::::Destructo Swarmbots (PublicGuilt Records) [ http://www.destructoswarmbots.com/ ] [live video][ http://www.publicguilt.com/ds-northsix.mpg ] [live video][ http://www.publicguilt.com/DS-northsix2.mpg ] Functioning as a 2 piece, but occasionally appearing as a solo act, DESTRUCTO SWARMBOTS has toured extensively, including two US tours(one in support of Italy’s ZU) and a European tour in support of New Jersey’s avant-hip hop act, DÄLEK, which saw DS joining DÄLEK and German legends, FAUST, on stage for an 8 man performance at the Bad Bonn Kilbi festival in Dudingen, Switzerland. DS has also shared the stage with GUAPO, THE BUG, DONNA SUMMER, HANIN ELIAS, ODDATEEE, and THE NEW FLESH. DESTRUCTO SWARMBOTS has released a self-titled, tour only CD and the full length, “2” available on Creepy Dog Eyes. They also remixed the ISIS song, “From Sinking”, which appears on ISIS Oceanic Remixes Vol. 4 LP available on Robotic Empire and the Japanese edition available on Daymare Recordings, which collects all 4 LPs together as a 2CD set. DS recently collaborated with Baltimore’s DRUMMACHINEGUN for a release which will see the light of day in 2005. DS member, Mike Mare, is also one half of the group MUNG, whose forthcoming debut, "Dididau," is slated to be mixed by Hans Joachim Irmler of FAUST.
::::ConstantMauk [ http://myspace.com/constantmauk ] ConstantMauk is Kelly Nourse of Harm Stryker [ http://harmstryker.org ]. Constant Mauk explores the depths of minimalism in noise and feedback based manipulation, incorporating lo-fi devices such as micro-cassette recorders with unconventional mixing techniques.
::::Harm Stryker [ http://harmstryker.org ] Harm Stryker is Kelly Nourse (aka ConstantMauk), & Kenneth Yates. Harm Stryker needs no introduction.
::::Insects with Tits [ http://myspace.com/insectswithtits ] If you'd hooked up a transducer to the key at the end of Ben Franklin's kite it might have sounded something like this: A slowly gathering storm filled with birdish chirps in the upper-mid and a pea-soup fog of bristling drone, until everything erupts into the kind of cleansing rain Travis Bickle dreamed of. Dark ambience is the focus but not the rule, as there's an earthy beauty inside these howling machines. Cells divide, electromagnetism radiates, blood pumps, gravity pulls. It's noise music, yes, but the kind that envelops and keeps you company on lonely evenings. Insects with Tits is Roger Smith of Chefkirk & Kenneth Yates of Harm Stryker, both of Virginia. Their project is an experiment, like the best things in life-- a politically and socially explicit venture with a focus on vegan action.
::::Chefkirk [ http://tibprod.com/chefkirk.html ] Chefkirk is Roger Smith (Insects With Tits) a combination of improvised drone and harsh electronics squeezed from a minimal arsenal of glitchy instruments and feedback loops. The ever prolific Chefkirk, given the amount of releases he has produced since the inception of Chefkirk in 2003 has released records on TibProd, AudioBot, Brise-Cul, ScratchNSniff Entertainment, Retinascan, Carbon Records, 804noise and others. Chefkirk is a socially and politically charged venture, focusing mostly on the issue of animal rights. This theme shows up frequently in Chefkirk releases in some form or another, whether it's through quotes, artwork, or other abstract conceptions that promote the ethical treatment of animals. More information about 804noise and other upcoming events please visit http://804noise.org/events.html