Redzone
Encyclopedia
Redzone is a multi-genre band from London
, England
.
They were pioneering in their use of real instruments that are then sampled and processed, and of the Internet to distribute music and video.
After recording demos in 1997, they released two MP3
web singles in 1998, "Torrid/Crime of Passion" and "Layer6/Body Craves". Their debut CD "Modified" came out in 1999 on their 'Phasechange Recordings' label, and was followed by "[digital flesh]" in 2005, containing an interactive, multi-threaded CD-ROM video.
Redzone were credited by Wired and Reuters as being the first band to tour in Second Life
in February 2007.
They co-promoted and performed at The Scorched Earth Festival, which took place on May 1, 2007.
The third Redzone studio album, 'Abstract Revolution' was released on June 20, 2008, and a track was played on BBC Radio 4 on March 15, 2009.
The "White Sun" DVD was released on December 12, 2008.
A single, ‘Film Noir’ was released on May 27, 2010, and the White Sun DVD soundtrack album on November 20, 2010.
The first in a series of 4 download-only EP's, 'Ultrastructure Volume I' was released on May 1, 2011 at the Mayday Mayhem Festival in Second Life. The event was curated by Redzone.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
They were pioneering in their use of real instruments that are then sampled and processed, and of the Internet to distribute music and video.
After recording demos in 1997, they released two MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
web singles in 1998, "Torrid/Crime of Passion" and "Layer6/Body Craves". Their debut CD "Modified" came out in 1999 on their 'Phasechange Recordings' label, and was followed by "[digital flesh]" in 2005, containing an interactive, multi-threaded CD-ROM video.
Redzone were credited by Wired and Reuters as being the first band to tour in Second Life
Second Life
Second Life is an online virtual world developed by Linden Lab. It was launched on June 23, 2003. A number of free client programs, or Viewers, enable Second Life users, called Residents, to interact with each other through avatars...
in February 2007.
They co-promoted and performed at The Scorched Earth Festival, which took place on May 1, 2007.
The third Redzone studio album, 'Abstract Revolution' was released on June 20, 2008, and a track was played on BBC Radio 4 on March 15, 2009.
The "White Sun" DVD was released on December 12, 2008.
A single, ‘Film Noir’ was released on May 27, 2010, and the White Sun DVD soundtrack album on November 20, 2010.
The first in a series of 4 download-only EP's, 'Ultrastructure Volume I' was released on May 1, 2011 at the Mayday Mayhem Festival in Second Life. The event was curated by Redzone.