Health (band)
Health is an American noise rock/industrial band from Los Angeles, California. The band currently consists of drummer BJ Miller, vocalist and guitarist Jake Duzsik, and bassist and producer John Famiglietti. It formerly also included Jupiter Keyes, who left in 2015. Originating from the Los Angeles underground experimental music community, they gained prominence with a remix of "Crimewave" by Crystal Castles before releasing a self-titled album in 2007.
Health
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
2005–present
- Loma Vista
- Trouble
- Flemish Eye
- No Pain In Pop
- City Slang
- Rome Plow
- Benjamin Jared Miller
- Jake Duzsik
- John Famiglietti
Jupiter Keyes[6]
Since then, they have released a further five albums: Get Color in 2009, Death Magic in 2015, Vol. 4: Slaves of Fear in 2019, the double album Disco4 in 2020 and 2022, and Rat Wars in 2023. The band has also contributed to a variety of video game soundtracks, including those for Max Payne 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Grand Theft Auto V, and Ultrakill.
Musical style[edit]
Health has been described as having "artfully crafted noise and raw synth, haunting monotone vocals, and drum skills that are borderline insane."[39] The band's unusual sound can be partially credited to the use of the Zoothorn, which is a permutation of microphone and guitar pedal and an occasional atonal sound without a symmetrical structure.[40] Lyrically, the band describes the role of lyrics as being "purposely kept vague for the listener" "...[Lyrics] sort of begin to bring out this more individual quality to the whole thing like, ‘These are the lyrics, and this is the guy is singing them, so I can relate to that.’ Which is really not something we want. We wanted the vocals to have an even, unaffected feel. A softness, like a Zombies melody, or even a Gregorian chant. We aren't just interested in being a noisy screaming band."[41]
Current members
Past members