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TRIPFORM
Tripform returns from deep space hybernation: Pablo Manzarek previously
recorded as a member of Microstudio on the Carpet Bomb label, former keyboard
player of AI, and many other relevant side projects including soundtrack
performances. Pablo works out of his home studio in the Los Angeles area,
generating thumping IDM with a melodic grace. For more info www.tripform.com
MR.
SOON
The Mr. Soon CD "Places In Arizona" was named as "one of
the best releases of 2002" by Wind and Wire, the electronic music
EMagazine broadly covering the ambient music genre. An Arizona native,
Joe Jakob, a.k.a Mr. Soon, has notably worked with Grammy Award winning
Native American artists Verdell Primeaux and Johnny Mike, mixing traditional
peyote healing chants with Joe's subtly powerful atmospherics. More at
www.psyrecords.com
ELECTRO
TEC SERVICES
ELECTRO TEC SERVICES are Los Angeles-based computer music duo Aaron Raab
[Florida exile Dream Electric] and John von Seggern [one-half of Hong
Kong's Digital Cutup Lounge]. They have rocked dancefloors from China
to the Caribbean with their groovy postdigital beats and sounds. More
at www.electrotecservices.com
THE
LUXURY TAX
This duo's exciting live shows will range anywhere, soothing to startling,
in a dense sound collage that covers virtually everything going on currently
in electronic music. They have appeared at the Transcinema Festival and
the 26 Mix sound lounge in San Francisco, as well as the Knitting Factory
and The Echo in Los Angeles. More at www.budgetcutsmusic.com
APPOGEE
Pushing the boundaries of sonic exploration, Jay Skinner's spectacular
shows feature a wild mix of electronically processed guitars over a shifting
aural canvas that will go through IDM and indie rock into gothic drones.
His Appogee CD "Unconscious Ruckuss", was recently released
on Domo subsidiary Kanpai Records. More at www.appogeemusic.com
or www.kanpairecords.com
INDICIA
Coming from distinctly different musical backgrounds, this duo consists
of keyboardist Digital Rust and singer Betsy Ullery. Their songs blend
original, 'hardcore' beat loops and samples with harmonic melody. Indicia
is often aired on LA radio stations and makes appearances at clubs like
The Viper Room and The Knitting Factory. More at www.indiciamusic.net
CONSTANT
FLUX
Known throughout the LA electronic music scene for his experimental/breakbeat,
artist Constant Flux (wide-released on Run Recordings, a division of Lakeshore
Motion Pictures) performs his compositions alongside the stunning live
visual projection of artist Love Mushroom (Yo Suzuki). Constant Flux has been featured
on NPR as well as LA radio stations KCRW, KXLU, Indie 103.1, Power
106, KUCI, and many more across the globe. He also performs under the alias Fiberface, a side project
that permits him to get back to his 80s roots in dark, experimental industrial/electro.
More at www.fluxgruv.com
VIC
HENNEGAN
Freshly emerging in the LA EM scene, Vic Hennegan has been building up
a vast variety of ambient soundscape works ever since the late 80's. Vic's
main focus now is actually in the techno/house realm, and for some years
he's been performing his dance music at raves around Southern California.
www.vichenneganmusic.com
ZYGOTE
Zygote (Steven Ruiz) uses the mechanized process of electronic music production
to express complex human emotion. His sound transcends the inhuman element
of "technologically enhanced" production methods so vital in
the world of electronic music producers, and in it's place submits raw
and unfiltered emotion. Stephen has releases on Under the Radar Records,
Budget Cuts, and Alectric Records (Canada). He now resides in Oklahoma
City. www.undertheradar.net
KATHIE
TALBOT
A self described "anthropologist of sound" and a Los Angeles
based composer/vocalist/remixtress. Kathie's music and/or vocals can currently
be heard on commercials for Nissan, Budlight, and Hewlett Packard (shhhh,
it's a secret). More about this artist on her website at www.kathietalbot.com
SEQUENOX
Sequenox is Jim Cowgill's sonic journey, breathing organic spirit into
a purely mechanized setting. Sound clouds take shape, form, then burst
into a rain of synthesized rhythm. The listener is invited to relax, take
an ambient pathway, and experience the sound colors that shift in time
and space. Sequenox also performs with Los Angeles video artist, Chuck
Overcash, aka Optical Light Pipe, for a total audio visual meltdown. More
at: www.sequenox.com
NITURE
Niture was born from a slap in the face when the knife got to sharp. Niture
is Eddie Loyola, and Eddie's art school background clearly shows through
his wide ranging sonic canvasses that merge elements of hip hop, ambient,
and digitally generated sounds into Robert Rauschenberg-like collages.
His latest CD "Ambiguous" has just been released on his Mindfindings
label for 2004.
CAVESTAR
Kevin Crosslin, a.k.a Cavestar, began releasing his solo work in 1994.
His music has appeared on compilation CDs and film soundtracks. In 1997,
he released his self titled solo CD on Mindspore Records. Then, teaming
up with KCRW DJ Kevin Lincoln in 1998, they produced the acclaimed "Los
Angeles : Critical Mass, a collection of music showcasing premier LA based
electronic recording artists. More at www.cavestar.com
HENRY
STRANGE (wuz Trace Element)
An emotional journey of electronic textures, angular electro rhythms,
and cinematic strings, Trace Element is an electro-cinematic presentation
of live instruments and computer programmed beats and melodies. Henry
Hsiao, a vetern producer has re-mixed Michael Jackson's 'One More Chance',
programmed sounds for Wes Craven's 'Cursed' and 'Red Eye', and produced
countless artists through his production company Pure Tone Productions
For more info and to hear his works visit: www.henrystrange.com
www.thetraceelement.com
SURFACE
10 ACTIVITY
As a co-founder of the collective, Dean De Benedictis has worked through
FFC to help form a cohesive electronic music community. Dean's music under
his original moniker Surface 10 (Hypnotic, DiN, SFM Records) has taken
many stylistic twists since its genesis in 1996, and has been featured
on radio throughout the globe and talked about throughout the Net. The
range of approaches and genres that Dean has drawn influence from to convey
broad emotions through technology has not always gone understood by the
media, though Dean can sense the 'activity' now. www.fatelessmusic.com
or Surface 10: www.din.org.uk/
REED
ROTHCHILD
Reed Rothchild is the assumed alias of Jess Stroup, a composer and multi-instrumentalist
living in Los Angeles. Jess creates music very cinematic in nature, conveying
emotion and telling stories, while traversing a range of styles including
electro, ambient, and breaks. Since 2002, Reed Rothchild has released
two discs and appeared on a compilation on Nophi Recordings, in addition
to writing music for film and commercials. His latest release, Five Oceans,
is available from Nophi Recordings. More at www.reedrothchild.com
Laura Escudé works in the audio industry, composing and doing sound design for TV and film. A classically trained violinist, she earned a B.A. in violin from Florida State University with an emphasis in commercial music. Currently, she plays violin with the Santa Monica Symphony, and has performed at KXLU 88.9, KUCI Irvine 88.9, KSPC
88.7, WMNF 88.5, the LA Art Fest, the Apple Store and Create Fixate, to name a few. Laura mixes synthesized sounds with midi pedals and violin effects to create her original electronic style. More at www.lauraescude.com
Christian Fayette, aka Christiano or Karishtan, has been involved in the underground LA electronic music scene and theatre companies for the past several years. He has collaborated with Feel Free Productions, Integral Gatherings, Green Sector, Cat’s Cradle, Burning Man, Ian Forest and Dream Circus, and has also performed on KXLU, at the Temple Bar and at various yoga venues and expos. His music blends sounds from various cultures and styles, fusing electronic elements that range from experimental to breakbeat. He is currently producing electronic dance music and playing live shows with Peter Ludwig from Tonehenge and Rik Sharaj of Mandala Music.
began making loud noise with a japanese drumset, a pair of boom-boxes and a flamenco guitar. it was through this miraculous conglomeration of stuff that he discovered multi-track recording. the result of his experiments would lead him to record a punk album before he could play his instruments. 14 years later, armed with a long story, garcia's music has taken flight -- genre-free & pure as an atom bomb. he also finds the time to run nophi recordings and fight crime with his clairvoyant canine sidekick. www.randygarcia.com
TARA
KING TH
On their first Lp 'Sequence
01,' French band Tara King th unveiled a unique soundscape melding dark,
sensual tones of electronic, trip hop, down tempo and original soundtrack
music. Collaborating on a wide range of projects (concerts, remixes, compilations,
music for film works...), Tara King th released the "echoes of the
future' EP giving listeners a glimpse at a softer and more sedate side
of their music. The band's new album 'the tara king theory' is a mix of
instrumental tracks such as 'on a cinematic trip' and boudoir-like electro
pop, Tara King th has released a truly deep and fully fledged second LP.
www.mudahpeach.com
EXILLON
Taking pride in the
fact that he utilizes no hardware elements in his rig, Jay Fields aka
Exillon brings strictly computer-based music to a new level. His releases
demonstrate his dedication to perfection, and are indicative of great
things to come." Look for his latest albums on Component Records
and Ad Noiseaum Records. www.exillon.com
ASYMMETRICAL
HEAD
There is indeed a fine line between art and music, and asymmetrical head
(aka william rosario) proves that sometimes its impossible to find that
line. Unique sound and excellent expression of emotion through music.
Definatly not something u hear everyday. And thats a good thing. www.myspace.com/asymmetricalhead
A Detroit transplant who has taken to the turntables, he has also been known to twist a knob.
An old mix tape was the initial source of inspiration for this musical project. Punk, Jazz, Hip Hop and Electronica have all been dubbed on to this tape, only to be recorded over again with an entirely different music genre. This mix tape also represents the range of musical conditioning that German producer Robot Koch (also the producer of JAHCOOZI) has undergone and his musical mission to bust the narrow confines of genre music wide open. The axis through which this style clash is linked is Hip Hop. Not Hip Hop in the conventional sense though, more the boundaries on Hip Hop crossing over into Electronica, Post Rock and IDM.
John has performed his unique blend of techno electro jazz at countless clubs, festivals and events in Asia and the US, often with some incarnation of his band Digital Cutup Lounge (formed in Hong Kong with UK partner Stephen Ives). DCL have released two CDs, Cutup Mixdown (2001) and Network Effects (2002), in addition to remixing international artists such as Nelly Furtado and Barry White. More at www.johnvon.info