Shelby Cinca
Encyclopedia
Shelby Serban-Alex Cinca (born 19 March 1976) is a Romania
-born musician, one of the founding members of the DC
post-punk
band Frodus
and the vaudevillian steampunk
band, The Cassettes
. He has also been a part of such bands as Frantic Mantis
and Decahedron. In 2006, Shelby began releasing solo electronic music under his own name that he created with a Game Boy (Game Boy music
) using the Nanoloop software accompanied by various synthesizers and occasional guitars. 2008 saw the official debut releases of his dance/electronica persona, Triobelisk, with 2 EPs after being playlisted by numerous DJs previously for his unsolicited remix of Sussudio
by Phil Collins
that was released in 2007. He has also assisted and help run the independent record labels Carcrash Records (Sweden), Lovitt Records
(Washington, D.C.) and founded the Swedish Columbia electronic music collective.
Aside from music, Shelby is a Graphic Designer/Painter and his work spans from album layouts (most notably Ire Works
by The Dillinger Escape Plan
), logos and interface designs. He has additionally produced a children's book written in English and Romanian entitled Pérong (1st Printing: Autumn 2006).
In 2011, Shelby began designing games debuting with the iPad shooter Tri-Tri-Triobelisk created together with Swedish developer Erik Svedang. He also has a science-fiction themed board-game in development called Zoneplex.
Shelby attended West Springfield High School, in Springfield, Virginia.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
-born musician, one of the founding members of the DC
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
band Frodus
Frodus
Frodus was a 1990s Washington, D.C.-based post-hardcore band, described by critics as a mixture of math rock, hardcore punk, and alternative rock. Their songs were frequently dark and dissonant...
and the vaudevillian steampunk
Steampunk
Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s. Steampunk involves a setting where steam power is still widely used—usually Victorian era Britain or "Wild West"-era United...
band, The Cassettes
The Cassettes
The Cassettes are a Washington, DC based "Mystic Country"/Steampunk band formed in 1999.-History:...
. He has also been a part of such bands as Frantic Mantis
Frantic Mantis
Frantic Mantis originally began in 2003 as a Swedish/US collaboration of Håkan Johansson and Per Stålberg of Division Of Laura Lee and Shelby Cinca from Frodus...
and Decahedron. In 2006, Shelby began releasing solo electronic music under his own name that he created with a Game Boy (Game Boy music
Game Boy music
Game Boy music is a type of chip music produced using a portable gaming console of the Game Boy line. To produce music of the genre, one needs a Game Boy and a cartridge containing appropriate tracking software, such as LSDJ.- Software :...
) using the Nanoloop software accompanied by various synthesizers and occasional guitars. 2008 saw the official debut releases of his dance/electronica persona, Triobelisk, with 2 EPs after being playlisted by numerous DJs previously for his unsolicited remix of Sussudio
Sussudio
"Sussudio" is a song by Phil Collins, released as a single in February 1985. The song is also the first track on Collins' third album, No Jacket Required, released in January of the same year. The song entered frequent rotation on MTV in May, and by 6 July, both the single and the album reached...
by Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
that was released in 2007. He has also assisted and help run the independent record labels Carcrash Records (Sweden), Lovitt Records
Lovitt Records
Lovitt Records is an independent record label that was founded in 1995 by Brian Lowit who was a student at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina at the time...
(Washington, D.C.) and founded the Swedish Columbia electronic music collective.
Aside from music, Shelby is a Graphic Designer/Painter and his work spans from album layouts (most notably Ire Works
Ire Works
-Personnel:* Greg Puciato – vocals* Ben Weinman – guitar, piano, sound design, programming, and backing vocals* Liam Wilson – bass* Gil Sharone – drums, percussion-Additional personnel:* Dimitri Minakakis – backing vocals on "Fix Your Face"...
by The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Dillinger Escape Plan is an American mathcore band from Morris Plains, New Jersey. The group originated in 1997 after the disbanding of Arcane, a hardcore punk trio consisting of Ben Weinman, Dimitri Minakakis, and Chris Pennie. The band's current line-up consists of guitarist Ben Weinman,...
), logos and interface designs. He has additionally produced a children's book written in English and Romanian entitled Pérong (1st Printing: Autumn 2006).
In 2011, Shelby began designing games debuting with the iPad shooter Tri-Tri-Triobelisk created together with Swedish developer Erik Svedang. He also has a science-fiction themed board-game in development called Zoneplex.
Shelby attended West Springfield High School, in Springfield, Virginia.
Full Lengths
- "Electronic 2: Creatures" Digital Release (Swedish Columbia 2008)
- "Electronic 1: Obelisk" Digital Release (Carcrash Records 2006)
7"s/EPs
- "1" (Under the alias: Triobelisk) (Swedish Columbia 2008) Digital EP
- "Zoneplex" (Under the alias: Triobelisk) (Swedish Columbia 2008) Digital EP
- "Loki & The Improbable Soilution" one-sided 7" (Jonas Blank Records 1997) Pressing of 110
Compilations
- Empower: A Torch Benefit (2000 UnderRadar Records/Coolidge Records) - Track: The One Who Tried To See It All
- Fort Reno benefit compilation (1996 Resin Records) - Track: Inherit Prescription (w/ Chaz Barber)