Danny Hyde
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Danny Hyde is an experimental
musician and renowned remix artist. Hyde has contributed to production and mixing on many Coil
albums, including Horse Rotorvator
, Love's Secret Domain
, The Remote Viewer
, Black Antlers
, and The New Backwards
. Hyde has also worked with Psychic TV
and Pop Will Eat Itself
. Furthermore, Hyde's remixes have appeared on the Nine Inch Nails
remix albums Fixed, Closer To God
and certified gold release Further Down the Spiral
as well as the rerelease of quadruple-platinum album The Downward Spiral
. His remix of Nine Inch Nails' song "Closer" was featured in the film Se7en
.
Hyde's solo effort, Aural Rage, features contributions by Coil members John Balance
and Peter Christopherson
. Since the passing of John Balance and the subsequent end of Coil, Hyde has spent much of his time assisting Christopherson with the The Remote Viewer
and Black Antlers
reissues, Christopherson's solo project The Threshold HouseBoys Choir and Throbbing Gristle
's still-unreleased Desertshore
album. Hyde's most recent work has been several remixes for Ektoise and an EP of his own, Aural Rage's Svay Pak .
Compilation appearances
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
musician and renowned remix artist. Hyde has contributed to production and mixing on many Coil
Coil (band)
Coil were an English cross-genre, experimental music group formed in 1982 by John Balance—later credited as "Jhonn Balance"—and his partner Peter Christopherson, aka "Sleazy". The duo worked together on a series of releases before Balance chose the name Coil, which he claimed to be...
albums, including Horse Rotorvator
Horse Rotorvator
Horse Rotorvator is the second LP released by the British industrial group Coil. It was named one of the Top 100 Albums of the 1980s by Pitchfork Media who ranked it 73rd.-Editions:...
, Love's Secret Domain
Love's Secret Domain
Love's Secret Domain is the third album by Coil and was released in 1991. The album marked a departure from the brooding synthesizers and melodies of their first two albums, focusing more on acid house sampling. The singles released from the album were "Windowpane" and "The Snow"...
, The Remote Viewer
The Remote Viewer
The Remote Viewer was originally released in CD-R format by Coil. The three track album was released in 2002 May in an edition of 500 copies. The initial three copies were signed and numbered, then auctioned off. The album was later re-edited by Peter Christopherson and expanded to include a second...
, Black Antlers
Black Antlers
Black Antlers was originally released in CD-R format by Coil in 2004 in a limited edition. The album was later re-edited by Peter Christopherson and expanded to include a second CD of two new tracks, as well as a new track on the first disc. The second edition was released in 2006 August on the...
, and The New Backwards
The New Backwards
Backwards was a studio bootleg recording by Coil. The origin of the source of "Backwards" is believed to have been a leak of the studio demo, in the form of a cassette . However, the entire demo was broadcast when Dutch Radio4, a radio station in Amsterdam, had Coil as in studio guests to coincide...
. Hyde has also worked with Psychic TV
Psychic TV
Psychic TV or PTV, is a video art and music group that primarily performs psychedelic, punk, electronic and experimental music...
and Pop Will Eat Itself
Pop Will Eat Itself
Pop Will Eat Itself are an English alternative rock band, originally formed in Stourbridge in 1986, with members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country. Initially known as a Grebo act, their style changed to incorporate sample driven indie and industrial rock...
. Furthermore, Hyde's remixes have appeared on the Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
remix albums Fixed, Closer To God
Closer to God
"Closer" is a song written by Trent Reznor and featured on the 1994 Nine Inch Nails album The Downward Spiral. In mid-1994, the song was released as the second single from the album. Most versions of the single are titled "Closer to God", a rare example in music of a single's title differing from...
and certified gold release Further Down the Spiral
Further Down the Spiral
Further Down the Spiral is a remix album by Nine Inch Nails, and was released on June 1, 1995. It is the tenth official Nine Inch Nails release and is the companion remix disc to The Downward Spiral...
as well as the rerelease of quadruple-platinum album The Downward Spiral
The Downward Spiral
The Downward Spiral is the second studio album by American industrial rock act Nine Inch Nails, released March 8, 1994, on Interscope Records. It is a concept album detailing the destruction of a man, from the beginning of his "downward spiral" to his climactic attempt at suicide...
. His remix of Nine Inch Nails' song "Closer" was featured in the film Se7en
Se7en
Seven is a 1995 American thriller film, which also contains horror and neo-noir elements, directed by David Fincher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. It was distributed by New Line Cinema and stars Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, R...
.
Hyde's solo effort, Aural Rage, features contributions by Coil members John Balance
John Balance
John Balance , born in Mansfield, England, was the founder of the experimental music group Coil, along with his partner Peter Christopherson...
and Peter Christopherson
Peter Christopherson
Peter Martin Christopherson, a.k.a. Sleazy was a musician, video director and designer, and former member of the influential British design agency Hipgnosis....
. Since the passing of John Balance and the subsequent end of Coil, Hyde has spent much of his time assisting Christopherson with the The Remote Viewer
The Remote Viewer
The Remote Viewer was originally released in CD-R format by Coil. The three track album was released in 2002 May in an edition of 500 copies. The initial three copies were signed and numbered, then auctioned off. The album was later re-edited by Peter Christopherson and expanded to include a second...
and Black Antlers
Black Antlers
Black Antlers was originally released in CD-R format by Coil in 2004 in a limited edition. The album was later re-edited by Peter Christopherson and expanded to include a second CD of two new tracks, as well as a new track on the first disc. The second edition was released in 2006 August on the...
reissues, Christopherson's solo project The Threshold HouseBoys Choir and Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle were an English industrial, avant-garde music and visual arts group that evolved from the performance art group COUM Transmissions...
's still-unreleased Desertshore
Desertshore
Desertshore is Nico's third solo album, recorded and released in 1970. It was co-produced by John Cale and Joe Boyd. Like its predecessor The Marble Index, it is an avant-garde album with neoclassical elements....
album. Hyde's most recent work has been several remixes for Ektoise and an EP of his own, Aural Rage's Svay Pak .
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.
Remixes
- The ChillsThe ChillsThe Chills are a guitar and keyboard-based rock band from Dunedin, New Zealand. In the 1980s and 1990s, they were one of the proponents of the Dunedin Sound.- History :...
: "House With A Hundred Rooms" from House With A Hundred Rooms - FangoriaFangoriaFangoria is an American magazine devoted to horror and exploitation films, which has a number of associated brands:* Fangoria Comics* Fangoria Films* Fangoria RadioFangoria may also refer to:* Fangoria , a Spanish electro pop band...
: "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 NailsNine Inch NailsNine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
: "Gave Up" from Fixed, "Closer (Precursor)" from Closer To GodCloser to God"Closer" is a song written by Trent Reznor and featured on the 1994 Nine Inch Nails album The Downward Spiral. In mid-1994, the song was released as the second single from the album. Most versions of the single are titled "Closer to God", a rare example in music of a single's title differing from...
, "The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)", "Eraser (Denial; Realization)", "Eraser (Polite)" and "Erased, Over. Out" from Further Down the SpiralFurther Down the SpiralFurther Down the Spiral is a remix album by Nine Inch Nails, and was released on June 1, 1995. It is the tenth official Nine Inch Nails release and is the companion remix disc to The Downward Spiral...
(with Coil) - ScornScorn (band)Scorn was an English electronic music project. The group was formed in the early 1990s as a side project of former Napalm Death members Mick Harris and Nic Bullen...
: "Ellipsis" from GyralGyral (album)-Track listing:# "Six Hours One Week" - 6:40 # "Time Went Slow" - 9:45 # "Far In Out" - 5:55 # "Stairway" - 8:11 # "Forever Turning" - 5:18 # "Black Box" - 7:41 # "Hush" - 9:06 # "Trondheim - Gävle" - 9:11-Personnel:Scorn...
(with Coil) - Chris & Cosey: "Cowboys In Bangkok (Coil vs Elph Mix)" from Twist (with Coil)
- Psychick Warriors ov GaiaPsychick Warriors Ov GaiaPsychick Warriors ov Gaia is a group of Dutch techno music producers from the town of Tilburg. It is also known as PWOG, Thee Disciples ov Gaia and Sluagh Ghairm, two of its members was affiliated to Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth...
: "Kraak (Coil Remix)" from Rejammed - Kraak Remixes (with Coil) - Tactile: "Intervention 1 - Tactile Vs. Coil" from Recurrence & Intervention (with Coil)
- Depeche ModeDepeche ModeDepeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
: "Rush (Black Sun Remix)" from Remixes 81-04 (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