Cesium_137 is an American

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musical group composed of Isaac Glendening and Vince Guzzardo. It originally also included Matt Cargill.

History

The group's first release was the album ''Advanced/Decay'' in 2001 on Tonedeaf Records. Its style was electro-industrial. It gained widespread attention, particularly with the moody dance track "Regrets," which was also released as a single and became a danceclub hit. Soon after the

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, Matt Cargill joined the

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and was no longer available as a member of Cesium_137. Cesium_137 had a hiatus of three years before their next release. That release was ''Elemental'' in 2004; it was issued with

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, a much more prominent label than Tonedeaf. It was soon followed by an E.P. release, ''Luminous'', also in 2004 on Metropolis; it composed largely of remixed material from ''Elemental''. Cesium_137's style was much mellower and synthpop inspired and less angst-ridden on these releases than on ''Advanced/Decay''. In 2006, Cesium_137 released their album ''Intelligent Design''. Like its predecessor, it was released by Metropolis. Cesium_137 is named after a radioactive isotope of

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. It continues a tradition in industrial music of incorporating a number in the band name, which became popular after the example of

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. It also continues the narrower tradition in industrial music of adopting the name of an isotope as the band name, as with

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and Front 242 offshoot

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. In 2008, Cesium_137 released a digital single ("Flight") and a full-length album (''Proof of Life''). The album put a conscious emphasis on themes of self-exile, terminal illness and perseverance. Following those releases, Guzzardo began writing music for a trance music project called plasmaMan; of which Glendening was the producer. As a self-released collection of music the plasma Man E.P., tinged with their usual dry humor, is titled ''option b''. In 2009, the duo released the full-length album, ''Identity''. They performed several high-profile shows to promote the album, including a performance at The Kinetic Festival in Canada.

Discography

Studio albums * '' Advanced/Decay'' (2001) * ''Elemental'' (2004) * ''Intelligent Design'' (2006) * ''Proof of Life'' (2007) * ''Identity'' (2009) * ''Science and Sound'' (2012) * ''Rise to Conquer'' (2018) Singles and EPs * ''The Art of Controlling and Composing'' (1999) * ''The Fall'' (2001) * ''Regrets'' (2001) * ''Luminous'' (2004) * ''Hollow'' (2006) * ''Flight'' (2008)

References

External links

Official Cesium_137 website
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