Porn

Porn formed in 1999 when psychology and sociology student Philippe Deschemin aka Mr Strangler decided to start a band. Named after the classic ‘Pornography’ album by The Cure and strongly influenced by the original industrial scene (SPK, Esplendor Geometrico), post-punk and goth rock acts (The Cure, Killing Joke, Fields Of The Nephilim) and industrial rock/metal (KMFDM, Marilyn Manson),his mission was to create aggressive yet sexy, powerful, dark and dangerous music. As he describes it : “something like a beautiful, tasty fruit with a razor blade inside.”

The band released its debut album in 2004 and an EP a year later, which are currently available together on the collection ‘A Decade In Glitter And Danger’. These were followed by a second album in 2011 entitled ‘From The Void To The Infinite’, plus the 2015 covers and remixes compilation ‘Deconstruct’, which followed the publication of Deschemin’s first novel, ‘Contoyen’.

Porn will release their third album in the autumn of 2017. A milestone record for his band, the concept of ’The Ogre Inside’ is based on the ‘Contoyen’ novel. From the 90’s industrial rock sound of album opener 'Sunset Of Cruelty' right through to the brooding goth-metal atmosphere of the title track that ends the record, Porn take the listener on a journey into the darkest corners of the mind. Scattered with voice samples of Aleister Crowley, it can be taken as an invitation to fight the (great) beast, the Ogre that threatens to devour.

Philipe Deschemin is also a member of the group An Erotic End Of Times, who released their own debut album in the spring of 2017.