Maschinenfest
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Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
, power electronics, noise
Noise music
Noise music is a term used to describe varieties of avant-garde music and sound art that may use elements such as cacophony, dissonance, atonality, noise, indeterminacy, and repetition in their realization. Noise music can feature distortion, various types of acoustically or electronically...
and other alternative electronic
Alternative electronic
Alternative electronic is an umbrella term used to describe a range of lesser-known electronic music genres which are related in some fashion to industrial music....
performers. There are both independent and signed bands who are booked to play, as well as many vendors for music and related paraphernalia
Paraphernalia
In modern usage, the word paraphernalia most commonly refers to apparatus, equipment, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity as in, "Beth is such an avid sports fan that her walls are covered with baseball paraphernalia"....
. Featured record labels and noteworthy companies include: Ant-Zen
Ant-Zen
Ant-Zen Audio and Visual Arts is a German independent record label founded in 1994 by Stefan Alt , who serves as the art director. Visual arts from Ant-Zen are typically bleak but astonishing landscapes, or microscopic studies of what is often overlooked...
, Hands Productions
Hands Productions
Hands Productions is a contemporary independent industrial music record label, founded in the early 1990s, based in Germany. Hands Productions is known for its CD packaging, using cardboard and paper rather than typical plastic jewel cases, and typically elusive and minimalist designs...
, Pflichtkauf, Spectre Records and Ad Noiseam
Ad Noiseam
Ad Noiseam is an electronic music independent record label that has recently published mostly dubstep. based in Berlin, Germany. Ad Noiseam was founded in April of 2001 by Nicolas Chevreux, who also has done some of the design work for the label's releases....
.
Traditionally the festival has been in October, held in a bunker
Bunker
A military bunker is a hardened shelter, often buried partly or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks...
deep underground Aachen
Aachen
Aachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...
, 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...
. The venue has posed some problems with heat, humidity and air circulation, as well as condensation dripping on to the gear of the performers, but the atmosphere of the bunker has proved quite fitting to the genres of music played throughout the festival. From 2004 to 2008, Maschinenfest has been held at the Kulturfabrik in Krefeld
Krefeld
Krefeld , also known as Crefeld until 1929, is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, its centre lying just a few kilometres to the west of the River Rhine; the borough of Uerdingen is situated directly on the Rhine...
, 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...
. In 2009, the festival was held in Essen
Essen
- Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of...
, and since 2010, the festival took place in Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen
Oberhausen
Oberhausen is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen . The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and its Gasometer Oberhausen is an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. It is also well known for the...
.
Part of the pre-festival fun is the Maschinenfaces page, on this page the visitors can add pictures of themselves and say where they're staying, who they are going with and comment on each other.
Mfaces '99 Mfaces 2k Mfaces 2k1 Mfaces 2k2 Mfaces 2k3 Mfaces 2k4 Mfaces 2k5
An April Fools' Day posting on the Side-Line
Side-Line
Side-Line is an online music magazine specialising in electronic music, and electro-goth/industrial in particular. It was founded in 1989 as a print publication, and had a circulation of 6,000 in Europe and America...
website claimed that the 2008 edition, the 10th one, would also be the final one.
On the contrary, there are plans to expand the festival.
Maschinenfest lineups by year
1999: Imminent Starvation (now ImminentImminent (band)
Imminent is a Belgian musical project formerly, and still commonly known as Imminent Starvation. It is a staple act of Germany’s industrial and power noise record label, Ant-Zen. -Members / History:...
), Winterkälte, P.A.L
P.A.L
P·A·L is a German musical project whose style ranges from power noise to ambient. It is a long-time act on Germany’s Hymen Records and Ant-Zen record labels.-Members and history:...
, Noisex
Noisex
Noisex is the name of a power noise and industrial music act from Germany. It has long been releasing music on the Ant-Zen record label and Rudy Ratzinger's label, Mental Ulcer Forges.-Members / history:...
, Ah Cama-Sotz, Hypnoskull
Hypnoskull
Hypnoskull is the name of Belgian musical group whose style borrows elements of noise, industrial music, jungle, breakbeat, lo-fi, and techno. Hypnoskull currently releases music through Germany’s Ant-Zen record label.-Members / History:...
vs. Tunnel, ZymOsiZ, Synapscape
Synapscape
Synapscape is a German recording duo specializing in the creation of dark noise, teknoid, and power electronics. It is a long-time act of Germany’s industrial music record label, Ant-Zen.-Members / History:...
, S.alt, MS Gentur, Morgenstern
Morgenstern (Mittelalter band)
-Albums:*Feuertaufe *Heute ist die Rache mein *Rausch *Fuego -External links:** at Napalm Records...
, Andxesion
2000: SINA
Sina
Sina is a Persian name. "Sina" comes from a Hebrew word meaning: "explorer of knowledge". It is a popular male name in Iran, largely due to Avicenna...
, Klangstabil, MS Gentur, Silk Saw, Xingu Hill
Xingu Hill
Xingu Hill is a musical project of musician John Sellekaers.During the last ten years, John has released about forty records on various labels . Sellekaers has also recorded under names such as Dead Hollywood Stars, Ambre, Urawa, Uncotones, Moonsanto and Ammo...
, Scorn
Scorn (band)
Scorn was an English electronic music project. The group was formed in the early 1990s as a side project of former Napalm Death members Mick Harris and Nic Bullen...
, Imminent, Ammo
Ammo (band)
Ammo is a Belgian-Canadian band consisting of John Sellekaers and C-drik Fermont. Their style range from electro to musical improvisation. Since 2000, they released an handful of CDs and vinyls. Including breakbeat remixes of Bon Jovi, Britney Spears and Shaggy....
, Celluloid Mata, NKVD, Asche
Asche (band)
Asche is a German musical project, one which encompasses the spectrum of noise, power electronics, and droning ambient. It is a staple act of Germany’s industrial and power noise record label, Ant-Zen.-Members / History:...
, Proyecto Mirage
Proyecto mirage
- Full Time Albums :Proyecto Mirage, Hands Productions -1999Two tons of Rubble, Hands Productions -2001Two tons of Rubble-Box, Hands Productions -2001Do not look at me -Picture Vinil -2002Gas Alarm, Hands Productions -2004...
, Synapscape
Synapscape
Synapscape is a German recording duo specializing in the creation of dark noise, teknoid, and power electronics. It is a long-time act of Germany’s industrial music record label, Ant-Zen.-Members / History:...
, Tunnel, Winterkalte, Mlada Fronta, Mono No Aware
Mono No Aware
Mono No Aware is German power noise act musician Leif Künzel on the Hands Productions music label. The project was a duo until former band member Stefan Böhm left in early 2002. Mono No Aware has performed live in various countries. Leif Künzel also has a sideproject called NORM which has had two...
, Monokrom, Somatic Responses, Sona Eact. Vromb
Vromb
Vromb is an electronic music act from Montreal Canada. Vromb has been international active since early 1990s....
, Converter, Panacea
Panacea (artist)
Mathis Mootz is a prolific German electronic musician and DJ from Germany. Mootz is best known as The Panacea , his drum and bass stage name and main musical project, and as m2 , his dark ambient side project and alter-ego.Born August 18, 1976 in Wetzlar, Germany, Mootz served an apprenticeship in...
vs. Needle Sharing
2001: Iszoloscope
Iszoloscope
Iszoloscope is an industrial band from Aylmer, Quebec, currently based in Montreal. Iszoloscope's music ranges from harsh, rhythmic noise to ambient soundscapes...
, Frames a Second, Typhoid, Noosa Hedz, Xabex, Monolith
Monolith
A monolith is a geological feature such as a mountain, consisting of a single massive stone or rock, or a single piece of rock placed as, or within, a monument...
, P.A.L
P.A.L
P·A·L is a German musical project whose style ranges from power noise to ambient. It is a long-time act on Germany’s Hymen Records and Ant-Zen record labels.-Members and history:...
, Synapscape
Synapscape
Synapscape is a German recording duo specializing in the creation of dark noise, teknoid, and power electronics. It is a long-time act of Germany’s industrial music record label, Ant-Zen.-Members / History:...
, Templegardens, Substanz T, Telepherique feat. Roger Rotor, Cybernetic Fuckheadz, Savak
SAVAK
SAVAK was the secret police, domestic security and intelligence service established by Iran's Mohammad Reza Shah on the recommendation of the British Government and with the help of the United States' Central Intelligence Agency SAVAK (Persian: ساواک, short for سازمان اطلاعات و امنیت کشور...
, Sonar
Sonar (band)
Sonar is the name of a Belgian musical group, combining rhythmic noise, soundscapes, and industrial music. It was formed as a side-project of noise artists Dirk Ivens and Patrick Stevens.- Members / History :...
, Winterkälte, Law Rah Collective, Contagious Orgasm, Azure Skies, Axiome
Axiome
Axiome is a Belgian musical project combining elements of rhythm, industrial, breakcore and noise. It has been releasing music on Germany’s Ant-Zen record label since 1999.-Members / History:...
, Panacea
Panacea (artist)
Mathis Mootz is a prolific German electronic musician and DJ from Germany. Mootz is best known as The Panacea , his drum and bass stage name and main musical project, and as m2 , his dark ambient side project and alter-ego.Born August 18, 1976 in Wetzlar, Germany, Mootz served an apprenticeship in...
vs. Needle Sharing, Proyecto mirage
Proyecto mirage
- Full Time Albums :Proyecto Mirage, Hands Productions -1999Two tons of Rubble, Hands Productions -2001Two tons of Rubble-Box, Hands Productions -2001Do not look at me -Picture Vinil -2002Gas Alarm, Hands Productions -2004...
, Black Lung
Black Lung
Black Lung is an electronic and industrial music project by Australian musician David Thrussell, also known for his industrial bands Snog and the more ambient Soma....
, Orphx
Orphx
Formed in 1994, Orphx is the electronic music project of Canadians Richard Oddie and Christina Sealey. Hailing from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Orphx is very active in the international industrial and experimental music scenes...
2002: Sonic Dragolgo, Synth-Etik, SINA
Sina
Sina is a Persian name. "Sina" comes from a Hebrew word meaning: "explorer of knowledge". It is a popular male name in Iran, largely due to Avicenna...
, m2, Klangstabil feat. S.alt, Somatic Responses, Hypnoskull
Hypnoskull
Hypnoskull is the name of Belgian musical group whose style borrows elements of noise, industrial music, jungle, breakbeat, lo-fi, and techno. Hypnoskull currently releases music through Germany’s Ant-Zen record label.-Members / History:...
, Winterkälte, Config.Sys, Tarmvred
Tarmvred
Tarmvred is a music group from Gothenburg, Sweden that is the brainchild of Jonas Johansson.-History:Johansson got his start musically by making his own remixes of tracks by Skinny Puppy and posting them online under the name Triptamine, in 1998...
, Roger Rotor, Deutsch Nepal
Deutsch Nepal
Deutsch Nepal is the solo industrial/dark ambient project of Swede Lina Der Baby Doll General .- Works :Under the name Deutsch Nepal, Lina has issued eight studio albums and a 7" as well as contributing to various compilations including a split CD with In Slaughter Nativesand another with The Moon...
, Placid
Placid
Placid is a masculine given name, and may refer to:* John Placid Adelham , English Protestant minister* Saint Placid , Italian Christian monk* Father Placid J Podipara , Indian Catholic priest...
, Panacea
Panacea (artist)
Mathis Mootz is a prolific German electronic musician and DJ from Germany. Mootz is best known as The Panacea , his drum and bass stage name and main musical project, and as m2 , his dark ambient side project and alter-ego.Born August 18, 1976 in Wetzlar, Germany, Mootz served an apprenticeship in...
vs. Needle Sharing, Klinik
Klinik
Klinik, , is an industrial music band from Belgium, originally formed around 1982 by electro-synthpop practitioner Marc Verhaeghen, who is the only constant member.-History:...
, Ars Moriendi
Ars moriendi
The Ars moriendi are two related Latin texts dating from about 1415 and 1450 which offer advice on the protocols and procedures of a good death, explaining how to "die well" according to Christian precepts of the late Middle Ages...
, Die neue Sachlichkeit, This Morn' Omina, Xabec, Mimetic, Mental Destruction, Venetian Snares
Venetian Snares
Venetian Snares is the main performing alias of Canadian electronic musician Aaron Funk .From Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Funk is known for making electronic music often in odd numbered time signatures...
vs. Fanny
Fanny (artist)
Fanny is a musical alias of Winnipeg, Manitoba breakcore producer and Scottish expatriate, Fraser Runciman . He was signed to Winnipeg's Sublight Records in 2004, and founded his own record label, Girlcum Records, in 2006...
vs. Hecate
Hecate (artist)
Hecate is an American/Austrian experimental industrial and breakcore musician who lives in Berlin, Germany. She takes her name from the Greek goddess of sorcery Hecate. She uses sex as a major topic in her music, such as in the tracks "Hecate Jacks Off The Jackal" and "The Magick Of Female...
, Imminent, Vromb
Vromb
Vromb is an electronic music act from Montreal Canada. Vromb has been international active since early 1990s....
2003: CellAutoMata, Law-Rah Collective, Iszoloscope
Iszoloscope
Iszoloscope is an industrial band from Aylmer, Quebec, currently based in Montreal. Iszoloscope's music ranges from harsh, rhythmic noise to ambient soundscapes...
, Asche
Asche (band)
Asche is a German musical project, one which encompasses the spectrum of noise, power electronics, and droning ambient. It is a staple act of Germany’s industrial and power noise record label, Ant-Zen.-Members / History:...
, ULTRA s t a t a l s ! feat. Hypnoskull
Hypnoskull
Hypnoskull is the name of Belgian musical group whose style borrows elements of noise, industrial music, jungle, breakbeat, lo-fi, and techno. Hypnoskull currently releases music through Germany’s Ant-Zen record label.-Members / History:...
, Panacea
Panacea (artist)
Mathis Mootz is a prolific German electronic musician and DJ from Germany. Mootz is best known as The Panacea , his drum and bass stage name and main musical project, and as m2 , his dark ambient side project and alter-ego.Born August 18, 1976 in Wetzlar, Germany, Mootz served an apprenticeship in...
, Hanin Elias
Hanin Elias
Hanin Elias is a German industrial/techno artist. She was a member of Atari Teenage Riot and is now a solo artist....
, 5F 55, Punch Inc., Telerotor, Pow[d]er Pussy, Mono No Aware
Mono No Aware
Mono No Aware is German power noise act musician Leif Künzel on the Hands Productions music label. The project was a duo until former band member Stefan Böhm left in early 2002. Mono No Aware has performed live in various countries. Leif Künzel also has a sideproject called NORM which has had two...
, Klangstabil, Synapscape
Synapscape
Synapscape is a German recording duo specializing in the creation of dark noise, teknoid, and power electronics. It is a long-time act of Germany’s industrial music record label, Ant-Zen.-Members / History:...
, Converter, Antigen Shift
Antigen Shift
Antigen Shift is an electro industrial band hailing from Ottawa, Canada led by Nick Thériault. The band takes its name from the medical phenomenon. He is currently working on his 6th release.-Background:...
, Axiome, Detritus
Detritus
Detritus is a biological term used to describe dead or waste organic material.Detritus may also refer to:* Detritus , a geological term used to describe the particles of rock produced by weathering...
, Morgenstern
Morgenstern (band)
thumb|Morgenstern on stage at the IWTBF Festival, Berlin, Dez 2003Morgenstern is the name of a musical project combining noise, industrial, and ambient music. It is a continuing act of Germany's Ant-Zen record label.-Members/History:...
, Architect
Architect (band)
Architect is a political American progressive metal band from Syracuse, New York and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.- Current lineup :...
, Needle Sharing, Ah Cama-Sotz, Sonar
Sonar (band)
Sonar is the name of a Belgian musical group, combining rhythmic noise, soundscapes, and industrial music. It was formed as a side-project of noise artists Dirk Ivens and Patrick Stevens.- Members / History :...
2004: Dazzling Malicious, Greyhound
Greyhound (band)
Greyhound was a reggae band from the United Kingdom.Greyhound began as The Rudies in the late 1960s, with core members Danny Smith and Freddie Notes. They also released material as The Tilermen and Des All Stars. Under the name The Rudies, they issued a cover of "Patches" by Clarence Carter and...
, Norm, Monokrom, Geistform, Hecate
Hecate (artist)
Hecate is an American/Austrian experimental industrial and breakcore musician who lives in Berlin, Germany. She takes her name from the Greek goddess of sorcery Hecate. She uses sex as a major topic in her music, such as in the tracks "Hecate Jacks Off The Jackal" and "The Magick Of Female...
, Mimetic, Vromb
Vromb
Vromb is an electronic music act from Montreal Canada. Vromb has been international active since early 1990s....
, This Morn' Omina, Heimstatt Yipotash, Genetic Selection, Hecq
Hecq
-References:*...
, ¥Π¥, Config.Sys, L'ombre, Hypnoskull
Hypnoskull
Hypnoskull is the name of Belgian musical group whose style borrows elements of noise, industrial music, jungle, breakbeat, lo-fi, and techno. Hypnoskull currently releases music through Germany’s Ant-Zen record label.-Members / History:...
, Winterkälte, Robert Görl, Caos, Mothboy, Polarlicht 4.1, s:cage, Catholic Boys in Heavy Leather, Larvae, Mlada Fronta, Sanctum
Sanctum (band)
Sanctum is a band from Sweden formed in 1994. Their music is often classified as industrial or electronic, and combines elements of orchestral and contemporary music. Lately experimental music has become a dominant influence. Sanctum originally consisted of four members, Jan Carleklev, Marika...
, Monolith, Proyecto mirage
Proyecto mirage
- Full Time Albums :Proyecto Mirage, Hands Productions -1999Two tons of Rubble, Hands Productions -2001Two tons of Rubble-Box, Hands Productions -2001Do not look at me -Picture Vinil -2002Gas Alarm, Hands Productions -2004...
2005: Ah Cama-Sotz, Ambassador 21
Ambassador 21
Ambassador 21 is an Industrial/Digital Hardcore band from Minsk, Belarus. Most of AMBASSADOR21's lyrics are in Russian and English languages. AMBASSADOR21 play breakbeat hardcore / industrial / hardcore techno with punk elements.-History:...
, Atrox
Atrox
Atrox is an avant-garde metal band from Trondheim, Norway. The group originally formed under the name "Suffocation" but soon changed it because of numerous other bands with the same name. Formed in 1988, the band released its first material only in 1997, and followed it with two releases on notable...
, Az Rotator, Brighter Death Now
Brighter Death Now
Brighter Death Now is the artist name under which Roger Karmanik , the founder of the Swedish record label Cold Meat Industry, releases death industrial, power electronics and dark ambient music....
, Contagious Orgasm, Contaminant, Deutsch Nepal
Deutsch Nepal
Deutsch Nepal is the solo industrial/dark ambient project of Swede Lina Der Baby Doll General .- Works :Under the name Deutsch Nepal, Lina has issued eight studio albums and a 7" as well as contributing to various compilations including a split CD with In Slaughter Nativesand another with The Moon...
, Edgey
Edgey
Edgey is an experimental music, industrial and breakcore musical project from New York City. Stephen James Knight is the production mind behind the creations, also denoting a side project, for this moniker...
, Imminent
Imminent (band)
Imminent is a Belgian musical project formerly, and still commonly known as Imminent Starvation. It is a staple act of Germany’s industrial and power noise record label, Ant-Zen. -Members / History:...
, Klangstabil, Kraken
Kraken
Kraken are legendary sea monsters of giant proportions said to have dwelt off the coasts of Norway and Iceland.In modern German, Krake means octopus but can also refer to the legendary Kraken...
, Mental Destruction, Morgenstern
Morgenstern (Mittelalter band)
-Albums:*Feuertaufe *Heute ist die Rache mein *Rausch *Fuego -External links:** at Napalm Records...
, Orphx
Orphx
Formed in 1994, Orphx is the electronic music project of Canadians Richard Oddie and Christina Sealey. Hailing from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Orphx is very active in the international industrial and experimental music scenes...
, Pow[d]er Pussy, Punch Inc., Rasputin, Roger Rotor, S.K.E.T., Synapscape
Synapscape
Synapscape is a German recording duo specializing in the creation of dark noise, teknoid, and power electronics. It is a long-time act of Germany’s industrial music record label, Ant-Zen.-Members / History:...
, Architect
Architect (band)
Architect is a political American progressive metal band from Syracuse, New York and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.- Current lineup :...
, Empusae, Enduser, Iszoloscope
Iszoloscope
Iszoloscope is an industrial band from Aylmer, Quebec, currently based in Montreal. Iszoloscope's music ranges from harsh, rhythmic noise to ambient soundscapes...
, Kom Intern, Kirdec
C-drik Fermont
C-drík is a vegan artist, academically trained musician, dj, singer, composer and drummer. He is a former student of electro-acoustic composer Annette Vande Gorne .-Biography:...
Feat. Elekore, Lapsed
Lapsed
Not to be confused with the religious term "lapsed".Lapsed was the third album by Bardo Pond. It was released on October 21, 1997 on Matador Records.-Track listing:#"Tommy Gun Angel" - 5:15#"Pick My Brain" - 6:43#"Flux" - 9:07...
, Loss, Sonar
Sonar (band)
Sonar is the name of a Belgian musical group, combining rhythmic noise, soundscapes, and industrial music. It was formed as a side-project of noise artists Dirk Ivens and Patrick Stevens.- Members / History :...
2006: Antigen Shift
Antigen Shift
Antigen Shift is an electro industrial band hailing from Ottawa, Canada led by Nick Thériault. The band takes its name from the medical phenomenon. He is currently working on his 6th release.-Background:...
, Asche
Asche (band)
Asche is a German musical project, one which encompasses the spectrum of noise, power electronics, and droning ambient. It is a staple act of Germany’s industrial and power noise record label, Ant-Zen.-Members / History:...
, Bong-Ra
Bong-Ra
Bong-Ra is the performing name of Dutch breakcore musician Jason Kohnen from Utrecht. Formed in 1996, initially producing and DJing jungle music...
, Black Lung
Black Lung
Black Lung is an electronic and industrial music project by Australian musician David Thrussell, also known for his industrial bands Snog and the more ambient Soma....
, Camanecroszcope, Cdatakill, Geistform, Genevieve Pasquier, Hypnoskull
Hypnoskull
Hypnoskull is the name of Belgian musical group whose style borrows elements of noise, industrial music, jungle, breakbeat, lo-fi, and techno. Hypnoskull currently releases music through Germany’s Ant-Zen record label.-Members / History:...
, Hysteresis, In Slaughter Natives
In Slaughter Natives
In Slaughter Natives is a Swedish industrial, dark ambient act formed by Jouni Havukainen in 1985. They have releases on the Cold Meat Industry label.- Discography :# In Slaughter Natives # Enter Now the World...
, Institution D.O.L, m2, Mimetic, Militia, Moctan, Mono No Aware
Mono No Aware
Mono No Aware is German power noise act musician Leif Künzel on the Hands Productions music label. The project was a duo until former band member Stefan Böhm left in early 2002. Mono No Aware has performed live in various countries. Leif Künzel also has a sideproject called NORM which has had two...
, Needle Sharing, Nullvektor, P.A.L
P.A.L
P·A·L is a German musical project whose style ranges from power noise to ambient. It is a long-time act on Germany’s Hymen Records and Ant-Zen record labels.-Members and history:...
, Shorai, Snog
Snog
Snog is a band formed by Australian musician David Thrussell, along with fellow art school friends, Tim McGrath and Julia Bourke, in 1989. The band's music is a fusion of many different styles, including industrial, techno, ambient, experimental, funk and even some of the social commentary of...
, Suicide Inside, The (Law-Rah) Collective, This Morn' Omina, Winterkälte, Xabec
2007: 100 Blumen, 5f-X, Ab ovo
Ab ovo
Ab ovo is a reference to one of the twin eggs of Leda and Zeus, disguised as a swan, from which Helen was born...
, Ah Cama-Sotz, Ahnst Anders, Ambassador 21
Ambassador 21
Ambassador 21 is an Industrial/Digital Hardcore band from Minsk, Belarus. Most of AMBASSADOR21's lyrics are in Russian and English languages. AMBASSADOR21 play breakbeat hardcore / industrial / hardcore techno with punk elements.-History:...
, Catholic Boys in Heavy Leather, Config.Sys, Dazzling Malicious, Detritus, Detune X, DJ Hidden
DJ Hidden
DJ Hidden is a Dutch Electronic music producer and DJ from Goes. DJ Hidden's sound is known for its hardcore, IDM and breakcore influences.-Biography:...
, Drumcorps, Eva3, Greyhound
Greyhound (band)
Greyhound was a reggae band from the United Kingdom.Greyhound began as The Rudies in the late 1960s, with core members Danny Smith and Freddie Notes. They also released material as The Tilermen and Des All Stars. Under the name The Rudies, they issued a cover of "Patches" by Clarence Carter and...
, Keef Baker, Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio
Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio
Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio is a neofolk and martial industrial music group from Stockholm. The band is composed of its founding member and vocalist Tomas Pettersson, and Rose-Marie Larsen, who replaced Chelsea Krook on backup vocals...
, Scrap Edx, S.K.E.T., Skincage, Sonar
Sonar (band)
Sonar is the name of a Belgian musical group, combining rhythmic noise, soundscapes, and industrial music. It was formed as a side-project of noise artists Dirk Ivens and Patrick Stevens.- Members / History :...
, Spherical Disrupted, Synapscape
Synapscape
Synapscape is a German recording duo specializing in the creation of dark noise, teknoid, and power electronics. It is a long-time act of Germany’s industrial music record label, Ant-Zen.-Members / History:...
, This Morn' Omina, Twinkle
Twinkle
Twinkle may refer to one of the following.* Twinkle, the common name for Scintillation , the variation of brightness of distant objectsPeople:* Twinkle , a British pop singer in the 1960s...
, ¥Π¥, Vromb
Vromb
Vromb is an electronic music act from Montreal Canada. Vromb has been international active since early 1990s....
2008:
Hysteresis
Hysteresis
Hysteresis is the dependence of a system not just on its current environment but also on its past. This dependence arises because the system can be in more than one internal state. To predict its future evolution, either its internal state or its history must be known. If a given input alternately...
, Kirdec
C-drik Fermont
C-drík is a vegan artist, academically trained musician, dj, singer, composer and drummer. He is a former student of electro-acoustic composer Annette Vande Gorne .-Biography:...
, P.A.L
P.A.L
P·A·L is a German musical project whose style ranges from power noise to ambient. It is a long-time act on Germany’s Hymen Records and Ant-Zen record labels.-Members and history:...
,
Scorn
Scorn (band)
Scorn was an English electronic music project. The group was formed in the early 1990s as a side project of former Napalm Death members Mick Harris and Nic Bullen...
,
Architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
& Enduser,
Roger Rotor,
Iszoloscope
Iszoloscope
Iszoloscope is an industrial band from Aylmer, Quebec, currently based in Montreal. Iszoloscope's music ranges from harsh, rhythmic noise to ambient soundscapes...
+ Camanecroszcope + Ah Cama-Sotz,
Mono No Aware
Mono No Aware
Mono No Aware is German power noise act musician Leif Künzel on the Hands Productions music label. The project was a duo until former band member Stefan Böhm left in early 2002. Mono No Aware has performed live in various countries. Leif Künzel also has a sideproject called NORM which has had two...
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Kraken
Kraken
Kraken are legendary sea monsters of giant proportions said to have dwelt off the coasts of Norway and Iceland.In modern German, Krake means octopus but can also refer to the legendary Kraken...
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Rasputeen In Heavy Leather,
Larvae,
Empusae & Friends,
Xabec,
Asche
Asche (band)
Asche is a German musical project, one which encompasses the spectrum of noise, power electronics, and droning ambient. It is a staple act of Germany’s industrial and power noise record label, Ant-Zen.-Members / History:...
/ Morgenstern
Morgenstern (Mittelalter band)
-Albums:*Feuertaufe *Heute ist die Rache mein *Rausch *Fuego -External links:** at Napalm Records...
& Ars Moriendi
Ars moriendi
The Ars moriendi are two related Latin texts dating from about 1415 and 1450 which offer advice on the protocols and procedures of a good death, explaining how to "die well" according to Christian precepts of the late Middle Ages...
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Orphx
Orphx
Formed in 1994, Orphx is the electronic music project of Canadians Richard Oddie and Christina Sealey. Hailing from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Orphx is very active in the international industrial and experimental music scenes...
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Imminent,
Militia
Militia
The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. It is a polyseme with...
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Config Sys + Ahnst Anders,
Hypnoskull
Hypnoskull
Hypnoskull is the name of Belgian musical group whose style borrows elements of noise, industrial music, jungle, breakbeat, lo-fi, and techno. Hypnoskull currently releases music through Germany’s Ant-Zen record label.-Members / History:...
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Ambassador 21
Ambassador 21
Ambassador 21 is an Industrial/Digital Hardcore band from Minsk, Belarus. Most of AMBASSADOR21's lyrics are in Russian and English languages. AMBASSADOR21 play breakbeat hardcore / industrial / hardcore techno with punk elements.-History:...
+ Suicide Inside,
Monokrom,
Klangstabil,
Punch Inc.,
Mimetic
Mimetic
In mathematics, mimesis is the quality of a numerical method which imitates some properties of the continuum problem. The goal of numerical analysis is to approximate the continuum, so instead of solving a partial differential equation one aims to solve a discrete version of the continuum problem...
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Sonar
Sonar
Sonar is a technique that uses sound propagation to navigate, communicate with or detect other vessels...
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The (Law-Rah) Collective,
Monolith
Monolith
A monolith is a geological feature such as a mountain, consisting of a single massive stone or rock, or a single piece of rock placed as, or within, a monument...
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Ms Gentur,
Proyecto mirage
Proyecto mirage
- Full Time Albums :Proyecto Mirage, Hands Productions -1999Two tons of Rubble, Hands Productions -2001Two tons of Rubble-Box, Hands Productions -2001Do not look at me -Picture Vinil -2002Gas Alarm, Hands Productions -2004...
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Contagious Orgasm,
Bong-Ra
Bong-Ra
Bong-Ra is the performing name of Dutch breakcore musician Jason Kohnen from Utrecht. Formed in 1996, initially producing and DJing jungle music...
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Vromb
Vromb
Vromb is an electronic music act from Montreal Canada. Vromb has been international active since early 1990s....
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Winterkälte
2009:
100 Blumen, Alarmen,
Angina P, Broken Note,
Contaminant,
Dazzling Malicious,
Dive,
Greyhound
Greyhound (band)
Greyhound was a reggae band from the United Kingdom.Greyhound began as The Rudies in the late 1960s, with core members Danny Smith and Freddie Notes. They also released material as The Tilermen and Des All Stars. Under the name The Rudies, they issued a cover of "Patches" by Clarence Carter and...
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Genevieve Pasquier,
Synapscape
Synapscape
Synapscape is a German recording duo specializing in the creation of dark noise, teknoid, and power electronics. It is a long-time act of Germany’s industrial music record label, Ant-Zen.-Members / History:...
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This Morn' Omina,
Powder Pussy,
Sudden Infant,
Teknoist,
Tzolk'in
Tzolk'in
Tzolk'in is the name bestowed by Mayanists on the 260-day Mesoamerican calendar used by the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.The tzolk'in, the basic cycle of the Maya calendar, is a pre-eminent...
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Brighter Death Now
Brighter Death Now
Brighter Death Now is the artist name under which Roger Karmanik , the founder of the Swedish record label Cold Meat Industry, releases death industrial, power electronics and dark ambient music....
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Feine Trinkers Bei Pinkels Daheim,
DJ Hidden
DJ Hidden
DJ Hidden is a Dutch Electronic music producer and DJ from Goes. DJ Hidden's sound is known for its hardcore, IDM and breakcore influences.-Biography:...
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Gjöll
Gjöll
In Norse mythology, Gjöll is one of the eleven rivers traditionally associated with the Élivágar, according to Gylfaginning, originating from the wellspring Hvergelmir in Niflheim, flowing through Ginnungagap, and thence into the worlds of existence...
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Hecq
Hecq
-References:*...
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Heimstatt Yipotash,
Last days Of S.E.X.,
Mono-Amine, S.K.E.T.
2010:
Mandelbrot
Mandelbrot
Mandelbrot, may refer to:* Benoît Mandelbrot , a mathematician associated with fractal geometry* Mandelbrot set, a fractal popularized by Benoît Mandelbrot* Mandelbrot Competition, a math competition- See also :...
, 13th Monkey, Matta, Chrysalide, Bipol, Config.sys
CONFIG.SYS
CONFIG.SYS is the primary configuration file for the DOS, OS/2 as well as similar operating systems. It is a special file that contains setup or configuration instructions for the computer system.- Usage :...
, Ambassador 21
Ambassador 21
Ambassador 21 is an Industrial/Digital Hardcore band from Minsk, Belarus. Most of AMBASSADOR21's lyrics are in Russian and English languages. AMBASSADOR21 play breakbeat hardcore / industrial / hardcore techno with punk elements.-History:...
, Asche
Asche
Asche may refer to:* Asché , German cryptographer* Asche , German musical projectPeople with the surname Asche:* Austin Asche , Australian judge* Jochen Asche , East German luger...
, Sonar
Sonar
Sonar is a technique that uses sound propagation to navigate, communicate with or detect other vessels...
, Simon Schall, Swanika, Zero Degree
Zero degree
Zero Degree is a postmodern novel written in 1998 by Tamil author Charu Nivedita, later translated into Malayalam and English.The novel uses a non-linear narrative structure and often shockingly sexual and/or violent content, jumping between phone sex conversations, torture scenes , love poems,...
, ABS6, Subheim, Edgey
Edgey
Edgey is an experimental music, industrial and breakcore musical project from New York City. Stephen James Knight is the production mind behind the creations, also denoting a side project, for this moniker...
, Iszoloscope
Iszoloscope
Iszoloscope is an industrial band from Aylmer, Quebec, currently based in Montreal. Iszoloscope's music ranges from harsh, rhythmic noise to ambient soundscapes...
, Ah Cama-Sotz, Winterkälte, Horque, Killer, Lingouf, Frl. Linientreu, Niveau Zero, Sonic Aarea, Nullvektor, Mono No Aware
Mono No Aware
Mono No Aware is German power noise act musician Leif Künzel on the Hands Productions music label. The project was a duo until former band member Stefan Böhm left in early 2002. Mono No Aware has performed live in various countries. Leif Künzel also has a sideproject called NORM which has had two...
, Architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
2011:
Dirk Geiger, Spherical Disrupted, Ahnst Anders, Suicide Inside, Igorrr, Xabec, Contaminant, Empusae, Synapscape
Synapscape
Synapscape is a German recording duo specializing in the creation of dark noise, teknoid, and power electronics. It is a long-time act of Germany’s industrial music record label, Ant-Zen.-Members / History:...
, The_empath, Mobthrow, 16Pad Noise Terrorist, Atrabilis Sunrise, Näo, Pankow
Pankow (Italian band)
Pankow is an Italian/German Electronic & EBM band, formed in 1979 and headed by Maurizio Fasolo. In its early days, the songs were in German , with singer Alex Spalck. Like the East German band of the same name, Pankow was named after the Pankow district of Berlin...
, Thorofon, This Morn' Omina, Needle Sharing, Saal5, Kirdec
C-drik Fermont
C-drík is a vegan artist, academically trained musician, dj, singer, composer and drummer. He is a former student of electro-acoustic composer Annette Vande Gorne .-Biography:...
, Wieloryb, Dazzling Malicious, Marita Schreck, Balkansky & Loop Stepwalker, Contagious Orgasm, Imminent, Lustmord
Lustmord
Brian Williams is a British electronic musician often credited for creating the dark ambient genre with albums recorded under the name Lustmord.- History :Williams started recording as Lustmord in 1980 before joining SPK in 1982...