Attrition

Martin Bowes founded the darkwave/industrial ambience of Attrition in his native England during the early '80s, well before the ethereal mystery of fellow goth rock artists such as Lycia, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, and Covenant. They've released over ten albums independently, but formed a relationship with Projekt in 1989 when the label released the retrospective Recollection '84-'89 and introduced Attrition to the States for the first time. Five years later, Projekt founder and Black Tape for a Blue Girl frontman Sam Rosenthal and Bowes reissued Attrition's back catalog as well. In 1997, the band hooked up with opera singer Frank Dematteis to compose an album of classical imagery entitled Etude. Tours of the U.S. followed, and in 1999, Attrition returned to its electro-industrial roots to release The Jeopardy Maze.

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Attrition may refer to:

Physical wearAttrition warfare, the military strategy of wearing down the enemy by continual losses in personnel and materialLoss of personnel by Withdrawal (military)Attrition (medicine, epidemiology), the loss of participants during an experimentAttrition (dental), the loss of tooth structure by mechanical forces from opposing teethAttrition (weathering), the wearing away of rocks in the seaImperfect contrition, also known as attrition, in Catholic theologyCustomer attrition, a business term used to describe loss of clients or customersLanguage attrition, the loss of a first or second language or a portion of that language by either a community or an individualWar of Attrition, a limited war fought between Egypt and Israel from 1968 to 1970Employees leaving a company to join somewhere else

proper names:

War of attrition (game), a model of aggression in game theory, formulated by John Maynard SmithAttrition (band), an electronic music bandAttrition (website), a security website