proGREX.iv
{{Short description|Electronic music project}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| origin = New Brunswick, Canada
| genre = Electronic
| years_active = 1996–1997
| label = Full Contact
| associated_acts = D!v!s!on #9
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| past_members = Mick Hale
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proGREX.iv was the name of an electronic music project founded by composer Mick Hale and based in New Brunswick. Hale released one studio album, titled reINVENTION opERATION, under the name in 1997 for Full Contact Records.
History
proGREX.iv was created as a collaborative project in 1996 by Mick Hale and vMarkus from Crocodile Shop and George Sarah of THC with the intention of releasing a collaborative effort for Cleopatra Records.{{cite web |first=John |last=Bush |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0001760455/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Pro Grex IV |publisher=Allmusic |access-date=August 19, 2020}} In 1997 the supergroup released reINVENTION opERATION on Full Contact Records. It featured guest contributions from Sarah Folkman of Geko and Jared Hendrickson of Chemlab. The album comprises remixed tracks utilized music from Consenting Guinea Pig by T.H.C.{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000904515|pure_url=yes}}|title=T.H.C.: Consenting Guinea Pig > Overview |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=August 19, 2020}} and The True Creator by D!v!s!on #9.{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000184779|pure_url=yes}}|title=Division No. 9: True Creator > Overview |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=August 19, 2020}} and The True Creator by D!v!s!on #9.{{cite magazine|first=Jon |last=Worley |url=http://www.aidabet.com/archives/archT.html#THC |title=T.H.C.: Consenting Guinea Pig EP |magazine=Aiding & Abetting |date=January 13, 1997 |issue=126 |access-date=August 19, 2020}}{{cite magazine|first=Jon |last=Worley |url=http://www.aidabet.com/archives/archD.html#DIVISION |title=D!v!s!on #9: The True Creator |magazine=Aiding & Abetting |date=August 19, 1996 |issue=116 |access-date=August 19, 2020}} The band covered "Don't Speak" by No Doubt{{cite magazine |first=Larry |last=Miles |url=http://lundinoir.com/mag/bmv1_6.pdf |title=Various Artists: World War Underground |magazine=Black Monday |date=1997 |issue=6 |pages=4 |access-date=August 19, 2020}} for the 1997 Fifth Colvmn Records various artists compilation World War Underground.{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000913561|pure_url=yes}}|title=Various Artists: World War Underground > Overview |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=August 19, 2020}} An edited version of the track "reINVENTiNG SLEEP" (electroBODYmixx) titled "reInventing sLeep" (electroBodyedit) appeared on Awake the Machines - On the Line Vol. 2 by Out of Line and Sub/Mission Records.{{cite magazine|first=Chris |last=Christian |url=https://www.sonic-boom.com/review/awake.the.machines-1.html |title=Various Artists: Awake the Machines |magazine=Sonic Boom |date=March 1998 |volume=6 |issue=2 |access-date=August 19, 2020}} The online magazine Sonic Boom criticized the source material for being lackluster and that the low quality of the proGREX.iv collaboration signaled the end of Fifth Colvmn Records, which would go bankrupt that year.{{cite magazine|first=Chris |last=Christian |url=https://sonic-boom.com/review/division.9-1.html |title=Division #9: The True Creator |magazine=Sonic Boom |date=September 1996 |volume=4 |issue=8 |access-date=August 19, 2020}}{{cite magazine|first=Chris |last=Christian |url=https://sonic-boom.com/review/thc-2.html |title=THC: Consenting Guinea Pig |magazine=Sonic Boom |date=February 1997 |volume=5 |issue=1 |access-date=August 19, 2020}}{{cite magazine|first=Chris |last=Christian |url=https://sonic-boom.com/review/progrex.iv-1.html |title=proGREX.iv: reINVENTION opERATION |magazine=Sonic Boom |date=November 1997 |volume=5 |issue=10 |access-date=August 19, 2020}}
Discography
Studio albums
- reINVENTION opERATION (1997, Full Contact)
References
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External links
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Category:Musical groups established in 1996
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1997
Category:1996 establishments in New Brunswick
Category:Canadian electronic musicians
Category:Canadian drum and bass musicians
Category:Canadian techno musicians