Controlled Bleeding

Controlled Bleeding
Background information
Also known as	Joined at the Head, In Blind Embrace, The Art Barbecue
Origin	Boston, United States
Genres	Industrial, ambient, experimental, free jazz, post-punk, harsh noise, industrial rock, dub
Years active	1978–present
Labels	Vinyl On Demand, Wax Trax!, Third Mind, MVD Audio, Roadrunner, Off Records, Old Bicycle Records
Associated acts	Skin Chamber, Breast Fed Yak
Website	controlledbleeding.com
Members	Paul Lemos, Tony Meola, Chvad SB, Mike Bazini
Past members	Chris Moriarty, Joe Papa, Gary Pecorino, Craig Berry, Trang, Tim Smith

Controlled Bleeding is an experimental music group based in Massapequa, New York. The group was founded by Paul Lemos, the group's only consistent member. Most of Controlled Bleeding's released recordings feature two main collaborators, Chris Moriarty and vocalist Joe Papa, who both died in the late 2000s.

Since their first full-length release in 1983, Controlled Bleeding have released over 30 albums spanning several different genres, many of which were released on notable independent labels. Their cross-genre approach combined with the out-of-print status of many of the group's releases is reminiscent of the work of other experimental and cross-genre groups of the 80s and 90s such as Coil and Swans.

Controlled Bleeding have been highly prolific since 1983, putting out more than 30 full-length releases on labels such as Dossier, Wax Trax!, Subterranean, Soleilmoon, and Roadrunner. Due to the broad musical interests of the main collaborators, as well as the influence of the band's relationships with genre-focused labels like Wax Trax! and Roadrunner, Controlled Bleeding's total recorded output spans many different genres including harsh noise, dub, progressive rock, industrial dance, metal, gothic, darkwave, classical, sacred music, ambient, free jazz improvisation, and musique concrète. Through the 80s and 90s, the group jumped from genre to genre; they would often release two or more full-length albums of music in the same year featuring radically different musical styles.

Controlled Bleeding's music is difficult to categorize, not only because of the experimental and varied nature of their work, but also because of the confusing ways in which their music has been released over the years. Some of the band's releases are made of remixed earlier material from multiple other releases, sometimes with new or missing song titles. The band's full-length releases occasionally contain material that jumps abruptly between multiple disparate genres; most strikingly, tracks of harsh noise appear on releases that are otherwise not noise-based. Additionally, in some cases, later CD issues of their original LPs are renamed, heavily remixed, or feature different tracks altogether, due to the group's desire to "improve" earlier material.

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