Scott Ayers is an American musician, best known as the guitarist and keyboardist for the

noise rock Noise rock (sometimes called noise punk) is a noise music, noise-oriented style of experimental rock that spun off from punk rock in the 1980s. Drawing on movements such as minimal music, minimalism, industrial music, and New York hardcore, a ...

band

Pain Teens Pain Teens was an experimental noise rock band formed in Houston, Texas in 1985 by Scott Ayers and Bliss Blood. The band used tape manipulation, digital delays, sampling, tape cut-ups and other effects in their music. They also included guitar, ...

based in

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. He has also released solo albums under the moniker Walking Timebombs and is involved with bands local to Texas, including Anarchitex, Exterminating Angels and Geltab.

History

Scott Ayers began playing guitar at the age of thirteen. He was initially inspired after hearing ''

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'' by

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and later became interested in the compositions and musicianship of

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and

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. As an adult, he studied

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at the

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. After

disbanded in 1995, Ayers began issuing music under the name Walking Timebombs. In 1997 he released '' Walking Timebombs'', which captured a live performance of Ayers accompanied by former Pain Teens' drummer Frank Garymartin.

Discography

Pain Teens

*''

'' (1988, Anomie) *''

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'' (1989, Anomie) *'' Born in Blood'' (1990,

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) *'' Stimulation Festival'' (1992, Trance Syndicate) *''

Destroy Me, Lover ''Destroy Me, Lover'' is the fourth studio album by American noise rock and Industrial music band Pain Teens, released on July 5, 1993 by Trance Syndicate. Reception Jason Ankeny of allmusic gave it 2 out of 5 stars, expressing his dislike for ...

'' (1993, Trance Syndicate) *''

Beast of Dreams ''Beast of Dreams'' is the fifth and final studio album by American noise rock and Industrial music band Pain Teens, released on October 24, 1995 by Trance Syndicate. Music Ayers has described the music on ''Destroy Me, Lover'' as being more ec ...

'' (1995, Trance Syndicate)

Walking Timebombs

*'' Walking Timebombs'' (1997, Charnel Music) *with

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: ''

Static Migration ''Static Migration'' is a collaboration album between the bands Tribes of Neurot and Walking Timebombs, released on January 27, 1998, through Release Entertainment. Reception Allmusic reviewer Tom Schulte gave the record 3 out of 5 stars, desc ...

'' (1998, Release Entertainment) *with

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:''

The Sleeping Sickness ''The Sleeping Sickness'' is a collaborative album by SubArachnoid Space and Walking Timebombs, released on December 7, 1999 BYElsie & Jack Recordings. Track listing Personnel Adapted from ''The Sleeping Sickness'' liner notes. ;Musicians ...

'' (1999, Elsie & Jack) *''

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'' (2001, Anomie)

References

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