Ted Parsons is an American drummer most notable for his membership in rock/metal bands such as Swans, Prong,
Biography
Parsons' early career began in 1985 with Swans, when he contributed to their
Holy Money album. He left Swans in 1987 and joined guitarist
Tommy Victor's fledgling Prong. In 1994, he appeared on
Buckethead's album
Giant Robot. Prong would be Parsons' main project until the group disbanded in 1996. He then started a long-standing friendship with UK composer
Justin Broadrick, playing on
Godflesh's 1996 tour and their album
Hymns. Parsons has also played in Of Cabbages and Kings with former Swans bandmate
Algis Kizys and was a one-time member of Foetus touring band.
Over the years, Parsons has also recorded with members of Public Image Ltd. (in 2007, Keith Levene released an album with Parsons' band Necessary Intergalactic Cooperation), Killing Joke and Gator Bait Ten, a project by Science Slam Sonic Explorers, some of whom appear on his recent NIC remix project album. Martin Glover of Killing Joke contributed a remix based on a Glen Brown/Sylford Walker dub tune.
Parsons is a frequent member of Justin Broadrick's Jesu project, and has his own dub music group, Teledubgnosis. In 2024, he toured and recorded with "This Celestial Engine".
Bibliography
Further reading:
External links
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Teledubgnosis reviews by Greg Whitfield, a.k.a. "Prof Barnabas":
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http://www.reggae-vibes.com/rev_sin/magnetic.htm
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http://www.reggae-vibes.com/rev_sin/teledubg.htm
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http://reggae-vibes.com/rev_sin/nic.htm
