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Post-Prodigy industrial pop? Depeche Mode being mugged by the Aphex Twin in a dark alleyway? Take your pick. [ cell 7 ] sounds like a broken robot wearing a velvet cloak: a lush sense of atmosphere and romance hiding corroded electronic foundations. Status: live on itunes! [View Updates] Label: [ cognition records ] Label Type: indie Location: Perth/Amsterdam, The Netherlands Member since: February 27, 2007 Account: Free Account ADD BAND ADD FRIEND ADD FAVORITE ADD TO SHITLIST ADD TO CULT BLOCK USER REPORT USER

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Combine the emotional vocal melodies and song structures of 80s alterna-electro-pop with abstract concussion beats and miscellaneous noise, and you might have a vague idea of [ cell 7 ]. Scientific synth bleeps, the occasional orchestral instrument and some sharp but rusty machine guitars complete the picture. Standing primarily in the darker side of the musical spectrum, [ cell 7 ] has an aggressive, industrial edge that is offset by a highly melodic and atmospheric sensibility. The themes are not necessary melancholic or negative, just introspective and sometimes a little ambiguous to the listener. The rhythms are fractured, complex: never conventional but always danceable. Sometimes entering distorted cyber-breakbeat territory, other times offering a stuttering IDM skeleton to a track. Lush layers of organic and synthetic instrumentation sit within the track, with potent yet textural vocals above. Strains of Dave Gahan, Trent Reznor and David Bowie are traceable in Nick's tones, but there is also a dirty edge that implies a few 90s Seattle influences. Bleeding, metallic guitar is not used in the traditional rock sense - more as an impact device to tear through the mix. Paul and Nick have been friends since the age of 5, growing up in the hills of Perth, Western Australia. Both received classical training, Paul on piano and Nick being a violinist in the West Australian Youth Orchestra before taking up guitar and bass. A university band competition prompted them to get off their respective asses and do something constructive. The resulting musical experiments led to an enthusiastic response, and a sound was born. Over the next few years the sound was explored and defined, and a solid fan base developed in the home town. West Australian Music Industry [WAMI] award winners 3 years in a row, [ cell 7 ] have contributed tracks to a number of compilation records, featured on a TV soundtrack and were commissioned to create theme music for short films and events. A limited edition mini-album Pre:COGNITION was released, selling out in under 72 hours. The band received regular radio airplay [including performing a live studio broadcast] and extensive press coverage which included a Zebra Magazine cover story. Paul and Nick have worked for years in spectacularly pedantic style: tweaking, remixing, refining then discarding and starting again, then losing half the work in hard-drive supernovas. The current result is a mix of recycled song fragments completed with the latest production technologies and their own personal maturity. The music possesses an almost Vernian steampunk appreciation - visions of velvet, absinthe and arcane machinery sit alongside sci-fi digital precision/corrosion. [ cell 7 ] is that band with the perfect blend of past and future.

A chainsaw wielded with a velvet glove.

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