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Blending elements from early EBM, ambient and martial-industrial, VPROJEKT – begun purely as an experiment in 2006 – has evolved into one of the most significant developments in dark electronics to come out of Australia in recent times.
Hailing originally from the rainforests of the East Coast, and recently transplanted to Melbourne, VPROJEKT originally came to DWA’s attention in 2011 with the monumental 15 track, 76-minute opus that was “Exhilarate & Disgust” – a dark electronic soundscape worlds away from the beat-driven majority of modern industrial releases.
VPROJEKT’s standout sonic signature quickly caught the ear of no less a scene-figurehead than Johan van Roy of SUICIDE COMMANDO – who not only asked permission to include the track “Warlord” on his “World Wide Electronics 2” sampler, but also agreed to contribute guest vocals to the bonus track “Swarms And Hives”.
Perhaps all the more surprising is that vProjekt’s complex, assured arrangements – which recall the sounds of seminal industrial acts of the 80s and 90s, but with a modern production twist – are the work not of some seasoned scene-professional, but rather of young Australian producer Eugene Nesci.
After 3 years in the wilderness, working on countless supremely intricate and leftfield remixes, vProjekt finally signalled that a new album was on the horizon.
Given the recent popularity of “retro” sounding acts like YOUTH CODE and 3TEETH, the timing could hardly be better for vProjekt to return – with a new record that seems likely to appeal both to a very current audience and also those of a previous generation pining for “old school sounds”.
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Discography
vProjekt– A Beautiful Reprise (Extended Edition) – DWD181 – BUY DIGITAL 01. Swarms And Hives (Feat. Johan Van Roy) 02. The Sky Fell Aground 03. Thermite (Slumbering X-Plosive Remix By Amgod) 04. Voices That Call To Us (Fading Far Behind) 05. Humanside (Humanization Rmx By Controlled Collapse) 06. Breaking 07. Raptures 08. A Kiss Between The Eyes (Die Sektor Remix) 09. Taste 10. Splinters In The Frame (Lexincrypt Remix) 11. Avalanche 12. Night Imager + Onychophora 13. Dream Cancer 14. Springtime 15. Antifreeze |
vProjekt – Exhilarate & Disgust – DWA179/DWD180 – BUY CD – BUY DIGITAL CD 1: 01. Humanside 02. Terraform 03. Exhilarate & Disgust 04. Splinters In The Frame 05. Rely 06. Warlord 07. Thermite 08. Contrition Cell 09. Young Blood 10. A Kiss Between The Eyes 11. Tower Of Memories 12. Inflect Infinity 13. Shape Of Days 14. In Severance 15. Wake CD 2: 01. Swarms And Hives (Feat. Johan Van Roy) 02. The Sky Fell Aground 03. Thermite (Slumbering X-Plosive Remix By Amgod) 04. Voices That Call To Us (Fading Far Behind) 05. Humanside (Humanization Rmx By Controlled Collapse) 06. Breaking 07. Raptures 08. A Kiss Between The Eyes (Die Sektor Remix) 09. Taste 10. Splinters In The Frame (Lexincrypt Remix) 11. Avalanche 12. Night Imager + Onychophora |
vProjekt – Kisses Between The Eyes – DWD 145 – DELETED 01. A Kiss Between The Eyes 02. Dream Cancer 03. Springtime 04. A Kiss Between The Eyes (DYM remix) 05. A Kiss Between The Eyes (Terrolokaust remix) |