A key member of the infamous "Bromley contingent" which helped to redefine fashion and culture in seventies England, Steven Severin formed Siouxsie and The Banshees in 1976 with Siouxsie Sioux. Steven was featured on all 14 Banshees albums and 30 singles as co-lyricist, songwriter and bassist during their two decades long career. During their reign, Siouxsie and the Banshees established themselves as one of the foremost alternative artists and the only members of the London punk scene to continue to evolve and and succeed until their 90s breakup. Since the split of Siouxsie and The Banshees Steven Severin has been busy working on various solo projects and collaborations as well as continuing to produce artists and writing articles on the arts and areas of intrigue for English publications such as The Guardian, The Independent, and The Passion. His first published collection of erotic prose/poetry, The Twelve Revelations, is set for a fall, 2000 release.
After having spent 20 years working within the confines of major record company labels Steven has decided to eschew all of that. Stevens RE: label, which is totally Internet based, does not have to concern itself with the current obsessed pop-orientated singles market, allowing for greater artistic freedom and control. The RE: label intends to release material other than music, such as prose/poetry, spoken word and video. Future plans include developing multimedia work "solely" for "the Web".
Visions, written and produced by Steven Severin, marks a radical departure from his previous musical compositions and the first release from RE:. Originally commissioned to write the soundtrack to Nigel Wingrove's film Visions of Ecstasy Steven has completely RE:worked the soundtrack, originally 18 minutes long, into a 45 minute ambient instrumental album.
Maldoror is Stevens second solo instrumental endeavor and the first in the RE:play series. It is a dark, textural work which serves as the score to Os Satryos theatrical experience, Chants de Maldoror. Those familiar with Siouxsie and the Banshees will recognize the further development of Stevens ability to provoke the subconscious and intricacies of human emotion in a completely new musical setting.
The Woman in the Dunes is Stevens third solo release and second in the RE:play series. Written as the score to controversial dancer/choreographer Shakti and the Vasanta Mala dance companys piece of the same name. It features the vocals of Jarboe on a remake of Screamin Jay Hawkins I Put a Spell on You and a collection of almost entirely improvised instrumental pieces.
In addition to Stevens musical craftings, the website serving as RE:s home-base continues to develop. Visitors to www.stevenseverin.com can read articles on J.G. Ballard, Roman Polanski, Sarah Stockbridge, Nico, and others, all written by Steven Severin and published in UK newspapers The Guardian and The Independent (RE:Bound). The site has pages devoted to all of Stevens works, past and present, including a rare opportunity to see the inspirations and meanings of his lyrics. Site explorers may also indulge in a hypertext fiction project, Interior Exterior, which allows contributors to intertwine their writing with Stevens.
Former collaborations have included co-writing and performing The Agony is The Ecstacy with Lydia Lunch; co-writing the single Torment for Marc Almond as well as forming The Glove with Robert Smith of The Cure and releasing an album entitled Blue Sunshine. Severin has also worked with the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation to produce a tape loop of for the 80th birthday celebration version of John Cage's Rozart Mix. Recently, he has served as Executive Producer for the score to Holy Body Tattoos dance piece, Circa, and has produced the Tiger Lillies forthcoming album, entitled Circus Songs.
Available separately for the first time ever, this is the bonus disc included with the special Australian edition of Fred Durst's hit Floridan rap/metal/punk group's huge 1999 album 'Significant Other' that topped Billboard's top 200 album chart, was nominated for both Grammy & American Music Awards and has sold over five million copies in the U.S. alone. 'Break Stuff' is the fourth single from the album, and it's backed here with the non-album track 'Crushed', 2 tunes from the band's 1997 debut album 'Three Dollar Biill Y'All', 'Faith' & 'Counterfeit' (Lethal Dose Remix), and CD-ROM videos to 'Faith', 'Nookie', 'Re-Arranged' & 'N 2Gether Now'. 2000 release. Paper sleeve.