Paul Neville is an underground

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guitarist and musician from

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. He is best known as the second guitarist in the seminal industrial metal band

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on the second half of their Streetcleaner album and on the

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EP as well as a tour member of the band on respective supporting tours, although Neville had been making music with G. C. Green and later,

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, since 1983 in noise outfit Fall of Because; a band that would break up in 1987 and later reform in 1988 at Broadrick’s initiative, now evolved into the industrial noise core that was

. Neville is noted for his distinctive style, which can be said to be influenced by that of

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of Killing Joke, but with an even greater experimental edge and a flair for drawn out improvisation, creating an unusual and original synergy of noise and melody akin to some of the work of

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and Robert Hampson. Apart from his work with Fall of Because and

, Neville is also the founder of the underground

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band Cable Regime, also featuring

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(now also bassist with Jesu) and Steve Hough (also involved with Justin Broadrick’s ''

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'', and once a Godflesh touring member), which has been his main project since 1992. Neville continues to be on good terms with Justin Broadrick, with Broadrick co-producing all of Cable Regime’s albums and Neville making a guest appearance on the track “Man/Woman” from Jesu’s eponymous debut

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. Neville has also featured in a techno collaboration called AKA, but little is known of this outfit apart from a track released on the ''Lo Fibre Companion'' in 1998.

Discography

With Fall of Because * ''Extirpate'' (1986) * '' Life Is Easy'' (1999, recorded 1986–1987) With

* '' Streetcleaner'' (1989) * ''

'' (1991) * " Slateman" (1991) * ''

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'' (1992) – additional guitar on "Love, Hate (Slugbaiting)" * '' In All Languages'' (2001) With Cable Regime * ''Life in the House of the Enemy'' (1992) * ''Kill Lies All'' (1993) * ''Brave New World'' (1995) * ''Cable Regime'' (2000) With Napalm Death * '' Noise for Music's Sake'' (2003) With Jesu * '' Jesu'' (2004) – guitar on "Man/Woman"

References

External links

Cable Regime
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