Any number of bad Aussie bands have tried it. Hot Chilli Fly (Ministry Of Sound filter disco band) did it alledgedly because one of its members was tied to another record company. They sent pictures of nude women in lieu of promo pictures to the magazines. We thought it was very passe.
There is the Wu-Tang Clan - at the time of their first album Ghostface Killah hid his face - the rumour was he was on the run. Also Daft Punk have that robot thing going on - tres cool. >So recently I was mulling over the way UR and Maurizio/Basic Channel refuse >to be photographed and rarely ever give interviews, and how this >facelessness projects to music consumers and how it adds to the general air >of mystique surrounding the artist. Can anyone point to other bands or >musicians who have employed this tactic, whether they be from the realms of >techno and/or dance music or any other genres? And does anyone have any >points to make on the effect of such a policy?
