Drain were an American

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

band formed in Austin, Texas by

King Coffey King Coffey (born Jeffrey Coffey; 1964) is an American drummer, known for being the drummer of the psychedelic/noise rock band Butthole Surfers. He began drumming in a Fort Worth hardcore punk band called The Hugh Beaumont Experience in high ...

in 1991. The group also included David McCreath on guitar and bassist Owen McMahon of

Cherubs A cherub (; plural cherubim; he, כְּרוּב ''kərūḇ'', pl. ''kərūḇīm'', likely borrowed from a derived form of akk, 𒅗𒊏𒁍 ''karabu'' "to bless" such as ''karibu'', "one who blesses", a name for the lamassu) is one of the u ...

. Along with the

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leanings of Coffey's other band the

Butthole Surfers Butthole Surfers are an American rock band formed in San Antonio, Texas, by singer Gibby Haynes and guitarist Paul Leary in 1981. The band has had numerous personnel changes, but its core lineup of Haynes, Leary, and drummer King Coffey has ...

, Drain also ventures into

electronic Electronic may refer to: *Electronics, the science of how to control electric energy in semiconductor * ''Electronics'' (magazine), a defunct American trade journal *Electronic storage, the storage of data using an electronic device *Electronic co ...

and

techno Techno is a Music genre, genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally music production, produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central Drum beat, rhythm is typ ...

music territory. Also, samplers and drum machines play a stronger role in the music.

Discography

*
"A Black Fist"
' b/w "Flower Mound" (1991) *''

Pick Up Heaven ''Pick Up Heaven'' is the debut album of Drain, released in March 1992 through Trance Syndicate. The vocals on "Martyr's Road" were taken from an Islamic chant record that was in Coffey's possession. Track listing Personnel ;Drain *King Co ...

'' (1992) *''

Offspeed and In There ''Offspeed and In There'' is the second album by the American band Drain, released in 1996 through Trance Syndicate. Critical reception ''Spin'' named the album one of "The 10 Best Albums You Didn't Hear in '96", writing that King Coffey mixes "s ...

'' (1996)

References

External links

* * American noise rock music groups Musical groups from Austin, Texas Psychedelic rock music groups from Texas American experimental rock groups Musical groups established in 1992 Musical groups disestablished in 1997 American musical trios Trance Syndicate artists 1992 establishments in Texas {{US-rock-band-stub