Dead Fader

Initially based in Brighton, England and consisting of John Cohen and Barry Prendergast, Dead Fader first appeared in 2010 with the single "Autumn Rot" and full-length Corrupt My Examiner. Issued by U.K. label 3by3, also home to the similarly minded Cloaks, Dead Fader's music was a harsh, punishing blend of noise, industrial, and electro influences, resembling what might have happened if Wolf Eyes attempted to make dubstep. The duo's broken, distorted sound caught the attention of fans of harder-edged electronic music, and they soon played gigs and festivals with the likes of ...