Black Rain (band)

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Black Rain
Origin New York, New York, United States
Genres
Years active1992–present
Labels
  • Blackest Ever Black
  • Cosmo Rhythmatic
  • Fifth Colvmn
  • Heartworm Press
  • Kombinat
  • TPOS
Website blackesteverblack.com
Past members
  • Stuart Argabright
  • Chaz Cardoza
  • Thom Furtado
  • Alison Lewis
  • Soren Roi
  • Shinichi Shimokawa
  • Dave Vulcan

Black Rain were an American electro-industrial group based out of New York City. It was formed in 1992 by musicians Stuart Argabright, Chaz Cardoza, Thom Furtado and Shinichi Shimokawa. They released two studio albums on Fifth Colvmn Records: 1.0 (1995), Nanarchy (1996). The band released their third album Dark Pool on Blackest Ever Black in 2014. [1] [2]

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History

Black Rain was formed in New York City by musicians Stuart Argabright, Chaz Cardoza, Thom Furtado and Shinichi Shimokawa. Black Rain released their debut full-length studio album 1.0 on Fifth Colvmn Records in 1995. [3] [4] The following year they released their second album Nanarchy on Fifth Colvmn. [5] [6] [7] In 2014 the band's third album Dark Pool was released by Blackest Ever Black. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Split releases

Compilation albums

Compilation appearances

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References

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  2. ↑ Finkler, Ed (December 19, 1996). "Interview with Stuart Argabright of Black Rain". Sonic Boom. 4 (3). Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Black Rain: 1.0 > Overview". AllMusic . Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  4. ↑ Christian, Chris (September 1995). "Black Rain: 1.0". Sonic Boom. 3 (6). Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  5. ↑ Worley, Jon (December 2, 1996). "Black Rain: Nanarchy". Aiding & Abetting (124). Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Black Rain: Nanarchy > Overview". AllMusic . Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  7. ↑ Christian, Chris (December 1996). "Black Rain: Nanarchy". Sonic Boom. 4 (11). Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Black Rain: Dark Pool > Overview". AllMusic . Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  9. ↑ Pattison, Louis (September 9, 2014). "Black Rain: Dark Pool". Fact . Trident Press . Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  10. ↑ Beta, Andy (October 17, 2016). "Black Rain: Dark Pool". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  11. ↑ Freeman, Albert (October 6, 2014). "Black Rain: Dark Pool". The Quietus . Retrieved September 4, 2020.
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