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Artist

Claude Bessy

14 releases  ·  37 collaborators  ·  7 labels

Date active
1984 – 2024
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Extremely Low, very weak ties with the core cluster (here through one or more shared credits)
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Bio

b. 20 June 1945 – d. 2 October 1999

Born in Normandy, France, Claude Bessy (sometimes named as Bessey) moved to California in 1973. He became involved in the local punk scene. He was the co-founder and editor for Slash Magazine, first published in Los Angeles in May 1977, where he wrote under the penname Kickboy Face. He recorded as a member of Catholic Discipline with Phranc.

In 1980, he moved to England and joined Rough Trade (UK)'s press office writing liner notes, producing videos and doing general promo duties for artists including Throbbing Gristle, The Fall, Virgin Prunes, Nick Cave, Sonic Youth, Wire and William S. Burroughs.
Circa 1983 he moved to Manchester and started working for label 264405. He worked as a VJ at Manchester's Haçienda club and produced a rare video on Factory/Ikon named "Bessy Talks Turkey".

In 1987, he moved to Barcelona, where he lived until his untimely death from lung cancer on 2nd October 1999.

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Catholic Discipline

Claude Bessy (Artist)

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