Blue Stahli
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{{Short description|American electronic music project}}
{{About|an American musical group|the album|Blue Stahli (album)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Blue Stahli
| image = Blue Stahli, 2010 (Celldweller Day 1) - 4969341840.jpg
| caption = Autrey performing at a Celldweller show in 2010
| origin = Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
| alias = The Insignificant Others
Lucid Hardware (1997)
VOXiS:MACHINA (1997–2000){{cite web |title=Voxis:Machina – Lullabies review |url=http://ballistictest.flamingfish.com/btz_old_reviews/vm-l.html |publisher=Flaming Fish Music |access-date=May 21, 2015 |date=1998 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623022911/http://ballistictest.flamingfish.com/btz_old_reviews/vm-l.html |archive-date=June 23, 2015}}
VOXiS (2000–2006)
The Gimp Smackin' Love Truckers (2000–2004)
Remorse Code (2006–2007)
Sunset Neon (2017–present)
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| label = {{flatlist|
- Ballistic Test
- Flaming Fish
- Position
- FiXT
}}
| years_active = 2007–present
| website = {{URL|bluestahlimusic.com}}
| current_members = Bret Autrey
}}
Blue Stahli is an American electronic rock music project by Bret Autrey. Blue Stahli has released nine studio albums (four of which are instrumental) and his music has appeared in a number of movie trailers, shows and games.{{cite web |last=Autrey |first=Bret |title=Bret Autrey – IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9075344/ |work=IMDb |access-date=November 26, 2017}}{{cite web |last=Autrey |first=Bret |title=Film/TV Credits – Blue Stahli |url=http://www.bluestahli.com/site/filmtv-credits |publisher=FiXT |access-date=November 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032011/http://www.bluestahli.com/site/filmtv-credits |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |url-status=dead }} Additionally, he composes music for video games.{{Cite web |last=Karakolis |first=Konstantinos |date=2023-10-25 |title=Electronic-Rock Artist Blue Stahli Composes Original Soundtrack for Ubisoft's "The Crew: Motorfest" |url=https://edm.com/music-releases/blue-stahli-composes-original-soundtrack-ubisoft-the-crew-motorfest |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists |language=en}}
History
= Precursors and VOXiS (1997–2006) =
Autrey started music at a young age, learning through the use of an old beat up piano he had rescued from a dump. He worked through 3 years of piano lessons, by mimicking his neighbor and playing the melodies by ear. During this same time, he had become interested in sampling and programming music using Impulse Tracker for DOS. Later he received lessons from a friend for guitar, and would play along to music such as Queen's soundtrack to Flash Gordon. He has played in a band as the guitarist, fronted by drag queens; as well as joining a burlesque troupe as a DJ to their shows.{{cite web |last=Brenton |first=Ryan |title=FiXT Interview: Blue Stahli |url=http://fixtstore.com/news/?p=2778 |work=Fixtstore.com |publisher=FiXT |access-date=November 27, 2017 |format=Interview |date=March 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118193955/http://fixtstore.com/news/?p=2778 |archive-date=January 18, 2014 }}
Self-taught in music,{{cite web |last=Autrey |first=Bret |title=Ask Blue Stahli – Naked Elvis Kung Fu |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd15HhJSRqk |work=YouTube |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=Blue Stahli |access-date=January 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512014948/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd15HhJSRqk |archive-date=May 12, 2016 |url-status=live }} Autrey and Collin Landis entered a demo-tape titled Mainframe into Flaming Fish Music. Once on the label, the duo, aided by brother of Collin, Shawn Lanis (Virocity) produced (under VOXiS:MACHINA, and later VOXiS) Lullabies in 1998. Later in 2006, released as VOXiS, was the debut album Darkeworld: Project One. The release was aimed for summer 2001,{{Cite web|url=https://m.facebook.com/groups/8796587562?view=permalink&id=10156242199282563|title=Facebook Group|website=Facebook|access-date=November 23, 2019}} but complications pushed the album back 5 years. Darkeworld features various collections of songs, demos, and experiments through the years 2000 to 2006, being re-released through FiXT in 2007.{{cite web |title=VOXiS – Darkeworld Project One |url=http://www.fixtstore.com/product/8888/Voxis---Darkeworld-Project-One-%28MP3-Album%29 |work=FiXT Music |access-date=January 23, 2014 |format=Online store |year=2007 |quote=The material on this disc is a non-chronological collection of songs, demos, experiments and crimes against the listening populace I committed between the years 2000 and 2006. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116192527/http://www.fixtstore.com/product/8888/Voxis---Darkeworld-Project-One-%28MP3-Album%29 |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
= Signing with FiXT Music and album releases (2007–2013) =
{{Main|Blue Stahli (album)}}
Klayton (of Celldweller; co-founder of the FiXT Music label) discovered Autrey in 2007 through a remix contest for "Own Little World", titled as the "Remorse Code remix". After he was signed, he formed a new project with the name Blue Stahli and relocated to Detroit, the residence of the FiXT Music label and its studios. The name originates as a mix between the painting "untitled blue" and its painter Susanne Stahli.{{Cite web |last=Islander |date=2012-01-27 |title=NOT A METAL INTERVIEW: BLUE STAHLI |url=https://www.nocleansinging.com/2012/01/27/not-a-metal-interview-blue-stahli/ |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=NO CLEAN SINGING |language=en-US}} The following year Blue Stahli debuted with his first single, "Kill Me Every Time"{{cite web |title=Blue Stahli Kill Me Every Time |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/kill-me-every-time-mw0001665576 |work=Allmusic.com |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=January 23, 2014 |format=Database |year=2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223064005/http://www.allmusic.com/album/kill-me-every-time-mw0001665576 |archive-date=December 23, 2016 |url-status=live }} then later releasing his first instrumental based album Antisleep Vol. 01.{{cite web |title=Blue Stahli Antisleep, Vol. 1 |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/antisleep-vol-1-mw0001691368/releases |work=Allmusic.com |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=January 23, 2014 |format=Database |year=2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729052306/http://www.allmusic.com/album/antisleep-vol-1-mw0001691368/releases |archive-date=July 29, 2014 |url-status=live }} Blue Stahli released additional singles which led up to the release of his first vocal album (with FiXT) Blue Stahli in 2011.{{cite web |title=Blue Stahli – Blue Stahli |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/blue-stahli-mw0002244568/releases |work=Allmusic.com |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=January 23, 2014 |format=Database |year=2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729052453/http://www.allmusic.com/album/blue-stahli-mw0002244568/releases |archive-date=July 29, 2014 |url-status=live }} He also released two more instrumental albums as sequels to Antisleep Vol. 01 in 2012 and 2013.{{cite web |title=Blue Stahli discography |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/blue-stahli-mn0002335101 |work=Allmusic.com |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=January 23, 2014 |format=Database |year=2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728201343/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/blue-stahli-mn0002335101 |archive-date=July 28, 2014 |url-status=live }}
On May 20, 2013, Blue Stahli released a stand-alone single titled "Never Dance Again", which featured elements of 80s Dance music, followed by a remix by labelmate Josh Money.{{cite web |last=Maguire |first=Chris |title=Blue Stahli Releases '80s Indie Chainsaw Pop' Single: "Never Dance Again" |url=http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/159029-blue-stahli-releases-80s-indie-chainsaw-pop.html |work=Altsounds.com |publisher=AltSounds |access-date=January 23, 2014 |format=News post |date=May 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201225115/http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/159029-blue-stahli-releases-80s-indie-chainsaw-pop.html |archive-date=February 1, 2014 }} In July the same year, Stahli started a YouTube series titled Ask Blue Stahli, a vlogging series where fans can ask him questions on his social sites using the hashtag #askbluestahli for him to answer.{{cite web |title=Ask Blue Stahli – Clownhorning |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oeU5Vyy-jM&index=2&list=PLVCQmfQyFfPtfM_7Bl4my2-AbmhkesBAf |work=YouTube.com |publisher=Blue Stahli |access-date=January 23, 2014 |format=YouTube video |date=July 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626064753/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oeU5Vyy-jM&index=2&list=PLVCQmfQyFfPtfM_7Bl4my2-AbmhkesBAf |archive-date=June 26, 2014 |url-status=live }}
The first song ever officially recorded for Blue Stahli was This Will Make You Love Again, a cover of IAMX. Of the song, Autrey tells that it was recorded "in a closet in a family home."{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bluestahli/status/1142482474389295104|title=So glad you enjoy it! That cover was done ages ago, and recorded in a closet in a family home that is unfortunately not in the family anymore, so it holds a special place besides just loving @IAMX|last=Stahli|first=Blue|date=June 22, 2019|website=@bluestahli|language=en|access-date=November 23, 2019}} It was recorded the night before he left Phoenix, Arizona, to Detroit, Michigan, to begin the Blue Stahli project.{{Citation|title=This Will Make You Love Again (SAB D1T20)| date=November 24, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odu3IaR1cmE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/odu3IaR1cmE |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=November 25, 2019}}{{cbignore}} Autrey also states that it was singing along to early IAMX records that taught him how to sing.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYKoJsNTQKY&list=PLhvEr7FMy5a0XGmL2y_4WWOgcIJlKR96q&index=56&t=0s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/AYKoJsNTQKY |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |url-status=live|title=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com|date=November 24, 2019 |access-date=November 25, 2019}}{{cbignore}}
= ''The Devil'' and ''Antisleep Vol. 4'' (2013–2015) =
{{Main|The Devil (album)|Antisleep Vol. 04}}
In 2013, Blue Stahli premiered two new songs, titled "The Fall" and "Down In Flames", both of which were released on December 17, 2013, on the first "chapter" for the second upcoming vocal album, The Devil. This album had received wide coverage from popular online magazines such as Loudwire,{{cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Spencer |title=Blue Stahli, 'The Fall' – Exclusive Song Premiere |url=http://loudwire.com/blue-stahli-the-fall-exclusive-song-premiere/ |work=Loudwire.com |publisher=Loudwire |access-date=January 23, 2014 |format=News post |date=December 16, 2013 |quote=Detroit multi-instrumentalist Blue Stahli is unleashing his new album, 'The Devil,' via a series of chapters, the first of which drops Dec. 17... |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121214706/http://loudwire.com/blue-stahli-the-fall-exclusive-song-premiere/ |archive-date=January 21, 2014 |url-status=live }} Revolver{{cite web |last=Chichester |first=Sammi |title=Exclusive: Blue Stahli Premiere New Song, "Down In Flames" |url=http://www.revolvermag.com/news/blue-stahli-premiere-new-song-down-in-flames.html |work=Revolvermag.com |publisher=Revolver |access-date=January 23, 2014 |format=News post |date=December 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209000106/http://www.revolvermag.com/news/blue-stahli-premiere-new-song-down-in-flames.html |archive-date=February 9, 2014 |url-status=dead }} and Bloody Disgusting.{{cite web |last=Jonathan |first=Barkan |title=Blue Stahli Releases "Down In Flames" Lyric Video |url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3269804/blue-stahli-releases-down-in-flames-lyric-video/ |work=Bloody-disgusting.com |publisher=Bloody Disgusting |access-date=January 23, 2014 |format=News post |date=December 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203014821/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3269804/blue-stahli-releases-down-in-flames-lyric-video/ |archive-date=February 3, 2014 |url-status=live }} In an interview, Autrey stated that he aimed to finish and release the album in late 2014, however, this was later pushed back to 2015.{{cite web |title=Interview with ChaosControl.com |url=https://www.facebook.com/bluestahlimusic/posts/10203270834797468?stream_ref=10 |work=Facebook.com |publisher=Blue Stahli |access-date=March 1, 2014}}{{cite web |title=Blue Stahli interview |url=http://www.chaoscontrol.com/blue-stahli/ |work=ChaosControl.com |date=February 23, 2014 |publisher=Chaos Control |access-date=March 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301201616/http://www.chaoscontrol.com/blue-stahli/ |archive-date=March 1, 2014 |url-status=live }}
In May 2015, Autrey announced the completion of Antisleep Vol. 04 (Chapter 01),{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/bluestahlimusic/posts/10152843278617606 |title=Blue Stahli – Be sure to lay down an excitement tarp, art for... |publisher=Facebook |date=May 22, 2015 |access-date=May 22, 2015}} it was later released, without warning, on June 5, 2015.
The Devil was released on October 2, 2015.
= ''Sunset Neon'' and ''Obsidian'' (2017–2020) =
Since April 2017, Blue Stahli has been working under the alias Sunset Neon, a predominantly synthwave solo project. He released his debut album Starlight on December 1, 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://sunsetneon.bandcamp.com/album/starlight|title = Starlight, by Sunset Neon}} On September 13, 2018, the single "Lakes of Flame" was released for the would-be seventh album, Obsidian.{{cite news |last1=Zukowski |first1=Zenae |title=Blue Stahli premiere new song "Lakes of Flame" |url=https://www.metalinsider.net/new-music/blue-stahli-premiere-new-song-lakes-of-flame |publisher=Metal Insider |date=September 13, 2018}} Obsidian was originally slated for a 2019 release with "Lakes of Flame" as the lead single, but due to legality issues with FiXT Music, it was later moved to 2021, with "Lakes of Flame" becoming a non-album single.
= The deadchannel_Trilogy (2020–present) =
By the end of September, Blue Stahli posted three teasers for a trilogy of albums called the Dead Channel Trilogy (stylized as deadchannel_Trilogy). The first two were revealed to be titled Quartz and Copper while also confirming Obsidian to be the final album of the trilogy.{{Cite web|date=September 15, 2020|title=deadchannel_01|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xY2ypeqcfLQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/xY2ypeqcfLQ |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |url-status=live|website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|date=September 22, 2020|title=deadchannel_02|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=FfnkOSjFlkk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/FfnkOSjFlkk |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |url-status=live|website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|date=September 29, 2020|title=deadchannel_03|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=sxMHgRm97Fs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/sxMHgRm97Fs |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |url-status=live|website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} The albums were released on October 2, November 13, 2020, and January 15, 2021, respectively; the first independent releases in Blue Stahli's history.{{Cite web|last=Parsons|first=Luke|date=October 11, 2020|title=Blue Stahli – Quartz (Album Review)|url=https://abrasivenoise.com/blue-stahli-quartz-album-review/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117103512/https://abrasivenoise.com/blue-stahli-quartz-album-review/ |archive-date=January 17, 2021 |access-date=January 24, 2021|website=Abrasive Noise|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Parsons|first=Luke|date=November 18, 2020|title=Blue Stahli – Copper (Album Review)|url=https://abrasivenoise.com/blue-stahli-copper-album-review/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118190020/https://abrasivenoise.com/blue-stahli-copper-album-review/ |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |access-date=January 24, 2021|website=Abrasive Noise|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Parsons|first=Luke|date=January 20, 2021|title=Blue Stahli – Obsidian (Album Review) + dead_Channel trilogy round-up|url=https://abrasivenoise.com/blue-stahli-obsidian-album-review-dead_channel-trilogy-round-up/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120193014/https://abrasivenoise.com/blue-stahli-obsidian-album-review-dead_channel-trilogy-round-up/ |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |access-date=January 24, 2021|website=Abrasive Noise|language=en-US}}
Discography
{{Main|Blue Stahli discography}}
Studio albums
- Antisleep Vol. 01 (2008)
- Blue Stahli (2011)
- Antisleep Vol. 02 (2011)
- Antisleep Vol. 03 (2012)
- The Devil (2015)
- Antisleep Vol. 04 (2017)
- ''The Dead Channel Trilogy
- Quartz (2020)
- Copper (2020)
- Obsidian (2021)
References
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External links
- [http://www.bluestahlimusic.com/ Official website]
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