Alien Faktor

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Alien Faktor
Origin Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Genres Industrial
Years active1994–1999
Labels Decibel
Past members

Alien Faktor were an American electro-industrial group based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. [1] Created as a solo musical project by multi-instrumentalist Tom Muschitz, Alien Faktor was influenced by EDM, soundtrack and industrial music. The band released four studio albums for Decibel: Abduction (1994), Desolate (1995), Listen! (1996) and Arterial Spray & Cattle Mutilations (1997).

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History

Alien Faktor began in 1991 as a solo musical project for Tom Muschitz out of Milwaukee. [2] In 1994 Muschitz created the record label Decibel which the made its debut with Alien Faktor's Abduction album. [3] Its compositions were informed by soundtrack and electronic dance music. [4] They followed up with a second album in 1995 titled Desolate that received praise for its stylistic variety. [5] Alien Faktor's third and fourth albums were released in 1996 and titled Final Expenses and Listen! respectively by Decibel. [6] [7] Final Expenses contains remixes and several new tracks while Listen consists of four lengthy loosely structured compositions. [8] [9]

In 1997 Mike Hunsberger joined on guitars and programming to release the band's fifth and final album Arterial Spray & Cattle Mutilations on Decibel. [10] [11] [12] Keyboardist Lars Hansen from Oneiroid Psychosis participated during live touring. In February of the following year the album peaked at position twenty on CMJ's Dance Top 25. [13] In 1999 the band covered Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" for the various artists compilation Nod's Tacklebox o' Fun , released by Re-Constriction Records. [14]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

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  5. ↑ Christian, Chris (January 1996). "Alien Faktor: Desolate". Sonic Boom. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  6. ↑ Miles, Larry (1996). "Alien Faktor: Final Expenses" (PDF). Black Monday (4): 3. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  7. ↑ Barnhart, Becky (2000). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum . Stereophile, Incorporated. 9 (2): 44. ISBN   9781575980652 . Retrieved August 12, 2020.
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  9. ↑ Christian, Chris (July 1997). "Alien Faktor: Listen!". Sonic Boom. 5 (6). Retrieved August 12, 2020.
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