Sebastian Komor

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Sebastian R. Komor
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Background information
Also known asKomor Kommando, Squarehead, Moonitor, Melt
Born (1976-05-07) 7 May 1976 (age 47)
Zabrze, Poland
Genres Electronic, EBM
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Keyboards, drum programming, effects
Years active1997–present
Labels Metropolis Records
Alfa Matrix
Out of Line Music
Infacted Recordings
Synthetic Entertainment
FiXT
Position Music
Rasputin Recordings
Website [1]

Sebastian R. Komor (born 7 May 1976) is a Polish-born, Norwegian-raised electronic musician, best known for his collaborative work in Icon of Coil and Zombie Girl. A prolific artist, Komor has also released electronic music under a variety of solo projects and aliases since the late 1990s.

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Biography

Sebastian Komor was born in Zabrze, Poland, in 1976 and moved to Norway in 1981, where he would remain for over twenty years. [2] He first acquired a keyboard in his late teens and released his first music demo in 1992. [3] Throughout the mid-to late-90s, Komor created music in Fredrikstad, where an EBM/industrial scene was flourishing under the influence of local bands such as Apoptygma Berzerk. Komor recorded and toured under various band names during that time, starting with Melt and continuing with Area51, Sector9 (which he also used as a remixer alias [4] ), and Moonitor. Fellow Fredrikstad musician Andy LaPlegua played keyboards for early Sector9 and Melt shows, and it was this collaboration that led to the formation of Icon of Coil in 1997, [3] with the roles reversed – LaPlegua as primary creative member and Komor came in as a full member during the production of the first single "Shallow Nation". Icon of Coil released their debut single, Shallow Nation, in 2000, at which point Komor became a full-fledged member of the band. Komor and LaPlegua went on to release three full-length albums as IoC: Serenity Is the Devil (2000), The Soul is in the Software (2002), and Machines Are Us (2004). Icon of Coil garnered a fair amount of popularity within the scene, having their albums distributed worldwide and playing a variety of large festivals. [5] During this same time period, Komor and Richard Bjørklund formed the synthpop/EBM band Monofader and released the album Frost in 2004. [6] Sebastian also did drum, sampling and synth programming on an EP titled Fenris for an industrial black metal band called Helheim (note: not the Norwegian black/Viking metal band Helheim). [7] [8]

In 2004, Komor relocated to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Activity within Icon of Coil during this time started slowing down as Andy focused more on his project Combichrist.

In 2005 Komor started Zombie Girl with Renee Cooper. Komor initiated the project, the name, the logo, the overall look and design. As well as writing, producing, mixing and writing the lyrics. They released an EP in 2006 and a full album in 2007 through Alfa Matrix and Metropolis. Komor was also signed to electronic rock label FiXT in 2008 for his solo hard techno/trance/industrial project Squarehead. [9] Two advance Squarehead singles featuring guest vocals [5] were released in 2008 and 2009 with a full-length album, Voltage Controlled Body Music, [10] released in March 2010. Sebastian's long time work-in-progress Moonitor, which he describes as techno/tribal, [10] has now also been signed to FiXT and released an album titled To the Past From the Future in the Present. [11] It appears that both Squarehead and Moonitor were one-off projects with no additional albums currently planned, as Komor has stated that he is now fully focused on another of his oldest projects, Melt. [12] Komor has released production music geared towards film, television, and video game soundtracks through FiXT's sister company Position Music. Yet another active side project of Seb's is Komor Kommando, his dark techno/EBM/aggrotech club-oriented DJ alias. One EP has thus far been released on Alfa Matrix, with a full-length album imminent. [12] Additional solo work has been released through Rasputin Records under his real name.

The aforementioned Melt, now rejuvenated after years of being kept on hold by commitments to Icon of Coil, [7] was initially to see an EP called Parasites released in early 2009, [11] [13] but is still a work in progress, with Seb stating "I just dont want to hurry a release, this is a very personal album, and I just feel it needs to feel right and complete before its ready to be unleashed". [12] Though the name has carried over from work done as early as 1994, all of the current songs being worked on are brand new. [11]

Sebastian does production work as Xenomorph Productions. He produced the album Hearts for Bullets by Ayria in 2008. Komor mastered the Depeche Mode tribute album Alfa Matrix Re:Covered in 2009, which included two covers by Komor Kommando. [14] That same year he also mastered fellow Canadian electro-industrial act iVardensphere's debut album Scatterface. [15] In February 2010 Komor released a collection of over 400 audio samples from his studio, some from his released projects and some unused. [16] A second volume followed in June of that same year.

Komor is also a visual artist, and designs the artwork for his own releases. [2]

Discography

as Sebastian Komor

as Komor Kommando

[17] [18]

with Icon of Coil

with Monofader

as Squarehead

with Helheim (The Helheim Society)

as Moonitor

as Melt

with Zombie Girl

as a Producer - Mixing engineer - Programming

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  1. ↑ "Sebastian | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  2. 1 2 "Rasputin Records on Myspace". Rasputin Records on Myspace. October 13, 2008. Retrieved February 8, 2010. Sebastian R. Komor was born in Zabrze, Poland, May 5th, 1976. He moved to Norway in 1981. He relocated to Canada in 2004. (...) He does all his own artwork and design for his releases.
  3. 1 2 "Komor Kommando – Beats in the Blood". Regen Mag. August 4, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Sector 9". Discogs. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  5. 1 2 "Sebastian R. Komor Interview". Vampire Freaks. February 26, 2008. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Monofader Bio". Gothtronic.com. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  7. 1 2 "KOMOR KOMMANDO (SEBASTIAN R. KOMOR)". Terrorverlag Alternative Music Webzine. December 5, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Helheim (Nor) – Fenris". Encyclopaedia Metallum – The Metal Archives. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  9. ↑ "FIXT Music relaunches store, signs Sebastian R. Komor project". Regen Mag. October 13, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  10. 1 2 "Featuring Seb Sebastian R. Komor Interview by Ruud Dreessen". EBM-Industrial.nl. January 7, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  11. 1 2 3 "Squarehead: Sebastian Komor interviewed by BrentonRyan". FiXT News. March 30, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  12. 1 2 3 "Interview: Sebastian Komor (Icon Of Coil, MELT, Komor Kommando, Zombie Girl)". NXLive. July 6, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  13. ↑ "Sebastian Komor launches industrial metal act Melt". Side-Line Music Magazine. October 13, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Komor Kommando – A scene which was on the forefront of sonic innovation and edge has now become its own joke of repetition and lack of creativity!". Side-Line Music Magazine. May 4, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  15. ↑ "iVardensphere on Myspace" . Retrieved February 12, 2010. Upon being heard for the first time by the label Synthetic Sounds, iVardensphere was immediately signed and "Scatterface" was released across Canada in July 2009 after Sebastian Komor of Icon of Coil mastered the disc.
  16. ↑ "Sebastian Komor Drops 400 Samples for $5". FiXT Remix. February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  17. ↑ "Komor Kommando - Boomtscheekah - Remix EP (File)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  18. ↑ "DJ Pierre, Tha Ninja, Bathsh3Ba, Komor Kommando New Releases: Komor Kommando - Boomtcheekah Remixes on Beatport". Beatport.com. 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2016-02-25.


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