Hieronymus Bosch (band)
| Hieronymus Bosch | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New Zealand |
| Genres | industrial |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Members | Mark Wallbank / Trevor Donaldson |
For the Dutch Painter, see Hieronymus Bosch. For the author and poet Hieronymus de Bosch, see Hieronymus de Bosch. For the fictional character, see Harry Bosch.
Hieronymus Bosch is New Zealand's longest running dark industrial experimental noise punk act formed around 1985-86.
They used many reel-to-reel tape recorders, loop effects, steel objects and an arsenal of classic analog synths and drum machines. They performed only three times as this incarnation, twice in New Zealand and once in Sydney, Australia. The live art performances included poetry and slide shows and were performed in art galleries. Their sound has changed greatly throughout the years, due to collaborating with a myriad of engineers, percussionists, guitarists, and like minded artists. Hieronymus Bosch were amongst those at the forefront of experimental music in New Zealand.
As part of an early 1986 performance the entire interior of a soon to be demolished house was torn apart in a frenzied ritual, accompanied by looping noise tapes fed through a generator driven PA system. Around 30 people took part in this now infamous display of art terrorism.
Bosch were considered very experimental and 'outside the box'. The mid 1980s saw them become a three piece of Gothic proportions, fusing Goth and Industrial along the lines of Neubauten / Foetus hatchling. This version only lasted a few months, but managed one, very loose live set which accompanied a gothic/dark art fashion show at an inner city nightclub.
1990 saw a new development. A guitarist, Morpheus Ire, was added from a local dark metal band and a bassist/percussionist, Paul Blanchard, was recruited to play alongside the machines and keyboards,which instantly gave the group a whole new direction; one more chaotic, angst ridden and almost anarchic. Live performances meant the destruction of stage sets and props. Audience participation was always encouraged live. Hieronymus Bosch, though misunderstood by many during this period, attracted quite a large and loyal following from the death/punk and dark metal communities whilst still maintaining their dedicated industrial/experimental fanatics. They performed quite extensively throughout 1990 - 1993. In the mid 1990s, Hieronymus Bosch resumed their earlier, more industrial sound. In 1996, Hieronymus Bosch reduced itself to two core members. Original member, Mark Bizarre and Trevor Donaldson, ex Sudersuk and classic NZ Punk band Armatrak joining, and the two headed off into some rather scary, electronic grinding 'nightmarescape' territories. We've managed a few style changes overs the years but we always turned back to what we were all about.
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