Psy'Aviah

Psy'Aviah
Background information
Origin	Antwerp, Belgium
Genres	Electro rock, Electro-Industrial, Crossover
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Alfa Matrix
Website	psyaviah.be
Members
Emélie Nicolaï Yves Schelpe Kristof De Clerck

Psy'Aviah is an Industrial rock / Electroclash / Dark EBM band from Antwerp, Belgium. The band took form in 2004 and was mainly focused on playing live. Later that year they won the Studio Brussel Demopoll with The Future Of The Sun. In 2007 they teamed up with Len Lemeire (from Implant/32Crash fame) to record their first album Creationism. 2008 saw the signing to the Alfa Matrix record label and the release of a new album, featurings and remixes.

After the release of their album Entertainment Industries in 2008 Psy'Aviah performed on festivals such as BIMFest 2008, Waregem Expo Gothic Festival 2009, VK Concerts (support Subsonica), Hof Ter Lo (support Emilie Autumn), etc..

The Psy'Aviah videoclip for their single "Moments (feat. Suzi Q. Smith)" got banned in 2009 by YouTube which spawned a reaction of disbelief and disapproval towards YouTube in both the press and in online communities.

2010 brought the third album of Psy'Aviah entitled Eclectric, produced by band member Yves Schelpe and mastered by Geert de Wilde of IC 434 in Antwerp. Their third album contained a mix of electric eclecticism, showcasing varying styles while retaining a constant hint of darkness. They invited guests such as Jean-Luc De Meyer of Front 242 fame to sing on the track Ophélie, and Jennifer Parkin of Ayria who guested on the track Into The Game.

The album Introspection / Extrospection is the band's latest and was released November 25th 2011. It again features a wild range of styles as on Eclectric, and includes a track with Swedish model and ex-Ashbury Heights singer Kari Berg, Dutch singer Lis van den Akker from Dutch act Misery as well as Belgian MC's MC Dééjoohcéé & Thomas C. Beerten. The album is their third to be released on Alfa Matrix records. The first single Ok (including the remix by M.I.K.E.) and the track SOS Overdose attracted a great deal of attention before the album was actually released.

Discography

Albums

• Creationism (Self-Released / Digital Matrix, 2007)
• Entertainment Industries (Alfa Matrix, 2008)
• Eclectric (Alfa Matrix, 2010) / Eclectricism (Alfa Matrix, 2010)
• Introspection / Extrospection (Alfa Matrix, 2011) / Retrospection (Alfa Matrix, 2011)

EPs

• Into The Game (Alfa Matrix, 2011)

Compilation Albums

• Anyone Seen My Rubber Duckie? track The Future Of The Sun (Je M'En Fish, 2003)
• Easy Everyday track A Red Fox (Sint-Lukas Brussels, 2007)
• Fxxk The Mainstream vol.1 track In Silence (Alfa Matrix, 2007)
• 'Till Dawn Do Us Part '07 track Infected (Dead By Dawn, 2007)
• Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act III track Mine (Endzeit Mix) (Alfa Matrix, 2007)
• Cryonica Tanz v.5 track Demons In Mind (Cryonica, 2008)
• Re:Connected 3.0 track Voltage (Re:Connected Mix) and video Moments (feat. Suzi Q. Smith) (Alfa Matrix, 2008)

Remixes by Psy'Aviah

• Helalyn Flowers: track Voices on A Voluntary Coincidence (Alfa Matrix, 2007)
• Diskonnekted: track When I Come To Fall on Old School Policies (Alfa Matrix, 2008)
• Diffuzion: track No Fear on Body Code (Alfa Matrix, 2008)
• Krystal System: track Slice on Underground (Alfa Matrix, 2008)
• Left Spine Down: track Prozac Nation on Smartbomb 2.3: The Underground Mixes (Synthetic Sounds, 2009)

Featurings

• Kari Berg (ex-Ashbury-Heights) on the track Deep Dark Desire on the album Introspection / Extrospection (Alfa Matrix, 2011)
• Lis van den Akker of Misery on the track Home on the album Introspection / Extrospection (Alfa Matrix, 2011)
• MC Dééjoohcéé & Thomas C. Beerten on the track Nouveau Quiche on the album Introspection / Extrospection (Alfa Matrix, 2011)
• Jean-Luc De Meyer of Front 242 on the track Ophélie on the album Eclectric (Alfa Matrix, 2010)
• Jennifer Parkin of Ayria on the track Into The Game on the album Eclectric (Alfa Matrix, 2010)
• Sophie Claereboets on the track Bad Gods Pray on the album Eclectricism (Alfa Matrix, 2010)
• Kristell Lowagie on the track Kings & Queens on the album Eclectricism (Alfa Matrix, 2010)
• Leæther Strip on the track Sweet Hard Revenge on the compilation Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act IV (Alfa Matrix, 2009)
• Suzi Q. Smith on the track Moments on the album Entertainment Industries (Alfa Matrix, 2008)
• Nebula-H on the track Paranoiac-Critical Method on the Nebula-H album rH (Alfa Matrix, 2008)

References

• Side-Line Magazine reporting about YouTube Incident
• Side-Line Magazine reporting about Introspection / Extrospection

External links

• Psy'Aviah Official Website
• myspace.com/psyaviah Psy'Aviah at MySpace
• vampirefreaks.com/u/psyaviah Psy'Aviah at Vampirefreaks
• www.discogs.com/artist/Psy'Aviah Psy'Aviah at Discogs
• www.last.fm/artist/Psy'Aviah Psy'Aviah at Last.FM