Attrition
Industrial & goth band from Coventry · formed 1980
- Shows on record
- 6
- Rooms played
- 6
- Cities
- 5
- Releases
- 34
- Last show
- Nov 22, 2024The Arches
About
Attrition is a band from Coventry, formed in 1980, tagged ambient, dark ambient, dark wave by its sources. Shows on record run from 2000 to 2024, across 6 rooms in 5 cities.
- Attrition formed in 1980 — MusicBrainz
- Martin Bowes: member — MusicBrainz
- Julia Waller: member — MusicBrainz
- Laurie Reade: member — MusicBrainz
- Chris Bowes: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Ashley Niblock: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Attrition has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1982–2024 — MusicBrainz
- Attrition has 47973 listeners on Last.fm — Attrition on Last.fm
- Attrition has released 10 recordings between 2021 and 2025 — Attrition on Discogs
- Attrition has 1 followers on Genius — Attrition on Genius
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
6 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 20001 show
- 20121 show
- 20131 show
- 20243 shows
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2024 | The Arches · CoventryHeadlinerwith Dead Cool | Headliner | Dead Cool |
| Oct 16, 2024 | The Tin Music & Arts · CoventrySupportwith Bestial Mouths | Support | Bestial Mouths |
| Feb 11, 2024 | Le Botanique · BrusselsSupportwith Frozen Soul, Creeping Death, Foreseen | Support | Frozen Soul, Creeping Death, Foreseen |
| Nov 16, 2013 | Blue Shell · CologneSupportwith Chameleons Vox, Chameleons | Support | Chameleons Vox, Chameleons |
| Jul 1, 2012 | Elmdale Tavern · OttawaHeadlinerwith Ayria, encephalon, Glenn Love, +1 | Headliner | Ayria, encephalon, Glenn Love, +1 |
| Sep 9, 2000 | The Underworld · CamdenHeadlinerwith Manikin, Greenhaus, Mechanical Cabaret | Headliner | Manikin, Greenhaus, Mechanical Cabaret |
Where they play
6 rooms in 5 citiesRooms played most
- Blue Shell · Cologne1 show
- Elmdale Tavern · Ottawa1 show
- Le Botanique · Brussels1 show
- The Arches · Coventry1 show
- The Tin Music & Arts · Coventry1 show
Cities played
- Coventry2 shows
- Brussels1 show
- Camden1 show
- Cologne1 show
- Ottawa1 show
Releases
34 releases, 1982–2025A Permanent View? Black Maria Remixed
2025
Scalaire Scud
2024 · Album
The Black Maria
2024 · Album
Photographs III
2024
The Switch
2023
Prayer For The Head - Live At The Recession Club, Hackney. Oct 1983
2023
Live in the Cage - February 2023
2023
A Great Desire (1986-2004)
2022
Death House Variations - Live at The Tin. Coventry. 10.09.21
2021
The Mouthless Dead
2021
The Alibi
2021
Halloween
2016 · Album
Millions of the Mouthless Dead
2015 · Album
The Unraveller of Angels
2013 · Album
Invocation
2012 · Album
All Mine Enemys Whispers: The Story of Mary Ann Cotton
2008 · Album
Something Stirs
2006 · Compilation
Dante's Kitchen
2004 · Album
Action & Reaction
2003 · Album
Keepsakes and Reflections
2001 · Album
The Jeopardy Maze
1999 · Album
At the Fiftieth Gate
1998 · Album
Étude
1997 · Album
3 Arms and a Dead Cert
1996 · Album
Ephemera
1995 · Album
Recollection (84-89)
1993 · Compilation
The Hidden Agenda
1993 · Album
A Tricky Business
1991 · Album
In the Realm of the Hungry Ghosts
1986 · Album
Smiling, at the Hypogonder Club
1985 · Album
Onslaught
1984
The Attrition of Reason
1984 · Album
Attrition/Alu
1983 · Album
Death House
1982 · Album
Lineup
- Martin Bowes
- Julia Waller
- Laurie Reade
Former
- Chris Bowes
- Ashley Niblock
Airplay
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Attrition on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Attrition on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Attrition on Genius | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| TheAudioDB | Photos |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Genius | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikipedia | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.