Pigmartyr
Encyclopedia
Pigmartyr is an album
by Raymond Watts, a.k.a. PIG. This was the first album he signed as "Watts" instead of "PIG". The First copies (approx. 500) were signed and numbered by Raymond Watts.
with
, Pigmartyr is a bit of a departure from typical Pig material. Gone are most of the bombastic string sections and orchestral influence, Pigmartyr takes a turn toward the hard rock side, and has a much more raw and stripped down feel.
The album was largely recorded in London, UK with a number of collaborators, including a duet ("Take") with glamorous UK rockchick Harry (aka Dirty Harry
) and a couple of co-writes ("Situation" and "Here To Stay") with Marc Heal
of Cubanate
.
Pigmartyr was originally planned as a PIG band
album under the title Lust for Lard. After a series of drawn-out recording sessions and release date changes, it was eventually released by Grand Recordings as a "Watts" album in summer 2004. The album was remastered and rereleased through Metropolis
under the title Pigmata
in 2005, as a PIG album, with three additional tracks mixed by Isaac Glendening of Cesium 137
.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Raymond Watts, a.k.a. PIG. This was the first album he signed as "Watts" instead of "PIG". The First copies (approx. 500) were signed and numbered by Raymond Watts.
Track listing
- "Suck Spit Shit"
- "Here To Stay"
- "Reject"
- "Situation"
- "Kundalini"
- "Vitriol Vice & Virtue"
- "Take"
- "Arbor Vitae"
- "Stage Slut"
- "Junky"
Personnel
- Raymond Watts – vocals, guitars, programming
- Eden – bass, programming
- Steve WhiteSteve White (guitarist)Steve White is an English guitarist for KMFDM, first joining the band in 2002 for the Sturm & Drang Tour, and later appearing on several live albums/DVDs and the studio albums Hau Ruck, Tohuvabohu and Blitz . Previously he was a member of PIG, the project of fellow KMFDM contributor Raymond Watts....
– guitars, programming - Jules HodgesonJules HodgsonJules Hodgson, also credited as Joolz or J. Hogstorm, is the guitarist for KMFDM, an industrial band, and The Spittin' Cobras . He is a former member of PIG and Lodestar. In 2006, Hodgson married pin-up model Go-go Amy and divorced in 2008. Jules now resides in Seattle, Washington...
– guitars - Andy SelwayAndy SelwayKMFDM drummer Andy Selway spent his early years in Luton, England, but moved to Kirton near Felixstowe in Suffolk where he remained until his early 20s...
– drums - Arianne Schreiber – backing vocals
with
- Marc HealMarc HealMarc Heal is an English musician. He was one of the most prolific and influential Industrial music artists in the 1990s, mixing metal and techno with more traditional Industrial sounds...
– additional programming on "Situation" and "Here To Stay" - HarryDirty Harry (musician)Dirty Harry is a British rock singer, who is now based in Los Angeles, California, United States.-Early life:...
– vocals on "Take" - Bryan Black – backing vocals on "Junky"
- Oliver Grasset – additional programming on "Junky"
- Jules Cooper – additional guitars
Album information
Raymond Watts' first release since 1999's Genuine American MonsterGenuine 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...
, Pigmartyr is a bit of a departure from typical Pig material. Gone are most of the bombastic string sections and orchestral influence, Pigmartyr takes a turn toward the hard rock side, and has a much more raw and stripped down feel.
The album was largely recorded in London, UK with a number of collaborators, including a duet ("Take") with glamorous UK rockchick Harry (aka Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry (musician)
Dirty Harry is a British rock singer, who is now based in Los Angeles, California, United States.-Early life:...
) and a couple of co-writes ("Situation" and "Here To Stay") with Marc Heal
Marc Heal
Marc Heal is an English musician. He was one of the most prolific and influential Industrial music artists in the 1990s, mixing metal and techno with more traditional Industrial sounds...
of Cubanate
Cubanate
Cubanate is a crossover band from London, founded in 1992 by Marc Heal and Graham Rayner with Phil Barry and Steve Etheridge. The group became well-known known for its early fusion of distorted metal guitars, and techno percussion .-History:Cubanate played their first UK tour in November 1992...
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Pigmartyr was originally planned as a PIG band
Pig
A pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Pigs include the domestic pig, its ancestor the wild boar, and several other wild relatives...
album under the title Lust for Lard. After a series of drawn-out recording sessions and release date changes, it was eventually released by Grand Recordings as a "Watts" album in summer 2004. The album was remastered and rereleased through Metropolis
Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the post-industrial field such as electro-industrial, synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, and gothic musical genres....
under the title Pigmata
Pigmata
-Track listing:# "Suck Spit Shit" – 5:29# "Here To Stay" – 3:31# "Reject" – 3:51# "Situation" – 3:38# "Kundalini" – 5:46# "Vitriol Vice and Virtue" – 5:15# "Take" – 5:01# "Arbor Vitate" – 4:33...
in 2005, as a PIG album, with three additional tracks mixed by Isaac Glendening of Cesium 137
Cesium 137 (band)
Cesium_137 is an American futurepop musical group composed of Isaac Glendening and Vince Guzzardo. It originally also included Matt Cargill.-Biography:...
.