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15 Degrees Below Zero
Experimental / Ambient

cinematic isolationism



San Francisco, California
United States

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   15 Degrees Below Zero: General Info
Member Since7/24/2005
Band Website15dbz.crunchpod.com/
Band MembersDaniel Blomquist - laptop, samplers, keyboards, effects, mixing, processing, etc.

Michael Addison Mersereau - guitar, keyboards, vocals, harmonica, effects, mixing, processing, etc.

Mark Wilson - pedals, contact mics, vocals, keyboards, laptop, samplers, other effects, mixing, processing, etc.



Daniel's personal website:
http://www.danielblomquist.com

Michael's personal MySpace profile:
http://www.myspace.com/mmersereau

Mark's personal MySpace profile:
http://www.myspace.com/conure_ifau

Conure (Mark's solo project)'s website:
http://conure.crunchpod.com/

Conure's Myspace profile:
http://www.myspace.com/conure
InfluencesIt really depends on which band member you ask, considering that Mark's main influences come from the noise/dark ambient side, Dan's come from the IDM (and, in the past, the power noise) side, and Mike's come from the indie rock, noise, and punk side of things.
Sounds Like15 Degrees Below Zero's sound ranges from subdued, drifting ambience, featuring skewed, conventional instrumentation and tatters of rhythm, to more insistent, grittier electronic flourishes.


"15 Degrees Below Zero take hold of the territory between droning ambiance and noise and meshes it together quite well and in a very pleasing way, while puting their own unique slant on the styles of music they incorporate."
-Connexion Bizarre

"A harrowing assortment of apocalyptic noise pieces with slight moments of rhythm and melody, like shards of light shining upon an audio field of ruin and devastation."
-Ilker Yucel, ReGen Magazine

Eric of Sleeping With the Earth's description of the first IFAU EP works for our current stuff as well:
"Reminds me very much of Voice of Eye, with the ambient stuff and then the noisey stuff and then the rhythmic stuff, and then the rhythmic noisy stuff, and all that other stuff in between. You can quote me on that."
Record LabelEdgetone Records / Force of Nature / Crunch Pod
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 24 2009 8:00P
Power Drone night @ Terminal Oakland, California
Jul 29 2009 9:00P
Wednesday Night Live, KZSU, Stanford University Palo Alto, California
Oct 17 2009 5:00P
Norcal Noisefest (Day 2) @ Cafe at The Greens Sacramento, California
Nov 12 2009 8:00P
LSG New Music Series, Luggage Store Gallery San Francisco, California

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   About 15 Degrees Below Zero
The story of 15 Degrees Below Zero began on May 13, 2000, with Imperial Floral Assault Unit. Gary TVG of The Violet Grind put together a band for what was supposed to be a one-off performance on KSZU, Stanford University's radio station, for their annual Day of Noise, 24 hours straight of noise performances. The members were Gary, Michael Addison Mersereau (of CTC, Cipher Utopia, and 18 Frames Per Second, amongst others), Daniel Blomquist (of Decibel, which has slowly mutated into The Twittering Machine), and I, Mark Wilson (then about to start my own project Conure). Prior to this performance, only Mike and Gary had collaborated together before, one recording of which can be heard on The Violet Grind/Cipher Utopia release on Troniks. In fact, this was going to be my first time working with music at all (besides some self-taught amateurish drumming in high school). Due to time crunches, we did not have time to rehearse prior to the show, and since we had to start five minutes after Mike and Gary arrived at the station, we really had no idea what we were going to do. We just went ahead and played. As mentioned, this was meant to be a one-off performance. After listening back to the recording of our set, we knew we couldn't allow that. We were amazed at what we had pulled off, especially considering the factors mentioned above. (The recording was available on our split release with Stolen Light, Conure, and Goose.)

So we continued as IFAU for another six months, releasing a few items, playing several shows, and receiving mostly positive responses. However, in January, 2001, Gary decided he wanted to go his own way, and he split up the project. Despite the disappointment, Dan, Mike, and I decided to continue working together. The name 15 Degrees Below Zero was decided on in February, 2001, and we began our first recordings a month later.

We've played numerous west coast shows as well as the Providence Noise Fest in Rhode Island. Crunch Pod released a posthumous set of live IFAU material along with a set of live 15DBZ material. Our first CD (an EP) was released mid-2004 on the same label, and the full length follow up CD was released two years later on Force of Nature. Our first vinyl release was released on .Angle.Rec. in August of 2007, our second full length CD was released on Edgetone Records in 2008, and our third one was released in April of 2009 on the same label.

Initially, 15DBZ's music was all structured improvisation (as was the case with IFAU). However, over time, composition has become very central to our work, both in the "studio" and in the live environment. Improv still has a part in what we do, but now it's within the framework of our compositions.

Thanks to the promoters, bands, labels, and friends who have helped us. As always, special thanks go to Ben Arp from Crunch Pod for the level of support he's given us almost since the inception of IFAU. Much of the recognition we've received so far is due to him.

RELEASES (in reverse completion order):
**Resting on A CD - Edgtetone Records
**New Travel CD - Edgetone Records
**Between Checks and Artillery, Between Work and Image 10" - .Angle.Rec.
**Morphine Dawn CD(ep) - Crunch Pod
**Under a Morphine Sky CD - Force of Nature
**Sleep Patterns 2CDR - Crunch Pod Media
**IFAU: Meat is Murder: Live Movements 2CDR - Crunch Pod Media
**IFAU: Empress CDR - Crunch Pod Media
**IFAU: Imperial Floral Assault Unit CDR(ep) - Crunch Pod Media
**Imperial Floral Assault Unit/Stolen Light/Conure/Goose split CDR - Zaftig Research

COMPILATION APPEARACES:
**Transition - DJ Swami: Revelations data CDR - self-released
**Opaque - You are Here: A Compilation of California Electronics (Vol.1) online release - Connexion Bizarre
**A Past Without Clarity - 7th Annual Edgetone New Music Summit Compilation dropcard - Outsound
**The Burning Bush - ...With Eyes Wide Open For a Brighter Future... CD - House of the Last Light
**That Same Night in Bremen, in a Somnabulistic Dream - 74X13 CD - DTA Records
**Utah Virgin - Audible Irregularities I CDR - Conure Productions
**IFAU: Wise Choices for Ignorant Barbarians - Dark Pathways 3: Variant Archive CD - Crunch Pod

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15 Degrees Below Zero's Friends Comments
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progettosonoro





Apr 7 2009 2:53 PM

thanks for the friendship
Praying For Oblivion





Jan 7 2009 1:42 AM

THNX FOR THE ADD -!
NIEMAND





Jan 1 2009 3:55 PM

Happy 2009!
JAHFUS





Dec 18 2008 2:02 AM

enjoy the christmas season and many more to come,jah bless
dj JanaDark





Oct 16 2008 3:13 PM

hey Mark! wohow, you found me here! ok, it seems too many people can blackmail me now, hahha:)
Hello Monster





Sep 25 2008 10:22 AM

Thanks for your friendship!

We're a band from San Francisco, stop by our page and check us out! We'll be playing a few times in SF this summer, check our page for dates.
Galikiel





Sep 21 2008 5:24 PM

Thank a lot for the add...You're a nice discover for me :)
Regards from France,

Galikiel
SeXDwArF





Sep 21 2008 4:20 PM

Hello! Greetings and thanks for the interest and the add. Clearly you have great taste. Interesting things going on, to be sure.
If you are at all interested, I have posted a couple of new fusion mixes you may well like.
We cutt up, bash up and smashing around the likes of Coldplay, Kraftwerk, Leona Lewis, Rhianna, Pixies, Gallows and Muse.
Our latest is a killer mix featuring Coldplay and Jennifer Lopez called You Do Clocks Well. We paid a consultant millions to come up with that ingenious title! Millions of salt granules.
Also fresh up is a mix featuring New Order and Jeff Buckley and Coldplay and Les Rythmes Digitales.
I have also taken a bit of Leona Lewis, the new queen of R&B in our book and a bit of Gnarls Barkley, shaken it all up, stuck a bomb under it and boomshaka we have something to mess with your grey cells.
Another than has gone up is a radical combo of Rihanna with a dollop of Peter, Bjorn and John.
There are other fresh mixes the myspace http://www.myspace.com/sexdwarfuk which is being updated with new tunes and vids regularly.
Thanks again for the add and your interest. And do let us know what you think, if you want
I should point out that the exclusive fusion mixes here are not for sale as the project is just for fun.

Love and Peace.

SeXDwArF.

And remember...don't do genre. It's stereotype by another name.
Forms Of Things Unknown





Jul 28 2008 2:11 AM

I enjoyed your performance last night at the Edgetone Summit. My only complaints being it wasn't nearly LOUD enough (compared to the bands which followed) and there wasn't much in the low frequency end to suit me. Sound man's fault, perhaps?...
Clint Listing





Jul 8 2008 2:52 AM

thank you for support

Clint


Out now Clint Listing- My Father, my Keeper-CD on Autumn Wind productions http://autumnwp.com
Tardive Dyskinesia





May 17 2008 6:06 PM

Thanks for the add!

Best regards
Tardive Dyskinesia
Troy-Vernon





Feb 7 2008 4:39 PM

Just dropping in to say hello and thanks!
Your the best. Keep up the fabulous work!

Cheers
jean montag





Feb 3 2008 6:52 AM

Hi Mark, thanks for the add
I like your darks soundscapes
Best
jean montag
Tympanik Audio





Jan 19 2008 8:26 AM

Best wishes for 2008.
JAHFUS





Jan 2 2008 3:41 PM

all the best fi di 08 str8888,an when u have time feel free to check out a few of ma tracks,an leave a comment,thanx
Tympanik Audio





Dec 5 2007 9:01 PM

Thank you for your support and interest!
Michael (Addy) Mersereau





Nov 24 2007 11:52 PM

Wow!! You guys are soooo soooo amazing! I wish I was in your group, what a guitarist you have... and boy that long haired noise guy sure is one handsome devil.
farang





Nov 17 2007 5:17 PM

thanks for the add.
great sound.
best regards from bad*2.
The Gack Factory [Net Label]





Nov 16 2007 7:55 PM

Thanks for your friendship.
Best wishes.
TGF
elisabeth valletti





Nov 14 2007 9:45 AM

thank you
respect
kanalkrank





Nov 7 2007 10:12 PM

I could listen to you guy's forever...what BRILLIANT tracks
Ted Vasin





Oct 31 2007 3:49 AM

good stuff.
thanks for the add.
CAMISOLE





Sep 17 2007 10:59 PM

cool stuff
JAHFUS





Sep 5 2007 7:37 AM

thanx for the dd,an keep doing di good music.bless
Meghan L. Sherwood





Aug 15 2007 7:57 PM

15 Degrees Below Zero rocks The Sherwood Forest youtube space:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM9iGQs4MKA

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