Pre, often written as PRE, is a British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 noise rock

Noise rock

Noise rock describes a style of post-punk rock music that became prominent in the 1980s. Noise rock makes use of the traditional instrumentation and iconography of rock, but incorporates atonality and especially dissonance, and also frequently discards usual songwriting conventions.-Style:Noise...

 band on Skin Graft Records

Skin Graft Records

Skin Graft Records is an independent record label specializing in No Wave and noise rock music, originally based in Chicago, Illinois...

 and Lovepump United. It is based in London and was formed around 2005 with singer Akiko Matsuura

Akiko Matsuura

Akiko Matsuura is a drummer and vocalist who is a member of the bands Pre and Comanechi. She also plays drums with The Big Pink and has a side project called Sperm Javelin.-References:...

, known for taking the stage in only her underwear and extensive stage diving. Pre includes former members of Todd and Seafood

Seafood (band)

Seafood were a UK band formed in London around 1996.The line-up included chief songwriter David Line , Caroline Banks and Kevin Penney who joined the band following the departure of founder-member Charles MacLeod...

. Guitar player John Webb is also a member of the noise rock band Male Bonding

Male bonding

Male bonding is a term that is used in ethology, social science, and in general usage to describe patterns of friendship and/or cooperation in men...

Discography

• Treasure Trails (EP and 7" on Blood of the Drash)
• Pre // dmonstrations // AIDS Wolf
  AIDS Wolf
  AIDS Wolf is a Canadian noise rock band, who debuted on Pasalymany tapes but are currently on Skin Graft Records and Lovepump United.-Name:According to singer Chloe Lum, the name "AIDS Wolf" comes from an urban legend wherein wolves carry AIDS and pass it to house pets who then pass it on to...
  
   // Crack und Ultra Eczema (2x7" gatefold 4-band split on Lovepump United)
• Their track "Dudefuk" appears on Rough Trade Shop
  Rough Trade Shop
  Rough Trade are two independent record shops based in London, UK.The first Rough Trade shop was opened in 1976 by Geoff Travis in the Portobello Road district of west London. In 1978 the shop spawned the famous Rough Trade Records, which was to go on to be home to bands from The Smiths to The...
  
  's 2006 compilation CD of Counter Culture
• 10" Split with Bardo Pond
  Bardo Pond
  Bardo Pond are an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1991, and who are currently signed to London based label Fire Records. The current members are Michael Gibbons , John Gibbons , Isobel Sollenberger , Clint Takeda , Jason Kourkonis , and Aaron Igler...
  
   on 'Keep Mother' Series
• Epic Fits CD on Skin Graft Records
  Skin Graft Records
  Skin Graft Records is an independent record label specializing in No Wave and noise rock music, originally based in Chicago, Illinois...
  
   & LP on Lovepump United September 17, 2007
• 7" Split with Comanechi on Merok Records
• 7" Split with Crystal Castles/Teenagers/Whisky vs Faith on Merok/Rough Trade
• 7" Split with AIDS Wolf
  AIDS Wolf
  AIDS Wolf is a Canadian noise rock band, who debuted on Pasalymany tapes but are currently on Skin Graft Records and Lovepump United.-Name:According to singer Chloe Lum, the name "AIDS Wolf" comes from an urban legend wherein wolves carry AIDS and pass it to house pets who then pass it on to...
  
   on Skingraft Records (2007)

Sources & references

• bio on Allmusic

Interviews and reviews

• Playlouder
• TheBeatSurrender
• Boomkat
• Dirty
• Billboard

External links

• Home Page
• Pre at Lovepump United Records
• Official site of Comanechi, a side project of Keex