Years active 2004–present | ||
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Past members Luke Calzonetti - keyboard/vocals(2004-2011) Albums Trouble In Paradise, Child Abuse, Cut and Run, Split, Child Abuse / Miracle of Birth Similar Zs, Weasel Walter, Tatsuya Yoshida, Eugene Chadbourne, Elliott Sharp | ||
Child Abuse is a noise rock trio featuring Tim Dahl (bass and vocals), Eric Lau (keyboards and vocals), and Oran Canfield (drums) based out of Brooklyn, New York. Originally formed in 2004 as a duo with keyboardist/singer Luke Calzonetti, and drummer Oran Canfield, the group expanded into a trio with the addition of bassist Tim Dahl in the summer of 2005. In 2011, Luke Calzonetti left the band and was replaced by Eric Lau on keyboards. It was during this lineup change that Dahl added vocals in addition to his role as the bassist. Child Abuse has shared bills with many bands including Suicide, Ruins, Arab on Radar, The Locust, Thee Oh Sees, AIDS Wolf, Liturgy, Rhys Chatham and many more. In 2014 Child Abuse joined the Skin Graft Records label for their latest release Trouble in Paradise.
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Sound
A review from New York's The Village Voice states, “Child Abuse is a gloriously confrontational band, mixing the incoherent glugs of death metal, the dissonant meander of 12-tone composition, the atonal squonk of free-jazz, blasts of ucky noise, and a wet gob of old-fashioned punk rock.”
Cover art
Notable German painter, Albert Oehlen, provided the cover art for the band's two albums Child Abuse and Trouble in Paradise.
Discography
Members
Past members
Songs
Penal JihadChild Abuse · 2007
Pre-Emptive PriapismSplit · 2006
Child AbuseTrouble In Paradise · 2014