Survive (band)

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S U R V I V E
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SXSW 21 March 2017
Background information
OriginAustin, Texas, United States
Genres
Instruments
Years active2009–present
Labels
MembersKyle Dixon
Michael Stein
Mark Donica
Adam Jones

Survive (often styled S U R V I V E) is an electronic band consisting of Michael Stein, Kyle Dixon, Adam Jones and Mark Donica formed in 2009 in Austin, Texas.

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Band

The Austin-based quartet have produced synth-heavy, horror-score-influenced compositions for over a decade, exploring these themes through drum machines and analog synths across various single, EP and LP releases. [1]

The Guest

Survive contributed to the soundtrack for the indie horror film The Guest . [1]

Stranger Things

The band gained wider fame after members Dixon and Stein were hired to compose the musical score Music of Stranger Things for the Netflix supernatural horror hit series Stranger Things . [2]

Both volumes of the soundtrack were nominated individually for the Best Score Soundtrack Category for the 2017 Grammy Awards, though neither won. [3] 2017 saw Dixon and Stein also nominated for an ASCAP award as a result of their soundtrack work. [4] In September 2017 Dixon and Stein won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for their work on the Stranger Things theme. [5] 2017 has also seen the band curate the music for Sensory, a multi-dimensional immersive restaurant experience' at Sugar Hill Mountain Festival in Melbourne, Australia. [6]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
Mnq026
HD015
  • Release date: 28 May 2012
  • Label: Mannequin Records, Holodeck Records
  • Formats: CD, Digital Download, 12" Vinyl
  • Songs:

- Deserted Skies - Floating Cube - To Light Alone I Bow - Hourglass - Omniverse - Black Mollies - Scalar Wave - Shunting Yard - Dirge

HD009
  • Release date: 4 September 2012
  • Label: Holodeck Records
  • Formats: cassette
  • Songs:

- cschz 01 - cschz 02

RR7349
  • Release date: 30 September 2016
  • Label: Relapse Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download, 12" vinyl
  • Songs:

- A.H.B - Other - Dirt - High Rise - Wardenclyffe - Sorcerer - Low Fog - Copter - Cutthroat

RR7400: LA041717
  • Release date: 3 August 2018
  • Label: Relapse Records
  • Formats: Digital Download, 12" Vinyl
  • Songs:

- Floating Cube (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Omniverse (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Sorcerer (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Cutthroat (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Holographic (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Black Mollies (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Parousia (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Wardenclyffe (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Copter (Los Angeles - 4-17-17)

Extended plays & tapes

YearTitleLabel
2010BATH017 (As part of Dark of Night Compilation)Bathetic Records
2010LLR002Light Lodge
2011LT019Living Tapes
2012TLLT21To Lose La Track
2013HD009Holodeck Records

2016 HD037 Holodeck Records

2014MF064Monofonus Press

Music videos

TitleYearRef
Floating Cube2013 [7]
Omniverse2015 [8]
Copter2016 [9]

Soundtracks

TitleDetails
Stranger Things (season 1)
  • Released (Vol. 1): 12 August 2016
  • Released (Vol. 2): 19 August 2016
Stranger Things (season 2)
  • Released: 20 October 2017
Stranger Things (season 3)
  • Released: 28 June 2019
Stranger Things (season 4)
  • Released: 1 July 2022
The Retaliators (Original Motion Picture Score)
  • Released: 21 October 2022

References

  1. 1 2 "'The Guest' Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  2. ↑ Swiatecki, Chad. "Survive members on how Austin band's music ended up on 'Stranger Things'". MyStatesman. Austin American Statesman. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Holub, Christian (6 December 2016). "'Stranger Things' Soundtracks Score Grammy Nods". EW.com.
  4. ↑ "Vote in the 2017 ASCAP Composers' Choice Awards!". www.ascap.com. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  5. ↑ "Emmys 2017: "Stranger Things" Wins Outstanding Theme Music Award". Pitchfork.com. 12 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "S U R V I V E interviewed - The Skinny" . Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  7. ↑ Juan Cisneros (2013-03-03), S U R V I V E - Floating Cube , retrieved 2017-04-06
  8. ↑ HOLODECK RECS (2015-02-11), S U R V I V E - Omniverse (Official Video) , retrieved 2017-04-06
  9. ↑ RelapseRecords (2016-10-28), S U R V I V E - "Copter" (Official Music Video) , retrieved 2017-04-06


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