Numb (band)

Numb was founded by Don Gordon, David Hall and Sean Stubbs in 1986.^[2][3] The band issued their self-titled debut studio album Numb in 1987 on Edge and World Records.^[4] Their second album Christmeister was released by Lively Art in 1989.^[5][6][7]

The band's third album Death on the Installment Plan, released in 1993, featured weird electronic tape-loops overlaid with heavily distorted vocals.^[8] The 1994 album Wasted Sky used some of the same techniques, but with a darker feel and more technically varied approach.^[9][10]

Singer David Collins joined the band in 1995; the band released its fifth album, Blood Meridian, which contained strong, violent electronic sound but no guitar music, in 1997.^[11][12][13] Two years later, Numb recorded the electronic dance album Language of Silence, released through Metropolis.^[14] The tracks on this album were somewhat quieter and darkly intense.^{[15][16][17][18][19]}

Following the release of one final single, "Suspended", Numb disbanded in 1998, and Gordon moved to Vietnam to live with his wife.^[20]

After what was considered by many to be a retirement of the project and Don Gordon from the music scene in general, an album of new material was made available via Bandcamp on August 23, 2019 titled Mortal Geometry.

• Don Gordon – Producing
• David Collings – Vocals (1995–2000)
• Conan Hunter – Vocals, Programming (1992–1994)
• Blair Dobson – Vocals (1989–1991)
• David Hall – Keyboards, Programming (1986–1991)
• Sean Stubbs (Sean St.Hubbs) – Vocals, Drums, Percussion (1986–1988), Live Drums (1994–1995, 1998)

Studio albums

• Numb (1987, Edge/World)
• Christmeister (1989, Lively Art)
• Death on the Installment Plan (1993, KK)
• Wasted Sky (1994, KK)
• Koro (1996, Gift)
• Blood Meridian (1997, Metropolis)
• Language of Silence (1998, Metropolis)
• Mortal Geometry (2019, Metropolis)

Compilation albums

• The Valence Of Noise (2014, Minimal Maximal)

Singles & EPs

• Blue Light (1987, Burning)
• Serie Limitée (1988, Out Of Nowhere)
• Bliss (1991, Oceana/Onslot Music)
• Fixate (1993, KK)
• Blind (1997, Metropolis)
• Desire/Blind Remixes (1998, KK)
• Suspended (1998, Metropolis)

• "Eugene (Pickaxe Mix by Pig and Andrew Burton)" on Funky Alternatives Vol. 6 Concrete (1991)
• "Curse (Metastsizing Dub)" on Electro-Genetic KK (1993)
• "Shithammer (Dread & Bled)" on Moonraker Off Beat (1993)
• "Blue Light, Black Candle (live)" on Celtic Circle Sampler #2 Celtic Circle Productions (1994)
• "Ratblast (Compressed & Distressed)" on The Digital Space Between Hard (1994)
• "Decay of the Angel" on Body Rapture Vol. 4 Zoth Ommog (1994)
• cover of Salt-n-Pepa's "Push It" on Operation Beatbox Re-constriction (1996)
• "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" on TV Terror: Felching a Dead Horse Re-constriction (1997)
• "Blind (Hyper-dilated) on Electronic Lust, Vol. 1 Orkus (1998)
• "Desire (Protean)" on The O-Files Vol. 3 Off Beat (1998)
• "Desire (Prelude and Nocturne)" on The O-Files Vol. 3 Off Beat (1998)
• "Blind (Mentallo Mix)" on The O-Files Vol. 3 Off Beat (1998)
• "Blood (Crash & Bleed Edit)" on Electropolis, Vol. 1 Metropolis (1998)
• cover of the theme from "Suspiria" on Electronic Lust Orkus (1999)
• "Half-Life" on Septic Vol. 1 Dependent (1999)
• "Respect" on Electro Club Attack-Shot 2 XXC (1999)
• "Static" on Electropolis, Vol. 2 Metropolis (2000)
• "Deviation" on Orgazma Tracks Vol. 3 Alter Ego (2001)

• Halo-Gen (Pendragon Records)

• Numb at Bandcamp
• Numb discography at Discogs
• Numb discography at MusicBrainz