Lustmord
Legendary sound artist Lustmord (Brian Williams) began working under that name in 1980, and since then his dark sound sculptures have been highly influential not only in music genres such as ambient and industrial, but also in film and games. Oppressive and frightening, richly textured and painstakingly produced, Lustmord’s music has also made use of field recordings from locations such as caves, crypts and slaughterhouses. He has released 14 albums under the name Lustmord, and for many 1990's “Heresy” stands as Lustmord’s key work, acknowledged as having given birth to the “dark ambient” genre.
He has collaborated with the likes of Tool, The Melvins, Chris & Cosey (Throbbing Gristle), SPK, Coil, Paul Haslinger (Tangerine Dream), Robert Rich, Clock DVA, Current 93 and Nurse with Wound amongst others. He is also a member of Puscifer, the music project of Maynard James Keenan, the lead singer of Tool and A Perfect Circle. He has done remixes for Tool, Jarboe (Swans), Venetian Snares, Lori Carson, Mortiis, Isis, Puscifer and Nadja. He has also worked for many years as a music sound designer in Hollywood, with credits on over 40 movies such as “The Crow” and “Underworld”, as well as computer games (FarCry: Instincts, Unreal Tournament III, Assassins Creed etc.).
Lustmord’s last show took place on the 6.6.6 at a ceremony of the Church of Satan in San Francisco. A live album was release as a result: “Rising”. His performance at Unsound marks his next live performance since then, and is thus a notable event in the world of electronic music.
