Biography
Originally formed in Brighton, England by John Cohen and Barry Prendergast, Dead Fader debuted in 2010 via the single “Autumn Rot” alongside the album Corrupt My Examiner. The U.K. imprint 3by3—also home to Cloaks—issued the material, whose sound fused punishing noise, industrial, and electro elements in a manner reminiscent of Wolf Eyes venturing into dubstep territory. That fractured, distorted approach quickly drew support from listeners drawn to aggressive electronic forms, prompting live appearances at events shared with Napalm Death, Merzbow, and Otto Von Schirach. In 2011 Tigerbeat6 issued the digital EP Luckeeey, while the duo supplied remixes for King Cannibal, Hecq, Bo Ningen, and additional artists.
By 2012 the project had become Cohen’s solo endeavor following his move to Berlin. A limited live CD titled Askanes appeared on the Japanese label Murder Channel Records before he joined the roster of British imprint Robot Elephant Records, which would handle most of his later releases. The Work It, No EP marked his first outing for the label and included a collaboration with experimental hip-hop MC Sensational. Under his own name Cohen issued the more experimental album Deaf Arena in 2013. Dead Fader resurfaced in 2014 with the 12" EP In Cover and the full-lengths Blood Forest and Scorched—the latter via Small But Hard Records—introducing woozy IDM melodies amid splintered, noisy beats. Cohen pursued a reduced-noise, increasingly melodic path across the 2015 EPs Hyp 30, Sun Copter, and Dosage (issued on Touchin’ Bass) as well as the album Glass Underworld, though dark atmospheres and distorted textures remained prominent. The Jenny 153 EP and an accompanying remix collection arrived in 2017, followed a year later by the four-track release It Works 2.
By 2012 the project had become Cohen’s solo endeavor following his move to Berlin. A limited live CD titled Askanes appeared on the Japanese label Murder Channel Records before he joined the roster of British imprint Robot Elephant Records, which would handle most of his later releases. The Work It, No EP marked his first outing for the label and included a collaboration with experimental hip-hop MC Sensational. Under his own name Cohen issued the more experimental album Deaf Arena in 2013. Dead Fader resurfaced in 2014 with the 12" EP In Cover and the full-lengths Blood Forest and Scorched—the latter via Small But Hard Records—introducing woozy IDM melodies amid splintered, noisy beats. Cohen pursued a reduced-noise, increasingly melodic path across the 2015 EPs Hyp 30, Sun Copter, and Dosage (issued on Touchin’ Bass) as well as the album Glass Underworld, though dark atmospheres and distorted textures remained prominent. The Jenny 153 EP and an accompanying remix collection arrived in 2017, followed a year later by the four-track release It Works 2.
Albums
Singles
