Monte Cazzazza is probably best known as the
originator of the term "
industrial" to describe a
genre of
music. As a friend of
Genesis P-Orridge,
frontman of
Throbbing Gristle, Monte
coined the phrase, "Industrial music for industrial people", as a
joke; perhaps as a comment on
corporate rock and the way
records seemed to be produced in
factories. This phrase became the basis for P-Orridge’s "Industrial Records" label, which would come to carry such
industrial pioneers as
Throbbing Gristle,
Cabaret Voltaire,
ClockDVA,
SPK and Monte Cazzazza himself.
Monte created a reputation for himself by his crude behavior, ant-establishment
antics and his
predilections for
pornography and
gore. He was kicked out of the College of Arts and Crafts in
Oakland where he created a
cement "
waterfall" down one of the main hallways. He attended the school for only two days. As another story goes, he burned a dead, partially
decomposed cat on a dinner table at an art conference and forced the attendees to endure the
stench by having a hired
bodyguard block the
exit. There are several other
legends of Monte Cazzazza that include
dead cats or parts of other
creatures.
abridged
Discography:
To Mom on Mothers Day/Candy Man 1979
Something for Nobody 1980
Monte Cazazza Live 1980
California Babylon 1982
Stairway to Hell 1982
The Worst of... 1992
(discography info found on www.brainwashed.com)