proGREX.iv was the name of an

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project founded by composer Mick Hale and based in

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. Hale released one

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, titled '' reINVENTION opERATION'', under the name in 1997 for

Full Contact Records Fifth Colvmn Records was a record label based in Washington, D.C. The label was founded in 1990 by Zalman Fishman, owner of the nightclub FIFTH COLVMN, located in Washington D.C. The label's first release was Chemlab's debut EP Ten Ton Pressure ...

History

proGREX.iv was created as a collaborative project in 1996 by Mick Hale and vMarkus from

Crocodile Shop Crocodile Shop (later simply Croc Shop) is an electro- industrial aggrotech EBM band formed in Berlin, Germany in 1987 by Mick Hale and R. A. Werner from New Jersey. History Crocodile Shop was formed after Hale and Werner ended their previ ...

and George Sarah of THC with the intention of releasing a collaborative effort for

Cleopatra Records Cleopatra Records is a Los Angeles-based independent record label that has the sub-labels Hypnotic Records, Goldenlane, Stardust, Purple Pyramid, Deadline and X-Ray Records. History Founded in January 1992 by Brian Perera, it specializes in go ...

. In 1997 the supergroup released '' reINVENTION opERATION'' on

. It featured guest contributions from

Sarah Folkman Geko were a gothic rock duo based in Los Angeles. Formed in 1983, the band's nucleus comprised vocalist/bassist Sarah Folkman and guitarist Carrie McNinch. They released one full-length album, titled '' Join My Pretty World'', in 1992 before d ...

of Geko and Jared Hendrickson of

Chemlab Chemlab is an American industrial rock band formed in Washington D.C. in 1989 by Dylan Thomas More, Joe Frank, and Jared Louche (then known as Hendrickson). Influenced by the pioneers of the industrial genre, such as Throbbing Gristle, Chemlab ...

. The album comprises

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ed tracks utilized music from '' Consenting Guinea Pig'' by T.H.C. and '' The True Creator'' by D!v!s!on #9. and '' The True Creator'' by D!v!s!on #9. The band covered "

Don't Speak "Don't Speak" is a song by American rock band No Doubt, featured on their third studio album, '' Tragic Kingdom'' (1995). Released as an album track in 1996 by Interscope Records, the song was initially written as a love song by lead singer Gwe ...

" by

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for the 1997

Fifth Colvmn Records Fifth Colvmn Records was a record label based in Washington, D.C. The label was founded in 1990 by Zalman Fishman, owner of the nightclub FIFTH COLVMN, located in Washington D.C. The label's first release was Chemlab's debut EP Ten Ton Pressure ...

various artists compilation ''World War Underground''. An

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version of the track " reINVENTiNG SLEEP" (electroBODYmixx) titled " reInventing sLeep" (electroBodyedit) appeared on '' Awake the Machines - On the Line Vol. 2'' by

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and Sub/Mission Records. The

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''Sonic Boom'' criticized the source material for being lackluster and that the low quality of the proGREX.iv collaboration signaled the end of

, which would go bankrupt that year.

Discography

Studio albums * '' reINVENTION opERATION'' (1997,

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)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:proGREX.iv Musical groups established in 1996 Musical groups disestablished in 1997 1996 establishments in New Brunswick Breakbeat musicians Canadian electronic musicians Canadian drum and bass musicians Canadian techno musicians Canadian trance musicians Full Contact Records artists