Biography
The Psycho-Kat was the name given by Tracey Pagey to her solo music for kRkRkRk between mid 1994 & late 1996 – although the project has never been officially laid to rest.
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Metal percussion & distorted synth drones (either J-mz‘s Roland Juno 60 or David Kahn‘s Akai AX60) were combined with dramatic, dirge guitar in a manner reminiscent of early Einsturzende Neubauten. Amidst all this industrial noise & chaos, however, were far more subtle compositions which used layered, ethereal vocals, wind instruments & understated loops (created on tape or with the assistance of sampler/delay pedals) to create an altogether more meditative & ritualistic feel. It was about the time Tracey began the Psycho-Kat project that she completed an arts degree in Religious Studies.
The live incarnation of the Psycho-Kat also featured, at various times, Reta Le Quesne (The Axel Grinders, Snort), Justin Schilder (later of Chicane) & Sarah Nichol (TMA-1‘s live sound person).
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Pagey would go on to join leonard Nimoy in September 1994, after the final Psycho-Kat show.
Members
- Tracey Pagey (synthesizer / guitar / bass / drum programming / vocals / electronics, leonard Nimoy, Monster in a Box, Neutered Implants, Psycho-Kat, Spastic Crunch)
- Reta Le Quesne ( Five Car Pile Up, Flamejob, Levitating Churches, The Hell City Slickers, The Long Collars, The Stepford 5, The Wrong Doings, Thee Royal Family, Five Car Pile Up, Flamejob, Levitating Churches, Psycho-Kat, Snort, The Axel Grinders, The Axemen, The Hell City Slickers, The Long Collars, The Stepford 5, The Wrong Doings, The Wrongdoings, Thee Royal Family)
- Justin Schilder (Chicane, Psycho-Kat)
- Sarah Nicol (NoTV, Psycho-Kat, TMA-1)
Discography
- 44 Drunken Nites (1994, kRkRkRk Records, KRK008)
- Kattracks compilation (w/ Monster in a Box, Spastic Crunch, leonard Nimoy, Neutered Implants, 2000, kRkRkRk Records, KRK101)