Stromkern
| Stromkern | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
| Genres |
Futurepop Hip-hop Industrial rock |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels |
Kodex/Sushia Light dependent WTII Records |
| Associated acts | Iris, The Mighty Chouffe |
| Members |
Ned Kirby Leone Buchieri Dan Clark Andrew Sega |
| Past members |
Kelly Shaffer Rob Wentz Tyler Newman Chuck Spencer Vince Grech |
Stromkern is an American band that blends electronic music and hip-hop. The band was formed in 1994 by James "Ned" Kirby.[1]
Kirby was originally a DJ in Madison, Wisconsin as a teenager, experimenting under the moniker "Flowers for Ravers" before founding Stromkern. Disenchanted with the music he was receiving as a DJ, he decided to start his own band. His early compositions included the German-language "Konzentrationslager" and "Aussicht vom Rande der Nacht" as well as a cover of Nick Cave's "The Mercy Seat", all of which found favor on compilations. He was soon signed to German label Kodex/Sushia Light, and the resulting CD "Flicker Like a Candle" announced Stromkern to the club music scene. Stromkern now records for dependent in Europe and WTII Records in North America.
After two successful albums and several singles as essentially a solo artist, Kirby recruited musician/producer and friend Leone Buchieri to join the lineup for "Armageddon." Additional live members Matt Berger, Rob Wentz and later Tyler Newman (of Battery Cage and Informatik) joined the band for the recording of "Light it Up." The most recent live line-up includes Kirby and Buchieri, along with Dan Clark and Andrew Sega (of Iris and The Alpha Conspiracy).
Discography
Singles/EPs
- Flicker Like a Candle EP (Kodex/Sushia Light, 1997)
- Night Riders EP (Scanner, 2000)
- Re-align EP (WTII Records (U.S.) / Scanner (EU), 2002)
- "Stand Up" single (EU) (dependent, 2005)
- "Stand Up" single (U.S.) (WTII Records, 2005 – different track listing)
- "Reminders" single (U.S.) (WTII Records, 2006)
- "Reminders" single (EU) (dependent, 2006 – different track listing)
- "Hindsight" single (EU) (dependent, 2006 – digital-only release)
- Dead Letters EP (WTII Records, 2012)
Albums
- Dämmerung Im Traum (Scanner (EU) / WTII Records (U.S.), 1999)
- Flicker Like a Candle (Millennium Edition) (Scanner (EU) / WTII Records (U.S.), 2001)
- Armageddon (Scanner (EU) / WTII Records (U.S.), 2001)
- Armageddon/Perfect Remix (Limited 2CD) (Scanner (EU) / WTII Records (U.S.), 2001)
- Light It Up (WTII Records (U.S.) / dependent (EU), 2005)
Other Releases
- The songs "Can't Believe" and "Slow Cascade" are featured in the Xbox 360 game Crackdown
- The song "Stand Up (Extended Mix) is featured in the video game Project Gotham Racing 3. Other notable acts on the soundtrack are mind.in.a.box, Covenant, Auto Aggression, Mindless Faith, and DeathBoy.
- J Ned Kirby provides vocals on the track Accelerating on the 2004 album Aura by The Alpha Conspiracy, and also lends his talents on two albums by the band Cycloon (titled Head|Over|Now (2000) and Zeitseize (2002) ). The tracks from the Cycloon albums are: Inheritance, New Patterns, Nemesis and Scars of Obedience; for some time lyrics to these were provided on the Stromkern homepage.[2]
References
- ↑ "Stromkern". WTII Records. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ archive.org cache, circa 2003
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