2000: Zero One Infinity
In 2000, the band began work on Zero One Infinity, again with producer Kampmann. The album includes I Have the Password to Your Shell Account (which received some circulation on the Internet), "Studio Hair Gel", "Robot Trouble" and "Kasey Keller", an ode to the American soccer player. "Studio Hair Gel" and "Robot Trouble" were both released as singles prior to the album and included remixes by Figurine, Dntel and Baxendale. The band toured again in the fall of 2000 on ZOI, including a live performance at the University of Maryland's WMUC. The album was also well received by many music publications such as Pitchfork. [1] [2] The band would also record many other their performances in Gainesville, Florida, Lexington, Kentucky, and Wesleyan University in Connecticut. [3]
2001: Transhuman Revolution and Breakup
The group would play at many locations and cities in the US with The Lucksmiths, Kleenex Girl Wonder, Pocket Rockets, among other groups throughout the year such as Washington, D.C., New York City, Philadelphia, and Jacksonville. [4] [5] The groups popularity was also boosted by exposure from English DJ and radio presenter John Peel, with Peel playing tracks from the band's second album, ZeRo-oNe-INFINITY, on his shows in early 2001, with the album receiving a best album nomination in January and February 2001, and the group playing at the YoYo-a-Gogo festival in Olympia, Washington, with gigs being planned in Washington and other West Coast states such as Oregon and California, and playing at HFStival in Washington, D.C.. [6] [7] [8]
Barcelona would record Transhuman Revolution in 2001 again with Kampmann before, during, and after touring, with the album being announced for release on CD and vinyl, with Cameron Crowe responsible for sequencing the vinyl edition; however, the vinyl version was never released, despite this, Darla has credited him for CD sequencing he did not undertake. [9] [10]
As a result of Crowe’s discovery of the group, their name was referenced in his 2001 film Vanilla Sky alongside Looper and Radiohead. However, unlike the latter two, their music was not featured in the film, though their music may have appeared on mix CDs played on set. [11] [12]
The album would be released in late 2001, with tracks such as "Everything Makes Me Think about Sex" and "Human Simulation". Shortly after the album's release, the band announced a breakup and would play their final show at The Metro Cafe in Washington, D.C. in February 2002.
Post-Barcelona
Members of the group would make solo projects post-breakup, with Korzen forming Sprites with his wife, Amy Korzen, with both Scanniello and Ramiscal have contributed to the project, and Ramiscal forming The Positions.
The groups albums would be released on streaming platforms in 2015, with Expanded Editions being released the same year by Darla. [13]
