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Electro Assassin
View on WikipediaElectro Assassin was the music project of London-based composer Kevin Gould, known for his work with Johnson Engineering Co. Ian Taylor provided vocals to the project between 1990 and 1994. The group released three albums: Jamming the Voice of the Universe (1992), Bioculture (1993) and The Divine Invasion (1995).[1][2]
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History
[edit]Electro Assassin was founded out of London in 1990 by Kevin Gould as an outlet for his solo compositions. Gould had previously performed in Johnson Engineering Co.[3] Gould joined with Ian Taylor[4] and released Jamming the Voice of the Universe in 1992 by Hyperium Records and Concrete Productions.[5][6] The second album was released in 1993 by Hyperium and titled Bioculture and represented vocalist Ian Taylor's final release with the band.[7]
The band's third album, titled The Divine Invasion, was released in 1995 by Synthetic Symphony and Cyber-Tec Records[8][9] and introduced Richard McKinley as the band's new vocalist.[10] In September of that year the album was reissued in the United States by Fifth Colvmn Records.[11]
Kevin Gould now releases material under Nexus Project via Rebel Scum Productions on Bandcamp.
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
- Jamming the Voice of the Universe (1992, Hyperium/Concrete)[12]
- Bioculture (1993, Hyperium, Metropolis Records)[13]
- The Divine Invasion (1995, Synthetic Symphony/Cyber-Tec, Fifth Colvmn Records)[14]
Compilation appearances
- FMCD Volume 8 - April 1994 (1994, Future Music)
- Hy! ...To Hypersonic (The Hyperium Compilation | Part II) (1992, Hyperium)
- Hyperium Promo-Sampler (1992, Hyperium)
- Hy! From Hypnotic to Hypersonic (1992, Hyperium)
- Electronic Youth Vol.1 (1993, Music Research)
- Funky Alternatives Seven (1993, Concrete)
- The Digital Space Between Vol. 2 (1995, Cleopatra)[15]
- Cyber-Tec America (1995, Invisible)
- Untitled (1996, Infected, Cyber-Tec)
- Industrial Virus (1997, Dressed to Kill)
- Industrial Hazard (1998, Dressed to Kill)
- Industrial Armageddon (1998, Age of Panik)
- Sacrilege: A Tribute to Front 242 (1999, Cleopatra)
- Industrial Meltdown (1999, Cleopatra)
- Hardware (1999, MCT)
References
[edit]- ^ "Thessalonians: The Black Field". Factsheet Five (52). Mike Gunderloy: 3. 1994. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Heckman, Dave (2005). "Electro Assassin". Metropolis Records. Zero Defect Design LLC. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Bush, John. "Electro Assassin > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Marcuse, H. (February 1992). "Electro Assassin - Jamming the Voice of the Universe". Music From The Empty Quarter (4). UK: The Empty Quarter: 42. ISSN 0964-542X.
- ^ Riley, Matthew (1992). "Electro Assassin: Jamming the Voice of the Universe". EST (3). Hyperreal. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Electro Assassin". Option. 42–47. Sonic Options Network: 94. 1992. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Christian, Chris (August 1995). "Electro Assassin: Bioculture Mutation". Sonic Boom. 3 (5). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Electro Assassin". Option. 60–65. Sonic Options Network: 126. 1995.
- ^ Christian, Chris (October 1995). "Electro Assassin: The Divine Invasion". Sonic Boom. 3 (8). Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Deadhead (March 1995). Neville, Leigh; Riley, Matthew (eds.). "Minds' Eye". Music From The Empty Quarter (11). UK: The Empty Quarter: 7. ISSN 0964-542X.
- ^ Louche, Jared (1996). "Fifth Colvmn Records: On-Line Mail Order Catalog". hallucinet.com. Fifth Colvmn Records. Archived from the original on January 31, 1998. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Riley, Matthew (Summer 1992). Duguid, Brian (ed.). "Electro Assassin - Jamming the Voice of the Universe". Electric Shock Therapy. No. 3. UK. p. 29. ISSN 0965-6170. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ Cornelius, Vince (Spring 1995). Valerio, Paul (ed.). "Electro Assassin - Bioculture". Industrialnation. No. 10. Iowa City, IA: Moon Mystique. p. 65. ISSN 1062-449X.
- ^ Cheng, Ben (1996). "Electro Assassin - The Divine Invasion". Gear Magazine. Vol. 4, no. 44. Nashville, TN. p. 18. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ Deadhead (August 1995). "v/a THE DIGITAL SPACE BETWEEN VOLUME 2". Music From The Empty Quarter. No. 12. UK: The Empty Quarter. p. 81. ISSN 0964-542X.
External links
[edit]- Electro Assassin discography at Discogs
- Electro Assassin discography at MusicBrainz
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