Antigen Shift
Encyclopedia
Antigen Shift is an electro industrial
band hailing from Ottawa
, Canada
led by Nick Thériault. The band takes its name from the medical phenomenon
. He is currently working on his 6th release.
Noise festival. The same year, Conjugate was released on UK label fleshmadeword; a split with English band Detritus. Implicit Structures, the first Antigen Shift full length CD was released on Frozen Empire Media. Several live shows were played in support of the CD, including dates with Gridlock
and the Swedish sensation Tarmvred
.
In 2003, Antigen Shift, released a split recording with fellow Canadian band Iszoloscope
. In 2004, Belgium-based Spectre Records released This Moment of Cold remembering, the band's first vinyl recording (a bonus 7" record called Re-surface).
In 2004 Frozen Empire Media released the EP named Next to Departed. This recording used piano and synthesized melodies. In 2006, Antigen Shift's second full-length album, The Way of the North, was released on Ad Noiseam
.
Also in 2006, Antigen Shift playing several live dates in support of TWOTN, including participation at the 2006 Providence Noise fest, several European dates in Germany, Austria and Greece, as well as the annual Maschinenfest
festival in Krefeld, and finally the Indoctrination festival in Chicago. Most recently, Thériault played a surprise show in his hometown of Ottawa, alongside Ad·ver·sary
and Synkro.
In late 2009, Nick Thériault was joined in the group by Jairus Khan of Ad·ver·sary
.
In the summer of 2010 it was announced that Antigen Shift would be returning to both the studio and the stage, with three shows in support of Iszoloscope
and Ad·ver·sary
.
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
band hailing from Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
led by Nick Thériault. The band takes its name from the medical phenomenon
Antigenic shift
Antigenic shift is the process by which two or more different strains of a virus, or strains of two or more different viruses, combine to form a new subtype having a mixture of the surface antigens of the two or more original strains...
. He is currently working on his 6th release.
Background
Thériault began experimenting with electronic sounds in 2000, combining world beat music with haunting, sometimes distorted, rhythmic, richly-textured soundscapes. Antigen Shift released Primary Causation in 2001, a limited edition CD that was sold at the first installment of the ProvidenceProvidence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
Noise festival. The same year, Conjugate was released on UK label fleshmadeword; a split with English band Detritus. Implicit Structures, the first Antigen Shift full length CD was released on Frozen Empire Media. Several live shows were played in support of the CD, including dates with Gridlock
Gridlock (band)
Gridlock is a San Francisco based experimental electronic band originally created by Mike Wells in 1994. A year later, Mike Cadoo joined up, and the duo released their first two demos, Sickness and Frozen, and soon signed to Pendragon Records in 1997....
and the Swedish sensation Tarmvred
Tarmvred
Tarmvred is a music group from Gothenburg, Sweden that is the brainchild of Jonas Johansson.-History:Johansson got his start musically by making his own remixes of tracks by Skinny Puppy and posting them online under the name Triptamine, in 1998...
.
In 2003, Antigen Shift, released a split recording with fellow Canadian band Iszoloscope
Iszoloscope
Iszoloscope is an industrial band from Aylmer, Quebec, currently based in Montreal. Iszoloscope's music ranges from harsh, rhythmic noise to ambient soundscapes...
. In 2004, Belgium-based Spectre Records released This Moment of Cold remembering, the band's first vinyl recording (a bonus 7" record called Re-surface).
In 2004 Frozen Empire Media released the EP named Next to Departed. This recording used piano and synthesized melodies. In 2006, Antigen Shift's second full-length album, The Way of the North, was released on Ad Noiseam
Ad Noiseam
Ad Noiseam is an electronic music independent record label that has recently published mostly dubstep. based in Berlin, Germany. Ad Noiseam was founded in April of 2001 by Nicolas Chevreux, who also has done some of the design work for the label's releases....
.
Also in 2006, Antigen Shift playing several live dates in support of TWOTN, including participation at the 2006 Providence Noise fest, several European dates in Germany, Austria and Greece, as well as the annual Maschinenfest
Maschinenfest
Maschinenfest is a yearly, three-day underground music festival featuring industrial, power electronics, noise and other alternative electronic performers. There are both independent and signed bands who are booked to play, as well as many vendors for music and related paraphernalia...
festival in Krefeld, and finally the Indoctrination festival in Chicago. Most recently, Thériault played a surprise show in his hometown of Ottawa, alongside Ad·ver·sary
Ad·ver·sary
Ad·ver·sary is an industrial project fronted by Jairus Khan, hailing from Ottawa, Canada.-Background:Ad·ver·sary has heavily toured the United States and Canada with Iszoloscope, and has acted as tour support for Terrorfakt, Antigen Shift, and Adam X...
and Synkro.
In late 2009, Nick Thériault was joined in the group by Jairus Khan of Ad·ver·sary
Ad·ver·sary
Ad·ver·sary is an industrial project fronted by Jairus Khan, hailing from Ottawa, Canada.-Background:Ad·ver·sary has heavily toured the United States and Canada with Iszoloscope, and has acted as tour support for Terrorfakt, Antigen Shift, and Adam X...
.
In the summer of 2010 it was announced that Antigen Shift would be returning to both the studio and the stage, with three shows in support of Iszoloscope
Iszoloscope
Iszoloscope is an industrial band from Aylmer, Quebec, currently based in Montreal. Iszoloscope's music ranges from harsh, rhythmic noise to ambient soundscapes...
and Ad·ver·sary
Ad·ver·sary
Ad·ver·sary is an industrial project fronted by Jairus Khan, hailing from Ottawa, Canada.-Background:Ad·ver·sary has heavily toured the United States and Canada with Iszoloscope, and has acted as tour support for Terrorfakt, Antigen Shift, and Adam X...
.
Discography
- Primary Causation (CDr, 2001)
- conjugate (CDr, 2002)
- The Blood Dimmed Tide (CD3", 2002)
- Implicit Structures (CD, 2003)
- This Moment Of Cold Remembering (CD5", 2003)
- This Moment Of Cold Remembering (Limited Edition) (CD5" + 7", 2003)
- Next To Departed (CD, 2004)
- The Way Of The North (CD, 2006)