Kevorkian death cycle
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Kevorkian Death Cycle is an electro-industrial
band from Riverside
, California
, USA.
The band was originally named Grid and later changed their name to the politically motivated Kevorkian Death Cycle. The band released its first album, Collection for Injection, on the Ras Dva label. After a 1997 tour with Spahn Ranch
, they became popular with the underground community. The band moved to the Metropolis
label in 1998 and in the fall released their second album Dark Skies. They later played with Front 242
and went on tour with Front Line Assembly
.
In 1999, they released their third album, A+0(M). This album contained a cover of Frankie Goes to Hollywood
's "Relax
". They also went on their two-month "Free Jack" tour of North America. ("Jack" here refers to Jack Kevorkian
.)
Collection for Injection was re-issued in 2000, and a re-mix single of their cover of "Relax" was released in 2001.
As a side project, in the spring of 2006, Roger Jarvis hooked up with Taury Goforth from KiLLSWiTCH to form an Industrial/EBM/IDM band called HexRx.
KDC recently played their first live performances in nearly a decade. A "One Night Only" show, September 11, 2010 at the Que Sera in Long Beach, California, followed by a show featuring an earlier line-up (Jarvis, Gribbin, Robinson, Ripes, Cardamone, and Whiteman) and guest vocalist Amanda Jones (a well-known LA-area club DJ), on December 10, 2010, at Das Bunker in Los Angeles, CA.
Electro-industrial
Electro-industrial is a music genre drawing on EBM and post-industrial that developed in the mid-1980s. While EBM has a minimal structure and clean production, electro-industrial has a deep, complex and layered sound. The style was pioneered by Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, and other groups,...
band from Riverside
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA.
The band was originally named Grid and later changed their name to the politically motivated Kevorkian Death Cycle. The band released its first album, Collection for Injection, on the Ras Dva label. After a 1997 tour with Spahn Ranch
Spahn Ranch (band)
Spahn Ranch was an electro-industrial group from Los Angeles. Active from 1992 to 2000, the band was well known in a sub-genre of industrial music for its fusion of electronic dance, industrial and gothic music.-History:...
, they became popular with the underground community. The band moved to the Metropolis
Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the post-industrial field such as electro-industrial, synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, and gothic musical genres....
label in 1998 and in the fall released their second album Dark Skies. They later played with Front 242
Front 242
Front 242 is a pioneering Belgian electronic music group that came into prominence during the 1980s. They are known for being the premier pioneer of electronic body music and as a major influence on the electronic and industrial music genres.-Formation:...
and went on tour with Front Line Assembly
Front Line Assembly
Front Line Assembly is a Canadian electro-industrial band formed by Bill Leeb in 1986 after leaving Skinny Puppy. Influenced by early Industrial acts such as Cabaret Voltaire, Portion Control, D.A.F., Test Dept, SPK, and Severed Heads, FLA has developed its own unique sound while combining...
.
In 1999, they released their third album, A+0(M). This album contained a cover of Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood were a British dance-pop band popular in the mid-1980s. The group was fronted by Holly Johnson , with Paul Rutherford , Peter Gill , Mark O'Toole , and Brian Nash .The group's debut single "Relax" was banned by the BBC in 1984 while at number six in the charts and...
's "Relax
Relax (song)
"Relax" is the debut single by British dance group Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the UK by ZTT Records in 1983. The song was later included on the album Welcome to the Pleasuredome ....
". They also went on their two-month "Free Jack" tour of North America. ("Jack" here refers to Jack Kevorkian
Jack Kevorkian
Jacob "Jack" Kevorkian , commonly known as "Dr. Death", was an American pathologist, euthanasia activist, painter, composer and instrumentalist. He is best known for publicly championing a terminal patient's right to die via physician-assisted suicide; he said he assisted at least 130 patients to...
.)
Collection for Injection was re-issued in 2000, and a re-mix single of their cover of "Relax" was released in 2001.
As a side project, in the spring of 2006, Roger Jarvis hooked up with Taury Goforth from KiLLSWiTCH to form an Industrial/EBM/IDM band called HexRx.
KDC recently played their first live performances in nearly a decade. A "One Night Only" show, September 11, 2010 at the Que Sera in Long Beach, California, followed by a show featuring an earlier line-up (Jarvis, Gribbin, Robinson, Ripes, Cardamone, and Whiteman) and guest vocalist Amanda Jones (a well-known LA-area club DJ), on December 10, 2010, at Das Bunker in Los Angeles, CA.
See also
- Ryan Gribbin
- Roger Jarvis
- Rob Robinson
- Brett Cardamone
- Greg Ripes
- Travers Bell
- Sergeant Sawtooth
- CompuWhore
- Hex Rx
External links
- [ Kevorkian Death Cycle] at Allmusic
- Kevorkian Death Cycle on MySpace
- Kevorkian Death Cycle at Metropolis Records
Major fan sites
- History of KDC
- Solo Release — Sergeant Sawtooth info
- 1998 KDC Interview