The Damage Manual
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The Damage Manual is an industrial
supergroup that originally formed in 2000. It featured Martin Atkins
on drums and loops, Chris Connelly on vocals, Geordie Walker
on guitar and Jah Wobble
on bass.
(Public Image Limited, Sex Pistols
) for an amicable resurgence (both Atkins and Wobble did notable work in PiL) but he declined the opportunity. Atkins and Walker had both done solid work with the talented vocalist/songwriter Chris Connelly in the early '90's with Murder, Inc.
and the rest was history. They released two recordings in 2000, the One EP
in April followed by a self-titled album
that September, both on Atkins' own Invisible Records
label.
The group dissolved after a tour which did not include Jah Wobble on bass, who was reported as not interested in touring with the band.
Invisible Records later released a collected reissue of the first EP and full length album entitled "Double Damage" as well as a remix LP.
In 2004, a resurrected Damage Manual without Walker and Wobble found Steven Seibold of the band Hate Dept.
providing guitar and bass. The revised band released the full length record Limited Edition. It was to be followed by a headlining tour in 2004; however, that was canceled due to multiple family emergencies for Martin Atkins. A subsequent tour with Pigface
and Sheep on Drugs
in 2005 was also canceled, this time due to Chris Connelly's illness. The current state of the group is unknown.
A DVD compilation of studio recording footage, interviews and more was released in 2008 called The Damage Manual. The contents are;
1. Martin Atkins on The Damage Manual
2. Geordie Walker in the studio
3. Guitar amps and security cameras
4. Security cameras
5. Chris Connelly Photoshoot
6. Geordie and Jah in the studio
7. Jah Wobble Geordie Photo Shoot Jah on the Security Camera
8. Martin in the studio
9. Chris, Geordie, and Jah record
10. Lee Frasier Chris Writing lyrics
11. The Damage Manual photoshoot
12. 'Sunset Gun'
13. 'Leave The Ground'
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...
supergroup that originally formed in 2000. It featured Martin Atkins
Martin Atkins
Martin Clive Atkins is an English drummer and session musician, best known for his work in post-punk and industrial groups including Public Image Ltd., Ministry, Pigface, and Killing Joke...
on drums and loops, Chris Connelly on vocals, Geordie Walker
Geordie Walker
Kevin "Geordie" Walker is a rock musician, best known as the guitarist from the post-punk group Killing Joke.-Life and career:...
on guitar and Jah Wobble
Jah Wobble
Jah Wobble is an English bass guitarist, singer, poet and composer. He became known to a wider audience as the original bass player in Public Image Ltd in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but left the band after two albums...
on bass.
History
Originally stemming from discussions between Atkins and Wobble, Walker was brought aboard when Wobble expressed interest in working with him. After writing and arranging material through exchanging recordings from their own respective studios, the trio had put together a batch of instrumental ideas in need of a vocalist. It has been said that they originally approached John LydonJohn Lydon
John Joseph Lydon , also known by the former stage name Johnny Rotten, is a singer-songwriter and television presenter, best known as the lead singer of punk rock band the Sex Pistols from 1975 until 1978, and again for various revivals during the 1990s and 2000s...
(Public Image Limited, Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians...
) for an amicable resurgence (both Atkins and Wobble did notable work in PiL) but he declined the opportunity. Atkins and Walker had both done solid work with the talented vocalist/songwriter Chris Connelly in the early '90's with Murder, Inc.
Murder, Inc. (band)
Murder, Inc. was a short-lived industrial metal supergroup formed in 1991, featuring members of Killing Joke and vocalist Chris Connelly. Murder, Inc. consisted of Connelly; Killing Joke members Geordie Walker, Paul Raven, and Martin Atkins; former Killing Joke drummer "Big Paul" Ferguson; and...
and the rest was history. They released two recordings in 2000, the One EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
in April followed by a self-titled album
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...
that September, both on Atkins' own 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...
label.
The group dissolved after a tour which did not include Jah Wobble on bass, who was reported as not interested in touring with the band.
Invisible Records later released a collected reissue of the first EP and full length album entitled "Double Damage" as well as a remix LP.
In 2004, a resurrected Damage Manual without Walker and Wobble found Steven Seibold of the band Hate Dept.
Hate Dept.
Hate Dept. is a synthesizer-laden post punk band, created in 1991 by Seibold. The group releases albums and performs music in the same vein as Nine Inch Nails, Skinny Puppy and The Prodigy. Seibold is a multi-instrumentalist who manages to write, record and release Hate Dept. albums without the aid...
providing guitar and bass. The revised band released the full length record Limited Edition. It was to be followed by a headlining tour in 2004; however, that was canceled due to multiple family emergencies for Martin Atkins. A subsequent tour with Pigface
Pigface
Pigface is an 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 Feel Like Showing Up live album and video. For the tour, Al Jourgensen brought...
and Sheep on Drugs
Sheep on Drugs
Sheep on Drugs are a British techno / dance-punk music group, formed by Duncan X [aka King Duncan] and Lee Fraser [aka Dead Lee] and currently composed of Fraser and Johnny Borden...
in 2005 was also canceled, this time due to Chris Connelly's illness. The current state of the group is unknown.
A DVD compilation of studio recording footage, interviews and more was released in 2008 called The Damage Manual. The contents are;
1. Martin Atkins on The Damage Manual
2. Geordie Walker in the studio
3. Guitar amps and security cameras
4. Security cameras
5. Chris Connelly Photoshoot
6. Geordie and Jah in the studio
7. Jah Wobble Geordie Photo Shoot Jah on the Security Camera
8. Martin in the studio
9. Chris, Geordie, and Jah record
10. Lee Frasier Chris Writing lyrics
11. The Damage Manual photoshoot
12. 'Sunset Gun'
13. 'Leave The Ground'
Albums
- The Damage Manual (2000)
- Double Damage (2002) (Compilation of 'The Damage Manual' album and 'One' EP)
- Damaged: The Remixes (2003)
- Limited Edition (2005)
- Damaged Dubs (2006) (Remixes)