Factory Floor
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Factory Floor are a London-based band formed in 2005 that have been described as 'post-industrial', using live drums, synthesizers and noise.
. Gurnsey plays Drums, Samples, Vocals, Tape loops and Synths. Butler plays Synth, Bass, Vocals, drums, Percussion and Tape loops. Colk adds vocals and guitar.
After two singles in 2008, and a mini-album, Talking On Cliffs in 2009, the band signed to Blast First
's 'Blast First Petite' label, releasing several twelve-inch singles, including "Wooden Box", featuring a Stephen Morris remix, and an untitled ten-inch mini-LP
in 2010. The latter was described by the NME
as "a terrifying racket that simultaneously frazzles the nerves and slackens the bowels" and "an incessant drone of keyboards wired through twisted-metal synthesizers and thundering drums summoned from the heavens", writer Ben Hewitt giving it a 9/10 rating. The single "Real Love" followed in 2011.
The band approached Morris by sending him a CD and asking if he would do a remix. After remixing "Wooden Box", Morris went on to work with the band as producer.
In 2011 the band played a support slot for Chris & Cosey at the ICA and played at several summer festivals.
and The Fall. Paul Lester
of The Guardian
described the band in 2009 as "metronomic synth-noir over which a woman – who vaguely resembles, vocally, Nico in a particularly dark mood – intones mournfully". Stephen Morris
described the band's sound as "unsettling disco". The NME described the band as "post industrial, but it moves beyond that; this is post-apocalyptic, the soundtrack of an underworld disco." FACT magazine described them as "tech-savvy but pared-down no wave electronic rock".
History
The band formed in 2005, originally comprising Gabriel Gurnsey and Mark Harris, who were then joined by Dominic Butler. Harris later left, and they were joined by Nik Colk (aka Nik Void) formerly of KaitOKaitO
KaitO was an English indie rock band from Norwich, formed in 1996. Their music consisted of loud, pop-punk melodies combined with a unique mix of guitar effects...
. Gurnsey plays Drums, Samples, Vocals, Tape loops and Synths. Butler plays Synth, Bass, Vocals, drums, Percussion and Tape loops. Colk adds vocals and guitar.
After two singles in 2008, and a mini-album, Talking On Cliffs in 2009, the band signed to Blast First
Blast First
Blast First is a sub label of one-time independent record label, Mute Records, founded in approximately 1985. It was named after a phrase taken from the first number of the radical Vorticist journal Blast, published by Wyndham Lewis in 1914...
's 'Blast First Petite' label, releasing several twelve-inch singles, including "Wooden Box", featuring a Stephen Morris remix, and an untitled ten-inch mini-LP
Mini-LP
A Mini-LP or Mini-album is a short album, usually retailing at a lower price than an album that would be considered "full-length".-History:...
in 2010. The latter was described by the NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
as "a terrifying racket that simultaneously frazzles the nerves and slackens the bowels" and "an incessant drone of keyboards wired through twisted-metal synthesizers and thundering drums summoned from the heavens", writer Ben Hewitt giving it a 9/10 rating. The single "Real Love" followed in 2011.
The band approached Morris by sending him a CD and asking if he would do a remix. After remixing "Wooden Box", Morris went on to work with the band as producer.
In 2011 the band played a support slot for Chris & Cosey at the ICA and played at several summer festivals.
Musical style
Early single "Bipolar" drew comparisons with Joy DivisionJoy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...
and The Fall. Paul Lester
Paul Lester
Paul Lester is a British music journalist, author and broadcaster from Elstree, North London.- Career :He began his career as a freelance, writing for Melody Maker in the early 1990s, as well as City Limits, 20/20 , Sky Magazine and The Jewish Chronicle...
of The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
described the band in 2009 as "metronomic synth-noir over which a woman – who vaguely resembles, vocally, Nico in a particularly dark mood – intones mournfully". Stephen Morris
Stephen Morris
Stephen Paul David Morris is a musician best known for his work in the Salford-based rock band New Order and, previously, Joy Division. He also drummed in The Other Two, a band made up of Morris and his wife, Gillian Gilbert. Currently, Morris performs live with the post-New Order band, Bad...
described the band's sound as "unsettling disco". The NME described the band as "post industrial, but it moves beyond that; this is post-apocalyptic, the soundtrack of an underworld disco." FACT magazine described them as "tech-savvy but pared-down no wave electronic rock".
Singles
- "Bipolar" (2008), Outside Sound
- Planning Application EP (2008), One of One
- "A Wooden Box" (2010), Blast First Petite
- Remix Series 1 12" (2010), Blast First Petite
- Remix Series 2 12" (2010), Blast First Petite
- "(R E A L L O V E)" 12" (2011), Optimo