P.I.G. consists almost solely of Raymond Watts, an early member and periodic collaborator of KMFDM. Several of his albums were originally released in Japan, where he enjoyed considerably more success than in the United States, but those albums were eventually released in the US. Casting aside the pseudonym P.I.G., Raymond Watts released his 2004 album Pigmartyr, under the name Watts. Raymond Watts, an early member and periodic collaborator of KMFDM and the man behind Pig, has been a visible part of the industrial music scene since the early 1980s. ... KMFDM circa 1993; from left to right: Raymond Watts, Sascha Konietzko, Gunter Schultz, and En Esch KMFDM is an electronic music band in the industrial music genre. ... His first release since 1999s Genuine American Monster, Lust for Lard is the working title of Raymond Watts next album under the Pig moniker. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

P.I.G.'s sound tends to run to the orchestral, with darker, more ambient beats than those of KMFDM. His album and song titles tend to be witty, rife with alliteration ( "Prayer Praise & Profit" ) or plays on the titles of popular works or phrases ( The Swining / "Symphony for the Devil" ). He also manages to work food or pork related terms into his albums. His lyrics are often stereotypically industrial while mocking the genre. Ambient music is a loosely defined musical genre that incorporates elements of a number of different styles - including jazz, electronic music, new age, rock and roll, modern classical music, reggae, traditional, world and even noise. ... Alliteration is a stylistic device, or literary technique, in which successive words (more strictly, stressed syllables) begin with the same consonant sound or letter. ... The Swining is a 1993 album released by Raymond Watts as P.I.G. It was released exclusively in Japan, being re-released in the United States by Cleopatra Records in 1999 as part of The Swining/Red Raw & Sore. ...

Collaboration with KMFDM

Because Raymond Watts is a central figure in both P.I.G. and KMFDM, the two projects have seen much crossover. Watts has contributed his skills as a songwriter and vocalist to several KMFDM albums, including their first album Opium in 1984, and has a heavy presence on their 1995 album Nihil, which spawned their hit "Juke Joint Jezebel", a song that exemplifies Watts' musical style. KMFDM has in turn assisted Watts with his P.I.G. projects in production and personel. Current KMFDM guitarists Steve White and Jules Hodgson (as well as former KMFDM guitarist Günter Schulz) and drummer Andy Selway have been involved with P.I.G. Whenever Watts joins KMFDM as part of the touring lineup, the concerts are billed as "KMFDM featuring P.I.G." and the band will typically perform a few P.I.G. songs. Opium is a 1984 KMFDM album. ... Nihil is an album by the German industrial music band KMFDM released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). ... Juke Joint Jezebel is a KMFDM single off of the 1995 album Nihil. ... Steve White is a guitarist for KMFDM, joining the band in 2002 as part of their live act. ... KMFDM guitarist Jules Hodgson at The Starlite Room on October 9th, 2004 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Jules Hodgson is the guitarist for KMFDM, a German industrial band. ... Günter Schulz is a German-born guitarist formerly of the band KMFDM. His first credited appearance (as Svetlana Ambrosius, or Svet Am) was on the bands Naïve LP (1990). ... KMFDM drummer Andy Selway and a fan at The Starlite Room on October 9th, 2004 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Andy Selway is the drummer for KMFDM, a German industrial band. ...

Watts (along White, Hodgson, and Selway) was immortalized in the lyrics to the KMFDM song "Intro" from the 2004 album WWIII. The song offers tongue-in-cheek descriptions of KMFDM members as well as solidifying their places in the band's ever-rotating lineup: WWIII follows the common KMFDM practice of naming albums, and many songs, with five symbols. ...

The Lord of Lard, the Mighty Swine

He loves Manchego and a bottle of wine

Also known as Raymond Watts,

He screams out his lungs while his brain slowly rots!

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Other Collaborations

Watts has worked with several industrial and avant-garde artists, receiving credits as P.I.G. and Raymond Watts interchageably. A work similar to Marcel Duchamps Fountain Avant garde (written avant-garde) is a French phrase, one of many French phrases used by English speakers. ...

• From 1985 to 1989 Watts was a sound engineer for Einstürzende Neubauten.

• Watts briefly played bass guitar for Foetus.

• Spoken-word artist Sow (b. Anna Wildsmith) has been romantically linked to Watts, who recorded music for her 1994 album Je M'aime and again for her 1998 album Sick. The former was reissued as Pig and Sow in 1999.

• P.I.G.'s 1995 album Sinsation was released in the US on Trent Reznor's label Nothing Records. P.I.G. also toured with Reznor's band Nine Inch Nails.

• Japanese-based band Schaft employed Watts as a lyricist/vocalist for the 1994 album Switchblade and companion remix collection Switch.

• In 2001, Watts and KMFDM frontman Sascha Konietzko teamed up with Japanese musicians Sakurai Atsushi and Imai Hisashi (also of Schaft) to form the group Schwein. Due in part to P.I.G.'s popularity in Japan the group was well-received, although they disbanded shortly after as each member had commitments to other projects.

• Watts has also provided production, mixing, and/or vocals for Psychic TV, Chemlab, Haloblack, 2-Kut, Hoodlum Priest, Steroid Maximus, H3llb3nt, and The Hit Parade.

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Discography

Partial P.I.G. discography

• A Poke in the Eye... With a Sharp Stick (1988)
• Praise the Lard (1991)
• A Stroll in the Pork (1992)
• The Swining (1993)
• Red Raw & Sore (1994)
• Sin Sex & Salvation (as P.I.G. vs KMFDM) (1994)
• Painiac (1995)
• Sinsation (1995) - US release in 1996
• Wrecked (1996) - US release in 1997
• Prime Evil (1997)
• No One Gets Out of Her Alive (1998)
• Disrupt Degrade & Devastate (1999)
• The Swining/Red Raw & Sore (1999) - American rerelease of The Swining and Red Raw & Sore
• Genuine American Monster (1999) - US release in 2002

• Although technically not a P.I.G. album, pigmartyr (released in 2004 under the moniker "Watts") is included with the P.I.G. discography because it was originally billed as a P.I.G. project and even includes somes reworkings of earlier P.I.G. songs. The album had limited release in the US, but enjoyed moderate success overseas.

A Poke in the Eye. ... Praise the Lard, a record album by Raymond Watts, under the name P.I.G., was initially released in 1991 and rereleased by Cleopatra Records in 1997. ... A Stroll in the Pork is a 1992 EP released by Raymond Watts as P.I.G. Originally released in the United States by Concrete Records and in the United Kingdom by Contempo Records. ... The Swining is a 1993 album released by Raymond Watts as P.I.G. It was released exclusively in Japan, being re-released in the United States by Cleopatra Records in 1999 as part of The Swining/Red Raw & Sore. ... Red Raw & Sore is a 1994 EP released by Raymond Watts as P.I.G. Released exclusively in Japan, Red Raw & Sore contains two original tracks, Red Raw & Sore and One Meatball, as well as three remixes of songs off of The Swining, Rope, Blades and The Fountain Of Miracles... Sin Sex & Salvation (1994), is an EP released by KMFDM and P.I.G.. The artist for it is usually listed as P.I.G. vs. ... Painiac is a 1995 EP released by Raymond Watts as P.I.G. Painiac has only ever been released in Japan. ... Sinsation (1996) is an album by Raymond Watts, under the name P.I.G. Track listing Serial Killer Thriller Hamstrung On The Highway Golgotha The Sick Painiac (Nothing Touches Me) Shell Analgesia Volcano Hot Hole Transceration ... Wrecked is a 1996 album released by Raymond Watts as P.I.G. Wrecked was originally released in Japan in 1996, and was later released in the United States on 1997 September 16 by Wax Trax/TVT Records. ... Prime Evil is a 1997 EP released by Raymond Watts as P.I.G. It was released exclusively in Japan as a follow-up to 1996s Wrecked. ... No One Gets Out of Her Alive is a 1998 EP by Raymond Watts as P.I.G.. Tracklisting No One Gets Out Of Her Alive (Raymond Watts, Steve White) - 5:53 Jump The Gun (R. Watts, White) - 5:14 Contempt (R. Watts, White) - 4:31 Satanic Panic (R. Watts... Disrupt Degrade & Devastate is a 1999 EP released by Raymond Watts as P.I.G. It features two new tracks, Disrupt Degrade & Devastate and Flesh Fest, as well as a remix of each track and live versions of the songs Everything and The Only Good Ones A Dead One... The Swining/Red Raw & Sore (1999) is an album by Raymond Watts, under the name P.I.G. The Swining/Red Raw & Sore is the American release of The Swining and Red Raw & Sore by Cleopatra Records. ... Genuinine American Monster, a record album by Raymond Watts, under the name P.I.G.. Track listing Prayer Praise & Profit Riot Religion & Righteousness Alambol Whoret Flesh Fest Black Brothel Disrupt Degrade & Devastate F.O.M. Fete Worse Than Death Cry Baby Inside Saved (Locust Remix) ... His first release since 1999s Genuine American Monster, Lust for Lard is the working title of Raymond Watts next album under the Pig moniker. ...

Further Reading

Raymond Watts Fan Site Includes bios, interviews, photos, lyrics, and album tracklistings for PIG as well the many side projects to which Watts has contributed.

The Sick City Raymond Watts' semi-official site. It has posted exclusive sound and video clips, and Watts has occasionally posted on the message board.