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British band Pitchshifter started out in the late-'80s industrial underground as aggressive social confronters harking back to the early days of Britishpunkand American hardcore (à la the Minutemen and Dead Kennedys). Pitchshifter signed to Earache in 1992, and their first couple releases -- themini-albumSubmit (1992) and the full-length Desensitized (1993) -- firmly entrenched them in the industrial underground and brought their music tothe attention ofAmerican listeners. Pitchshifter's shows used live programming and slides, and further spread their music in the States, though theirconfront ...read more
British band Pitchshifter started out in the late-'80s industrial underground as aggressive social confronters harking back to the early days of Britishpunkand American hardcore (à la the Minutemen and Dead Kennedys). Pitchshifter signed to Earache in 1992, and their first couple releases -- themini-albumSubmit (1992) and the full-length Desensitized (1993) -- firmly entrenched them in the industrial underground and brought their music tothe attention ofAmerican listeners. Pitchshifter's shows used live programming and slides, and further spread their music in the States, though theirconfrontationalattitude almost ensured a lack of commercial airplay. Released in 1996, Infotainment saw Pitchshifter starting to outgrow theirindustrial roots andexplore computer technology in an effort to bring their brand of aggressive social and political awareness to a more mainstreamaudience. The album isfilled with exciting aggression and high-speed techno breaks that were unusual in commercial music. In addition, the bandincluded free samples at theend of the CD, and encouraged listeners to "steal" them for their own use. Pitchshifter toured relentlessly and successfullyfor the next couple years,playing with the likes of Korn, Tool, Ministry, and even Girls Against Boys, bringing them to the attention of American majorlabel DGC, which signed themin 1997. During this period the band also took a musical leap as evidenced by its 1998 release www.pitchshifter.com,the group's first on DGC. Filled withan enlightening combination of hard, punky breakbeats veering toward a unique sort of sweaty drum'n'bass, thealbum is built both on samples and liveplaying. During the 2000s, recording was sporadic. Early on, the band released Deviant (MCA, 2000) and PSI(Sanctuary, 2002). They reconvened in2009 to make a new album. « hide |
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