Danny Hyde is an
experimental
An experiment is a procedure carried out to support or refute a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried. Experiments provide insight into cause-and-effect by demonstrating what outcome occurs when ...
musician and remix artist. Hyde has contributed to production and mixing on many
Coil albums, including ''
Horse Rotorvator
''Horse Rotorvator'' is the second studio album by English experimental music group Coil, released in 1986. The cover photograph was shot by the band and shows the bandstand in Regent's Park, London, which was subject to the Hyde Park and Reg ...
'', ''
Love's Secret Domain
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, doing business as Love's (or stylized as Loves), is an American family-owned chain of more than 500 truck stop and convenience stores in 41 states in the United States. The company is privately owned and he ...
'', ''
The Remote Viewer
''The Remote Viewer'' is an album by Coil. The three-track album was released in May 2002 in an edition of 500 copies. The album was later re-edited by Peter Christopherson and expanded to include a second CD of two new tracks. The second editi ...
'', ''
Black Antlers'',''
The Ape of Naples
''The Ape of Naples'' is the final studio album by English experimental group Coil. It was released on 2 December 2005 in the UK and Thailand by Threshold House, and has subsequently been reissued by multiple labels since. The album was a defini ...
'', and ''
The New Backwards''. Hyde has also worked with
Psychic TV and
Pop Will Eat Itself
Pop Will Eat Itself are an English alternative rock band formed in 1986 in Stourbridge in the West Midlands of England with members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country. Initially known as a grebo act, they changed style to incorpor ...
. Hyde participated in the creation of many remixes while working with Coil, including several for
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN and stylized as NIИ, is an American industrial rock band formed in Cleveland in 1988. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Trent Reznor was the only permanent member of the band ...
that were released on ''
Fixed
Fixed may refer to:
* ''Fixed'' (EP), EP by Nine Inch Nails
* ''Fixed'', an upcoming 2D adult animated film directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
* Fixed (typeface), a collection of monospace bitmap fonts that is distributed with the X Window System
* ...
'', ''
Closer To God
"Closer" is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released as the second single on their second studio album, ''The Downward Spiral'' (1994). Released on May 30, 1994, it is considered Nine Inch Nails' signature song and re ...
'' and certified gold release ''
Further Down the Spiral
''Further Down the Spiral'' is a remix album by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. It is the companion remix disc to the band’s second studio album, ''The Downward Spiral'', and was released on June 1, 1995 in two editions, one den ...
'' as well as the rerelease of quadruple-platinum album ''
The Downward Spiral
''The Downward Spiral'' is the second studio album by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released on March 8, 1994 by Nothing Records in the United States and Island Records in Europe. It is a concept album detailing the self-destru ...
''. His remix of Nine Inch Nails' song "Closer" was featured in the film
''Seven''.
Hyde's solo effort, Aural Rage, features contributions by Coil members
John Balance
Geoffrey Nigel Laurence Rushton (16 February 1962 – 13 November 2004), better known under the pseudonyms John Balance or the later variation Jhonn Balance, was an English musician, occultist, artist and poet.
He was best known as a co-founde ...
and
Peter Christopherson
Peter Martin Christopherson (also known as Sleazy, 27 February 1955 – 25 November 2010) was an English musician, video director, commercial artist, designer and photographer, and former member of British design agency Hipgnosis.
He also found ...
. Following the passing of John Balance and the subsequent end of Coil, Hyde assisted Christopherson with ''
The Remote Viewer
''The Remote Viewer'' is an album by Coil. The three-track album was released in May 2002 in an edition of 500 copies. The album was later re-edited by Peter Christopherson and expanded to include a second CD of two new tracks. The second editi ...
'' and ''
Black Antlers'' reissues, Christopherson's solo project
The Threshold HouseBoys Choir
The Threshold HouseBoys Choir was a musical guise for Peter Christopherson, announced in 2005 as a follow-up endeavor to his former group Coil. Despite the name, it was a solo project which relied heavily on computer-generated vocals, of whic ...
and the initial work on
Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle were an English music and visual arts group formed in 1975 in Kingston upon Hull by Genesis P-Orridge, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Peter Christopherson, and Chris Carter (British musician), Chris Carter. They are widely regarded as pi ...
/X-TG's cover of
Nico
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's ''
Desertshore
''Desertshore'' is the third studio album by German musician Nico. It was released in December 1970 on the Reprise label.
Recording
''Desertshore'' was co-produced by John Cale and Joe Boyd. Unlike its predecessor ''The Marble Index'' it incor ...
''.
In 2010, Hyde contributed several remixes to
Ektoise's ''Remember Well'' EP before releasing an EP of his own the next year, Aural Rage's ''Svay Pak''. 2012 saw the release of an EP by
Electric Sewer Age
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, comprising recordings made with Peter Christopherson that were intended for release on Coil's as yet unissued ''
Moon's Milk (In Four Phases)
''Moon's Milk (In Four Phases)'' is a release by Coil that compiles four of their singles onto a double CD. The two disc album compiles the CD versions of '' Spring Equinox'', ''Summer Solstice'', ''Autumn Equinox'' and ''Winter Solstice'' (orig ...
'' remaster.
Discography
Aural Rage
*''A Nature Of Nonsense'' (2005)
*''Sinsemilla Dreams'' (2006)
*''Svay Pak'' (2011)
Compilation appearances
*"I Don't Need That Deviant Sex" on ''X-Rated: The Dark Files''.
Electric Sewer Age
*''Moon's Milk in Final Phase'' (2012)
*''Bad White Corpuscle'' (2014)
*''Contemplating Nothingness'' (2019)
Remixes
*
The Chills
The Chills are a New Zealand rock band that formed in Dunedin in 1980. The band is essentially the continuing project of singer/songwriter Martin Phillipps, who is the group's sole constant member. For a time in the 1990s, the act was billed a ...
: "House With A Hundred Rooms" from ''House With A Hundred Rooms''
*
Fangoria
''Fangoria'' is an internationally distributed American horror film fan magazine, in publication since 1979. It is published four times a year by Fangoria Publishing, LLC and is edited by Phil Nobile Jr.
The magazine was originally released i ...
: "Rendirse No Es Perder (La Mezcla Que Esta Triste Y Azul)" from ''Un Dia Cualquiera En Vulcano Super Extended Play 2.0'' and "En La Disneylandia Del Amor (Mr. Hyde Visita El Túnel Del Amor)" from ''En La Disneylandia Del Amor''
*
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN and stylized as NIИ, is an American industrial rock band formed in Cleveland in 1988. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Trent Reznor was the only permanent member of the band ...
: "Gave Up" from ''
Fixed
Fixed may refer to:
* ''Fixed'' (EP), EP by Nine Inch Nails
* ''Fixed'', an upcoming 2D adult animated film directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
* Fixed (typeface), a collection of monospace bitmap fonts that is distributed with the X Window System
* ...
'', "Closer (Precursor)" from ''
Closer To God
"Closer" is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released as the second single on their second studio album, ''The Downward Spiral'' (1994). Released on May 30, 1994, it is considered Nine Inch Nails' signature song and re ...
'', "The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)", "Eraser (Denial; Realization)", "Eraser (Polite)" and "Erased, Over. Out" from ''
Further Down the Spiral
''Further Down the Spiral'' is a remix album by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. It is the companion remix disc to the band’s second studio album, ''The Downward Spiral'', and was released on June 1, 1995 in two editions, one den ...
'' (with Coil)
*
Scorn: "Ellipsis" from ''
Gyral'' (with Coil)
*
Chris & Cosey
Chris & Cosey, sometimes known as Carter Tutti, are a musical duo formed in 1981, consisting of couple Chris Carter (electronics) and Cosey Fanni Tutti (electronics, guitar, cornet), both previously (and currently the sole surviving) members o ...
: "Cowboys In Bangkok (Coil vs Elph Mix)" from ''Twist'' (with Coil)
*
Psychick Warriors ov Gaia
Psychick Warriors ov Gaia was a group of Dutch techno music record producers from the town of Tilburg, also known as PWOG, Thee Disciples ov Gaia and Sluagh Ghairm. Two of the members were affiliated with Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth. The group ha ...
: "Kraak (Coil Remix)" from ''Rejammed - Kraak Remixes'' (with Coil)
*Tactile: "Intervention 1 - Tactile Vs. Coil" from ''Recurrence & Intervention'' (with Coil)
*
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The band currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting) and Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting).
Depeche ...
: "Rush (Black Sun Remix)" from ''
Remixes 81-04'' (with Coil)
*Mink: "Ride (Danny Hyde Remix)" from ''Splicing The Icy Expanse''
*Ektoise: "Remember Well (Danny Hyde's Moody Rice mix)" and "Remember Well (Danny Hyde's Aural Rage mix)" from ''Remember Well''
References
External links
Aural Rage
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Living people
Coil (band) members
English experimental musicians
Year of birth missing (living people)