Paul Ferguson

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Paul Ferguson
Industrial
  • alternative metal
  • post-punk
    • Instrument(s)
    • Drums
    • vocals
    Years active1979–present

    Matthew Paul Ferguson (born 31 March 1958) is an English rock drummer, best known for his work in the

    punk band Pink Parts.[1] Following a stint as the drummer with the London-based Matt Stagger Band in 1978, Ferguson became a founding member of Killing Joke and served as their drummer from 1979 to 1987. He was known as Big Paul Ferguson during this period. Ferguson is known for his tribal drum style.[2][who?
    ]

    The last album he recorded with Killing Joke was the 1986 release

    Outside The Gate
    .

    He then worked on other musical projects, notably with

    Crush (1992–93) - the latter was mainly a collaboration with former Siouxsie and the Banshees guitarist John Valentine Carruthers. During the following years, Ferguson moved to Puerto Rico, then to the United States, and he became a sculptor and art restorer, specialising in ancient sculptures. He also briefly played with The Orb
    and took up guitar.

    Ferguson rejoined Killing Joke for their 2008 reunion, and original line-up was together for the first time since 1982.

    MMXII and subsequent tour as well as their 2015 release Pylon
    .

    2015 saw the launch of Boneyard, a line of skull-and-bone jewelry designed by Ferguson. Each unique piece is individually cast and hand finished in solid sterling silver.[4]

    In 2018, he brought out an EP titled Remote Viewing under the banner BPF - as for the initials of his surname Big Paul Ferguson. The EP was recorded with guitarist Mark Thwaite. It included seven tracks of spoken word, with instrumentation.[5] That year, he also recorded drums for Thwaite's band MGT on the album Gemini Nyte.[5]

    In 2021, he released his first solo album Virtual Control on Cleopatra Records. It was also conceived with Thwaite, with the help of producer Tom Dalgety.[5] Virtual Control was issued in May on vinyl and CD.[6] Two videos were shot to promote the album; one for the leading track "The Unraveling" and one for the second song "Alone". These songs were uploaded on YouTube on the Cleopatra channel.

    Discography

    Solo
    • Remote Viewing EP (2018)
    • Virtual Control (2021)
    • Remote Viewing - Reboot (2022)
    With Killing Joke
    With Warrior Soul
    With Murder, Inc.
    With
    Crush
    • Crush (1993)

    References

    1. ^ "Killing Joke". Furious.com. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
    2. ^ Reynolds 2005, p. 435.
    3. ^ "Killing Joke: History". Killing Joke. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
    4. ^ "Landing Page". Boneyardskullrings.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
    5. ^ a b c "Big Paul Ferguson Speaks to SonicAbuse". Sonicabuse.com. 5 August 2021.
    6. ^ "Big Paul Ferguson Virtual Control". Cleorecs.com. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

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