I:Scintilla
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I:Scintilla is a post-industrial music band from Chicago
, Illinois
, consisting of Brittany Bindrim (vocals/lyrics), Jim Cookas (guitar/programming), Vincent Grech (drums), and Brent Leitner (guitar/programming).
, which they self-released in July 2004. The album contained early versions of many songs that would appear on later albums.
The Havestar EP was released by Alfa-Matrix in the summer of 2006. In addition to a few re-mastered songs from The Approach
, remixes by Combichrist
, Diskonnekted, Neikka RPM
, Implant, and Klutae are included.
The Havestar EP also highlights the first collaboration with producer and artist Wade Alin, who is known for music works Christ Analogue
, The Atomica Project
, and Scanalyzer
. This collaborative process adds a consistent working sound quality that carries forward to I:Scintilla's following full-length album Optics
.
After its release, Havestar peaked at #13 on the Deutsche Alternative Charts
Top 20 Singles list.
in June 2007. The album consisted of many older, reworked songs as well as multiple new releases. Optics
was released in single-CD format as well as a two-disc edition, containing a second disc entirely of remixes by bands such as Combichrist
, Clan of Xymox
, and Ego Likeness
.
Optics
peaked at #6 on the Deutsche Alternative Charts
Top 10 Albums list, and was featured in multiple alternative magazines.
Preceding the album release, I:Scintilla performed at Wave-Gotik-Treffen in May 2007.
I:Scintilla joined with Tallahassee-based darkwave band The Crüxshadows
and Canadian electro act Ayria
for the U.S. stretch of The Crüxshadows' Immortal Tour in 2008.
In 2009, keytarist Justin Pogue left the band and moved to Florida. He was replaced by Brent Leitner (guitar/programming).
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, consisting of Brittany Bindrim (vocals/lyrics), Jim Cookas (guitar/programming), Vincent Grech (drums), and Brent Leitner (guitar/programming).
Early Years and The Approach (2003-2005)
I:Scintilla formed in Champaign, IL in 2003. Upon formation, they immediately wrote and recorded their debut album, The ApproachThe Approach
The Approach is the debut album of the Illinois-based industrial band, I:Scintilla.-Track listing:# "Intro" - 1:32# "Imitation" - 4:21# "Logic + Lack Thereof" - 0:17# "Capsella Bursa Pastoris" - 5:24# "Fidelidad [Estrogen Mix]" - 4:19# "Scin" - 4:33...
, which they self-released in July 2004. The album contained early versions of many songs that would appear on later albums.
Alfa-Matrix and Havestar (2006)
After a previously full year of nonstop live performances, I:Scintilla was discovered and signed by Belgian electro label Alfa-Matrix. The band continued to work on the release of its first EP, Havestar, while providing material for a future full-length album.The Havestar EP was released by Alfa-Matrix in the summer of 2006. In addition to a few re-mastered songs from The Approach
The Approach
The Approach is the debut album of the Illinois-based industrial band, I:Scintilla.-Track listing:# "Intro" - 1:32# "Imitation" - 4:21# "Logic + Lack Thereof" - 0:17# "Capsella Bursa Pastoris" - 5:24# "Fidelidad [Estrogen Mix]" - 4:19# "Scin" - 4:33...
, remixes by Combichrist
CombiChrist
Combichrist is a Norwegian Aggrotech band formed in 2003 by Norwegian Andy LaPlegua based in Atlanta.-Formation:The first material LaPlegua wrote was a few powernoise/techno crossover tracks under the moniker DRIVE...
, Diskonnekted, Neikka RPM
Neikka RPM
Neikka RPM is an electronic band from the United states.In 2002 Neikka RPM’s first single, “I Am Your Girl” appeared on the Cyberlab 3 compilation alongside acts such as The Young Gods and Juno Reactor....
, Implant, and Klutae are included.
The Havestar EP also highlights the first collaboration with producer and artist Wade Alin, who is known for music works Christ Analogue
Christ Analogue
Christ Analogue is an industrial rock group started in 1995 by frontman and producer Wade Alin. They were known for their confident and remarkable live show.-History:Christ Analogue was devised in 1995 by programmer/vocalist Wade Alin...
, The Atomica Project
The Atomica Project
The Atomica Project is a trip-hop band based in Chicago, Illinois.-Metropolitan :#"One Day In New York City" - 4:12#"Delorian" - 3:25#"Larsen" - 4:26#"Salt" - 3:57#"Recent" - 3:20#"Quiver" - 4:04#"Bittersweet" - 4:02#"Sorrow" - 4:23...
, and Scanalyzer
Scanalyzer
Scanalyzer is a barcode reader developed by Stockton-native Dan McDaniel. Inspired primarily by the outrageous price of hardware barcode scanners, the app was first released for Apple's iOS in March 2011...
. This collaborative process adds a consistent working sound quality that carries forward to I:Scintilla's following full-length album Optics
Optics (album)
-Track listing:# "Cursive Eve" - 5:33# "Toy Soldier" - 3:53# "The Bells" - 4:32# "Melt" - 5:22# "Translate" - 4:01# "Scin" - 4:33# "Machine Vision" - 4:37# "Havestar" - 4:37# "Ultravioletfly" - 4:07# "Silhouette" - 4:15# "Taken" - 4:38...
.
After its release, Havestar peaked at #13 on the Deutsche Alternative Charts
Deutsche Alternative Charts
The Deutsche Alternative Charts is the primary record chart for Germany's alternative music scene. The charts cover genres ranging nu metal to Britpop, from rock music to alternative electronic...
Top 20 Singles list.
Optics and The Immortal Tour (2007-2008)
I:Scintilla released full-length album OpticsOptics
Optics is the branch of physics which involves the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behavior of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light...
in June 2007. The album consisted of many older, reworked songs as well as multiple new releases. Optics
Optics
Optics is the branch of physics which involves the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behavior of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light...
was released in single-CD format as well as a two-disc edition, containing a second disc entirely of remixes by bands such as Combichrist
CombiChrist
Combichrist is a Norwegian Aggrotech band formed in 2003 by Norwegian Andy LaPlegua based in Atlanta.-Formation:The first material LaPlegua wrote was a few powernoise/techno crossover tracks under the moniker DRIVE...
, Clan of Xymox
Clan of Xymox
The band Clan of Xymox, also known as Xymox, formed in the Netherlands in 1981. Clan Of Xymox featured a trio of songwriters - Pieter Nooten, Ronny Moorings and Anke [also Anka] Wolbert - and gained success in the 1980s, releasing their first two albums on a prestigious independent UK label, a...
, and Ego Likeness
Ego Likeness
Ego Likeness are an American darkwave/industrial rock band from Baltimore, Maryland. They were formed in 1999 by artist Steven Archer and writer Donna Lynch.-Early Work:...
.
Optics
Optics
Optics is the branch of physics which involves the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behavior of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light...
peaked at #6 on the Deutsche Alternative Charts
Deutsche Alternative Charts
The Deutsche Alternative Charts is the primary record chart for Germany's alternative music scene. The charts cover genres ranging nu metal to Britpop, from rock music to alternative electronic...
Top 10 Albums list, and was featured in multiple alternative magazines.
Preceding the album release, I:Scintilla performed at Wave-Gotik-Treffen in May 2007.
I:Scintilla joined with Tallahassee-based darkwave band The Crüxshadows
The Crüxshadows
The Crüxshadows is an Dark Electro group from Florida. Their sound is made up of a combination of male vocals, electric violin, guitar, and synth...
and Canadian electro act Ayria
Ayria
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....
for the U.S. stretch of The Crüxshadows' Immortal Tour in 2008.
Dying & Falling (2009-2010)
I:Scintilla's newest album Dying & Falling (formerly Redshift) is slated for October 2010 release, with a preceding EP release in October. According to the I:Scintilla News (April 28, 2009) email newsletter, there will be a limited edition 2-CD box set. The second disc will have unreleased tracks, alternate/acoustic versions, and remixes. ( )In 2009, keytarist Justin Pogue left the band and moved to Florida. He was replaced by Brent Leitner (guitar/programming).
Current members
- Brittany Bindrim - Lead Vocals (2003–present)
- Jim Cookas - Lead Guitar/programming (2002–present)
- Brent Leitner - Rhythm Guitar/programming (2009–present)
- Vincent Grech - Drums (2006–present)
Former Band Members
- Jason Allen - Rhythm Guitar/programming (2003–2005)
- Chad Mines - Bass Guitar (2003–2008)
- Bethany Whisenhunt - Bass Guitar (2005–2006)
- Justin Pogue - keyboards (2008–2009)
Studio Albums
- The ApproachThe ApproachThe Approach is the debut album of the Illinois-based industrial band, I:Scintilla.-Track listing:# "Intro" - 1:32# "Imitation" - 4:21# "Logic + Lack Thereof" - 0:17# "Capsella Bursa Pastoris" - 5:24# "Fidelidad [Estrogen Mix]" - 4:19# "Scin" - 4:33...
– (CD Album) July 2004 - no label - OpticsOptics (album)-Track listing:# "Cursive Eve" - 5:33# "Toy Soldier" - 3:53# "The Bells" - 4:32# "Melt" - 5:22# "Translate" - 4:01# "Scin" - 4:33# "Machine Vision" - 4:37# "Havestar" - 4:37# "Ultravioletfly" - 4:07# "Silhouette" - 4:15# "Taken" - 4:38...
– (CD, Album) 2007 - Alfa Matrix - OpticsOptics (album)-Track listing:# "Cursive Eve" - 5:33# "Toy Soldier" - 3:53# "The Bells" - 4:32# "Melt" - 5:22# "Translate" - 4:01# "Scin" - 4:33# "Machine Vision" - 4:37# "Havestar" - 4:37# "Ultravioletfly" - 4:07# "Silhouette" - 4:15# "Taken" - 4:38...
– (CD, Album + CD, Album, Ltd + Box, Ltd) 2007 - Alfa Matrix - OpticsOptics (album)-Track listing:# "Cursive Eve" - 5:33# "Toy Soldier" - 3:53# "The Bells" - 4:32# "Melt" - 5:22# "Translate" - 4:01# "Scin" - 4:33# "Machine Vision" - 4:37# "Havestar" - 4:37# "Ultravioletfly" - 4:07# "Silhouette" - 4:15# "Taken" - 4:38...
– (CD, Album) 2007 - Soyuz Music - Dying and FallingDying and FallingDying and Falling is the third album of the Illinois-based industrial band, I:Scintilla.-Track listing:# "Swimmers Can Drown" - 04:07# "Sharia Under A Beauty Curse" - 03:46# "Ammunition" - 04:54# "Worth The Wait" - 04:34# "Mothership" - 03:53...
– (CD, Album) 2010 - Alfa Matrix
Singles and EPs
- Havestar – (CD, EP) 2006 - Alfa Matrix
- Havestar – (CDr, EP, Promo) 2006 - Alfa Matrix
- Prey on You - (CD, EP) 2009 - Alfa Matrix
Remixes
- Rise Of The 13th Serpent Bonus CD: My Innocence Is Gone (I:Scintilla Remix) (5:48) – (CD, Album + CD, Ltd + Box, Ltd) 2006 - Alfa Matrix
- In The Company Of Wolves: Deep Waters (Opheila's Descent Mix By I:Scintilla Vs. DestroidDestroidDestroid is a German electronic act incorporating EBM and electro.-Members / History:Founding member and vocalist Daniel Myer of Haujobb fame released the debut album Future Prophecies together with Ribi and Sebastian Ullman on the German label Out of Line in 2004 without any announcement of his...
) (5:29) – (CD, EP, Ltd) 2007 - Crunch Pod
- Endzeit Bunkertracks [Act - IV]: Girl Poison (I:Scintilla Mix) (4:04) – (4xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd) 2009 - Alfa Matrix
Compilations
- OpeningBands.comp: A Snapshot of Champaign-Urbana 2003: Fidelidad – (CD, Comp) 2003 - OpeningBands.com
- Green St. Records: Playlisted (2005): Capsella (Toxin Mix) – (CD, Comp) 2005 - Green St. Records
- Advanced Electronics Vol. 5: Capsella (Toxix Mix) – (2xCD, Comp + DVD, Comp) 2006 - Synthetic Symphony
- Clubtrax Vol. 2: Havestar (4:40) – (2xCD) 2006 - Danse Macabre
- Dark Visions: Capsella (Toxin Mix) (3:38) – (DVD-V, PAL, Smplr) 2006 - Zillo
- Endzeit Bunkertracks [Act II]: Havestar (Combichrist Mix) (4:40) – (4xCD, Comp, Ltd, Car + Box, Ltd) 2006 - Alfa Matrix
- Gothic Compilation Part XXXIV: Scin (4:34) – (2xCD) 2006 - Batbeliever Releases, Indigo (2)
- Matri-X-Trax (Chapter 3): Havestar (Combichrist Mix) (4:45) – (CD, Promo) 2006 - Alfa Matrix
- Matri-X-Trax (Chapter 3): Scin (4:33) – (CD, Promo) 2006 - Alfa Matrix
- Matri-X-Trax (Chapter 3): Havestar (4:43) – (CD, Promo) 2006 - Alfa Matrix
- New Signs & Sounds 09/06: Havestar (4:43) – (CD, Smplr, Enh) 2006 - Zillo
- Orkus Compilation 22: Scin (3:31) – (CD, Smplr) 2006 - Orkus
- Re:Connected [2.0]: Havestar (4:39) – (2xCD, Comp + Box) 2006 - Alfa Matrix
- Sonic Seducer Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 63: Havestar (4:46) – (CD, Smplr, Enh + CD, Smplr) 2006 - Sonic Seducer
- Sounds From The Matrix 003: Capsella Bursa Pastoris (Toxin Mix) (3:37) – (CD, Comp, Promo, Car) 2006 - Alfa Matrix
- Sounds From The Matrix 004: Scin (4:33) – (CD, Comp, Promo, Car) 2006 - Alfa Matrix
- Dark Summer 2007 • 1: Translate (Broken Reception Mix By Manufactura) (4:47) – (CD, Smplr) 2007 - Zillo
- Extreme Degeneration 1: The Bells (4:31) – (CD) 2007 - UpScene, Indigo (2)
- Fxxk The Mainstream Vol. 1: Cursive Eve (5:37) – (4xCD, Comp) 2007 - Alfa Matrix
- Gothic Compilation Part XXXVII: Cursive Eve (5:37) – (2xCD, Dig) 2007 - Batbeliever Releases
- Nacht Der Maschinen Volume One: Havestar (Combichrist Mix) (4:40) – (CD, Ltd) 2007 - Infacted Recordings
- New Signs & Sounds 06/07: Cursive Eve (5:38) – (CD, Smplr, Enh) 2007 - Zillo
- Sounds From The Matrix 05: Bolivia (5:38) – (CD, Promo, Car) 2007 - Alfa Matrix
- Sounds From The Matrix 06: Toy Soldier (3:53) – (CD, Promo, Car) 2007 - Alfa Matrix
- The Giant Minutes To The Dawn: Bolivia (5:38) – (3xCD + DVD + Box) 2007 - Alfa Matrix
- Alfa Matrix Re:connected [3.0]: The Bells (Angelspit Mix) (5:01) – (2xCD, Comp + DVD, Comp + Box) 2008 - Alfa Matrix
- Sonic Seducer Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 82: Salt Of Stones (Exklusiv Live) – (DVD-V) 2006 - Sonic Seducer
- WTII Records Sunday Showcase 2 Year Anniversary Sampler: Toy Soldier (Bounte Remix) (4:49) – (CD, Smplr) 2006 - WTII Records
- Alfa Matrix re:covered - a tribute to Depeche Mode: i want it all – (CD) 2009 - Alfa Matrix
- Alfa Matrix re:covered - a tribute to Depeche Mode: i want it all (ESSENCE OF MIND mix) – (EPCD) 2009 - Alfa Matrix