Abstinence is an American experimental industrial music project founded in 1985 in Belmar, New Jersey, and now based in Brooklyn, New York. Their sound ranges from bombastic to noise, ambient soundtrack to industrial music and uses video/audio dialog and sound samples.
Discography
Full length albums and EPs Revolt of the Cyberchrist (1994, Furnace Records/Silent Records) – #18 CMJ RPM Charts Theorem (1995, Furnace/Silent) The Path of Maximum Resistance (2005, s6k media) Delusions of Architecture (2014, Furnace Records/Voidstar Productions)
Singles Frigid 12" EP (1994, Furnace/Silent)
Compilation appearances Hellscape (1995, Furnace/Silent) includes the songs "Interference" and "Screaming Into the Void VSmix: (Virtually Silent Mix)" New Industries (1995, Dynamica Records – Germany) includes the song "Frigid Changes" Hellscape 2 (1995, Furnace/Silent) includes the song "Fractured/Assassinate the Beat" Operation:Beatbox (1996, Reconstriction Records/Cargo Records) includes the song "Two-Three-Break" Ikebana: Merzbow's Amlux Rebuilt, Reused And Recycled (2003, Important Records) includes the song "Freq" The Unreasonable: Voidstar Productions XXV Year Anniversary Compilation (2015, Voidstar Productions) includes the song "Multiple Beat Revolt (MSTREdit)"
Filmography Backyard Glances soundtrack Alva Skateboards (1987) includes the song "Level 7" Multiple Cross Wounds unreleased video (1991)
Members
Current Darryl "Hell" Montgomery (1985–present) John Bechdel (1993–1996, 2004–present) David "Deftly-D" Dodson (2004–present) Brian "Beat" Senders (2009–present)
Past members
Steve Herring Bill Kuegler Mike Roberts Eloise Mourning Paul Raven J. Burns Jerry Franklin Bill Latshaw Tommy Latshaw Tommy Walling Mark Yard Mike Scrivani Greg Hunt Terry Hughes
Related bands Operation Mindwipe Rock'it Society Patient 4311 Nau-Zee-auN Zero Times Infinity Terrorfakt Mon -O- Taur Machine Age Madness MMOS Digital Disturbance
References
External links s6k.com Aartivist site run by Darryl Hell (archived) Voidstar Productions Furnace Records on discogs.com