Stephen Thrower
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Stephen Thrower is an English
musician and author.
Formerly a member of the music group Coil
(1987–1992), his current music project is Cyclobe
, with Ossian Brown
(another former Coil
member). Their first two album
s, Luminous Darkness and The Visitors were released on the UK based record label
, Phantomcode, whilst their collaboration with Nurse with Wound
, Paraparaparallelogrammatica, was issued by the US
label Beta Lactam.
Thrower is a published author on horror and 'off-mainstream' cinema: his works include Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci
, The Eyeball Compendium, and Nightmare USA: The Untold Story of the Exploitation Independents. With Coil, he worked on the (unreleased) soundtrack
for Hellraiser
by Clive Barker
, and recorded the soundtrack to the Derek Jarman
film
, The Angelic Conversation
, as well as making appearances in Jarman's films, Caravaggio
, The Last of England and Imagining October. As Cyclobe, he wrote the theme music for George Barry's Death Bed: The Bed That Eats
, and the first Pakistani horror film
, Zibarkhana. In 2009, Thrower contributed an electronic score to the film Down Terrace. The following year with Cyclobe he released the album Wounded Galaxies Tap at The Window, along with a single "The Eclipser" / "The Moths of Pre-Sleep" released by DOT DOT DOT Music.
Thrower also records and performs with The Amal Gamal Ensemble, and with David Knight in the group UnicaZürn. The latter's debut album, Temporal Bends, featured artwork and a guest appearance from Danielle Dax
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
musician and author.
Formerly a member of the music group 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...
(1987–1992), his current music project is Cyclobe
Cyclobe
Cyclobe are a music duo based in London, formed by Stephen Thrower and Ossian Brown. They make hallucinatory electronic soundscapes by mixing sampled and heavily synthesized sounds with acoustic arrangements for strings and woodwind. Their approach draws upon diverse forms, including acousmatic,...
, with Ossian Brown
Ossian Brown
Ossian Brown is an English musician and artist.Brown is notable for being a full time member of the music groups Coil and Cyclobe.Ossian Brown's first book 'Haunted Air' was published in 2010 by Jonathan Cape in the United Kingdom, with an introduction by David Lynch and an afterword by Geoff...
(another former 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...
member). Their first two 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...
s, Luminous Darkness and The Visitors were released on the UK based record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, Phantomcode, whilst their collaboration with Nurse with Wound
Nurse with Wound
Nurse with Wound is the main recording name for British musician Steven Stapleton. Nurse with Wound was originally a band, formed in 1978 by Stapleton, John Fothergill and Heman Pathak...
, Paraparaparallelogrammatica, was issued by the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
label Beta Lactam.
Thrower is a published author on horror and 'off-mainstream' cinema: his works include Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci
Lucio Fulci
Lucio Fulci was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is perhaps best known for his directorial work on gore films, including Zombie and The Beyond , although he made films in genres as diverse as giallo, western, and comedy...
, The Eyeball Compendium, and Nightmare USA: The Untold Story of the Exploitation Independents. With Coil, he worked on the (unreleased) soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
for Hellraiser
Hellraiser
Hellraiser is a 1987 British and American horror film based upon the novella The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker, who also wrote the screenplay and directed the film. Hellraiser explores themes of sadomasochism and morality under duress and fear. The film spawned a series of sequels...
by Clive Barker
Clive Barker
Clive Barker is an English author, film director and visual artist best known for his work in both fantasy and horror fiction. Barker came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories which established him as a leading young horror writer...
, and recorded the soundtrack to the Derek Jarman
Derek Jarman
Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman was an English film director, stage designer, diarist, artist, gardener and author.-Life:...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, The Angelic Conversation
The Angelic Conversation (film)
The Angelic Conversation is a 1985 arthouse drama film directed by Derek Jarman. Its tone is set by the juxtaposition of slow moving photographic images and Shakespeare's sonnets read by Judi Dench...
, as well as making appearances in Jarman's films, Caravaggio
Caravaggio
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, had a formative influence on the Baroque...
, The Last of England and Imagining October. As Cyclobe, he wrote the theme music for George Barry's Death Bed: The Bed That Eats
Death Bed: The Bed That Eats
Death Bed: The Bed That Eats is a 1977 one-off horror film written, produced, and directed by George Barry.-Plot:A large, black, four-poster bed, possessed by a demon, is passed from owner to owner. The Demon was a tree, who became a breeze and seemingly fell in love with a woman he blew past. The...
, and the first Pakistani horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
, Zibarkhana. In 2009, Thrower contributed an electronic score to the film Down Terrace. The following year with Cyclobe he released the album Wounded Galaxies Tap at The Window, along with a single "The Eclipser" / "The Moths of Pre-Sleep" released by DOT DOT DOT Music.
Thrower also records and performs with The Amal Gamal Ensemble, and with David Knight in the group UnicaZürn. The latter's debut album, Temporal Bends, featured artwork and a guest appearance from Danielle Dax
Danielle Dax
Danielle Dax is an experimental musician and producer most active from the late-1970s to the mid-1990s. She was born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex.- Biography :...
.
External links
- Seven Doors Hotel Stephen Thrower's blog