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Slave Unit
Slave Unit is an American industrial rock group based in Oakland, California, Oakland, California, United States. The original incarnation consisted of Torsten Hartwell, Mike Paikos, Alan Sartirana and Mike Welch (musician), Mike Welch before becoming Welch's solo endeavor in 1995. Their sound is influenced by hardcore punk, Industrial music, industrial and hip hop music with lyrics pertaining to observations and reflections of human behavior and error. The band released their debut ''Slave Unit (album), Slave Unit'' on COP International in 1996. History Slave Unit was formed in Oakland, California, Oakland, California by Torsten Hartwell, Mike Paikos, Alan Sartirana and Mike Welch (musician), Mike Welch. COP International signed the band with the intention of expanding the label's musical diversity and released their Slave Unit (album), eponymously-titled debut album in 1996. The album featured the participation of Battery (electro-industrial band), Battery vocalist Maria Azevedo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakland, California
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay Area and the List of largest California cities by population, eighth most populated city in California. With a population of 440,646 in 2020, it serves as the Bay Area's trade center and economic engine: the Port of Oakland is the busiest port in Northern California, and the fifth busiest in the United States of America. An act to municipal corporation, incorporate the city was passed on May 4, 1852, and incorporation was later approved on March 25, 1854. Oakland is a charter city. Oakland's territory covers what was once a mosaic of California coastal prairie, California coastal terrace prairie, oak woodland, and north coastal scrub. In the late 18th century, it became part of a large ''rancho'' grant in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battery (electro-industrial Band)
Battery was an American electro-industrial trio based in San Francisco. It consisted of vocalist Maria Azevedo and musicians Evan Sornstein and Shawn Brice. They released four albums on COP International between 1993 and 1998 before disbanding. History Battery was formed at Bennington College, Vermont, in 1989 by Shawn Brice, Stuart Scanlon and Evan Sornstein, beginning in an electronic music project for class. In 1991, the trio relocated to San Francisco, where they were adopted by COP Intl. In 1992, Stuart moved back to the East Coast, and Battery recruited vocalist Maria Azevedo who had stood in during a live show. COP International issued the band's debut album '' Mutate'' in 1993. Their second album '' nv'' released in 1995. It was followed by ''Distance'' a year later, which was a culmination of four months in the studio. Their fourth and final album ''Aftermath'' was released in 1998. Amy Hanson of AllMusic described the album as "a highlight" and a "testament to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Establishments In California
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Musical Groups Established In 1992
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Bandcamp
Bandcamp is an American online audio distribution platform founded in 2007 by Oddpost co-founder Ethan Diamond and programmers Shawn Grunberger, Joe Holt and Neal Tucker, with headquarters in Oakland, California, US. On March 2, 2022, Bandcamp was acquired by Epic Games. History Bandcamp was founded in 2007 by Ethan Diamond and programmers Shawn Grunberger, Joe Holt and Neal Tucker, headquartered in Oakland, California, US. In 2010, the site enabled embedding in other websites and shared links on social media sites. As of August 2020, half of Bandcamp's revenue was from sales for physical products. In November 2020, Bandcamp launched Bandcamp Live, a ticketed live-streaming service for artists. The service is an integrated feature of the Bandcamp website. Fees on tickets were waived until March 31, 2021, and became 10% from then. Bandcamp provides vinyl pressing services for artists. After a 50-artist pilot in 2020, the company opened limited access to 10,000 artists in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stiff Valentine
Stiff Valentine is a Canadian heavy metal band from Vancouver, British Columbia. Their synthesis of genre has been called "Industrial-EBM-Hard-Rock-Synth-Pop-Punk". Stiff Valentine has shared members with Sounds of Mass Production, 16 Volt, Chemlab, KMFDM, Front Line Assembly, Left Spine Down, and Dismantled. Members ;Current live members *"Loud" Chris DeMarcus – vocals, guitar *Kerry "Babz" Peterson – vocals, keyboards *Craig "Hollywood" Jensen – guitar and drums * Galen Waling – drumsGeorgia Straight – Stiff Valentine Goes Beyond Heavy ;Known guest members *Jason Bazinet – drums * Eric Powell – vocals * Steve White – guitar * Jared Slingerland – guitar *Adam "Too Much" Johnson – bass *Craig Huxtable – keyboards *Matt Sheppard – keyboards *Kaine Delay – vocals *Darin Wall – bass *Daniel Belasco – guitar and keyboards *Gabriel Shaw – vocals *Alex King – vocals *Jon Sheppard – percussion Discography Albums * ''Industrial Metal Disco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTII Records
WTII Records is an independent record label created in 2001 by former Wax Trax! Records employee Bart Pfanenstiel, and David Schock. History WTII established The concept behind WTII started in 1999 while Bart Pfanenstiel was employed at Wax Trax!, During Wax Trax!'s final year, Pfanenstiel and Dannie Flesher (co-founder of Wax Trax!) were working to move Wax Trax into the modern era of electro/industrial music, tapping into the new breed of bands making their way to the US from Europe. Pfanenstiel had made a connection with Stefan Herwig, of then Offbeat Records. The two had discussed licensing possibilities and the first of those opportunities came with the signing of VNV Nation to Wax Trax!. At that time TVT (Wax Trax! parent label) had decided to move in a different direction, shutting down the Wax Trax! offices in Chicago, Pfanenstiel created a new label to capitalize on these opportunities. Jim Nash (co-founder of Wax Trax!) and Dannie Flesher had taught Pfanenstiel how ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Through With You (album)
''Through With You'' is the third studio album by Slave Unit, released on April 8, 2014, by WTII Records. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Through With You'' liner notes. Slave Unit * Shawn Brice – guitar, percussion, cover art, illustrations * Aki Sasaki – bass guitar, percussion * Mike Welch – lead vocals, programming, guitar, bass guitar, percussion, production Production and design * Jason Bazinet – production * Chris Demarcus – production, mixing, mastering * Ann Welch – photography Release history References External links ''Through With You''at Bandcamp Bandcamp is an American online audio distribution platform founded in 2007 by Oddpost co-founder Ethan Diamond and programmers Shawn Grunberger, Joe Holt and Neal Tucker, with headquarters in Oakland, California, US. On March 2, 2022, Bandcamp ... * {{Authority control 2014 albums Slave Unit albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Certificate Of Participation
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The Battle For Last Place
''The Battle for Last Place'' is the second studio album by Slave Unit, released on April 3, 2007. It was released eleven years after the band's 1996 self-titled album. Reception Fabryka Music Magazine lauded ''The Battle for Last Place'' and awarded it a four out of four, saying "Slave Unit may be considered as the best example and a turning point for bands which used to perform guitar driven music." Track listing Personnel Adapted from ''The Battle for Last Place'' liner notes. Slave Unit * Mike Welch – lead vocals, guitar, bass guitar, sampler, programming, drums, percussion, production, engineering Production and design * Shawn Brice – cover art, illustrations * Andrew Lindsay – illustrations Release history References External links ''The Battle for Last Place''at Bandcamp ''The Battle for Last Place''at Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinfed
Tinfed were an alternative rock group started in Sacramento, California. The final line-up consisted of vocalist and instrumentalist Rey Osburn, guitarist Eric Stenman, drummer Matt McCord, and bassist Rick Verrett. They released three studio albums: ''Synaptic Hardware'' (1993), ''Hypersonic Hyperphonic'' (1996) and ''Tried + True'' (2000). History Early years and indie releases (1992–2000) Tinfed was founded in Sacramento, California by Rey Osburn and Eric Stenman. Stenman and Osburn had previously performed together in the band Elegy, who had only released a 7" titled ''Dormant / Separated'' in 1990. Similar to that project, Tinfed's sound was heavily influenced by punk rock, industrial rock, and indie rock. The band released their debut, titled ''Synaptic Hardware'', in 1993 on Primitech Releases. Mercado left the band shortly after the release and the band expanded to include bassist Nick Frederick and drummer/percussionist Matt McCord, the latter of whom had also been a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Azevedo
Maria Azevedo is an American musician based in San Francisco, best recognized as the lead vocalist of the 1990s electro-industrial outfits Battery and Ivoux. She also collaborated with Deathline Int'l., Razor Skyline and Vampire Rodents. Biography Azevedo was raised in Santa Rosa, California in a family of Italian descent. While studying abroad in London, she became college roommates with the sister of future bandmate Evan Sornstein. When she moved to San Francisco in 1992 she joined Sornstein's band Battery as a vocalist. In 1997 Azevedo collaborated with other members of Battery on the side project Ivoux and released the album ''Frozen''. Discography ;Battery *''Mutate'' (1993) *'' nv'' (1995) *''Distance'' (1996) *'' Aftermath'' (1998) ;Ivoux *''Frozen: A Suite of Winter Songs'' (1997) ;DIA *''Integration'' (2001) ;Guest appearances * Deathline International: ''Reality Check'' (1993) * Vampire Rodents: ''Clockseed'' (1995) * Deathline International: ''Zarathoustra'' (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
