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Acumen Nation was an American industrial rock/Industrial metal, metal band from Chicago, Illinois. History Early career Formed in 1988 as Acumen by Jason Novak and Ethan Novak, the band released several cassette demos before self-releasing the CD demo ''Transmissions from Eville'' in 1994. Along with bassist Greg Lopez, they put the record out themselves under the name Robot Records. During shows for this period, the band added Jamie Duffy as a guitarist/engineer, and shortly afterwards the four-piece band was noticed by independent industrial label Fifth Colvmn Records, who signed the band and reissued ''Transmissions from Eville'' worldwide. The band subsequently embarked on national tours with The Clay People and 16 Volt, before heading back to Chicago Trax Studios to record their follow-up, entitled ''Territory=Universe'', with a denser multi-layered sound than the previous record. Acumen was invited to join another national tour with industrial rock pioneers Chemlab, as we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of United States cities by population, third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the county seat, seat of Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, the List of the most populous counties in the United States, second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents. Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a Chicago Portage, portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, Mississippi River watershed. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century. In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordy
Cordy is a surname, given name and nickname (short for Cordelia or Corydon) which may refer to: Surname *Annie Cordy, stage name of Belgian film actress and singer Baroness Léonie Cooreman (born 1928) * Ayce Cordy (born 1990), former Australian rules footballer * Brian Cordy (born 1961), former Australian rules footballer * Graeme Cordy (born 1962), former Australian rules footballer * James Cordy (born 1950), Canadian computer scientist and educator *Jane Cordy (born 1950), Canadian Senator representing Nova Scotia * Michael Cordy, British novelist born in Ghana *Napoleon Cordy (1902–1977), amateur scholar in the field of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations *Neil Cordy (born 1959), former Australian rules footballer and now television presenter *Raymond Cordy (1898–1956), French film actor born Raymond Cordiaux *Ross Cordy, the branch chief of archaeology in the State of Hawaii's Historic Preservation Division * Zaine Cordy (born 1996), Australian rules footballer Given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revolting Cocks
Revolting Cocks, also known as RevCo, are an American-Belgian industrial rock band, and sometimes supergroup, that began as a musical side project for Richard 23 of Front 242, Luc van Acker, and Al Jourgensen of Ministry. History 1984: Origins Revolting Cocks' origins date to late 1984, when Belgian industrial dance group Front 242, after being invited by Chicago-based indie record label Wax Trax! Records, commenced their first American tour as an opening act for their then-labelmates, American band Ministry. Afterwards, Ministry lead singer Al Jourgensen asked Front 242 member Richard 23 to produce a dub remix project. After returning to Brussels, Richard 23 discussed collaboration with Luc van Acker; Van Acker, previously session guitarist for Shriekback, joined the newly formed project after talking with Jourgensen over the phone. The band's name came from an incident that took place in a Chicago bar; according to van Acker and Jourgensen, the band was tryi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16volt
16volt is an American industrial rock band featuring Eric Powell, with other performers added for live shows. History 16volt was formed in Portland, Oregon by composer and vocalist Eric Powell. Powell recruited musicians drummer Joel Bornzin, guitarist Jon Fell and Jeff Taylor to record "Motorskill", which debuted on '' The Cyberflesh Conspiracy'' various artist compilation by If It Moves... That band released their first full-length studio album ''Wisdom'' on May 25, 1993, after signing to Re-Constriction Records. The album received critical attention for its industrial-informed beats and abrasive electronic textures. The band continued to issue albums via Re-Constriction for the next three albums: ''Skin'' (1994), '' LetDownCrush'' (1996), and '' SuperCoolNothing'' (1998). The band is featured in the opening scene of video game '' Primal'', and contributed nine songs to the game's soundtrack. 16volt released its fifth album titled '' FullBlackHabit'' in 2007 for Metropoli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Marcus
Die Warzau (originally Die Warzau Synfony) was an American industrial music band formed in 1987 by Jim Marcus and Van Christie. History In the late 80s, Jim Marcus and Van Christie were working individually as performance artists. Christie had also been playing music with a band but found that he wanted to work with another musician that was into performance art, which led to collaboration with Marcus. The duo originally took the name "Die Warzau Synfony" as a reference to an orchestra composed of dissidents and Jews that played in Warsaw, Poland early in World War Two until, as the band put it, they were "censored to death." After releasing their first 12", "I've Got to Make Sense", the band dropped "Synfony" to become simply Die Warzau. Originally signed to Chris Parry's Fiction Records, the pair released their first album '' Disco Rigido'' in 1989. Singles from the album made the Billboard dance charts, with "Welcome to America" spending six weeks on the charts and peaki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hate Dept
Hate Dept. is an American industrial/punk rock band, formed in 1991 by Steven Seibold. Seibold is a multi-instrumentalist who writes, records and releases Hate Dept. albums with minimal outside help. He formed Hate Dept. in 1991 in reaction to fickle 'electro' audiences and antipathy towards live electronic bands, taking his sound in a more punk direction. Early years and Initial releases: 1991-1996 Hate Dept.'s debut album in 1994, ''Meat.Your.Maker'', appeared in ''Rolling Stone'''s Top 10 alternative albums, while Seibold was nominated 'Best New Talent' by ''Keyboard'' magazine. ''Omnipresent'', the second release by the group, was reviewed in ''Rolling Stone'' and ''Alternative Press'' and spent eight weeks on the CMJ RPM chart, peaking at #7. Moderate success and subsequent releases: 1996-2013 Hate Dept. had a brief period of commercial success after the release of the third album ''Technical Difficulties''. The only single, ''Release It'', earned radio airplay in 50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Atkins
Martin Clive Atkins (born 3 August 1959) is an English drummer, best known for his work in post-punk and industrial groups including Public Image Ltd, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Pigface, and Killing Joke. He also works as a consultant, has written multiple books on the music industry, and is the music industry studies coordinator at Millikin University in Decatur, IL. Atkins is the owner and operator of the Museum of Post Punk and Industrial Music in Chicago, is an honorary board member of the Chicago-based nonprofit organization Rock For Kids, and is a fellow oIn Place of War Early life Atkins was born in Coventry, England. Career 1979–1985 Atkins' first major exposure as a drummer was with John Lydon's post-Sex Pistols band, Public Image Ltd. He joined in 1979, just in time to contribute to the song "Bad Baby" on the album '' Metal Box''. Atkins' first live show with PiL was recorded and released as a live album '' Paris au Printemps'' and his first year with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Connelly (musician)
Chris Connelly (born 11 November 1964) is a Scottish musician and author. He is notable for his industrial music work of the late 1980s and early 1990s, particularly his involvement with the Revolting Cocks and Ministry. Early years Connelly was born in Bruntsfield, Scotland to Michael and Sadie (née King) Connelly near the city centre of Edinburgh. Connelly's father died in a swimming accident early in his life, causing Chris to focus on artistic interests outside the home to help fill the void. Connelly's Scottish ancestry includes Irish descent through the Connellys and Murphys, who originally came from Ireland to Scotland. His mother's side, the Kings and the McCullochs, were from the Highlands and migrated to Glasgow in search of work. Music career Connelly began his music career in 1980 with the formation of Fini Tribe. Through subsequent years he fronted or was heavily involved with numerous notable industrial, dance, and new wave acts. In 2008, Connelly publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Barker
Paul Gordon Barker (born February 8, 1959), also referred to as Hermes Pan, is an American musician, best known as the former bass guitarist, producer and engineer for industrial metal band Ministry from 1986 to 2003. Prior to Ministry, he provided bass for the Seattle post-punk ensemble The Blackouts alongside future Ministry drummer Bill Rieflin and his brother, one-time Ministry touring keyboardist/saxophonist Roland Barker, from 1979 until 1985. Career Ministry Beginning as touring bassist for Ministry's 1986 '' Twitch'' tour, Barker collaborated with frontman Al Jourgensen and collectively released '' The Land of Rape and Honey'' in 1988. Although many musicians briefly contributed to Ministry in the nearly two-decade period after Barker joined the band, he and Jourgensen were the only continuous members. The dynamics between these two different personalities came to shape Ministry's sound, along with a number of side-projects which they were involved in together. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bottom Lounge
Bottom Lounge is a concert hall at 1375 W. Lake St. in Chicago, Illinois. Originally located in Chicago's Lake View, Chicago, Lake View neighborhood at 3206 N. Wilton, Bottom Lounge was acquired by the Chicago Transit Authority, CTA in eminent domain in 2001 and seized for demolition in 2005 to make way for the Brown Line (Chicago Transit Authority), Brown Line extension project. Hindered by lawsuits regarding the relocation and payment for Bottom Lounge under Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act (1970), Uniform Relocation Act, Bottom Lounge re-opened at its current Near West Side, Chicago, West Loop location in 2008. The main concert hall is a 700 capacity sized room. Bottom Lounge also houses the Volcano Room, a 300 capacity mixed use space and a full restaurant specializing in American Midwest fare. References External links bottomlounge.com {{coord, 41, 53, 7, N, 87, 39, 42, W, type:landmark_region:US_dim:30, display=title Music venues in Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humanoids From The Deep (album)
''Humanoids from the Deep'' (2007) is the sixth full-length studio album by DJ? Acucrack and the first to feature no contributions from member Jamie Duffy. Track listing # "Abomination Rise" – 3:56 # "Terror Train" – 4:37 # "Meninges" – 5:49 # "Reptilian Race" – 6:19 # "The Speed of Darkness" – 7:17 # "Autodeceiver UK" – 3:47 # "Destroy All Robots" – 7:54 # "Rust Presses" – 4:00 # "Wickerman" – 4:24 # "Iced Ages" – 5:33 # "Belial" – 7:37 Credits *Written, performed, and produced by Jason Novak *Live bass and additional textures on tracks 5, 10, and 11 by Dean Garcia Dean Garcia (born 3 May 1958) is an English multi-instrumentalist musician, best known as a member of the alternative rock duo Curve from 1990 to 2005. He also released solo work and collaborated with many other artists. Biography Garcia was ... *Backing vocals on track 10 by Kelly Britton *Additional vocals on tracks 1 and 6 by MC Geist {{Authority control 2007 albums DJ? Acucrac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psycho The Rapist
''Psycho the Rapist'', released on October 2, 2007, is the eighth album by Acumen Nation. Name The name ''Psycho the rapist'' is a jocular rebracketing of ''psychotherapist''.See p. 146 in Zuckermann, Ghil'ad (2003), Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew (Palgrave Macmillan), which mentions also ''to get her in trouble'', a rebracketing of ''together in trouble''. Track listing # "Fanglorious" - 4:57 # "Hatchet Harry" - 4:16 # "Elective Surgical Strike" - 4:34 # "Sirvix" - 5:05 # "No Imagination" - 6:17 # "Remedial Math" - 4:37 # "Idle Lysergic Corpse" - 6:44 # "Holy Terror" - 5:26 # "200 Bodies Per Minute" - 5:05 # "Penultimatum" - 7:57 # "Acumen Trepanation" - 10:37 Personnel Written, performed and produced by Jason Novak Acumen Nation was an American industrial rock/metal band from Chicago, Illinois. History Early career Formed in 1988 as Acumen by Jason Novak and Ethan Novak, the band released several cassette demos before self-releasing the CD d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
