SSV (band)
| Company type | Musical project |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Founder | Andrew Eldritch, Peter Bellendir, T. Schroeder |
| Defunct | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Hamburg , Germany |
| Products | Album "Go Figure" |
SSV-NSMABAAOTWMODAACOTIATW (commonly known as SSV) was a brief musical venture initiated in 1997 by Andrew Eldritch, the vocalist of the Sisters of Mercy. The lineup featured Eldritch alongside Hamburg-based electronic producers Peter Bellendir (formerly of Xmal Deutschland) and T. Schroeder.
The project was established primarily to allow Eldritch to meet his contractual commitments with WEA. Following the 1990 release of Vision Thing, Eldritch postponed two planned Sisters of Mercy albums due to increasing dissatisfaction with the record label.
The acronym SSV is said to stand for "Screw Shareholder Value - Not So Much a Band as Another Opportunity to Waste Money on Drugs and Ammunition Courtesy of the Idiots at Time Warner".
Peter Bellendir died on February 3, 2013, as a result of complications arising from an organ transplant.
Go Figure
In 1997, SSV produced their sole album titled Go Figure, which was delivered to East West Records but never saw an official release. Despite this, it has circulated unofficially as a bootleg and attracted a degree of attention.
Andrew Eldritch provided spoken word vocals throughout the album; notably, all percussion elements were removed, leaving only synthesizers, loops, and vocals. This record was intended as a replacement for the two delayed Sisters of Mercy albums, a proposal accepted by the label, thereby concluding Eldritch’s contractual obligations.
Track listing
All compositions by Tyler Davis, with lyrics penned by T. Schroeder and vocals performed by Andrew Eldritch.
- "Nice" – 6:16
- "Knife Paper Stone and Guns" – 8:11
- "Two in the Nose" – 6:03
- "Bad Vultee" – 4:58
- "Gone" – 6:58
- "Drugsar" – 9:31
- "High School" – 8:20
- "Feel No Pain" – 6:33
- "Go Figure" – 11:13
- "Shut the Fuck Up" – 6:16