Electro Assassin

Electro Assassin
Also known as	Crisis
Origin	London, United Kingdom
Genres	EBM industrial
Years active	1990–1999
Labels	Cyber-Tec Hyperium Synthetic Symphony
Spinoff of	Johnson Engineering Co.
Past members	Kevin Gould Richard McKinlay Ian Taylor

Electro Assassin was the music project of London-based composer Kevin Gould, known for his work with Johnson Engineering Co. Ian Taylor provided vocals to the project between 1990 and 1994. The group released three albums: Jamming the Voice of the Universe (1992), Bioculture (1993) and The Divine Invasion (1995).[1][2]

History

Electro Assassin was founded out of London in 1990 by Kevin Gould as an outlet for his solo compositions. Gould had previously performed in Johnson Engineering Co.[3] Gould joined with Ian Taylor[4] and released Jamming the Voice of the Universe in 1992 by Hyperium Records and Concrete Productions.[5][6] The second album was released in 1993 by Hyperium and titled Bioculture and represented vocalist Ian Taylor's final release with the band.[7] The band's third album, titled The Divine Invasion, was released in 1995 by Synthetic Symphony and Cyber-Tec Records[8][9] and introduced Richard McKinley as the band's new vocalist.[10] In September of that year the album was reissued in the United States by Fifth Colvmn Records.[11] Kevin Gould now releases material under Nexus Project via Rebel Scum Productions on Bandcamp

Discography

Studio albums

• Jamming the Voice of the Universe (1992, Hyperium/Concrete)
• Bioculture (1993, Hyperium)
• The Divine Invasion (1995, Synthetic Symphony/Cyber-Tec)

Compilation appearances

• FMCD Volume 8 - April 1994 (1994, Future Music)
• Hy! ...To Hypersonic (The Hyperium Compilation | Part II) (1992, Hyperium)
• Hyperium Promo-Sampler (1992, Hyperium)
• Hy! From Hypnotic to Hypersonic (1992, Hyperium)
• Electronic Youth Vol.1 (1993, Music Research)
• Funky Alternatives Seven (1993, Concrete)
• The Digital Space Between Vol. 2 (1995, Cleopatra)
• Cyber-Tec America (1995, Invisible)
• Untitled (1996, Infected, Cyber-Tec)
• Industrial Virus (1997, Dressed to Kill)
• Industrial Hazard (1998, Dressed to Kill)
• Industrial Armageddon (1998, Age of Panik)
• Sacrilege: A Tribute to Front 242 (1999, Cleopatra)
• Industrial Meltdown (1999, Cleopatra)
• Hardware (1999, MCT)

References

1. "Thessalonians: The Black Field". Factsheet Five (52). Mike Gunderloy: 3. 1994. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
2. Heckman, Dave (2005). "Electro Assassin". Metropolis Records. Zero Defect Design LLC. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
3. Bush, John. "Electro Assassin > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
4. Marcuse, H. (February 1992). "Electro Assassin - Jamming the Voice of the Universe". Music From The Empty Quarter (4). UK: The Empty Quarter: 42. ISSN 0964-542X.
5. Riley, Matthew (1992). "Electro Assassin: Jamming the Voice of the Universe". EST (3). Hyperreal. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
6. "Electro Assassin". Option. 42–47. Sonic Options Network: 94. 1992. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
7. Christian, Chris (August 1995). "Electro Assassin: Bioculture Mutation". Sonic Boom. 3 (5). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
8. "Electro Assassin". Option. 60–65. Sonic Options Network: 126. 1995.
9. Christian, Chris (October 1995). "Electro Assassin: The Divine Invasion". Sonic Boom. 3 (8). Retrieved September 5, 2020.
10. Deadhead (March 1995). Neville, Leigh; Riley, Matthew (eds.). "Minds' Eye". Music From The Empty Quarter (11). UK: The Empty Quarter: 7. ISSN 0964-542X.
11. Louche, Jared (1996). "Fifth Colvmn Records: On-Line Mail Order Catalog". hallucinet.com. Fifth Colvmn Records. Archived from the original on January 31, 1998. Retrieved September 5, 2020.

External links

• Electro Assassin discography at Discogs
• Electro Assassin discography at MusicBrainz