The A.T.G. or Anti Tank Guitar is a large multi-stringed instrument that can express tones including and beyond the chromatic scale.- History :...
created by Matthew Schultz
Matthew Schultz
Matthew Schultz is an American musician, multi-media artist, film maker, graphic designer and sculptor...
. Lab Report membership had always been in rotation with special guests including Genesis P Orridge, Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch is an American singer, poet, writer, and actress whose career was spawned by the New York No Wave scene...
, Chris Connelly, Johnny Polonsky, Chris Blazen, Becky Allen, Kerry Simonian, Derek Frederickson, Tom Slattery, Dan Burke and more.
Matthew Schultz
Matthew Schultz
Matthew Schultz is an American musician, multi-media artist, film maker, graphic designer and sculptor...
went on as the head of Lab Report and released three more albums with the Gein label. The project's musical style broadened to covered a wide range and became increasingly multimedia.
Discography
- Fig X-71 (1991) (Invisible RecordsInvisible RecordsInvisible Records is a Chicago based record label founded by Martin Atkins to support and distribute the works of artists who preferred to work with a smaller, artist driven label.-Artist Roster:* Ashtrayhead* Attrition* Bagman* Bizarre Sex Trio...
) - Unhealthy (1993) (Invisible Records)
- Terminal (1995) (Invisible Records)
- Excision (1997) (Invisible Records)
- All Your Little Pieces, Make Me a Whole (1998) (Gein Records)
- -Classical -Atmospheres (1999) (Gein Records)
- 2000 After Death Live (2000) (Gein Records)
Compilations
- Industrial Revolution - First Edition (1993)
- Industrial Revolution - Second Edition (1994)
- Total Devotion (1994)
- Invisible Route Six Six Six (1995)
- Can You See It Yet? (1995)
- Drug Test 1 & 2 (1995)
- Drug Test 3 & 4 (1997)
- F*cking Sick and Menacing (1097)
- Ultrasonik (1998)
- Eye Grind Disturbance? (1998)
- Gone Too Far (1999)
- The Information Apocalypse Comp (2002)