Epsilon Minus were a Canadian EBM/

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band formed in 2000 by Bogart Shwadchuck and Jennifer Parkin. The name "Epsilon Minus" is a reference to

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''.

History

Epsilon Minus was started in 2000 by the duo of Bogart Shwadchuck and Jennifer Parkin. They released their self-titled debut album, '' Epsilon Minus'', with Parkin on

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, in May 2002 on Belgian record label

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. They followed in April 2003 with an electronic dance album titled ''Mark II''. Parkin left the band during the making of ''Mark II'' to form Ayria and released ''

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'' on Alfa Matrix. In an interview with '' Side-Line'', Shwadchuck stated: Shwadchuck continued Epsilon Minus as a solo act, releasing the ''Pre-Initialized'' EP and the ''Reinitialized'' LP, exhibiting greater

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and intelligence dance influences, in 2004. ''Reinitialized'' featured collaborations with Kristy Venrick ( The Azoic), Martha M. Arce ( Distorted Reality), Eric Oehler ( Null Device), and Ned Kirby ( Stromkern). Shwadchuck ended the project in 2005, releasing the short ''R.I.P.'' EP of leftovers and outtakes, and continued to record under his own name, as well as under the aliases "Artifice," "Sex Genius," and "Chester Fantastico." He briefly resurrected Epsilon Minus to perform a remix for

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Discography

* '' Epsilon Minus'' (

, 2002) * ''Mark II'' (Alfa Matrix, 2003) * ''Pre-Initialized'' (Alfa Matrix, 2004) * ''Reinitialized'' (Alfa Matrix, 2004) * ''20 EP'' (Self-released, 2022)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Epsilon Minus Canadian techno music groups Musical groups established in 2000 Musical groups disestablished in 2005