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PAIN TEENS is 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, violin, marimba, saxophone, percussion, and many other musical instruments.
PAIN TEENS is distinguished from other rock groups mainly by Scott Ayer’s guitar playing- a unique sound that combined swamplike psychedelia and twisted, effects-laden sounds. Bliss Blood’s disturbing lyrics and icy delivery helped the PAIN TEENS sound like no other band on earth.
Beginning in 1987, PAIN TEENS released nine out-of-print cassette tapes and two LPs on their own Anomie Records label. Soon after, they released four LPs for Trance Records, an Austin, Texas label run by King Coffee of the band Butthole Surfers.
The live version of the band went through several lineups, including Steve Cook on bass, Ralf Armin on guitar, David Parker and Bart Enoch on drums in 1988, followed by Kirk Carr on bass and Frank Garymartin on drums. They ceased performing live in 1993, after touring with the Boredoms, Fudge Tunnel, Brutal Truth & Season to Risk in that year.
Bliss Blood moved to New York City in 1995 after the release of their sixth full length release, “Beast of Dreams”, and formed The Moonlighters with Henry Bogdan from Helmet; Delta Dreambox, a 1920’s style blues band; Voodoo Suite, a 1950’s exotica lounge jazz group, the “crime jazz”-style Nightcall with Stu Spasm from Lubricated Goat, and many other projects. She currently lives in Brooklyn.
PAIN TEENS is distinguished from other rock groups mainly by Scott Ayer’s guitar playing- a unique sound that combined swamplike psychedelia and twisted, effects-laden sounds. Bliss Blood’s disturbing lyrics and icy delivery helped the PAIN TEENS sound like no other band on earth.
Beginning in 1987, PAIN TEENS released nine out-of-print cassette tapes and two LPs on their own Anomie Records label. Soon after, they released four LPs for Trance Records, an Austin, Texas label run by King Coffee of the band Butthole Surfers.
The live version of the band went through several lineups, including Steve Cook on bass, Ralf Armin on guitar, David Parker and Bart Enoch on drums in 1988, followed by Kirk Carr on bass and Frank Garymartin on drums. They ceased performing live in 1993, after touring with the Boredoms, Fudge Tunnel, Brutal Truth & Season to Risk in that year.
Bliss Blood moved to New York City in 1995 after the release of their sixth full length release, “Beast of Dreams”, and formed The Moonlighters with Henry Bogdan from Helmet; Delta Dreambox, a 1920’s style blues band; Voodoo Suite, a 1950’s exotica lounge jazz group, the “crime jazz”-style Nightcall with Stu Spasm from Lubricated Goat, and many other projects. She currently lives in Brooklyn.
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dictator88 wrote:
I saw you guys a dozen times in the late '80s-early'90s. I always loved your music.
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zimziki wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Pain+Teens
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celestialroad wrote:
the cathy tape is so good.
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Roncsipar wrote:
And we'll talk about...the way love used to be...
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BlissBlood wrote:
Hi and thanks for making this page! It's nice to know someone appreciated us.
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BoobtuberFM wrote:
Love love love!
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RomePlows wrote:
Bliss Blood, mmmm.
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saintartaud wrote:
Awesome band. Wish I had known of them 10 years ago.
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Peculiar wrote:
hah, what a clever name.
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voodoodrew wrote:
i wore out my copy of Stimulation Festival when i was in high school. they, along with Skatenigs and Evil Mothers, were one of the better Texas bands out there.
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qalbino3 wrote:
I'm the #1 fan, who the hell are these foolz?
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