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| Delerium - The most successful project of prolific techno-heads, Rhys Fulber and Bill Leeb. Early Delerium is rife with darkness, creepy sounds and Gothic overtones; the latest Delerium (Semantic Spaces and the wildly popular Karma) is much lighter fare. Still utilizing sampled sounds of Gregorian and Aboriginal chants, pounding percussion and soaring electronics, but now blended with the entrancing vocals of some of the most popular women in music today: Kristy Thirsk, Sarah McLachlan and others. | |
| Delerium
- Duende (CD - Single) - From the newest release,
Karma, this CD single is a good introduction to Delerium. The album version
of "Duende" provides a glimpse of the album Karma, and the two re-mixes
are reminiscent of older, darker Delerium. Delerium - Karma - Their newest full length release, a true masterpiece (IMHO), showcasing what Delerium has always done best: the layering of haunting melodies, trance percussions, found sounds and (starting with their last release, "Semantic Spaces") the enchanting voices of some of alternative pop music's leading ladies. Delerium - Euphoric - Short work, 4 songs totaling about 40 minutes of music, Euphoric is invigorating. Infusing some upbeat, danceable rhythms into the standard synth swirls and creepy effects. Euphoric is not standard Delerium fare, but still good fun. Delerium - Syrophenikan - Early work by Leeb and Fulber, dark and dripping with tribal beats and the religious and warrior chants of tribesman, Syrophenikan is a classic. Delerium - Spiritual Archives - Another work along the lines of Syrophenikan, with less emphasis on chants and more on creepy found sounds and electronica. |
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| Synaesthesia - Another project of Leeb and Fulber (see Delerium above, and FLA below) Synaethesia might just defy description. Trance drum beats, found sounds and a variety of instruments carve out these aural landscapes. | |
| Synaesthesia
- Ephemeral Synaesthesia - Desideratum |
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| Aphex Twin - hard to believe one man could turn out the body of work that is Aphex Twin...disparate styles from hard-core industrial to funk, thundering percussions to delicate melodies, white noise and visceral findings...meet Aphex Twin, you'll either love it or hate. | |
| Aphex
Twin - Selected Ambient Works Volume 2 Aphex Twin - I Care Because You Do |
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| Skinny Puppy - Now defunct, there is no denying the impact that Skinny Puppy had on the Industrial genre. Though they have been accused of sinking into metal clichés with their use of guitars, their early work stands out as seminal Industrial, and their Vivi Sect VI is still considered one of the best of the genre. Sadly, "The Process" was the last new work by Skinny Puppy... the band's breakup hastened by internal difficulties and the untimely death of Dwayne Rudolph Goetel. |
| Skinny
Puppy- Ain't It Dead Yet? Skinny Puppy - Brap Skinny Puppy - Cleanse, Fold and Manipulate Skinny Puppy - Last Rites Skinny Puppy - Mind:The Perpetual Intercourse Skinny Puppy - Rabies Skinny Puppy - Spasmolytic (CD Single) Skinny Puppy - Too Dark Park Skinny Puppy - Tormentor (CD Single) Skinny Puppy - 12 Inch Anthology Skinny Puppy - Vivi Sect VI |
| Nine Inch Nails - Like it or not, Trent Reznor brought Industrial into the main stream. Sure, there are people who will insist that it "is not Industrial" but that's for people who really care about their labels. For me, NIN is just music (thought there are those who would deny even that!), creative, obnoxious, moving and incredibly threatening to the meek and closed-minded. |
| NIN-
Broken NIN - Down In It (CD Single) NIN - The Downward Spiral NIN - Fixed (CD Single Import) NIN _ Head Like a Hole (CD Maxi-Single) NIN - March of the Pigs NIN - The Perfect Drug NIN - Further Down the Spiral (CD Maxi-Single) NIN - Pretty Hate Machine NIN - Sin (CD Single) |
| Ministry - First conceived as a joke by college student Alan Jourgensen, Ministry has grown into one of the biggest industrial bands around. Though their later addition of guitars to their sound alienated many Industrial purists, they are still a giant in the genre. In my opinion their creativity peaked with "The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste", "Psalm 69" was a best seller for them, but "Filth Pig" was not well received. They are supposed to be working on a new recording, and there will, in the words of Paul Barker long time Ministry member, never be another "Filth Pig". |
| Ministry
- The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste Ministry - In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up (Live) Ministry - Psalm 69 Ministry - Twitch |
| Front Line Assembly - the original project of Leeb and Fulber (see Delerium and Synaesthesia above), FLA has a worldwide cult following. You'll find all the elements here: deafening percussion, bass hums and soaring synths, found sounds and electronic noise....all wrapped together by the techno-apocalyptic visions of Bill Leeb. |
| FLA
- The Blade (CD Single) FLA - Caustic Grip FLA - Live Wired (Box Set) FLA - Millennium |
| Nitzer Ebb -
Another seminal Industrial act, now defunct (I believe), Nitzer Ebb certainly
covers the gamut of Industrial with metal guitars, funky bass departures
and unashamed dance tracks. Nitzer Ebb - Ebbhead |
| Stabbing Westward -
Brash, uncompromising new comers; the new breed of Industrial popularized
by NIN and Ministry with scorching guitars backed by the thundering percussion
and high speed bass of the original Industrial. Stabbing Westward - Wither, Blister, Burn and Peel |
