Assemblage 23
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Seattle, Washington, USA (1988 – present)
Prior to starting Assemblage 23, Shear experimented with music under the name “Man on a Stage”, beginning in the early 1980s. Most of Shear’s music at this point was instrumental, as he lacked the confidence to sing; the quality of the music itself was highly questionable by his own admission. Shear eventually began to add vocals to his music; at the same time, Shear was also playing bass in a punk band called the “Advocates”.
Assemblage 23 got its start in 1988, when at a “Depeche Mode” concert, founder Tom Shear heard the opening DJ spinning industrial dance music. Prior to hearing this type of music, Shear had been creating primarily synthpop and post-punk type music.
Hearing industrial music for the first time proved to be something of an epiphany for Shear, as he had finally found a form of music that combined the electronic sounds he loved from his synth-pop background with the heavier, darker aggression punk represented. Even so, the project was more of a hobby for Shear at this point; it took until 1998 for Assemblage 23 to gather enough positive acclaim to attract the attention of record labels.
Shear signed a deal in 1999 with the Canadian label Gashed! for a full-length album, “Contempt” (released in November 1999). A second album, “Failure”, followed in March 2001 and was released by Gashed! in North America and Accession Records in Europe. A single from “Failure”, “Disappoint”, was released on Accession in October 2001. The song dealt with Shear’s sense of loss after his father’s suicide on October 28, 1999.
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Failure
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Assemblage 23 is featured on our Feb. 4 show! -- This week Communion After Dark spins new music from Project Pitchfork, Diorama, Mental Discipline and more. Guest: DJ Chris Ford. We are a weekly podcast bringing you the newest Gothic/Industrial, EBM and Electro music from around the world. Check out our playlists at CommunionAfterDark.com and subscribe on ITunes! http://communionafterdark.com/
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docrock666
yes this good, everytime blown.
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zerotic_saint
I can listen to A23 over and over, yet everytime mind=blown. It's that good.
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evardsson
Seattle show (9/28) was a ton of fun. Yes, El Corazon is a dive, but at least the sound is good. Tom should definitely be playing much larger venues though.
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gandrewbrunn
I could scream myself to sleep, if it would shatter the illusion [1]
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zholthran
Oh dear! As an early and faithful listener of A23 I regrettably have to state that the new album is neither bad nor good. It's mediocre at best with some very trivial material. And as there has never been a mediocre A23 album till now, this is also the least appealing one.You can do much better, Tom!
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WolfBird324
I have had an insatiable appetite for A23 (and similar artists) the last few days. I don't get why, I just have.
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obusco
Groupe ajouté sur Hellectro.fr : http://www.hellectro.fr/groupes/voir/assemblage-23
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JanitorOfWar
thanks for getting through a lot, tom.
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RussianVarg
Пацаны пацаны вы пацанчики
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placerej
I thought more people would complain about the new album being generic and "it's playing safe.", but I'm glad that isn't the case, because even though it actually is generic and more of an already tried formula, it is still awesome and IMHO probably the best A23 so far.
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Ge-Max
5 000 000 plays. Hell yeah!
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GingerDang
Giving them (him) a listen for the first time, liking it, always good to find more music in this genre
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RussianVarg
New album is good. Just good :-)
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BandicootMK
Bruise is a truly fantastic album, got it on the way home from work last night and just can't stop listening to it
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nosnebulous
Still good after a week of listening to it straight. Bruise may just be the best A23 since "Storm."
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curiousrobot
The whole album is pure gold. Love it... The Other Side Of The Wall = <3
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WolfBird324
Genius, sheer genius. My favorite electronic artist by a longshot!
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InterceptorZero
New album is alright, but it's playing safe.
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