Thanks a lot man. Will look into all of them.

Alex would probably recommend some early Severed Heads if he was around as well.

"[I]All industrial music is a failed attempt at sounding like Severed Heads[/I]"

- Jaundice, 2009

Where should I start with SPK?

does this thread cover house music or trance

I go through a psytrance phase every now and then.

Hallucinogen - Twisted
Messiah - 21st Century Jesus

There two are my favourites.

[QUOTE=Txus;17711156]Where should I start with SPK?[/QUOTE]

[i]Information Overload Unit[/i]

[i]Leichenschrei[/i] is so awesome though

if you like psytrance you will really like infected mushrooms first cd, its like classical music influenced psytrance

Twisted is ****ing amazing.

And thanks, Haz. Will look into both!

[QUOTE=Aakon_Keetreh;17711170]if you like psytrance you will really like infected mushrooms first cd, its like classical music influenced psytrance[/QUOTE]

I'll look into it, cheers.

[i]21st Century Jesus[/i] is pretty cool, it has an "dystopic" industrial feel to it with samples from [i]The Running Man[/i] etc. Maybe a little dated sounding, idk.

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZNvk22dbYQ[/url]

its actually there second cd, called classical mushroom

okay, cool

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aUuwJVlEQY[/url]

i like the psytrance elements in this Numb song, a nice blend of noise and EBM

i think you will like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-TN_6bypoc

That was pretty cool, i've also seen that album cover before and never knew what it belonged to.

yea infected mushroom is sick. ive seen them live. its like a full live band, but they play at raves and such. instead of just a DJ

[QUOTE=Meatplow;17711022]Well, SPK is probably one of the more noise-orientated of the first wave acts but they have some musical elements as well that makes them fairly unique to me. [B]If you haven't heard them try [i]The Worst of Monte Cazazza[/i] and Throbbing Gristle's [i]The Second Annual Report[/i] for that kind of dark, psychotic atmosphere if that is what you are after, just rattling off some obvious names though[/B]. On the other side of coin (more power electronics) try some Whitehouse, [i]Great White Death[/i] has an intense, depressing atmosphere.

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umm these aren't depressing at all

worst of is a good times record

yes yes we've gone over this left is right up is down for you with emotional quality in music etc.

idk it's not like party stuff but it's pretty relaxing and kind of fun-spirited

[QUOTE=Jaundice;17711378]idk it's not like party stuff but it's pretty relaxing and kind of fun-spirited[/QUOTE]

When someone says "depressing" I generally just take that to mean dark and gloomy, sometimes through all this music can still manage to feel like a celebration of our hollow and decadent nature in a failed, crumbling western society that is slackwiring over a volcano waiting to fall into the flames.

Iggy Pop's [i]The Idiot[/i] is a good example of this for me.

hmm ian curtis killed himself listening to that

im sure its depressing

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3OaMZojJRg[/url]

Its really dark and murky, but upbeat party music at the same time.

[QUOTE=Meatplow;17711423][url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3OaMZojJRg[/url][/QUOTE]

that was pretty good

the rest of the album doesn't really change much from that overall feel

[i]Lust For Life[/i] is a pretty good album as well, only stuff later than that i've heard is [i]Blah-Blah-Blah[/i] which was some decent new wave and [i]Avenue B[/i] which had a lot of horrible spoken word monologues and filler. Nothing on there was much good from what I remember, but it had [i]Corruption[/i], which is a pretty ****ing awesome song really.

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrcL5DE8QuQ[/url]

thats a good one too and ur right the whole album is pretty good i listened to a few of the songs :)

awesome, glad you like it Tronn.

listening to some obscure power electronics compilation called "[i]Addiction[/i]", I can't find any information about it online. It has Bizarre Uproar, Gelsomina, Barrikad, Moribund, Azoikum, Murderous Vision, STROM.ec, Praying For Oblivion and Navicon Torture Technologies on it.

Anyone heard of Sybreed? I've recently gotten really into their album "Antares". They're just about the only industrial metal band i listen to though. I'm mostly a metalcore/nu-metal fan.

I've heard of Sybreed before, but have never given them a listen.

[quote=wikipedia]Sybreed defines their musical genre as [i]death wave[/i]. They quote their greatest musical influences as being Fear Factory and Meshuggah.[/quote]

Death Wave, now i've heard it all.

[url]http://www.glitchmode.com/the-shizit/[/url]

Check that out new guy, an official free download from a band you might like. Welcome to the forums btw :)

[img]http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/7307/sektorpromocover1.jpg[/img]

Has anyone heard this? I've heard nothing but praise from the few industrial heads I usually get recommendations from.

[quote]In three decades, Industrial music, due to its tangible form, has given birth to numerous interpretations and splintered factions. What’s indisputable, is that most of what is actually defined as “industrial” has ultimately become more about entertainment than confrontation and far removed from the original intent. This is the context in which Sektor 304 has appeared.

Equipped with a frightening and impressive array of primitive instrumentation pulled from junkyards and scrap metal heaps, this Portuguese outfit has delivered an astounding formal debut – a heady mixture of truly old school industrial in the vein of Einstürzende Neubauten, Test Dept, and S.P.K , and the grinding, bass heavy dirge of vintage Swans and Godflesh . These are anthems to the past, but geared towards an apocalyptic and bleak future… a form of counter-culture using what is most evident in modern western society: the debris, the abandoned objects, the waste, the noise, and the interference.

With a solid foundation of rusty, oil drenched percussion, Sektor 304 adds layer upon layer of squalling industrial clangor, hammering metallic noise, grimy atmospheres, heaving masses of haunted factory drones, and threatening tribal batter, with a strong and commanding vocal presence. The sound here is almost physical in nature – provocative, persistent, and demanding. An organic impulse filled with shamanic drifts in which the noise barrage allies itself with metallic rhythmics and the use of concrete elements in the compositions. Junk, plastics, amplified objects. A change of scale. A manipulation of non-musical sounds in search of visual inductions trying to bring forward the sequences of Tsukamoto or situations invoked by J.G. Ballard. The conflict between man and machine as a metaphor of the struggle of man against himself. A mix and weight of three decades of sonic subversion.

It can be said that to find the future of music, one must look to the past, drawing influence from prior achievements, yet forging a new identity, and sculpting something completely unique and distinct. With Sektor 304, the future is now, and it’s not entertaining. In 6 panel digipak, mastered by Steel Hook Audio.[/quote]

It sounds promising, at least.

Okay my tasty little cream-puffs, i need help. Please critique this:
http://www.box.net/shared/djgyr3so6y

Going for an 88MM vibe, but lacking bass. Don't know if to dump bass in there or not.

I listened to that a couple of days Aaron, interesting. Now that you mention I think bass might give it nice lift, it is something that seems lacking in a lot of your work.

listening to Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft, seeing as you are on a first wave kick have you heard them before Alex?

i've never even heard the name to be honest

i will certainly look them up

[i]Die Kleinen Und Die Bosen[/i] is alright, reminds me of Cabaret Voltaire a lot as it is probably more post-punk than anything.

a little more fruity and german though