Simon Efemey ) is a record producer , most noted for his work with metal and hard rock groups, including Napalm Death , Paradise Lost , Obituary , Amorphis , Deceased and The Wildhearts . He has also provided live sound mixing with bands including The Wonder Stuff , Jesus Jones, Diamond Head, Orson , Obituary and Napalm Death .
Efemey was the cover star of the withdrawn sleeve design for The Wildhearts ' 1993 single "Greetings from Shitsville", on which he was depicted defecating into a pita bread held by the four band members.
Efemey is credited as producer except where noted. Dead Wretched - No Hope For Anyone EP (Inferno Records) Ned's Atomic Dustbin - The Ingredients EP (1990, Chapter 22, 12") The Sand Kings - Circles (1990, Longbeach, Single) The Wonder Stuff - "Radio Ass Kiss" from The Size of a Cow 12" (1991, Polydor ) Paradise Lost - As I Die (1992, Music For Nations)Paradise Lost - Shades of God (1992, Music For Nations) (producer, engineer, mix) The Wonder Stuff - Will the Circle be Unbroken from Welcome to the Cheap Seats EP (1992, Polydor) Cancer - Sins Of Mankind (1993, Vinyl Solution ) (producer, engineer, mix)Diamond Head - Death and Progress (1993, Castle Music America) (engineer) Paradise Lost - Icon (1993, Metal Mind Records/1994, Music For Nations) (producer, engineer, mix) Wolfsbane - Massive Noise Injection (1993, Bronze)Wolfsbane - Massive Noise EP (1993, Bronze)Paradise Lost - Seals The Sense (1994, Music For Nations) The Wildhearts - "Caffeine Bomb" from Earth Vs The Wildhearts (1994, EastWest) (co-producer) Wolfsbane - Wolfsbane (1994, Bronze)Apes, Pigs & Spacemen - Transfusion (1995, Music For Nations) Cancer - Black Faith (1995, EastWest) Dearly Beheaded - In A Darkened Room (1995, Music For Nations) Helmet - "Complete" from the Johnny Mnemonic OST (1995, Columbia Records )Paradise Lost - Draconian Times (1995, Relativity/Music For Nations) (producer, mix) Paradise Lost - "The Last Time" (1995, Music For Nations) The Wildhearts - Five tracks from P.H.U.Q. (1995, EastWest) The Wildhearts Just In Lust EP (1995, EastWest) The Wishplants - Coma Crowbar - Broken Glass (1996, Pavement Music/2006, Candlelight USA)Hardware - Race,Religion & Hate (1996, Bulletproof/EMI Records) Pitchshifter - Infotainment? (1996, Earache Records ) The Wildhearts - Two tracks from Fishing for Luckies (1996, Round Records) (mix) Apes, Pigs & Spacemen - Snapshot (1997, Music For Nations) Entwined - Dancing Under Glass (1998, Earache Records) (producer) Pantera - Nosatsu Live (engineer)Paradise Lost - Eight tracks from Reflection (1998, Music For Nations) RAMP - EDR (1998) Amorphis - Tuonela (1999, Nuclear Blast )Meathook Seed - Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth (B.I.B.L.E.) (1999, Dreamcatcher Records) (producer, mix) Napalm Death - Leaders Not Followers (1999, Dreamcatcher Records) INHUMAN - Foreshadow (1998, Uniao Lisboa) Deceased - Supernatural Addiction (2000, Relapse Records ) (producer, keyboards on one track)Love Like Blood - Enslaved + Condemned (2000, Hall of Sermon) (producer, mix, mastering)Napalm Death - Enemy of the Music Business (2000, Dreamcatcher Records) Area 54 - No Visible Scars (2000, Dreamcatcher Records) (mix) Amorphis - Alone (2001, Spinefarm Records) Amorphis - Am Universum (2001, Spinefarm Records) (producer, engineer) Defenestration - One Inch God (2001, Dreamcatcher Records)Napalm Death - Order of the Leech (2002, Feto Records/2003, Spitfire Records) The Wildhearts - Riff After Riff After Motherfucking Riff (2002, Japanese import) Amorphis - Six tracks from Chapters (2003, Relapse Records) The Exploited - Fuck the System (2003, Dreamcatcher Records)Napalm Death - Leaders Not Followers: Part 2 (2004, Century Media) (engineer) The Wildhearts - Tracks from Riff After Riff (2004, Gearhead Records ) Deceased - Supernatural Addiction/Behind the Mourner's Veil (2005, Relapse Records) Skullshifter - Here in Hell (2005, self-released) (mix) Orson - "Everything" and "Jesse" from No Tomorrow EP (2006, Universal Records) Orson - "Happiness" single (2006, Universal) (engineer) Blacklight Pioneer - Tracks (2012) (producer) The Arbour Doves - Album (2013) (producer)