Effective period / Period of releases: 1989

Members: Rick Sanford, Jano Sanguine, Daniel Malson, Tim Vickers, Mary Andre

Defunct experimental/industrial quartet from San Francisco with ties to IAO Core

Katharsis like to express the darker vein. Their attention tends to be fixed on the bad side of the culture. Using themes like: violence, neurosis, alienation and others. They built most of their instruments. They use handmade electronic tools, springs, rubber straps and various metal objects as sound sources.