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After reaching acclaim across the U.S. underground electronic scene, this North American solo artist disappeared. What became of ALumInum VoYage? It's hard to say... but in the meantime, enjoy her contrubution to our upcoming compilation release.

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A sonorous orgasm, a union of sensual voices to strong impact lyrics. Anger, obsession and erotism are melted to create a catchy project

The project, born at the beginning of 2008, is a product of the collaboration between Alex (.:I.S.K:.), from Portugal and Valentina, from Italy. This collaboration had its birthing point when Valentina wrote lyrics and recorded guest vocals on aktiv[E|H]ate's song, "Star Struck", under the name .:V.P.G:.

.Most recently responsible for creating harsh industrial / dark electro bands PsychotekTrauma and aktiv[E|H]ate, .:ISK:. has been involved in music for over 8 years, treading numerous styles, from industrial to metal, ambient and many more.

.:V.P.G:. has been involved in the management world in the past. She helped bands finding contacts for gigs and performances and scouted bands for Italian managements and venues. She's a bellydancer too and you can see some movements during performances.

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Asinyane is a solo project. It started in early 2006 as an experimental way to express herself and slowly begin to make her way into the scene. She soondecided to take her music further and began to promote herself through various means.

Asinyane has a dream, a passion for not only hearing many genres of music, but to make them as well. Her life revolves around music, "I think I would go crazy if it didn't exist. There is something about some types of music that makes you feel gripping emotions and feelings within the core of your very being.

I hope to bring feeling and emotion to anyone who listens. My songs are fueled and influenced by feelings and emotions of every situation and of every day life. And I hope to share that with all of you!"

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Chiasm is the dark electro female solo project from Detroit, MI, created by Emileigh Rohn, who alone writes, programs, mixes, produces, and performs the audio onslaught. Her first demo album, Embryonic, was self-released in 1998, and Chiasm was signed to COP International records in 1999. The debut album on COP titled Disorder was released in 2001, and its track, "Isolated", has been featured on Paramount/CBS's television show Navy:NCIS as well as the PC game, Vampire:The Masquerade -Bloodlines. In 2003, COP released her remix collaborative album, Divided We Fall, in which Chiasm and labelmate TL5 each reinterpreted 5 of each other's tracks for a full-length album. Chiasm's most recent full-length album, Relapse, was released on COP International in June 2005, and the newest release, a virtual EP available on iTunes titled Prefrontal, in 2006. Chiasm is currently working on her next full length album, Reform.

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Founded fifteen years ago by singer/producer/multi-instrumentalist PiaPale, the Berlin-based cabaret-industrial project Compulsory Skin processes the artist’s emotional inner works through the filter of hard electronics and multi-layered production to weave a saga of anger, pain and desire. Muscially, PiaPale's creations are often compared to a harder incarnation of Depeche Mode, an industrialized version PJ Harvey or Björk, or even more frequently, a female version of Nine Inch Nails. Vocally, PiaPale evokes the haunting feminine ideal of Siouxsie Sioux, yet mixes in her own grittiness which fits perfectly into her emotionally intense, electronically driven industrial sound.

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Founded in 2005 in Minsk (Belarus), Diffuzion is fronted by Xev (who is also the singer of the famous Belarusian metal band, Vicious Crusade). Diffuzion offers a combination of straight-on EBM and upbeat dark electro. With a melodic synth pop touch alongside Xev’s charismatic and intriguing presence, they guarantee an impressive diversity to their music as well as Xev's ability to go from harsh and bitchy to warm and dreamy.

With programming supplied by Fof (also known for the EFF DST idm-electronica project), and Taelih on synths, Diffuzion's intent is to perfect a mix of cold upbeat electronics and striking female vocals that will rapidly place Diffuzion on the forefront of the female-fronted league of EBM/industrial acts. With this perfected line-up, it took only a few months until Diffuzion caught the attention of the masses due to their highly explosive live performances across Eastern Europe. As of 2008, Diffuzion also found a new label home with Europe's Alfa-Matrix Records.

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Experiment Haywire expresses themes of political dissent, female empowerment, war, (internal and external) torture, insanity, contradictory aesthetics, the devaluing of the human condition, and a post-apocalyptic future in this game called life. While EH was originally an avant-garde noise project based on desolate field recordings at weird hours of the morning (banging, stomping, smashing, kicking, screaming, scrap metal, railroads, broken glass, metal fences, generators, etc.) it soon turned into a rhythmic industrial invasion that incorporated these elements into the harsh and abrasive sound of an electronic punk assault.

Additonally, Experiment Haywire made her European compliation debut with her track "A Game Called Life" on the famous box set anthlogy by Alfa-Matrix Records, Endzeit Bunkertracks III.

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Founded in 2005, Genocidio 1968 is a project based inboth Mexico City as well as in Germany. According to project mastermind Láquesis Lilith on the founding of her project: "It was probably in Mexico City, when a performance was dedicated to me under the name of Santa Inquisición and it was asked of me to make music... or it had been something that had to do with being between plans, but in that time it does not finish it making specific. It was for me to make my music, paintings, or performance a place to impregnate my opinions, my images, then free them on to to the public. Many things I cannot share, because I am not a great speaker, but I hope my work pleases you."

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Hieros Gamos was born in 2002 as a side-project by two members (Gudrun and 677) of the well-known Slovakian dark wave band, Lahka Muza. Lahka Muza is considered by some to be one of the most important and original bands from East and Central Europe dark music scene .They have seven successful albums that feature an original mix of industrial/gothic/electronic music fronted by Gudrun, who sings all tracks in her native language. As for Hieros Gamos, it is pure electro-symphonic-ritual music, based on a minimalist mix of classical music, sampled sounds, and powerful guitars. Combined with the strong and magic voice of Gudrun Snake, it is a hybrid of ritual and opera - a sound that creates a mood rife with strong energy and mystery. The debut album of Hieros Gamos will be like an original jewel for fans of Lahka Muza and for all lovers of powerful, ritual music that can please your ears as well as your eyes.

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Enter JuL!e D:stroy, known for her eclectic style including influences ranging from gabber/hiphop/grime & D'n'B blending it with brutally bratty valley girl vocal flows which reference societal injustices. In her words she is a "cultural activist" speaking out against issues that tend to be put on the back burner of American society. Issues that she is infuriated with.

Starting out at age fifteen spinning gabber/terror at local raves & house parties, she randomly started shouting into the mic while slamdancing behind the turntables during her sets. This eventually led her to deep dive into the world of production & collaboration. She will always listen to her creative spirit and follow the road to fabulous consciousness leaving behind a trail of bright red lipstick.

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After having unleashed the secrets of The Gemini Prophecies, the enigmatic persona behind Neikka RPM returned to the shadowy catacombs of New York where she broke the seal to breed a legion of demons, all in preparation for the Rise of the 13th Serpent.

Over the curse of some 30 months, Dominique lured her carefully selected victims like Claus Larsen of Leæther Strip and acclaimed cyberpunk author Kenji Siratori into the darkness of her studio to experience a host of wicked and intense recording sessions. Once fallen into her innocently disguised trap, her prestigious guests could only surrender and let her guide their voices through the shifting shadows of her hard industrial arrangements.

With Neikka RPM's new album, Rise of the 13th Serpent, she brought her characteristic industrial n' beats furious style to the next level, adding more depth through intricate programming and distant comforting voices all ride a heavy wave of devastating dancefloor-crushing beats and mysterious textures. As usual, Neikka RPM again subtly conjures her secret composition tricks and sassy whispers to make you instantly fall victim to her eternal spell of seduction...

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N01R is a musical experiment - a growth process that includes experimental sounds, shades of ambient electronica, and pure noize. The project was conceived by Androx - the female member of the band Rave Party Animals. N01R cites her musical references as being (amongst others) Massive Attack, Haujobb, f.y.d., Liquid Divine, Mind.In.A.Box, Peter Murphy, Trent Reznor, Faithless, Suicide Commando, Feindflug, and [:SITD:].

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A splinter off of the band, Revolution State, the Noizekatt (noizek@t) project started as a drunken idea after a night of DJing at the local club. The club owner had planned a live industrial show for about a month into the future and asked Ben and Bonnie P. if they would like to participate. They declined to participate as Revolution State, feeling that they were not quite ready to unleash that upon the world yet, but we offered up instead to improvise a new project showcasing Bonnie's vocals and Ben P. on synths. The club owner agreed, and for lack of any better ideas at the time, they decided to name the live project Noizekatt; a screen name Bonnie had been using on the internet for some years, and a name they had been throwing around for a side project for awhile.

The first Noizekatt show was so successful with the audience, that the duo decided that it should not be an exclusively live project. That is when they came up with the plan for releasing the Revolution State vs. Noizekatt split EP, combining their favorite Revolution State songs with the new Noizekatt tracks on one CD.

The Noizekatt project still exists today, and it may take on new forms in the future. Perhaps it will even combine with Revolution State completely. So, until next time, keep things noizy!

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ODIO 84 is the solo project of Sandra Espinoza, the vocalist for the band, Liquid Mercury. With many ideas of her own regarding music, Sandra decided to put all these concepts into a separate project. As part of Liquid Mercury, her EBM-industrial project, she has performed across the US and Mexico, opening for such acts like Terrorfakt, Das Ich, Architect, E-craft , Cervello Electronico, and more. A nine-song debut CD is coming soon.

Protea is the thorny, sharp-clawed, 21st century brainchild of Serena Toxicat. The first album titled, The Osiris Tree, is a collection of paganized dark experimental Xmas songs and original scores performed by Serena using the acid program, a quadriverb effects box, 4-track, Tibetan bowl, porn samples, ethereal vox layered with screams, and contributions from special guests. Enjoy in a cozy dungeon with a crystal divinatory pendulum and a cup of catnip tea!

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Since 1993, Patrice Synthea has zealously dedicated herself to composing and producing synth-based music that espouses a driving sound in which her various inspirations, electro, synth pop, goth, and new wave collide and coalesce. Alongside partner Wrex Mock, Regenerator strives for a modern sound while staying true to their roots, as the twosome have taken influences such as Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, Ministry, and Psychedelic Furs and fused them within their own personal style. Regenerator shirk stereotyping. Their music has a positive message, but they don't produce clean-cut pop or preachy rock. Nor do they dress the part. Further, their music reflects the wide range of emotions that we all feel. They can be angry, joyful, somber, blissful, anxious, and hopeful, even about life on a planet that is seemingly on the verge of annihilation. It's a particular theme that crops up from time-to-time. Through Patrice's delicate singing, light meets dark, hope battles despair, jagged edges touch smooth surfaces, and the contrasts make for catchy, danceable tunes.

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San Francisco-based Unwoman, also known as Erica Mulkey, creates darkly beautiful music. Her repertoire is a powerful collage of vocals, cello, and electronics. Matthew Heilman of Starvox.net writes, "Her style ranges from a kind of experimental trip hop to swirling darkwave atmosphere with just enough static and noise to give it that extra technical punch. In July 2005, Unwoman published Wildness & Artifice, a wholly original double-CD featuring a full CD of material, plus a bonus acoustic piano-vocal CD. This followed closely on the heels of the Web-only EP, Artifice and expanded and refined the production techniques of her debut. At the end of 2007 Unwoman released Blossoms, an utterly gorgeous album featuring one half with original electro-acoustic works, and one half with acoustic (mostly cello-vocal) compositions based on poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay. Erica performed in Rasputina at Convergence 12 in New Orleans and in part of their June 2006 US tour. She has also performed with Falling You and Push Dance, among others. In 2007, she recorded sessions for Attrition, Jill Tracy, and Aoede for their upcoming releases. She also stars in a successful Siouxsie and the Banshees tribute band called Spellbound.

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In an alternative time-line the First World War continues to rage into the 1930's. The influenza epidemic has killed millions of people. The world economy collapsed and the environment is ravaged as industry drives forward unchecked. Terrible new technologies have surfaced. Ideologies rise and fall as a new battle for the very soul of mankind rages. The world is a terrifying place.

The Vicious Alliance brings to you our epic struggle to free the people of this nation and offer hope.

Vicious Alliance is old world terror. Romantic synths and epic strings blend together with dark samples and crunching beats to produce a sublime mixture of the harsh and the melodic. War, chaos, disease, and financial collapse; these are the hallmarks of the world of Vicious Alliance. While on many of their tracks one can hear the electronic screams of Elijah S. Arms, on their contribution to machineKUNT Records, it will be the powerful romantic voice of Natalia Kowalski through which you will hear their pain in this present world and their hope that they can change our shared destiny.