Alien Sex Fiend

Alien Sex Fiend are a British deathrock band, and were formed by Nik Wade (Nik Fiend), Christine Wade (Mrs. Fiend), David James (Yaxi Highrizer) and Johnny Freshwater (Johnny Ha-Ha) in late 1982 at the Batcave club in London (where Nik worked). The band became known in the gothic scene for its dark, electronic industrial-leaning sound, heavy samples, loops, dub remixes[1] and manic vocals. Wade had previously been a member of the Alice Cooper-influenced bands The Earwigs and Mr. & Mrs. Demeanour, and later the punk band Demon Preacher (later known as The Demons). Alien Sex Fiend recorded a cassette (The Lewd, the Mad, the Ugly and Old Nick) with Youth of Killing Joke, which brought them to the attention of the UK music press,[4] along with the appearance of their track "R.I.P." on the Batcave club compilation, The Batcave: Young Limbs and Numb Hymns 1983, released by London Records in 1983. They signed to the Cherry Red sub-label Anagram Records, releasing their first single, "Ignore the Machine", in August 1983. The single was immediately successful on the UK Independent Chart, reaching No. 6, with a further 11 singles and five albums reaching top 20 positions in the chart in the period up to 1987.

Festive Fifty Entries

 * None

Sessions

 * Two sessions (2 nd produced by Dale Griffin). 'Boneshaker Baby' available on The First Compact Disc (Rebel Rec.) Remaining tracks from #2 and all of #1 available on Classic Albums And BBC Sessions Collection (Cherry Red).

1. Recorded: 1984-05-02. First broadcast: 15 May 1984. Repeated: DD Month YYY 2. Recorded: 1984-08-25. First broadcast: 03 September 1984. Repeated: DD Month YYY. 'Sheet says Yaxi (guitar)' (The Peel Sessions, p.252).
 * Attack / Dead And Buried / Hee Haw / Ignore The Machine
 * In God We Trust / E.S. T-rip To The Moon / Boneshaker Baby

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