- Geordie Walker
Geordie Walker (born Kevin Walker,
18 December 1958 , inChester-le-Street ,County Durham ,England ) is apost-punk guitarist , best known as a member ofKilling Joke .Life and career
When he was fourteen his family moved south to
Milton Keynes , 45 miles northwest of London. It was here that he acquired his nickname due to his north-eastern "Geordie " accent.Walker moved to London to study architecture and became a founding member of Killing Joke in 1979 when he responded to an advertisement placed by the singer
Jaz Coleman . He had never played in a band before. Walker and Coleman have been the only constant members of the group since.Walker has also been a member of
industrial metal supergroups Murder, Inc.,The Damage Manual andPigface .Most famous for his grinding, hypnotic electric guitar work, he has also used acoustic guitars; sparingly on "
Outside the Gate " (1988) and "Pandemonium" (1994), and more liberally on "Democracy" (1996).He is noted for smoking cigarettes on stage, even in United States venues where smoking is prohibited.
Whilst recording "Killing Joke 2003", Walker was not even paid enough to make his bus fare by the American record label, as irate bandmember Coleman recounted in an interview on the band's 25th Anniversary live DVD "25 Gathering".
Walker lives in Detroit with his wife and son, Lloyd (Atticus). During his recent work with Killing Joke, "
Hosannas from the Basements of Hell " (2006), he has been based inPrague where he has been involved in various other projects too, including overseeing the work of UK girl punk rock actMary-Jane atFaust Studios Equipment
Guitars
Geordie is known for playing golden, hollow-bodied Gibson ES-295 "Electric Spanish" guitars, produced only between 1952 and 1957. Since 1982's "Revelations" he has typically detuned by a whole step from
standard guitar tuning to D-G-C-F-A-D. He also favors overdrive, chorus and reverberation effects.Other gear
Amplifiers
*2x Burman Pro 502 100 watt Head (1980s only) Cabinets
*2x Burman Custom 8x10 Speaker Cabinets (1980s only) Pedals
*Electro-Harmonix Memory Man Deluxe Delay Rack
*Bel Digital Audio ADT Digital DelayExternal links
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:2t6uakok0m3n Geordie] at
Allmusic .
* [http://www.anirrationaldomain.net/articles/1983-1986/musicuk0684.html Interview, Music UK (June 1984)]
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