It’s fairly common for electronic musicians to be involved with several projects at the same time, but few have been as prolific as Front Line Assembly’s Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber. In addition to working under the FLA banner, the duo has recorded as Intermix and Delerium and been part of Cyberaktif (with Skinny Puppy’s … Read more
Just because a band relies almost entirely on electronic instruments doesn’t necessarily mean they have to be synthetic sounding. A good example of this is Sheffield’s In The Nursery, who use samplers and computers to come up with lush, classical sounds. Back in the early to mid 1980’s, the duo comprised of twin brothers Klive … Read more
By using the highly identifiable “Twin Peaks” string line as the hook of “Go,” Moby had one of the first commercial techno hits and himself became the music’s first superstar. Despite the novelty feel of that record, Moby (Richard M. Hall) proved that he was no one hit wonder and managed to follow it up … Read more
On their last LP, “Millions, Like Stars in My Hands, The Daggers In My Heart Wage War,” Australia’s Single Gun Theory proved to be masters at creating non-synthetic sounding electronic music. Unlike their more industrial album debut, “Exorcise This Wasteland,” the LP had a very warm, natural tone, due primarily to the ambient samples recorded … Read more
Since their beginnings in 1986, change has been no stranger to The Shamen. Originally an indie-rock outfit from Aberdeen, Scotland, the band relocated to London a few years later and became heavily influenced by the acid house scene. But 1991 was a pivotal year for the group – they finally broke in America, went top … Read more
Back in the early 80’s, Controlled Bleeding were one of the pioneers of dark, electronic music on this side of the Atlantic. The group’s extensive body of work encompass three distinct styles; aggressive, electronic dance music, gothic, soundtrack-like work, and harsh, wall-of-noise compositions. While Controlled Bleeding were between labels, members Paul Lemos and Chris Moriarity … Read more
Twenty-four-year-old Oliver Lieb truly represents the future of electronic music. Under the name Spicelab, the German musician has created “Lost In Spice,” a collection of long, instrumental electronic tracks that don’t really fit into an existing genre. The songs have definite elements of ambient, but there is also heavier, more industrial-like sonic experimentation. Most importantly, … Read more
Since they emerged in 1987, the Stereo MC’s have proved to be masters at fusing together a variety of styles of dance music. On their latest LP, Connected, the Stereo MC’s take this even further by getting away from using breaks from other people’s music and using more live instruments. Like groups such as Massive … Read more
When 808 State toured America in 1991, techno and rave music was still very much underground here and the group’s shows provided many people with an introduction to the music. But when the group returned this spring, headlining a package tour with Meat Beat Manifesto and Supreme Love Gods, it was a different situation entirely. … Read more
Sunscreem have become known as one of the strongest live dance acts, thanks to the heavy gigging they’ve done around their native England. But this past summer, they put their performance skills to the test by doing four American dates with New Order. It’s a big jump from clubs to large seated venues, but Sunscreem … Read more