Lead Into Gold | |
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| Origin | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Genres | Industrial |
| Years active | 1988–1991, 2015–present |
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| Members | Paul Barker |
| Website | www |
Lead into Gold is aside project ofAmericanindustrial musicianPaul Barker, best known as the formerbassist forMinistry and the Hermes Pan half of the Luxa/Pan production team. Primarily a solo project by Barker, Lead into Gold featured occasional guest performances by his Ministry bandmatesAl Jourgensen andBill Rieflin as well as Stuart Zechman ofStabbing Westward.
In its first incarnation, Lead into Gold only released two 12 inch singles and one full-length studio LP.Idiot was the first release in 1988, followed by theChicks & Speed: Futurism single andAge of Reason album, both released in 1990. The CD release ofChicks & Speed included theIdiot single in its entirety.
Alternative Press characterized Lead Into Gold as a departure from the "all-encompassing industrial dance cloud" of Barker's other projects that delivers a more intellectual music whose lyrics and message makes up for what it lacks in danceability.[1]
In the video for "Faster Than Light",Nine Inch Nails' vocalistTrent Reznor can be seen playing the guitar. He was rumored to have been in the area for the "Head Like a Hole" video shoot when he made his cameo.
A limited edition 12” EP titledLow and Slow was released in 2015, roughly 25 years after its recording, on Wax Trax! Records. The tracks are "The Sweetest Kiss", "Cry Baby", "Low & Slow", and a remix of the track "Lunatic/Genius" with additional percussion by Bill Rieflin.
In November 2017, Barker announced that he would be releasing new music under the Lead into Gold name for the first time in 25 years. A 12" single, "A Savage Gift" / "Inside a Golden Sun", was released in February 2018.[2] A full-length album,The Sun Behind the Sun, followed in July 2018.[3]
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