Nicholas Bullen
Background information
Also known as	Nik Napalm, Nicholas James Bullen, Nick Bullen,
Born	1968
Origin	Birmingham, England
Genre(s)	Punk Rock Metal Industrial Electronica
Occupation(s)	Musician, Sound Artist, Writer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar, Programming, Bass Guitar, Electronics
Years active	1980 -
Label(s)	Monium
Associated acts	Napalm Death (1981-1987), Scorn (1991 – 1995), Final (1983), Black Galaxy, Migrant, Photon Hex, Alienist, etc.
Website	monium.org.uk

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Biography

Nicholas James Bullen (Nic) has had a varied history as a musician working in the broad field of experimental music.

He is one of the founding members of Napalm Death, along with Miles Ratledge (Rat). The duo had collaborated on fanzines and played together in a number of 'bedroom' bands from 1980 onwards and formed the first line-up of Napalm Death at the end of 1981 (when they were 13 and 14 years old). Napalm Death is a grindcore/death metal band formed in the village of Meriden near Birmingham, England in 1982 by Nicholas Bullen and Miles Ratledge. ... Napalm Death is a grindcore band that was formed at the Solihull School in Birmingham, England in 1982 by Miles Ratledge and Nicholas Bullen, originally under the name of Civil Defence. ... Napalm Death is a grindcore/death metal band formed in the village of Meriden near Birmingham, England in 1982 by Nicholas Bullen and Miles Ratledge. ...

Bullen was initially the vocalist in the group, but later began to play bass and vocals after Justin Broadrick (Godflesh and Jesu) was invited to join the group on guitar in 1985. Bullen had previously been a collaborator with Broadrick in the power electronics project Final in 1983. Bullen left Napalm Death at the end of 1986 (after recording the A-side of the bands debut album Scum which is credited with being the release which initiated the 'Grindcore' genre) due to an increasing dissatisfaction with the direction of the group and a desire to pursue his studies at university (where he studied English Literature and Philosophy). Justin Broadrick (born 1969 in Birmingham, England) is a founding member of the band Godflesh, one of the first bands to crossover elements of rock and industrial music. ... Godflesh was an industrial metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1988 by Justin K. Broadrick (guitar, vocals, and programming) and G. C. Green (bass). ... Jesu (pronounced yay-zu) is an experimental rock band formed in 2003 by Justin Broadrick following the breakup of Godflesh. ... Power electronics is the technology associated with the efficient conversion, control and conditioning of electric power by static means from its available input form into the desired electrical output form. ... Final is a side project of Justin Broadrick, creator of the band Godflesh. ... Napalm Death is a grindcore/death metal band formed in the village of Meriden near Birmingham, England in 1982 by Nicholas Bullen and Miles Ratledge. ...

Bullen was invited to join Mick Harris (a fellow ex-member of Napalm Death) in Scorn in 1991: a more experimental project that moved away from the members previous work to explore dark breakbeat-driven rhythmic mantras informed by avant-garde modern composition, the reflective spaces of Dub and dark drone-based ambience. The core duo released 3 albums on the Earache label, along with a number of 12" singles featuring radically deconstructed remixes of album material and appearances on compilation albums (including the Isolationism and Macro Dub Infection compilations of the Virgin Ambient series). The group also released an album of remixes featuring artists such as Bill Laswell, Scanner, Coil and Autechre, and recorded 2 sessions for the John Peel radio show. The group featured a revolving roster of temporary members including Paul Neville (Godflesh) and James Plotkin (OLD, Khanate) in an ancillary role as guitarist. Bullen left the group in March 1995. Mick Harris (full name: Michael John Harris) is a British musician. ... Napalm Death is a grindcore/death metal band formed in the village of Meriden near Birmingham, England in 1982 by Nicholas Bullen and Miles Ratledge. ... Scorn is the one-man project of former Napalm Death drummer Mick Harris. ... The Virgin Ambient Series was a series of albums released on the Virgin Records label between 1993 and 1997. ... Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955 in Salem, Illinois and raised in Albion, Michigan) is an American bassist, producer and record label owner. ... Look up scanner in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Coil was an English cross-genre, experimental music group formed in 1982 by John Balance—later credited as Jhonn Balance—and his lover Peter Christopherson, aka Sleazy.[1] The duo worked together on a series of releases before Balance chose the name Coil, which he claimed to be inspired by... Autechre are an English electronic music group consisting of Rob Brown (born c. ... “Peel Sessions” redirects here. ... Godflesh was an industrial metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1988 by Justin K. Broadrick (guitar, vocals, and programming) and G. C. Green (bass). ... James Plotkin is an American guitarist and producer, famous for his role in bands such as Khanate and O.L.D. but has an extensive catalogue outside these bands. ... Khanate is a band that brings together James Plotkin and Alan Dubin, two members of the defunct band OLD, as well as Tim Wyskida (of BLIND IDIOT GOD and MANBYRD) and Stephen OMalley. ...

Bullen continued to be involved in other projects during his tenure in Scorn: he worked with the avant-garde techno group Germ, the experimental soundscape project Umbilical Limbo and released material under his own name including an album called Bass Terror with bassist and avant-garde producer Bill Laswell. REDIREDT Scorn (band) ... Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955 in Salem, Illinois and raised in Albion, Michigan) is an American bassist, producer and record label owner. ...

Bullen remained silent for the best part of a decade (during which time he gained another university degree in Computer Science) before returning to live performing in 2003 with the experimental electronic group Black Galaxy. Black Galaxy utilise a range of instrumentation (including laptop, tone generators, circuit bent instruments, tabletop guitar, preparations, and amplified objects) to blend rhythmic pulses with deep bass tones and abstracted sound. They also create satellite work related to non-rhythmic sound fields, live improvised film soundtracking, and regular collaboration with electro-acoustic musicians kREEPA. The group have played at a number of (including Sonar (Barcelona), Supersonic festival and the Sonic Arts Network Expo). He also participates in a number of other collaborative projects which are predominantly focused on live performance and improvisation (including the Photon Hex ensemble and electro-acoustic improvising trio Migrant), and performs solo (as Alienist and under his own name). kREEPA are a group that perform electronic music and musical improvisation. ... Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ... Alienist was a somewhat derogatory and now obselete term for a psychiatrist or psychologist. ...

To extend this work, Bullen began the Monium imprint in 2006 with the intention of bringing together a loose collective of artists interested in the exploration of (analogue / digital, improvisation / composition, performance / recording) in sound, film and text.

Bullen's work in the field of sound art has included sound installations, sound design for radio-based art, writing on the use of the voice in music and art, a tour of cinemas producing improvised sound responses to key pieces of ‘experimental’ cinema, lectures, and collaborations with artists such as Mark Titchner and Mark & Stephen Beasley at a variety of venues (including Tate Britain, Art Basel, Schirn Kunsthalle (Frankfurt), ICA, Arnolfini Gallery, Ikon Eastside, City Projects and New Art Gallery Walsall). He also continues to develop an ongoing interest in Super 8mm film-making (with a particular focus on abstraction and hand-painted work).

He is based in Birmingham, England. Birmingham (pron. ...