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(1993 – 2003)

The three humans behind the suggestive sound barrage of Add N To (X) - Barry 7, Ann Shenton and Steve Claydon - plugged in their equipment in 1993 with the intention of creating music that would be highly unconventional, profoundly evocative, and open to wild ideas. With what amounted to a political will to oppose dull and predictable use of machine as well as organic instruments, and a revulsion at the rise of coffee table electronic music, they were bound to be intriguing. What they have achieved in just over half a decade has, however, demolished all expectations and built a purposefully deranged sonic edifice on top, visible from all corners of the planet.
Over three albums and a multitude of accompanying singles, videos and world tours, they have established a body of work edgier, ruder, more extrovert and coherently schizoid than any other functioning band. Their dirty and joyful beat noise, sinister analog-ola and robo-dada diskorganisation has excavated an underground city of possibilities. On and off record they’ve proved themselves to be the least culturally pre-set of all bands with an inspired co-mingling of dildos and theramins, kick drums and punch ups, triggering finches and speaker distending dissension.

If all Add N To (X) music onwards from their NME championed debut singles in 1997 sounded as if the synthesisers had been given as much input as the humans (assuming the synths were of a horny and unstable seditionary inclination) the third album, 2000’s acclaimed “Add Insult To Injury” indicated that the compromise did not always have to be fractious.

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sarsonlastfm wrote:
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mariDeviant wrote:
17 days ago

<3

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MarsilVendeur wrote:
November 2009

I just realized, parts of Avant Hard sound almost identical to Men's Recovery Project.

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domakesay wrote:
November 2009

Do what?

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annadoll2001 wrote:
October 2009

Like whom? I have to say, I have seen them live a few times and they were always really good.

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itsbeatnick wrote:
October 2009

Other bands do this better

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SoundSystem25 wrote:
September 2009

I do domakesay. Have no idea how I got it.... Must have been a realplayer fuck up. My favourite thing they've ever done.

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Yappyplay wrote:
August 2009

Ksyun007: Согласен полностью! )))

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polymorphous71 wrote:
August 2009

Here group here ------> http://www.last.fm/group/Oblique+Satellites

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Ksyun007 wrote:
August 2009

очень хорошо очень сносит

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AvoidTheCheese wrote:
July 2009

che'yeah! play et play et but first lemme' get my lucky neon lighter

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Kubichek wrote:
June 2009

Кто-нибудь знает что за трек играет последним в Live at El Mocombo?

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dogma95 wrote:
June 2009

avant hard, amazing.

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concretica wrote:
May 2009

!!! 0||0 !!!

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domakesay wrote:
May 2009

Does anyone have a MP3 of their track 'Wicked Cool' from their MySpace?

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domakesay wrote:
April 2009

Does anyone know what the members of the band are doing these days? I know Ann is currently doing some DJ sets, but they should really get over it and get back together, even though their last album was rather weak. I would kill to see them live.

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TippinMyStuff wrote:
March 2009

just so great

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RuleAmsterdam wrote:
February 2009

excellent :D They just don't come like this anymore

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gen-eral wrote:
February 2009

oooohh takes me back

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Domarts wrote:
January 2009

plug me in plug me in.

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