Beinaheleidenschaftgegenstand: Dead Air (Non-Bio remix)

Last month the animated video for Dead Air went live. Two days ago the remix by Non-Bio also got a video; this version is longer than the original track and required additional animated footage, which is why it took longer to complete visually!



Both versions of the song are still available to download on the album Dead Cities via Bandcamp.

The video beetle

After a hiatus from circuit-bending projects, I returned this month with my first attempt at 'video bending'; the modification of a device to produce corrupted visual nonsense. This particular one began life as a Spiderman plug 'n' play TV game, which can be connected to the composite RGB input of any display device. Connecting it to a projector, this could be a useful addition to future Non-Bio gigs, generating live video as an alternative to pre-recorded loops.

Two new recordings you should know about

It pleases me to tell you today that Beinaheleidenschaftgegenstand have released a new album Dead Cities which you can download for free here.



You may notice that Non-Bio have a remix on there! A video for the track (the original and the remix) is in production right now and will appear online in the coming weeks.


By an odd coincidence, today also sees the release of Blueberry. This is the second album recorded by Gardner+Salnikov; a collaborative project between myself and MOX Salnikov. The music is all improvised and made using gadgets such as samplers, phones, a Kaoss Pad and circuit bent toys and some of the album was taped as we performed it to an audience with looped video projections at the Blueberry Bar in Shoreditch - hence the album's title.

This album is also free to download and you are invited to get it here:

Wicked Game

2015 has got off to a bumpy start for Non-Bio; I've been extremely busy for the last few weeks with some new day-job work that I've taken on and this has temporarily reduced time for spending on music. Also our one live booking of the year so far didn't go terribly well, thanks to a series of unforeseen and rather embarrassing equipment failures. Maybe this could be a blessing in disguise though, as it has prompted a radical rethink of how we should go about using our instruments in the future and our fabled noizitar may be put to rest and replaced with a 100% new version.

Our one triumph of the year so far has been this collaboration with Beinaheleidenschaftsgegenstand, which has been unleashed on the world today:



This track will appear on the compilation album That's Not Music! volume 2, due for handing out free at the next Resistanz music festival.

Bloodpack Volume 2: Compulsion

A happy new year to all our followers! Do you remember last January when we got an exclusive track featured on Intravenous Magazine's free download compilation?

Well, we did.

Now a year has passed and we're happy to announce we're on their Bloodpack Volume 2 compilation! Along with a ton of other cool music. Get it here FREE


View the details here for the full compilation here

Xmas Number 1

Non-Bio has released a new Christmas single!


Get it for free today!



Watch the official video!

Last night's noise set at The Black Heart, kindly filmed by Marius. It as (arguably) an experiment and not an actual Non-Bio gig but I'm pleased with the outcome nonetheless and this should pave the way to doing more improvised noise shows.



I used a minimal equipment setup including - for the first time - my Tape-o-loopeeMatic. I made that gadget in 2010 when I first started circuit bending things, but stupidly I left it to gather dust on a shelf for the last four years. It sounded brilliant live!

Yeah, so next time maybe I'll include a sampler and prepare some more elaborate visuals. But there will definitely be a next time!

Null Object

Null Object has arrived! but it's already selling fast and is limited to only thirty numbered copies.

Full details here: http://non-bio.bandcamp.com/album/null-object

Some of the recording's content for you:

New release imminent: Null Object

So now it's virtually all done; all we must do now my brethren is wait for the 2nd August, when this beauty will be available. And in the meantime, you can pre-order it from here:



https://non-bio.bandcamp.com/album/null-object

A message from Non-Bio

A new project is afoot. Come take a look!

Click here

Cornerhouse Gig

Here we were on Saturday night in Cambridge, performing our (so far unreleased) song In The Future. The gig started badly with an incomplete soundcheck and we had to abandon the visual projections I'd prepared for the show. However, reviewing the video footage afterwards it seems perhaps things weren't so bad after all!



This might be our last live performance for a while. Only time will tell... We also got some video footage of the mighty Spucktute who were (unusually) perforforming with guitars on some of their songs. Autistic Ex were also fantastic but unfortunately we had to rush off and catch our train back to London before Last July took to the stage.



Also of note: about the same time we were on stage, one of the songs off our new album got played on Midlands Metalheads Radio (listen to the recording of the show here).

Launch of Machine Cold Wash

Today is the big day that our new eight track mini-album is unleashed on the world. Listen to it/get it here for free!



To mark the occasion we have also put out a new promo video for one of the album tracks Brain Party. Watch it here!

coming in a few days: Machine Cold Wash (official press release)

London-based industrial act Non-Bio are excited to announce the forthcoming release of Machine Cold Wash, their new eight track mini album and first new release of 2014.

Machine Cold Wash marks a move towards a harsher and more aggressive style incorporating elements of powernoise. The recording will be available free of charge to download via Non-Bio’s page on Bandcamp.com commencing from Saturday 5th April but a small number of CD-Rs have also been produced for promotional purposes. The track Medicinema was previously released as a downloadable single (including an X-KiN remix as the b-side) for Halloween 2013 and a promotional video was uploaded to Youtube.

Non-Bio consists of founder Howard Gardner (programming, electronics, VJing and vocals) and Karl Lloyd of X-KiN fame (noizitar, sampler and backing vocals). Influences include Wumpscut, Noisuf-X, Skinny Puppy, Sheep On Drugs and Aphex Twin.

Further details about Non-Bio can be found online through the official page at www.downwithfreedom.com/non-bio or by looking us up on Facebook.

Medicinema

Medicinema, the first release from Non-Bio's next album (due at some point next year) is now launched.

Watch the video!


Direct link to Youtube page: http://youtu.be/WVtsjm9oaoA

Download it free (inclusing X-KiN's wonderful B-side remix) from Bandcamp!

This song is not in any way related to anything else called Medicinema

Review in Side-Line

Some excitement yesterday, as Side-Line webzine published a review of The Game:

http://www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=49929_0_17_0_C

In related news, The Game is now also available on Amazon and iTunes.

From Russia with 'meh'

Lots of Non-Bio news all of a sudden today:

The first review of The Game EP is now online at goths.ru. However I'm a bit disappointed the two reviewers only gave it 4 and 4.5 stars out of ten. I ran the article through Google translation tool, but much of it came out as gibberish so I'm not entirely sure what they disliked about my music. Oh well. I know there are definitely some Russians who enjoy my music and I'm still waiting to see how it fares with English speaking reviewers; I'll keep my fingers crossed they like it better.

I got some much better news a couple of hours later: a track I recently made called "Placenta of the Universe" is being included on a compilation album, released by Brownian (e)Motion. This track's a foray back into the rhythmic noise genre; a style which I embraced in my early days of making music but have mostly neglected since 2010. It was quite nice to work in that style again! I haven't yet had a chance to download the compilation but it's here on Bandcamp - hopefully I will be able to listen to most of it tonight when I get home.

The new video is still coming on: here's the first special effects test footage I've produced:



And finally: a new toy!

circuit Bending 3

Non-Bio's new band member passes its initiation.




Direct link to Youtube page: http://youtu.be/BvwPMfvwagY

Please note this video isn't a comprehensive how-to guide for circuit bending; it's more of a vague overview of what to expect. I've intentionally left some details out because half the fun of circuit bending is to research/discover the specific 'bends' for yourself but this might (or might not) set you off in the right direction.

Collaborative EP

Fans of Non-Bio's more experimental output will be pleased to know that we've recently teamed up with Tooth Kink (who we met at our Scream Lounge gig earlier in the year), DPRSSN and Matthew Anderson to create this two track EP (they're fairly long tracks).



You can download it from here:
Track 1: The Perfect example of Resurrection Failure
Track 2: Monotropic Societies

Enjoy!

Non-Bio Press Release - The Game EP

London-based industrialists Non-Bio are proud to announce the launch of The Game, a new four track EP and their first release since 2011. This EP marks a move away from the experimental sound of the Blue Horned Humanoids album and into more accessible territory for a wider audience.



The Game is available through bandcamp.com. Downloads are free, although visitors are encouraged to pay how much they feel the EP is worth. A limited number of compact disc editions can also be purchased through this page, priced at £3 each (plus postage and packing). Being a true multimedia project since its inception, Non-Bio has also released a video for the EP’s title track, which can be viewed here: http://youtu.be/Wb0LUnNv0c0

Non-Bio consists of founder Howard Gardner (programming, electronics, VJing and vocals) and Karl Lloyd of X-KiN fame (live synth, samples and backing vocals). Influences include Wumpscut, Noisuf-X, Skinny Puppy, Sheep On Drugs and Aphex Twin. Non-Bio hopes to schedule some more live shows later in the year and is recording material for a new album due for release in 2014.

Further details about Non-Bio can be found online through the official page at www.downwithfreedom.com/non-bio
Mrs Vee Recordings site: www.mrsvee.co.uk

The Game EP

Non-Bio's new release is now available as a download or limited edition CD!

Get it here



The download costs £1.00
If you click through onto the page there are also ordering details for the CD (£3.00 + postage and packing)



And of course, don't forget that music video!