Attrition

“Forever there will be the speculation that the exploration of darkness as a beautiful place will lessen our fear of it all, ease the pain a little…”

“Inside a cage of sound, writhes a human soul. Cold waves of electronics are juxtaposed against voices that seep through cracks in the walls of machinery and wires. Lyrics dart out in bullets from soundscapes peppered in sharp vocals and sound bites. A viola plays in the distance, giving life to this inorganic mass…
Such is the imagery that spawns Attrition, who, with its marriage of the classic and modern, has brought to music the equivalent of a surrealist painting. From its earlier sparse and stark soundscapes, to a more expansive palette of orchestral work, Attrition has successfully melded several genres into one. The music flows – from gothic to industrial to experimental to classical – so smoothly, they might as well be making their own category.
With more than twenty albums of constant variety, and an ever-expanding sound, they remain one of music’s darker and fascinating lights.”

ATTRITION Album Discography

1982. This Death House a soundtrack
1983. Action and reaction
1984. The Attrition Of Reason
1985. Smiling, At The Hypogonder Club
1986. In The Realm Of The Hungry Ghosts
1988. At The Fiftieth Gate
1991. A Tricky Business
1993. The Hidden Agenda
1995. Ephemera a soundtrack
1996. Three Arms & A Dead Cert
1997. Etude classical interpretations
1999. The Jeopardy Maze
1999. Esoteria a collection of ambient works
2000. Heretic Angels live in the USA
2000. The Hand that Feeds the remixes
2001. Keepsakes & Reflections rarities
2003. The Eternity LP a collection of classical remixes and rarities
2004. Dante’s Kitchen
2006. Tearing arms from Deities the twenty five year anniversary collection
2006. Something Stirs. The beginning. 1981 – 83
2008. All mine enemy’s whispers. The story of Mary Ann Cotton
2009. Kill the Buddha! Live in Europe & the USA
2010. Wrapped in the guise of my friend. Covered. 17 songs re-interpreted by others
2011. Demonstro. 1981 – 86 a double vinyl album of early rarities
2012. The Truth in Dark corners. Live in Holland. 1985
2012. Invocation . film soundtrack
2013. The Unraveller of Angels
2014. Demonstro. 1982 – 85. The CD version
2015. Millions of the Mouthless Dead
2024. The Black Maria
2025. A Permanent View? Black Maria Remixed