Epsilon Minus
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Epsilon Minus was a Canadian
futurepop/trance
band formed in 2000 by Bogart Shwadchuck and Jennifer Parkin. The name "Epsilon Minus" is a reference to Aldous Huxley
's novel, Brave New World
.
Based out of Canada, Epsilon Minus (Bogart Shwadchuck, electronics and design) debuted on Alfa Matrix in 2002 with a self-titled disc of EBM and techno-pop, created with little more than a mod tracker and a single synthesizer, fronted by vocals from Jennifer Parkin. In 2003, Epsilon Minus returned with “Mark II”, exploring alternate directions in electronic dance. Parkin left the band in 2004 to form Ayria, and Shwadchuck continued Epsilon Minus as essentially a solo act, releasing the “Pre-Initialized EP” and the “Reinitialized” LP, exhibiting greater psytrance and IDM influences. “Reinitialized” featured collaborations with vocalists from such bands as The Azoic, Distorted Reality, Null Device and Stromkern.
Shwadchuck decided to stop the project in 2005, releasing the short "R.I.P. EP" of leftovers and outtakes. He now records under his own name, as well as under the aliases "Artifice," "Sex Genius," and "Chester Fantastico." He briefly resurrected Epsilon Minus to perform a remix for The Gothsicles.
. She also signed with Alfa Matrix and released her album “Debris”. However, Shwadchuck continued Epsilon Minus as essentially a solo act, releasing the “Pre-Initialized EP” and the “Reinitialized” LP, exhibiting greater psytrance and IDM influences. In an interview Bogart stated, “Jenn and I just didn’t belong together. I grew out of the kind of music we were making and there wasn’t room for a partner in the things I wanted to be doing.” In Bogart’s third album “Reinitialized”, he chose to collaborate with numerous vocalists to provide him with the opportunity to reflect a different sound to his music. Kristy Venrick (The Azoic), Martha M. Arce (Distorted Reality), Eric Oehler (Null Device), and Ned Kirby (Stromkern) were various collaborations that he featured in this album. In 2005, Bogart decided to stop Epsilon Minus, releasing the short "R.I.P." EP of leftovers and outtakes. He briefly resurrected Epsilon Minus to perform a remix for The Gothsicles.
Canada
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futurepop/trance
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
band formed in 2000 by Bogart Shwadchuck and Jennifer Parkin. The name "Epsilon Minus" is a reference to Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley
Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family. Best known for his novels including Brave New World and a wide-ranging output of essays, Huxley also edited the magazine Oxford Poetry, and published short stories, poetry, travel...
's novel, Brave New World
Brave New World
Brave New World is Aldous Huxley's fifth novel, written in 1931 and published in 1932. Set in London of AD 2540 , the novel anticipates developments in reproductive technology and sleep-learning that combine to change society. The future society is an embodiment of the ideals that form the basis of...
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Based out of Canada, Epsilon Minus (Bogart Shwadchuck, electronics and design) debuted on Alfa Matrix in 2002 with a self-titled disc of EBM and techno-pop, created with little more than a mod tracker and a single synthesizer, fronted by vocals from Jennifer Parkin. In 2003, Epsilon Minus returned with “Mark II”, exploring alternate directions in electronic dance. Parkin left the band in 2004 to form Ayria, and Shwadchuck continued Epsilon Minus as essentially a solo act, releasing the “Pre-Initialized EP” and the “Reinitialized” LP, exhibiting greater psytrance and IDM influences. “Reinitialized” featured collaborations with vocalists from such bands as The Azoic, Distorted Reality, Null Device and Stromkern.
Shwadchuck decided to stop the project in 2005, releasing the short "R.I.P. EP" of leftovers and outtakes. He now records under his own name, as well as under the aliases "Artifice," "Sex Genius," and "Chester Fantastico." He briefly resurrected Epsilon Minus to perform a remix for The Gothsicles.
History
After two years of working on their album, it was in 2002 when they debuted their self titled album “Epsilon Minus”. They signed with the Belgian record company Alfa Matrix. In 2003, Epsilon Minus returned with “Mark II”, exploring alternate directions in electronic dance. Parkin left the band in 2004 to form AyriaAyria
Ayria, pronounced area, is a Canadian futurepop/synthpop musical project formed in early 2003 by Toronto's Jennifer Parkin following her departure from Epsilon Minus.-Biography:The first Ayria album, Debris, was released on Alfa Matrix in 2003....
. She also signed with Alfa Matrix and released her album “Debris”. However, Shwadchuck continued Epsilon Minus as essentially a solo act, releasing the “Pre-Initialized EP” and the “Reinitialized” LP, exhibiting greater psytrance and IDM influences. In an interview Bogart stated, “Jenn and I just didn’t belong together. I grew out of the kind of music we were making and there wasn’t room for a partner in the things I wanted to be doing.” In Bogart’s third album “Reinitialized”, he chose to collaborate with numerous vocalists to provide him with the opportunity to reflect a different sound to his music. Kristy Venrick (The Azoic), Martha M. Arce (Distorted Reality), Eric Oehler (Null Device), and Ned Kirby (Stromkern) were various collaborations that he featured in this album. In 2005, Bogart decided to stop Epsilon Minus, releasing the short "R.I.P." EP of leftovers and outtakes. He briefly resurrected Epsilon Minus to perform a remix for The Gothsicles.
Discography
- Epsilon MinusEpsilon Minus (album)Epsilon Minus was the debut album by Epsilon Minus, released in 2002 on the Alfa Matrix label. It was also released as a deluxe edition with a bonus disc...
(Alfa Matrix Records, 2002) - Mark II (Alfa Matrix Records, 2003)
- Pre-Initialized (Alfa Matrix Records, 2004)
- Reinitialized (Alfa Matrix Records, 2004)