Busta Rhymes, Queen, Mr. Dan, Porn Queens of America, George Bush, german kids in swimming pools, kevin smith and philly promoters, "the call of duty."
FGFC820's debut album, Urban Audio Warfare, is now available from NoiTekk (Europe), COP International (North America) and Gravitator! (Russia) Records.
The original limited edition EP is out of print, but fans may still pick up a special promo CDR version (with b/w cover) of FGFC820's debut, the Hanging Garden EP, featuring "World of God," the band's collaboration with Mika from This Morn Omina, by clicking below.
Formed in 2004, FGFC820 is the harsh electro/EBM project from well-known and respected New York City DJs Rexx Arkana and Dräcos. Drawing on joint and separate influences ranging from old school industrial to modern gabber, Arkana and Dräcos combine to create a sound that is at once melodic and relentlessly rhythmic.
In addition to his twenty years of experience as both a DJ and promoter --- having worked with everyone from industrial stalwarts Skinny Puppy and Ministry to newer stars Covenant and VNV Nation --- Rexx Arkana is also the founder of the scene supergroup Bruderschaft. A collaboration of some of the electronic music world's top talents, Bruderschaft drew together, under Arkana's leadership, members of VNV Nation, Covenant, Apoptygma Berzerk and Icon of Coil in a charitable effort to benefit cancer research and treatment. As an artist in his own right, Arkana has also written lyrics and/or recorded vocals for such prominent underground acts as The Retrosic ("New World Order") and davaNtage side project Supreme Court ("Mass Media Murder").
Dräcos spent the last half of the 90s in Boston where he attended Berklee College of Music and graduated with a degree in music production/engineering. While in Boston, Dräcos also played the local club circuit as a DJ as well as performing live with Disciples of Astaroth (an industrial/EBM group he had co-created). In '99, Dräcos relocated to NYC where he began building a bigger name for himself as a DJ for the some of the scenes' most notorious parties. Dräcos also started Subsurface Productions (www.subsurfaceproductions.com) in NYC to encompass all of his various projects, since he had begun DJing and releasing original tracks/remixes under his various aliases.
As DJs, it's not surprising their compositions inspire movement, nor that their messages --- be them political or cultural --- have been enslaved by the beat. FGFC820 create bone-crushing dancefloor anthems, drawing early comparisons to such legends as Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb. Of their debut EP, "The Hanging Garden," ReGen Magazine (www.regenmag.com) recently wrote: "FGFC820 is perhaps the best example of pure, beat-driven EBM to be unleashed onto the scene in years. The rhythms pound their way into your psyche with militaristic grandeur, stomping like a Teutonic march the likes of which have been mostly lost in this new age of synthpop wannabes."
VIRUS! Magazine exclaimed "interesting and innovative --- needless to say something very good could come out of FGFC820," while Sweden's
Moving Hands Magazine pronounced the band "forcefully and convincingly
an act to keep an eye on in the future."
FGFC820's debut full length, Urban Audio Warfare, is now available from NoiTekk Records (Europe) and COP International Records (North America).
I've always thought that the most extraordinary special effect you could do is to buy a child at the moment of its birth, sit it on a little chair and say, "You'll have three score years and ten," and take a photograph every minute. "And we'll watch you and photograph you for ten years after you die, then we'll run the film." Wouldn't that be extraordinary? We'd watch this thing get bigger and bigger, and flower to become extraordinary and beautiful, then watch it crumble, decay, and rot.
You know fan mail can always work 2 ways...you could mail the t shirt to your favorite number 1 girl fan :D hehehe. But its cool, Thanks for the smile, and seeing you both again, especially on a stage would be the greatest present ever. Tell Dracos he owes birthday smooches hehehe <3<3<3
Klub Terminal - Florentine Gardens 5955 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, California 90028
Hello Everyboby!!! Welcome to the newest Industrial/Gothic Nightklub in Hollywood California. Opening night will be July 20th and every Sunday after that. We have 6 bands playing. Doors will be open at 8:00 PM So come early!!! First band is going to start playing at 9:20 PM!!! 18 and over!!!
We are going to be booking bands from all over the world!!! Local bands welcome too!!! Everybody is welcome!!!
All Bands/DJ's are going to be welcome to play at: KLUB TERMINAL Harsh Terror EBM Electro Industrial Synthpop Darkwave PowerNoize Gothic Etherial Experimental
Just bring us your music sample to Klub Terminal and we will give a date to play!
Hey Rexx, hey Dräcos! I just ordered your album last week and received it today and it completely blows my mind, it is awesome! thank you for your music!
Thursday, June 26. VampireFreaks & Audiolust Present CYBERTRON
Main Floor DJ's Cyn [salvation / albion ] Jet [vampirefreaks / sinteque] Audiophile [audiolust]
In The Dungeon: Asylum Guild: DJ Solutide .5witch.Hitter. Stalagmike Zarien
Lighting: Morbius [audiolust]
Ages 18+ 10pm - 4am $7 Admission FREE ADMISSION before Midnight if you're in white or UV-wear
Club Shelter 150 Varick St (btwn Vandam and Spring St) New York
Subway: 1 to Houston st or C, E to Spring St
Copy and paste link to see Myspace Event page http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vZXZlbnRzLm15c3BhY2UuY29tL2luZGV4LmNmbT9mdXNlYWN0aW9uPWV2ZW50cy5kZXRhaWwmZXZlbnRJRD00Mzk1MTAuNjg2MTI=
