Unter Null
| Unter Null | |
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 Unter Null at Infest 2006 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | USA |
| Genres | Aggrotech Trance music Power noise |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Alfa Matrix |
| Associated acts | Stray - [1] |
| Members | |
| Erica Dunham | |
Unter Null (German for 'Below Zero') is an aggrotech music project formed in 1998 by the then 17 year old Erica Dunham, in Seattle, USA.[1][2][3] As of 2011[update], she is based in Portland, Oregon.[4]
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[edit] Overview
Founder Erica Dunham has a history of musical education with training in the Classical Piano, Cello and Guitar;[5] however, she describes her primary trade as being a chef on her online food store 'Unterbites' which she runs alone .[6]
Unter Null was founded initially as a powernoise project influenced by a number of similar prominent artists, including Noisex, Converter and P.A.L.
Her first, self-titled, album was released in 2001.[7] In 2002, she was picked up by Leech and NTT/Annihilvs Records, and released her second, web-exclusive album Neocide.[8][9]
Three years later, in 2005, she signed with Alfa Matrix. Since then, she has since released a large number of EPs and albums, as well as appearing on compilation albums with other artists. Unter Null have also performed multiple live shows around the world, with a short US and European tour in 2005 and a lengthy European Tour in 2006.
In early 2008, Dunham launched her side project Stray[10] with the release of the self-titled a 2CD album in cooperation with a number other bands including Mothboy, Detritus and Testube.
On December 25, 2008, Erica's studio, containing her musical, recording and electronic equipment as well as other belongings, were destroyed in a fire. It was feared at first that her newest album, Moving On,[11] had been lost in the fire, although it was later found that they were recoverable from the damaged hard drive.[12]
[edit] Discography
| Albums | ||
| Date of Release | Title | Label |
| 2002 | Neocide | Annihilvs |
| 2005 | The Failure Epiphany | Alfa Matrix |
| 2010 | Moving On | Alfa Matrix |
| Moved On | Alfa Matrix | |
| EPs | ||
| Date of Release | Title | Label |
| 2005 | Sick Fuck EP | Alfa Matrix |
| 2006 | Absolution EP and Sacrament EP[13] | Alfa Matrix |
[edit] Compilation albums
- The Information Apocalypse Compilation (2002, Annilvs), 1000 limited edition copies – Tender Mercies
- Re:connected [1.0] (2004, Alfa Matrix)
- Synthphony REMIXed! Vol. 3 (2005, Synthphony Records) – Your Nightmare (Da Deep Cut Mix)
- Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act I (2005, Alfa Matrix)
- Sounds From The Matrix 02 (2005), - Sick Fuck
- Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act II (2006, Alfa Matrix) – Sick Fuck (Aesthetic Perfection Mix)
- Re:connected [2.0] (2006, Alfa Matrix)
- Sounds From The Matrix 03 (2006), - Martyr
- Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act III (2007, Alfa Matrix) – Journey to Descent
- Sounds From The Matrix 04 (2007), - This Is Your End
- Songs in the Key of Death (2008, Sonic Mainline) – DEATHKEY
- Industrial Attack Vol.1 (2008), – Zombie Boy
- Rape This Industrial World Vol.1 (2008), – Sick Fuck (Album Mix)
- Synthetic Reign Volume One (2008), - Feed The Lie
- Sounds From The Matrix 07 (2008), - Moving On (Essence Of Mind Mix)
- Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act IV (2009), - Broken Heart Cliché
- Extreme Sündenfall 9 (2009), - The Fall (Wynardtage Remix)
- Kinetik Festival Volume Two (2009), - Prophecy (Blank Mix)
- Sounds From The Matrix 08 (2009), - Your Fall
- Sounds From The Matrix 09 (2009), - Visceral Venom
- Sounds From The Matrix 10 (2009), - I Can't Be The One (EX.ES Mix)
[edit] References
- ^ sputnikmusic.com, News, Sputnikmusic
- ^ discogs.com Artist, Discogs
- ^ Unter Null Bio ReverbNation.com
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/unternullfanpage
- ^ http://www.last.fm/music/Unter+Null Last FM
- ^ http://shop.unterbites.com/aboutus.scs
- ^ http://unternull.bandcamp.com/album/unter-null
- ^ http://www.annihilvs.org/unter-null/neocide/
- ^ http://unternull.bandcamp.com/album/neocide
- ^ Unter Null side-project Stray launches debut album 'Abuse by Proxy'
- ^ UNTER NULL returns with 2nd album, 'Moving on', in 3 different versions December 21, 2009 hangout.altsounds.com News
- ^ http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=38490_0_2_0_C Fire destroys Unter Null studio and new album
- ^ Note:Released together as a compilation.
[edit] External links
- Unter Null - official site
- Alfa Matrix - unter null's label.
- Unter Null - MySpace
- Unter Null discography at MusicBrainz
- Stray - Unter Null sideproject
- Unter Null - Vampire Freaks
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