Electro Assassin
{{Short description|English electro-industrial music group}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Electro Assassin
| image =
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| alias = Crisis
| origin = London, United Kingdom
| genre = {{hlist|EBM|industrial}}
| years_active = 1990–1999
| label = {{hlist|Cyber-Tec|Hyperium|Synthetic Symphony|Fifth Colvmn|Metropolis}}
| spinoff_of = Johnson Engineering Co.
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| current_members =
| past_members = * Kevin Gould
- Richard McKinlay
- Ian Taylor
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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).{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZjxUAAAAMAAJ |title=Thessalonians: The Black Field |journal=Factsheet Five |publisher=Mike Gunderloy |date=1994 |issue=52 |pages=3 |access-date=September 5, 2020}}{{cite web|first=Dave |last=Heckman |url=https://www.metropolis-records.com/artist/electro-assassin |title=Electro Assassin |website=Metropolis Records |publisher=Zero Defect Design LLC |date=2005 |access-date=8 September 2020}}
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.{{cite web |first=John |last=Bush |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=mn0000137996/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Electro Assassin > Biography |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=8 September 2020}} Gould joined with Ian Taylor{{cite journal |last1=Marcuse |first1=H. |title=Electro Assassin - Jamming the Voice of the Universe |journal=Music From The Empty Quarter |date=February 1992 |issue=4 |page=42 |publisher=The Empty Quarter |publication-place=UK |issn=0964-542X |url=https://archive.org/details/musicfromtheemptyquarter04}} and released Jamming the Voice of the Universe in 1992 by Hyperium Records and Concrete Productions.{{cite journal|first=Matthew |last=Riley |url=http://media.hyperreal.org/zines/est/reviews/musrevs3.html |title=Electro Assassin: Jamming the Voice of the Universe |journal=EST |publisher=Hyperreal |date=1992 |issue=3 |access-date=8 September 2020}}{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ytLAAAAYAAJ |title=Electro Assassin |journal=Option |publisher=Sonic Options Network |date=1992 |volume=42-47 |pages=94 |access-date=8 September 2020}} The second album was released in 1993 by Hyperium and titled Bioculture and represented vocalist Ian Taylor's final release with the band.{{cite journal|first=Chris |last=Christian |url=https://sonic-boom.com/review/electro.assassin-1.html |title=Electro Assassin: Bioculture Mutation |journal=Sonic Boom |date=August 1995 |volume=3 |issue=5 |access-date=8 September 2020}}
The band's third album, titled The Divine Invasion, was released in 1995 by Synthetic Symphony and Cyber-Tec Records{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vLQ4AQAAIAAJ |title=Electro Assassin |journal=Option |publisher=Sonic Options Network |date=1995 |volume=60-65 |pages=126}}{{cite journal|first=Chris |last=Christian |url=https://sonic-boom.com/review/electro.assassin-2.html |title=Electro Assassin: The Divine Invasion |journal=Sonic Boom |date=October 1995 |volume=3 |issue=8 |access-date=September 5, 2020}} and introduced Richard McKinley as the band's new vocalist.{{cite journal |author=Deadhead |editor1-last=Neville |editor1-first=Leigh |editor2-last=Riley |editor2-first=Matthew |title=Minds' Eye |journal=Music From The Empty Quarter |date=March 1995 |issue=11 |page=7 |publisher=The Empty Quarter |publication-place=UK |issn=0964-542X |url=https://archive.org/details/musicfromtheemptyquarter11}} In September of that year the album was reissued in the United States by Fifth Colvmn Records.{{cite journal |first=Jared |last=Louche |author-link=Jared Louche |url=http://www.hallucinet.com/fifthcolvmn/ |title=Fifth Colvmn Records: On-Line Mail Order Catalog |website=hallucinet.com |publisher=Fifth Colvmn Records |date=1996 |access-date=September 5, 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980131203401/http://www.hallucinet.com/fifthcolvmn/ |archive-date=January 31, 1998 }}
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){{cite magazine |last1=Riley |first1=Matthew |editor1-last=Duguid |editor1-first=Brian |title=Electro Assassin - Jamming the Voice of the Universe |magazine=Electric Shock Therapy |date=Summer 1992 |issue=3 |page=29 |url=https://archive.org/details/est-3/page/n27/mode/2up?q=%22electro+assassin%22 |access-date=2 May 2025 |location=UK |issn=0965-6170}}
- Bioculture (1993, Hyperium, Metropolis Records){{cite magazine |last1=Cornelius |first1=Vince |editor1-last=Valerio |editor1-first=Paul |title=Electro Assassin - Bioculture |magazine=Industrialnation |date=Spring 1995 |issue=10 |page=65 |location=Iowa City, IA |issn=1062-449X |publisher=Moon Mystique}}
- The Divine Invasion (1995, Synthetic Symphony/Cyber-Tec, Fifth Colvmn Records){{cite magazine |last1=Cheng |first1=Ben |title=Electro Assassin - The Divine Invasion |magazine=Gear Magazine |date=1996 |volume=4 |issue=44 |page=18 |url=https://archive.org/details/gearv4i44/mode/2up?q=%22electro+assassin%22 |access-date=2 May 2025 |location=Nashville, TN}}
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){{cite magazine |author=Deadhead |title=v/a THE DIGITAL SPACE BETWEEN VOLUME 2 |magazine=Music From The Empty Quarter |date=August 1995 |issue=12 |page=81 |publisher=The Empty Quarter |publication-place=UK |issn=0964-542X |url=https://archive.org/details/musicfromtheemptyquarter12}}
- 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
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External links
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Category:Musical groups established in 1990
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1999
Category:1990 establishments in the United Kingdom
Category:1999 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
Category:English electronic music groups
Category:English industrial music groups