Biography
Maurizio Bianchi ranks among the most elusive figures in industrial music, owing both to the scant pressings of his numerous recordings and to his prolonged periods of complete withdrawal from the studio. He is widely recognized as an originator of rhythmic noise and power electronics, producing severe, unsettling yet compelling pieces built from rudimentary drum-machine pulses, aggressive distortion, and extensively altered found sounds. Beginning in 1979 under the alias Sacher-Pelz, the artist—also identified by his initials M.B.—issued innumerable limited-edition cassettes, LPs, and unauthorized live documents, many through his own Mectpyo Sounds imprint. In 1981 William Bennett of Whitehouse extended an unexamined recording agreement with Come Organisation; Bennett subsequently issued two albums, Triumph of the Will and Weltanschauung, under the name Leibstandarte SS MB, to which he appended speeches by Nazi leaders without Bianchi’s awareness or consent. By contrast, Bianchi’s first fully authorized vinyl appearance, the stark Symphony for a Genocide, appeared the same year on Nigel Ayers’ Sterile Records and comprised tracks titled after concentration camps.
After issuing The Plain Truth on Broken Flag in 1983, Bianchi withdrew from music upon converting to the Jehovah’s Witness faith. He resumed activity in 1998 when Emanuele Carcano of Alga Marghen granted him an imprint of his own, EEs'T Records, which has since presented both fresh Bianchi works and reissues from his initial period, although these CDs remain scarce because of their restricted runs. The Italian label menstrualrecordings has likewise re-pressed a substantial share of the M.B. catalogue together with additional new material. Working from his Italian studio, Bianchi maintained an inscrutable working method while continuing to release albums throughout the following decade and collaborating with experimental artists such as Aube, Merzbow, and Francisco López. A second retirement announced in 2009 proved brief; fresh recordings have since surfaced on Robert & Leopold, Important Records, Korm Plastics, and Placenta Recordings.
After issuing The Plain Truth on Broken Flag in 1983, Bianchi withdrew from music upon converting to the Jehovah’s Witness faith. He resumed activity in 1998 when Emanuele Carcano of Alga Marghen granted him an imprint of his own, EEs'T Records, which has since presented both fresh Bianchi works and reissues from his initial period, although these CDs remain scarce because of their restricted runs. The Italian label menstrualrecordings has likewise re-pressed a substantial share of the M.B. catalogue together with additional new material. Working from his Italian studio, Bianchi maintained an inscrutable working method while continuing to release albums throughout the following decade and collaborating with experimental artists such as Aube, Merzbow, and Francisco López. A second retirement announced in 2009 proved brief; fresh recordings have since surfaced on Robert & Leopold, Important Records, Korm Plastics, and Placenta Recordings.
Albums
Singles
