David William Sims (born September 17, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the bass guitarist of the bands

Scratch Acid Scratch Acid was an Austin, Texas noise rock group formed in 1982. One of the pioneers of noise rock in the 1980s, the band is best remembered as a stepping stone for its front man David Yow, and bass player David Wm. Sims, both later of The Jesu ...

(with whom he initially played guitar),

Rapeman Rapeman was a short-lived American noise rock band founded in 1987 and disbanded in 1989. It consisted of Steve Albini (formerly of Big Black) on guitar and vocals, David Wm. Sims (formerly of Scratch Acid and simultaneously of the Jesus Liza ...

, and

The Jesus Lizard The Jesus Lizard is an American rock band formed in 1987 in Austin, Texas and based in Chicago, Illinois. They were "a leading noise rock band in the American independent underground… hoturned out a series of independent records filled with s ...

. He has also recorded or performed with

Sparklehorse Sparklehorse was an American indie rock band from Richmond, Virginia, led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous. Sparklehorse was active from 1995 until Linkous' 2010 death. Prior to forming Sparklehorse, Linkous fronted local bands ...

Rhys Chatham Rhys Chatham (born September 19, 1952) is an American composer, guitarist, trumpet player, multi-instrumentalist (flutes in C, alto and bass, keyboard), primarily active in avant-garde and minimalism, minimalist music. He is best known for his "g ...

, Shivaree,

Pigface Pigface is an American industrial rock supergroup formed in 1990 by Martin Atkins and William Rieflin. History Pigface was formed from Ministry's ''The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste'' tour, which produced the ''In Case You Didn't Feel Lik ...

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, and others. Sims currently performs experimental solo electric bass as Unfact. Sims was born and raised in

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. His parents were an American-history professor and a nurse. Besides being a musician, Sims is a

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and blogged on his personal website from 2008 to 2011, with only updates subsequently. In a ''Kreative Kontrol'' podcast in 2014, it was discussed that Sims "always had issues with the name" of Rapeman and that it was "the biggest musical regret" of his life. He lives in

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Solo discography (as Unfact)

* 2010 "Dead Wasp" 7" single (Ox-Ghost Recordings) * 2010 "Bleached Valentine" - split LP with Noveller (Ox-Ghost Recordings/Saffron Recordings)

References

External links

Web site of David Wm. SimsInterview with I Heart Noise
Living people American rock bass guitarists Post-hardcore musicians Noise rock musicians 1963 births Musicians from Austin, Texas Guitarists from Texas American male bass guitarists Scratch Acid members Rapeman members The Jesus Lizard members 20th-century American bass guitarists 20th-century American male musicians Pigface members {{US-bass-guitarist-stub