Unter Null
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Unter Null
| image = Unter Null 2010 Promo for Moving On.jpg
| caption =
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| origin = United States
| genre = Aggrotech
Trance music
Power noise
| years_active = 1998–present
| label = Alfa Matrix
| spinoffs = Stray
| current_members = Erica Dunham
| past_members =
}}
Erica Dunham, better known by her stage name Unter Null, founded the solo aggrotech music project in 1998 at the age of 17, while living in Seattle, United States.{{Cite web|title=Unter Null + Cyanotic Tour {{!}} Sputnikmusic|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/news/12936/Unter-Null--Cyanotic-Tour/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=www.sputnikmusic.com}}{{Cite web|title=Unter Null|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/68344-Unter-Null|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Discogs|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=eMinor|title=Unter Null {{!}} Electronica from Hamburg, DE|url=http://www.reverbnation.com/unternull|access-date=2021-06-07|website=ReverbNation|language=en}} {{As of|2012}}, she is based in Portland, Oregon.{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/unternullfanpage |title=Unter Null |publisher=Facebook |access-date=2013-11-24}} Dunham is trained in classical piano, cello and guitar.[http://www.last.fm/music/Unter+Null Last FM]
History
Unter Null (German for 'below zero') initially began as a powernoise project influenced by a number of similar prominent artists, including Noisex, Converter and P.A.L. Her first, self-titled, album was released in 2001.{{cite web|url=http://unternull.bandcamp.com/album/unter-null |title=Unter Null | Unter Null |publisher=Unternull.bandcamp.com |date=2001-01-01 |access-date=2013-11-24}} In 2002, she was signed to Leech and NTT/Annihilvs Records to release her second, web-exclusive album Neocide.{{Cite web|date=2003-10-22|title=/ neocide \|url=http://www.annihilvs.org/unter-null/neocide/|access-date=2021-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031022053131/http://www.annihilvs.org/unter-null/neocide/|archive-date=2003-10-22}}{{cite web|url=http://unternull.bandcamp.com/album/neocide |title=Neocide | Unter Null |publisher=Unternull.bandcamp.com |date=2002-06-01 |access-date=2013-11-24}} In 2005, she signed to label Alfa Matrix. She has since released a number of EPs and albums, remixed several artists, and appeared on compilation albums. Her album The Failure Epiphany peaked at #4 on the German Alternative Charts (DAC) and ranked #43 on the DAC Top Albums of 2006.{{cite web |title=DAC Top 50 Albums 2006 |url=http://charts.trendcharts.de/jahrescharts2006/dac_top50_album/index.html |website=Trendcharts oHG |publisher=AMC Alster Musik Consulting GmbH |access-date=21 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423220632/http://charts.trendcharts.de/jahrescharts2006/dac_top50_album/index.html |archive-date=23 April 2008 |date=2007 |url-status=dead}} The same year, the Sacrament EP reached #6 on the DAC Singles chart.{{cite web |title=DAC Top 100 Singles 2006 |url=http://charts.trendcharts.de/jahrescharts2006/dac_top200/index.html |website=Trendcharts oHG |publisher=AMC Alster Musik Consulting GmbH |access-date=21 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423220627/http://charts.trendcharts.de/jahrescharts2006/dac_top200/index.html |archive-date=23 April 2008 |date=2007 |url-status=dead}}
Music
In early 2008, Dunham launched her side project Stray{{Cite web|date=2013-02-18|title=Unter Null side-project Stray launches debut album 'Abuse by Proxy' - Unter Null news at SIDE-LINE.COM|url=http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=31050_0_2_0_C|access-date=2021-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218060150/http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=31050_0_2_0_C|archive-date=2013-02-18}} with the release of the self-titled a 2-CD album in cooperation with a number other bands including Mothboy, Detritus and Testube. In addition to regular live performances, Unter Null embarked on a short U.S. and European tour in 2005, then a longer European tour in 2006.
In the spring of 2012, Erica relocated to Hamburg, Germany, where at the time of writing, Erica is currently on production of the next Unter Null album.
=House fire=
On December 25, 2008, Dunham's studio, containing her musical, recording and electronic equipment as well as other belongings, was destroyed in a fire. It was feared at first that her newest album, Moving On,[http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/113647-unter-null-returns-with-2nd-album-moving-on-in-3-different-versions.html UNTER NULL returns with 2nd album, 'Moving on', in 3 different versions] December 21, 2009 hangout.altsounds.com News had been lost in the fire, although tracks were able to be recovered from a damaged hard drive.[http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=38490_0_2_0_C Fire destroys Unter Null studio and new album]
Discography
class="wikitable" |
colspan="3" | Albums |
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Date of release
!Title !Label |
2001
|Unter Null | |
2002
|Neocide |Annihilvs |
2005
|The Failure Epiphany |
rowspan="2" | 2010
|Moving On |Alfa Matrix |
Moved On
|Alfa Matrix |
colspan="3" | EPs |
Date of release
!Title !Label |
2005
|Sick Fuck EP |Alfa Matrix |
2006
|Absolution EP/Sacrament EP Note: Released together as a compilation. |Alfa Matrix |
=Compilation albums=
- The Information Apocalypse Compilation (2002, Annilvs), 1000 limited edition copies – Tender Mercies
- Re:connected [1.0] (2004, Alfa Matrix)
- Synthphony REMIXed! Vol. 3 (2005, Synthphony Records) – Your Nightmare (Da Deep Cut Mix)
- Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act I (2005, Alfa Matrix)
- Sounds From The Matrix 02 (2005), - Sick Fuck
- Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act II (2006, Alfa Matrix) – Sick Fuck (Aesthetic Perfection Mix)
- Re:connected [2.0] (2006, Alfa Matrix)
- Sounds From The Matrix 03 (2006), - Martyr
- Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act III (2007, Alfa Matrix) – Journey to Descent
- Sounds From The Matrix 04 (2007), - This Is Your End
- Songs in the Key of Death (2008, Sonic Mainline) – DEATHKEY
- Industrial Attack Vol.1 (2008), – Zombie Boy
- Rape This Industrial World Vol.1 (2008), – Sick Fuck (Album Mix)
- Synthetic Reign Volume One (2008), - Feed The Lie
- Sounds From The Matrix 07 (2008), - Moving On (Essence Of Mind Mix)
- Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act IV (2009), - Broken Heart Cliché
- Extreme Sündenfall 9 (2009), - The Fall (Wynardtage Remix)
- Kinetik Festival Volume Two (2009), - Prophecy (Blank Mix)
- Sounds from the Matrix 08 (2009), - Your Fall
- Sounds from the Matrix 09 (2009), - Visceral Venom
- Sounds from the Matrix 10 (2009), - I Can't Be The One (EX.ES Mix)
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{official website|http://www.unter-null.net}}
- [http://www.alfa-matrix.com/ Alfa Matrix - unter null's label.]
- [http://www.facebook.com/unternullfanpage Unter Null - Facebook]
- {{musicbrainz artist|id=af0a34fd-f127-4b43-93be-e98fa04cd233|name=Unter Null}}
- [http://www.facebook.com/strayfanpage Stray - Unter Null sideproject]
- [http://www.vampirefreaks.com/unternull Unter Null - Vampire Freaks]
- [http://www.soundcloud.com/unternull Unter Null and Stray - Soundcloud]
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