Faderhead
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Faderhead is a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...

 producer from Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

.

History

After releasing the track "The Protagonist" as a one-off compilation entry on the Advanced Electronics Vol. 3, Faderhead received a deal with Accession Records/Indigo to release his debut album FH1 in 2006. Positive reviews made FH1 an instant debut-success with standout tracks like "The Protagonist", "Vanish" and "O/H Scavenger". The year progressed and saw Faderhead play shows alongside bands like Diary Of Dreams
Diary of Dreams
Diary of Dreams is a German Darkwave band. The lead singer and founding member Adrian Hates has produced most of the albums by himself or with minimal help from others. He rarely uses a full band, except when he is on tour.- History :...

, SITD
SITD
SITD, often depicted [:SITD:], is a German electro-industrial band founded in 1996 by Carsten Jacek and Thorsten Lau as Shadows in the Dark.-History:...

, Painbastard and others.

2007 saw the release of the FH2 CD which featured the club hit "Dirtygrrrls/Dirtybois". Faderhead released a music video for the track "Girly Show" and played festivals like Wave-Gotik-Treffen (Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

) and Infest
Infest (festival)
Infest is an annual three day music festival held at the University of Bradford Union in the United Kingdom, featuring alternative electronic music acts from genres including industrial, EBM, futurepop, synthpop and power noise...

 (UK) among other shows.

2008 started with the departure from Accession Records and the signing to L-Tracks Recordings. This decision led to serious speculation regarding the future of Faderhead by press and fans, but the free song/video release of the piano ballad
Piano ballad
Piano ballad is a term often used to refer to a piece for solo piano in the 19th century, during the romantic era. It was a term used to refer to a piece written in a "narrative" style, and was often lyrical in nature. This type of work made its premiere with Chopin's first romantic ballad, the...

 "Exit Ghost" revealed that the project would continue. Only a few months later the club anthem "TZDV" was released, and on October 10, the highly-anticipated FH3 album was released and again gathered top reviews from media and fans alike - FH3's darker mood and more aggressive tones showing once again an evolution from the previous recordings.

In 2009 Faderhead played the M'era Luna Festival
M'era Luna Festival
The M'era Luna is a festival of goth, metal and industrial music. It is held annually on the second weekend of every August, in Hildesheim, Germanyat Flugplatz Hildesheim-Drispenstedt, a former British Army airbase....

 (Germany), the Exit Festival (Serbia
Serbia
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) as well as shows in Holland, Italy
Italy
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, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

, Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

, Belgium
Belgium
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 and Mexico
Mexico
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. In October 2009 Faderhead released the "Horizon Born" EP, which was very well received, despite featuring five ballads - which was a stylistic departure from his well-known club music.

Faderhead's live shows are currently supported by either Marco Visconti
Marco Visconti
Marco Visconti is a musician, known for his work with the Italian band XP8.-Biography:Visconti was born in Rome, Italy....

 (XP8) or Daniel and Joe Meyer (Project SAM) on keyboards and backing vocals. The Hamburg producer/vocalist uses different musicians for live backings and so far has played with Alex Montana (drums/percussion) and Christine LaGivrée, Dr. T, Shaolyn, Chandler XL, Judith Dorn and Shawn Mierez.

Studio Albums

  • 2006: FH1
    FH1
    -Credits:* All music and lyrics by Faderhead except lyrics to "Mattaku" by Myoonji Sadamune* All tracks performed, recorded, mixed, and produced by Faderhead at Studio 6-A, Hamburg* Mastered by Tom Beyer at Master & Servant, Hamburg...

     (Accession Records)
  • 2007: FH2
    FH2
    -Credits:* All songs written, produced, recorded, and mixed by Faderhead at Studio 6-A, Hamburg-Süd* All lyrics by Faderhead* Mastered by Guido Fricke...

     (Accession Records)
  • 2008: FH3
    FH3
    -Credits:* Written, produced, recorded, & mixed by Faderhead* All lyrics by Faderhead* Mastered by James Meeker at Lava Room Recording...

     (L-Tracks Recordings)
  • 2010: Black Friday
    Faderhead Black Friday
    -Links:**...

     (L-Tracks Recordings)

EP Releases

  • 2009: Horizon Born (L-Tracks Recordings)
  • 2011: The Way to Fuck Clubs (L-Tracks Recordings)

Single Releases

  • 2004: "The Protagonist"
  • 2006: "OH Scavenger vs. the Protagonist"
  • 2006: "Bassgod"
  • 2008: "Exit Ghost"
  • 2010: "69 Freaks Per Minute"

Music Videos

  • Girly Show
  • Exit Ghost
  • Tanz Zwo Drei Vier
  • Dirtygrrrls/Dirtybois [ft. Ultimate MC]
  • Horizon Born (Electric Paradise Club Edit)
  • Black Friday (Short Movie)
  • The Way to Fuck God

MP3 Releases

  • Dirtygrrrls/Dirtybois (N64 Remix)
  • Going Home Alone (DDT Version)
  • In Bloom (Nirvana
    Nirvana (band)
    Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...

     Cover)
  • Sexyback (Justin Timberlake
    Justin Timberlake
    Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...

     Cover)
  • The Protagonist (Doctor Retroid's B-Movie Ride of Doom)
  • White Wedding (Billy Idol
    Billy Idol
    William Michael Albert Broad , better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X...

     Cover)
  • White Room (Cream
    Cream (band)
    Cream were a 1960s British rock supergroup consisting of bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker...

     Cover)
  • Living With Lions (Demo)

Compilation Releases

  • 2006: Accession Records Volume Three (Bassgod)
  • 2006: Bestie:Mensch (Dirtygrrrls Dirtybois (Remix By [:SITD
    SITD
    SITD, often depicted [:SITD:], is a German electro-industrial band founded in 1996 by Carsten Jacek and Thorsten Lau as Shadows in the Dark.-History:...

    :])
    )
  • 2007: Extreme Sündenfall 6 (Dirtygrrrls/Dirtybois (Modulate Remix) )
  • 2007: Fxxk the Mainstream Vol. 1 (Dirtygrrrls/Dirtybois (Electro For the Masses Remix) )
  • 2009: Extreme Sündenfall 8 (TZDV (Club Version) )
  • 2009: Extreme Sündenfall 9 (Horizon Born (Electric Paradise Club Edit) )
  • 2010: Kinetik Festival Volume Three (69 Freaks Per Minute )
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