- Peter Ashby
Born in Leyton in 1963, Peter Ashby is a multi-instrumentalist British musician and composer. He has been a member of several groups whilst also releasing solo material including much
experimental music .He started his musical career with
Clacton-on-Sea 's cult heroesFrenzid Melon before joining Blank Screens;Spasmodic Caress and thenthe insane picnic . Currently he is a member ofErmin Grud and works on solo projects under various names with a high focus on experimentalism. It was as bass guitarist for Spasmodic Caress that he recorded for the4AD Records label and as multi instrumentalist with the insane picnic released several recordings forFalling A andWaterfall records .He has recorded for the
Six Armed Man label and many tracks recorded in the 1980s have appeared on "Falling A" Sampler albums. He has also collaborated with Barry Lamb on several projects andMartin Newell who sold him his original portastudio was a big influence on his DIY attitude. He has also recently appeared on the highly acclaimed and Grammy nominated CD "The Pillory/The Battle" byJasun Martz .Recent Discography
* High Density Oscillation (Six Armed Man SAM 1) 2005
* Incidentals (Six Armed Man SAM 3) 2005
* Bedroom Mirror (Falling A EBSCD7) 2006
* Disturbances in the Ether (Six Armed Man SAM 8) 2007Recent Appearances on other Releases
* Crust - Various Artists (Falling A FACDV1) 2004
* Spread - Various Artists (Falling A FACDV2) 2004
* Small Packages (Six Armed Man SAM 2) 2005
*The Pillory/The Battle -Jasun Martz 2005
* Oxide Revolution - Various Artists (Falling A FASA4) 2006
* With Arms Extended - Various Artists (Six Armed Man SAM 5) 2006Production and Engineering
* It's All About Purpose - Barry Lamb (Six Armed Man SAM 4) 2005 as producer, engineer and some sound manipulation contributions.
* Observations Of Istanbul - Barry Lamb (Six Amed Man SAM 6) 2006 as producer, engineer and some sound manipulation contributions.External links
* [http://www.dynamitevision.com Dynamite Vision]
* [http://www.myspace.com/peterashby Peter Ashby myspace]
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