Sow is the musical project of Anna Wildsmith. Raymond Watts, for a time Wildsmith's boyfriend, was also heavily involved in the production of the major releases.

Style

Most tracks are primarily spoken word

Spoken word

Spoken word is a form of poetry that often uses alliterated prose or verse and occasionally uses metered verse to express social commentary. Traditionally it is in the first person, is from the poet’s point of view and is themed in current events....

 supported by experimental industrial

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...

 soundscapes.

Scene

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

KMFDM

KMFDM is an industrial band led by German multi-instrumentalist Sascha Konietzko, who founded the group in 1984 as a performance art project...

, Pig

PIG (band)

Raymond Watts is the founding and sole member of the post-industrial music project PIG, sometimes written as '....

, and Foetus

Foetus (band)

Foetus is the primary musical outlet of industrial music pioneer J. G. Thirlwell. Until 1995 the band underwent various name changes, all including the word foetus. Monikers adopted at different times include Foetus Under Glass, You've Got Foetus On Your Breath and Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel...

. Sow's releases were published on Invisible Records

Invisible 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...

, Blue Noise, Yellow Ltd., and Hyperium Records

Hyperium Records

Hyperium Records was a German independent record label specializing in ethereal, darkwave, neoclassical, gothic, and ambient music, founded by Oliver Roesch and Oliver van Essenberg in 1991...

.

Major releases

• Je M'Aime
  Je M'Aime
  Je M'Aime is a studio album by Sow released in 1994 and re-released in 1999. Je M'Aime is the first major release of Sow.-Releases:*Hyperium Records #39100932 42 - CD, 1994*Invisible Records #INV 144 CD - CD, 1999 -Track listing:...
  
  (1994)
• Sick
  Sick (Sow album)
  Sick is the second studio album by Sow released in 1998. This album spawned no singles. At this time Sow comprises Anna Wildsmith with "Boys", where the Boys are Raymond Watts, Euphonic, Sascha Konietzko, Hoppy Kamiyama & Optical 8, Martin King, and Günter Schulz.-Releases:*Invisible Records #INV...
  
  (1998)
• Dog
  Dog (Sow album)
  Dog is the third studio album by Sow released in 2010. At this time Sow comprises Anna Wildsmith with "Boys", where the Boys are Rob Henry, Raymond Watts and Mike Watts.-Track listing:#"Slap" - 3:10#"Crybaby" - 3:30#"Blue Sheets" - 3:20...
  
  (16 March 2010)

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
• "Blue Sheets" on http://myspace.com/euphonicproductions