16volt

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16volt
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16volt in 2017
Background information
Origin Portland, Oregon (early)
Los Angeles, California (after)
Genres
Years active1988–present
Labels Re-Constriction, Metropolis
Members
  • Steve Hickey
  • Eric Powell
Past members
  • Jason Bazinet
  • Joel Bornzin
  • Jon Fell
  • Marc Jordan
  • Marc LaCorte
  • Mike Peoples
  • Jeff Taylor
  • Von Vinhasa
  • Steve White
Website www.16volt.com

16volt is an American industrial rock band featuring Eric Powell, with other performers added for live shows. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

History

16volt was formed in Portland, Oregon by composer and vocalist Eric Powell. Powell recruited musicians drummer Joel Bornzin, guitarist Jon Fell and Jeff Taylor to record "Motorskills", which debuted on The Cyberflesh Conspiracy various artist compilation by If It Moves... [4] That band released their first full-length studio album Wisdom on May 25, 1993, after signing to Re-Constriction Records. [5] The album received critical attention for its industrial-informed beats and abrasive electronic textures. [6] The band continued to issue albums via Re-Constriction for the next three albums: Skin (1994), LetDownCrush (1996), and SuperCoolNothing (1998).

The band is featured in the opening scene of video game Primal , and contributed nine songs to the game's soundtrack. [7] [8] [9]

16volt released its fifth album titled FullBlackHabit in 2007 for Metropolis Records. [10] The band followed that release with two more studio albums for Metropolis, American Porn Songs [11] and Beating Dead Horses , [12] which were released in 2009 and 2011 respectively. 16volt self-released the 2016 album The Negative Space on their label Murder Creek. [13] The EP Dead on Arrivals was self-released for Murder Creek in 2017. [14] [15]

Discography

Studio albums

Remix albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

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References

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  2. ↑ "Interview with Mike Peoples of 16Volt". Church of Hive. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Metropolis Records // Artists // 16Volt". Metropolis-records.com. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Various Artists: The Cyberflesh Conspiracy". CD Review Digest . 7 (4). Peri Press: 823. 1994. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ "16 Volt: Wisdom". Option (54–58). Sonic Options Network. 1994. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  6. ↑ Worley, Jon (June 30, 1993). "16 Volt: Wisdom". Aiding & Abetting (36). Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  7. ↑ Bishop, Sam (January 19, 2003). "Primal Ships". TotalPlayStation. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2015. Primal features extensive musical contributions from LA rockers 16 Volt, who donated nine tracks to the game, three created exclusively for the game.
  8. ↑ Alexander, Kim Ann (May 21, 1997). "An Evening With Eric Powell of 16 Volt". Last Sigh Magazine. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  9. ↑ Alexander, Kim Ann (1998). "An Evening With Eric Powell of 16 Volt". Last Sigh Magazine. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  10. ↑ Upjohn, Kristofer. "16volt – FullBlackHabit (Metropolis)". Raves. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
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  12. ↑ Smith, Dom (April 15, 2011). "CD Review: 16Volt – Beating Dead Horses". Soundsphere Magazine. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
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  14. ↑ Turner, Trubie (January 7, 2018). "16volt – Dead on Arrivals". ReGen. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  15. ↑ Yücel, Ilker (November 2, 2017). "16volt InterView: Defiant to the End". ReGen. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
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