Snog is a band formed by
AustralianAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
musician David Thrussell, along with Tim McGrath and Julia Bourke, in 1988. The band's
musicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound. Common elements of music are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
is a fusion of many different styles, including
industrialIndustrial music is an experimental music style, often including electronic music, that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s to describe Industrial Records artists...
, techno,
ambientAmbient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
,
experimentalExperimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-twentieth century, particularly in North America, and whose most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
and even some
country musicCountry music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains...
and funk.
The band name is a reference to "kissing and cuddling," which, according to Thrussell, symbolizes the Marxist concept of destroying barriers between people.
Their first album,
Lies Inc., was released in 1992.
Snog is a band formed by
AustralianAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
musician David Thrussell, along with Tim McGrath and Julia Bourke, in 1988. The band's
musicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound. Common elements of music are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
is a fusion of many different styles, including
industrialIndustrial music is an experimental music style, often including electronic music, that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s to describe Industrial Records artists...
, techno,
ambientAmbient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
,
experimentalExperimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-twentieth century, particularly in North America, and whose most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
and even some
country musicCountry music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains...
and funk.
The band name is a reference to "kissing and cuddling," which, according to Thrussell, symbolizes the Marxist concept of destroying barriers between people.
History
Their first album,
Lies Inc., was released in 1992.
Pieter BourkePieter Bourke is an Australian percussionist, composer, and audio engineer. He has collaborated with Dead Can Dance, and recorded material with ex-Dead Can Dance Lisa Gerrard. He also collaborated with Australian musician David Thrussell , first as part of the latter's band Snog, then just the two...
joined the band soon afterwards, and
Dear Valued Customer, which drew heavily on techno influences, was released in 1994. That same year, two side projects emerged: Soma was formed by Thrussell and Pieter Bourke, and Thrussell formed solo project
Black LungBlack Lung is an electronic and industrial music project by Australian musician David Thrussell, also known for his industrial bands Snog and the more ambient Soma....
.
By 1997, the band had largely become a solo project for Thrussell (with guest musicians).
Buy Me... I'll Change Your Life was a departure in style, featuring country western-style guitar and a cover of
Lee HazlewoodLee Hazlewood was an American country and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer, most widely known for his work with guitarist Duane Eddy during the late fifties and singer Nancy Sinatra in the sixties.Hazlewood had a distinctive baritone voice that added an ominous resonance to his music...
's "Let the Little Flowers Grow". 1999's
Third Mall from the Sun offered a unique blend of the style of the previous two albums, along with new influences. This was followed by the remix album
Relax into the Abyss.
In 2003,
Beyond the Valley of the Proles was released. This album offered a more refined version of the style found on
Buy Me. Its 2006 follow-up,
Snog vs. the Faecal Juggernaut of Mass Culture, saw a return to a more electronic sound.
One notable feature about the band is Thrussell's lyrics — almost all songs contain themes of
anti-capitalismAnti-capitalism describes a wide variety of movements, ideas, and attitudes which oppose capitalism. Anti-capitalists, in the strict sense of the word, are those who wish to completely replace capitalism with another system....
, anti-
fascismFascism, , comprises a radical and authoritarian nationalist political ideology and a corporatist economic ideology developed in Italy. Fascists believe that nations and/or races are in perpetual conflict whereby only the strong can survive by being healthy, vital, and by asserting themselves in...
, anti-
consumerismConsumerism is the equation of personal happiness with consumption and the purchase of material possessions. The term is often associated with criticisms of consumption starting with Thorstein Veblen or, more recently by a movement called Enoughism...
, individuality, and
anti-big-brotherismBig Brother is a fictional character in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, the enigmatic dictator of Oceania, a totalitarian state taken to its utmost logical consequence - where the ruling elite wield total power for its own sake over the inhabitants.In the society that Orwell describes,...
. Thrussell also often includes references to
conspiracy theoriesConspiracy theory is a term that originally was a neutral descriptor for any conspiracy claim. However, it has come almost exclusively to refer to any fringe theory which explains a historical or current event as the result of a secret plot by usually powerful Machiavellian conspirators.Conspiracy...
in his lyrics and song titles (for example,
The Report From Iron MountainThe Report From Iron Mountain is a book, published in 1967 by Dial Press, that states that it is the report of a government panel. The book includes the claim that it was authored by a Special Study Group of fifteen men whose identities were to remain secret, and that it was not intended to be...
or
Rex 84Rex 84, short for Readiness Exercise 1984, is a plan by the United States federal government to test their ability to detain large numbers of refugees or American citizens in case of civil unrest or national emergency.-Description:...
).
The albums
Third Mall from the Sun (1999),
Relax into the Abyss (2000) and
Beyond the Valley of the Proles (2003) featured artwork by
CanadianCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
artist Chris Woods, whose paintings lampoon the advertising tactics of major corporations such as
McDonald'sMcDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving nearly 47 million customers daily. At one time it was the largest global restaurant chain, but it has since been surpassed by multi-brand operator Yum! and sandwich chain Subway.In addition to its...
, The Gap, and
NikeNike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
.
Snog supports copying of their music and many releases, depending on their recording label, are designated
copyleftCopyleft is a play on the word copyright to describe the practice of using copyright law to remove restrictions on distributing copies and modified versions of a work for others and requiring that the same freedoms be preserved in modified versions....
(or copyright-free) as indicated by a crossed out "©" symbol printed on their album cases.
Discography
- Corporate Slave – (12", CD Maxi) 1992 - Machinery
- Lies Inc. – (CD Album) 1992 - Machinery • (CD Album) 1993 - Id • (CD Album, Reissue) 1993 - Futurist, Machinery • (CD Album) 2003 – Ground Under Production
- Shop – (12", CD Maxi) 1992 - Machinery • (CD Single) 1993 - Id
- Born To Be Mild – (CD Maxi) 1993 - Machinery, Id
- Hey, Christian God – (CD Maxi) 1993 - Id
- Cliché – (CD Maxi) 1994 - Machinery • (CD Single) 1994 - Id
- Dear Valued Customer – (CD Album) 1994 - Id • (CD Album) 1995 - Machinery
- Dear Valued Customer/Live in the Global Village – (2xCD) 1994 - Id
- The Future – (CD Maxi) 1995 - Metropolis, Id • (CD) 1996 - Zoth Ommog
- Lies Inc./Lies Inc. The Special Edition –2xCD) 1996 - Id
- Remote Control – (CD) 1996 - Metropolis
- ...Make the Little Flowers Grow – (CD Maxi) 1997 - Shock
- Buy Me... I'll Change Your Life – (CD Album) 1997 - Shock • (CD Album) 1998 - Metropolis
- Hooray!!! – (CD Maxi) 1997 - Shock • (CD Maxi) 1998 - Metropolis
- Dear Valued Customer/The Remix Files – (2xCD) 1998 - Rollercoaster Recordings
- The Ballad – (CD Maxi) 1998 - Shock
- The Human Germ – (CD Maxi) 1998 - Metropolis
- I Snog, Therefore I Am – (LP) 1999 - Hymen Records • (2xCD) 1999 - Hymen Records
- Third Mall from the Sun – (CD Album) 1999 - Metropolis, Hymen Records, Rollercoaster Recordings • (2xLP Album) 1999 - Hymen Records • (2xCD Album) 2001 - Equinox
- Lies Inc./Dear Valued Customer - (2xCD Album) 2000 - Metropolis
- Relax Into the Abyss – (CD) 2000 - Metropolis, Hymen Records • (LP) 2000 - Hymen Records
- Justified Homicide – (CD Enhanced, Ltd. Ed) 2001 - Karmic Hit
- Adventures In Capitalism – (DVD) 2003 - Metropolis
- Beyond The Valley of the Proles – (CD Album) 2003 - Metropolis, Hymen Records, Karmic Hit
- Beyond The Valley of the Proles/Your Favorite Electro-Folk-Swingers – (2xLP) 2003 - Hymen Records
- Fill My Hole – (CD Promo) 2003 - Karmic Hit
- Your Favorite Electro-Folk-Swingers – (CD) 2003 - Karmic Hit
- Real Estate Man (The Rema[k]es) – (12") 2005 - [k]rack-troni[k]
- Real Estate Man Plus – (CD Maxi) 2005 - Hymen Records
- Crash Crash Rema[k]es – (12") 2006 - [k]rack-troni[k]
- Crash Crash vs. Remixes and Exclusive Tracks – (CD Maxi) 2006 - Psy-Harmonics • (AAC file) 2006 - Metropolis
- Planet of Shit – (CD Maxi) 2006 - Psy-Harmonics • (AAC file) 2006 - Metropolis
- Sixteen Easy Tunes for the End Times – (CD Album, Enhanced) 2006 - Metropolis, Solnze Records, Karmic Hit
- The Kings of Hate – (CD Maxi Enhanced) 2006 - Psy-Harmonics • (AAC file) 2006 - Metropolis
- Snog vs. The Faecal Juggernaut of Mass Culture – (CD Album, Enhanced) 2006 - Metropolis, Psy-Harmonics
- City – (CDr, Single Promo) 2007 - Psy-Harmonics
- The Last Days of Rome – (CD Album) 2007 - Metropolis, Hymen Records, Psy-Harmonics • (CD EP) 2007 - Psy-Harmonics • (AAC file) 2007 - Metropolis
- Vaguely Melancholic – (CDr, Single Promo) 2007 - Metropolis
- City – (CD EP) 2008 - Metropolis
Compilation appearances
- How To Use Machinery – (CD) 1991 - Appearing as Snøg, Track #4 "Spermy Man (Original)" - Machinery
- Mind/Body Compilation Volume 1 – (2xCD, Ltd. Edition) 1992 - Disc #2, Track #9 "Born To Be Mild" - Atomic Novelties
- The Yammouni Files – (CS, Ltd. Edition) 1992 - Side A, Track #4 "Manufacturing Consent" - Extreme
- How To Use Machinery II – (CD) 1993 - Track #1 "Bank" and Track #16 "Funereal" - Machinery
- Cybercore Volume 1 – (CD) 1994 - Track #11 "Born To Be Mild" - Siren Records
- How To Use Machinery Vol. III – (CD) 1994 - Track #13 "Naive Giant (Remix)" and Track #16 "Dear Valued Customer" - Machinery
- Trash Trance – (CD) 1994 - Track #9 "Reigning Terror (live)" - PBS Recordings
- 1992 - 1995 – (VHS) 1995 - Video #2 "Cliché" and Video #6 "Empires" - Dorobo
- A Label Introduction – (CD) 1995 - Track #10 "Naive Giants" - Machinery, Dynamica
- A Taste of Candy - Volume 2 – (CD) 1995 - Appearing as Snog vs. Q-Kontrol, Track #11 "Cliché" - Candyline Records
- The Best of Mind/Body : Electro-Industrial Music from the Internet – (CD) 1995 - Track #7 "Born To Be Mild" - Fifth Colvmn
- Machinery Vol. 1 – (CS) 1996 - Side B, Track #3 "Naive Giant" - Koch International
- Best of + One – (2xCD, Ltd. Edition) 1997 - Disc #2, Track #10 "Corporate Slave (V1 Club Mixes) - Machinery
- Electronic Battle Weapons – (2xCD) 1998 - Disc #2, Track #14 "Hooray!! (Severed Heads & The Mormon Choir)" - Sony Music Entertainment (Australia)
- Electropolis: Volume 1 – (CD) 1998 - Track #14 "Born To Be Mild (Overtune)" - Metropolis
- Future Noir - A Collection - Beats for a New Dark Age – (2xCD) 1998 - Disc #2, Track #8 "The Future (XX0000)" - Nova Tekk, Credo
- Lágrimas De Miedo N°5 - Kimota – (CD) 1998 - Track #10 "Hooray!! (Black Lung and the Cast of Thousands)" - Fear Drop
- Psychedelic Demons – (CD Compilation) 1998 - Track #6 "The Future (XX0000)" - Insolation, Zoomshot Media Entertainment
- The Flatline Compilation – (2xCD) 1998 - Disc #1 Track #1 "The Future" - Flatline Records
- Body Rapture 7 – (2xCD) 1999 - Disc #1, Track #13 "We Decorate Your Life (Industrial Mix)" - Zoth Ommog
- Dystopian Visions – (CD) 1999 - Track #4 "The Future (Takshaka vs. Snog)" - Dystopian Records
- EBM Club Classics Vol. 2 – (2xCD) 1999 - Disc #1, Track #12 "Corporate Slave" - Synthetic Symphony
- Elegy - Numéro 5 – (CD Sampler) 1999 - Track #10 "Hooray!!" - Elegy Magazine
- Teknoir – (2xCD) 1999 - Disc #2, Track #11 "Hooray!! (Black Lung And The Death Jungle 2000)" - Hymen Records
- The Flatline Compilation 2 – (2xCD) 1999 - Disc #1, Track #4 "Are You Normal Enough?" - Flatline Records
- TT 32 – (CD Sampler) 1999 - Track #19 "Real Estate Man" - Text Und Ton Magazin
- Angst (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – (CD) 2000 - Track #3 "Late 20th Century Boy" - Festival Mushroom Records
- Cyberl@b V2.0 – (2xCD) 2000 - Disc #1, Track #3 "Late Twentieth Century Boy" - Matrix Cube
- Metropolis 2000 – (CD) 2000 - Track #11 "Is There No One Who Can Save Us From Today?" - Metropolis
- Resist the Command – (CD) 2000 - Track #2 "Real Estate Man" - Dystopian Records
- Triton Compilation II – (2xCD) 2000 - Disc #1, Track #13 "Real Estate Man (Low Key Operations Make a Down-Payment)" - Triton
- :Per:Version: Vol. 1 – (CD Enhanced) 2001 - Video file "Late 20th Century Boy" - :Ritual:
- Experience - Psy-Harmonics Volume 5 – (2xCD) 2001 - Disc #1, Track #5 "Slide Into Extinction" - Psy-Harmonics
- Hotaka Mountain Festival '01 '02 – (2xCD + DVD) 2002 - DVD Track #7 "Born To Be Mild (Live at Hotaka Mountain Festival '01)" - Universal Records (Japan)
- Previews & Rarities – (CD) 2002 - Track #5 "Citizens" - Karmic Hit
- Noizzze. Just Do it. Invasion & Friends 2k4 – (2xCDr) 2004 - Disc #1, Track #2 "This Is Capitalism (Ambassador 21 Remix)" - Invasion Wreck Chords
- [k]rack-troni[k] Sonar 2004 Compilation – (CD) 2004 - Track #10 "Real Estate Man (Super Awesome Electro Friends Forever! Remix)" - [k]rack-troni[k]
- Metropolis 2005 – (CD + DVD) 2005 - DVD Track #7 "Late 20th Century Boy" - Metropolis
- Antiphonal - DVD Compilation 1 – (DVD) 2006 - Track #11 "Corporate Slave" - Antiphonal Magazine
- Maschinenfest 2006 – (2xCD Ltd. Edition) 2006 - Disc #2, Track #3 "Crash Crash vs. Tim Wright" - Pflichtkauf
- Travel Sickness – (8xCD, Ltd. Edition Box) 2006 - Disc #6 Track #1 "Rotten Meat", Track #2 "Al-Qaeda Is Your Best Friend", Track #3 "The Rat Race", Track #4 "I'm Suspicious", Track #5 "The Ballad of Timothy McVeigh", Track #6 "Darlin', My Darlin'", and Track #7 "The Ballad" - Hymen Records
- 0000 - (2xCD) 2007 - Appearing as Hecq vs. Snog, Disc #2, Track #9 "Sknss" - Hymen Records, Kaleidoskop
- Cut&Go – (CDr) 2007 - Track #5 "This Is Capitalism" - Invasion Wreck Chords
- Fiend Magazine Sampler CD 2 – (CD Sampler) 2007 - Track #14 "Turn On Your Brain Body" - Fiend Magazine
- Metropolis:Rebirth 1.0 – (2xCD) 2008 - Disc 2, Track #6 "Vaguely Melancholic" - Metropolis
Other
- Pearls Before Swine – Movie Soundtrack 1999 - (contributed tracks, alongside NON and Death in June)
External links