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Released: Sep 25, 2010
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General Info

  • Genre: Ambient / Experimental / Industrial

    Location Basel, Basle-City, Switzerland

    Profile Views: 71660

    Last Login: 5/19/2013

    Member Since 5/17/2006

    Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vYnRvbmdtdXNpYy53aXguY29tL2J0b25n

    Record Label Silken Tofu, Attenuation Circuit

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    b°tong is the solo project of Chris Sigdell, former member of NID (1995 - 2005) and guitarist/singer in Phased (www.phased.ch). Born in 2004, b°tong has been thriving since and has done numerous tours throughout Europe and North America.

  • Members

    One.

  • Influences

    Ray Bradbury, Edgar Allen Poe, Jacques Cousteau, H.R. Giger, Henry Miller, Lautréamont, H.P. Lovecraft, David Lynch, Willhelm Reich.

  • Sounds Like

    ...richly detailed stills sailing through gentle oceans of drony water... unheimliche, apokalyptische Horror-Reise durch düsterste elektronische Gefilde... truly bizarre, gorgeously freaky cinematic dronemusic.

Biography

Chris Sigdell is an experimental electronic artist. He developed a soft spot for early industrial textures and pioneering ambient soundscapes while cutting his teeth in cult industrial band NID (1995-2005). A mysterious and shadowy figure he has ended up assembling sounds of such chilling creepiness that it makes Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works Vol. 2 sound like a collection of sugar-coated lullabies. The sound of b°tong feels a lot like an agonizingly slow crawl through a dark tunnel where the dim light at the other end never gets closer.
b°tong builds an interesting body of work that moves in various directions at the same time. From dealings with ambient and isolationism on one hand and experimental music, ranging from the soft microsound end to the more engaging noise end, in a clever combination of ideas…
Since 2005 he’s played over 200 concerts all over Europe, Russia, Canada and the USA, has appeared at electronic and industrial festivals such as: Ausklang (Hamburg), Sinus Series (Basel) , Shift (Basel), Lab 30 (Augsburg), and Unser Industrie (Leipzig), and has released over 10 albums on labels like Drone Records (DE), Attenuation Circuit (DE), Verato Project (DE), Noecho Records (UK) and Gears Of Sand (USA). b°tong is now signed to Silken Tofu (B).

Past dates:

2013:
05/11 Morden Tower, Newcastle (UK) - 05/10 MS Stubnitz, London (UK) - 05/09 Destroy All Artifacts - The Grosvenor, London (UK) - 05/08 Power Lunches Arts Café, London (UK) - 03/29 Hörbar, Hamburg (DE) - 02/28. Logos Tetraeder, Gent (B) - 02/27 Cinépalace, Kortrijk (B) - 02/06 Baszta, Andrychow (PL) - 02/05 Kawiarnia Naukowa, Krakow (PL) - 02/04 Falanster, Wroclaw (PL) - 03/02 Dom, Lodz (PL) - 02/02 CoCArt, Toruń (PL) - 02/01 UMFC/Fryderyk Chopin University, Warszawa (PL)

2012:
11/22 PMK, Innsbruck (A) - 11/21 Rhiz, Vienna (A) - 11/20 Klub Final, Prague (CZ) - 11/19 Abraxas, Augsburg (DE) - 11/18 Loophole, Berlin (DE) - 11/17 FSK, Hamburg (DE) - 11/15 Kulturausbesserungswerk, Leverkusen (DE) - 11/14 Saal Bocksmauer, Osnabrück (DE) - 09/28 Kasko, Basel (CH) - 08/04 Kildemose Festival, Refsvindinge (DK) - 06/02 Inscriptum (Predigerkirche), Zürich (CH) - 04/08 Zeit Für Lärm V (Bastard Club), Osnabrück (DE) - 04/07 Friedensbruch, Oldenburg (DE) - 04/06 Rote Flora, Hamburg (DE) - 02/26 Arkaoda, Istanbul (TR) - 02/23 Peyote Bar, Istanbul (TR) - 01/14 Serksnas,Vilnius (LT) - 01/13 Diazzo Pepe, Kaunas (LT) - 01/12 Nabaklab, Riga (LV) - 01/11 Van Krahli Bar, Tallinn (EE)

2011:
09/20 Café Central, Brussels (BE) - 09/16 Ballonfabrik, Augsburg (DE) - 09/15 K4, Prague (CZ) - 09/14 Knochenbox, Berlin (DE) - 09/13 Le Bouillon Belge, Paris (F) - 09/11 Tschäpperli, Aesch (CH) - 09/10 Sedel, Lucerne (CH) - 09/09 Radio Gagarin, Hamburg (DE) - 09/08 Rote Flora, Hamburg (DE) - 06/11 Unser Industrie V, Leipzig (DE) - 06/10 Waggon, Offenbach (DE) - 05/09 Dreamland Theater, Ypsilanti (USA) - 05/07 Basement, Philadelphia (USA) - 05/06 University Radio WPRB, Princeton (USA) - 05/05 Drone Lab Therapy, Phildaelphia (USA) - 05/04 XPO929, New York (USA) - 05/02 Casa Del Popolo, Montréal (CDN) - 05/01 The Butcher Shop, Allston (USA) - 04/30 The Firehouse, Worcester (USA) - 04/29 Lily Pad, Cambridge (USA) - 03/11 KTS, Freiburg (DE) - 02/18 91mq, Berlin (DE) - 02/17 MS Stubnitz, Hamburg (DE)

2010:
11/20 Schlachthof, Basel (CH) - 11/10 Kulturbunker, Cologne (DE) - 11/7 Cave 12, Geneva (CH) - 09/11 Domagk Halle 50, Munich (DE) - 09/10 Cairo, Würzburg (DE) - 09/09 Silke Arp Bricht, Hannover (DE) - 09/08 AZ Conni, Dresen (DE) - 09/07 Gallerie Zeitzone, Berlin (DE) - 09/06 Mdme Claude, Berlin (DE) - 07/17 Støy På Landet festival, Rognes (N) - 05/15 Vechtclub, Utrecht (NL) - 05/14 L’An Vert, Liége (B) - 05/13 Chapelle St. Jean, Mulhouse (F) - 05/12 Le Chiquito, Paris (F) - 05/11 Appart Café, Reims (F) - 05/09 Landbouwbelang, Maastricht (NL) - 05/08 Zwijssenpand, Tilburg (NL) - 04/10 Zakk, Bremen (DE) - 04/09 Radio Gagarin, Hamburg (DE) - 04/07 Rote Flora, Hamburg (DE) - 03/20 The Lodge (Bazillus Club), Zürich (CH) - 01/16 Centre Culturel Libértaire, Lille (FR) - 01/15 Obsessions Intimes 4, Brussels (B)

2009:
11/15 Le Sonic, Lyon (F) - 11/14 Le Chiquito,Paris (F) - 11/13 Vechtclub, Utrecht (NL) - 11/12 TAClive, Eindhoven (NL) - 11/11 XT3, Praha (CR) - 11/10 Club Debil, Dresden (DE) - 11/09 Mdme Claude, Berlin (DE) - 11/06 Lab 30, Augsburg (DE) - 10/25 DOM, Moskva (RU) - 10/24 Open Space Gallery, Jaroslavl (RU) - 10/23 Manege Minor Hall, St. Petersburg (RU) - 05/30 Electronic Church, Berlin (DE) - 05/16 Strom & Rausch, Mainz (DE) - 04/23 Oxfam Café, Medford (USA) - 04/22 Il Motore, Montreal (CDN) - 04/21 The Boat, Toronto (CDN) - 04/20 The Belmont, Detroit (USA) - 04/19 The Creephole, Michigan City (USA) - 04/18 Village Green Open Air, Muncie (USA) - 04/17 Bela Dubby, Lakewood (USA) - 04/16 The Hexagon, Baltimore (USA) - 04/15 The Velvet Lounge, Washington (USA) - 04/14 The Model Home, Philadelphia (USA) - 04/13 Goodbye Blue Monday, New York (USA) - 04/12 Monkey Town, New York - 03/02 Radio Bronka, Barcelona (ES) - 03/01 Kasa Jove de Roquetas, Barcelona (ES) - 02/02 Hirscheneck, Basel (CH)

2008:
12/08 Villa Rosenau, Basel (CH) - 11/08 Subterrarium, Vienna (A) - 11/08 Fluc (Club Moozak), Vienna (A) - 10/08 SHIFT: Festival der elektronischen Künste, Basel (CH) headphone concert - 10/08 Queen Kong Club, Neuchatel (CH) - 10/08 Mala Scena at Centra Za Kulturu, Cakovec (CRO) - 09/08 Gödör Club, Budapest (HU) - 09/08 Klupce, Zrenjanin (RS) - 09/08 Cultural Center REX, Belgrade (RS) - 09/08 Tovaro Rog, Ljubljana (SI) - 09/08 MKSC/DPZN, Koper (SI) - 09/08 Gustaf-Pekarna, Maribor (SI) - 09/08 La Locanda, Piacenca (IT) - 09/08 Le Lounge, Marseille (F) - 08/08 Lustwerkstatt, Burgdorf (CH) - 05/08 Cave 12, Geneva (CH) - 05/08 Cinema Oblo, Lausanne (CH) - 04/08 MS Stubnitz, Rostock (DE) - 03/08 Kasal Jove de Roquetas, Barcelona (ES) - 03/08 Casa de Los Jacintos, Madrid (ES) - 03/08 Convivio, Guimaraes (P) - 03/08 Maus Habitos, Porto (P) - 03/08 Oremus Gothic Bar, Gijon (ES) - 03/08 Antzoki, Bilbao (ES) - 03/08 Noiznahi, Getaria (ES) - 03/08 Le Bokal, Bordeaux (F) - 03/08 La Jungla, Barcelona (ES) - 03/08 L’Assomoir, St. Etienne (F) - 03/08 Echokammer, Augsburg (DE) - 03/08 Kalkbreite, Zürich (CH) - 03/08 Schlachthof, Basel (CH) - 03/08 White Rabbit, Freiburg (DE) - 02/08 AZ Conni, Dresden (DE) - 01/08 Hirscheneck, Basel (CH)

2007:
10/07 - SHIFT: Festival der elektronischen Künste, Basel (CH) headphone concert - 10/07 Studio, Athens (GR) - 10/07 Platformes, Athens (GR) - 10/07 VM Radio, Athens (GR) - 09/07 Salon Bruit, Berlin (DE) - 07/07 Kiosk Feldbergstrasse, Basel (CH) - 06/07 Cargo Bar, Basel (CH) - 06/07 Keller 264, Freiburg (DE) - 06/07 Friends Bar, Basel (CH) - 04/07 Centre Culturel CROUS, Reims (F) - 04/07 Envers Swa, Antwerpen (BE) - 04/07 Driest HQ, Gent (BE) - 04/07 Astra Stube, Hamburg (DE) - 04/07 Raum ()()(), Berlin, (DE) - 04/07 Salon Bruit, Berlin (DE)< - 04/07 Carlo Lévi, Liége (BE) - 04/07 Raststaette, Aachen (DE) - 04/07 TAC, Eindhoven (NL) - 04/07 Living Room, Tienen (BE) - 04/07 Le Hanger, Lille (F) - 04/07 Atelier Mommen, Brussels (BE) - 04/07 Le Zorba, Paris (F) - 01/07 Wagenmeister, Basel (CH)

2006:
12/06 Ausklang Festival, B-Movie/Hoerbar, Hamburg (DE) - 11/06 Hirscheneck, Basel (CH) - 10/06 Beam On, Kult Kino Camera, Basel (CH) sounds to images of U. Fischer - 10/06 Portes Ouvertes, Reichensteinerstr, Basel (CH) sound installation by C. Schuler & B. Gierlich - 10/06 Sinus-Series Festival, Basel (CH) headphone concert - 09/06 Radio Dio, St. Etienne (F) - 09/06 Le Sonic, Lyon (F) - 09/06 Raymonds Bar, Clermont Ferrand (F) - 09/06 El Inca, Bordeaux (F) - 09/06 Noiznahi, Getaria (SP) - 09/06 Los Pulimentos, Bilbao (SP) - 09/06 Le Klan D, Toulouse (F) ex-Bordello - 09/06 Aux Musicos, St. Etienne (F) - 09/06 La Gambetta, Paris (F) - 8/06 Metropoly Festival 3spitz, Basel (CH) - 08/06 Gaertnerstrasse, Basel (CH) - 07/06 Galerie Raumausstatter, Berlin (DE) - 07/06 Galerie Scherer 8, Berlin (DE) - 01/06 Un/Real Festival, Basel (CH) L.S.D. Symposium

2005:
12/05 Josefstrasse, Zuerich (CH) - 11/05 Himmel, Schwyz (CH) - 11/05 Hirscheneck, Basel (ch)

2004:
12/04 Portes Ouvertes, Reichensteinerstr. 20, Basel (CH) 2 performances and sound installation - 10/04 Wagenmeister, Basel (CH) - 10/04 Studenterhus, Aarhus (DK)

1995-2005: with Nid AKA Feine Trinkers Bei Pinkels Daheim (a.o. 1995 Ausklang Festival, Hamburg - 1996 Industrial Meeting, Bochum - 1996 Duft & Drüsen, Vienna - 1997 OJC Kompass, St. Niklaas)


Releases

split LP with Emerge 40Attenuation Circuit 201241..
- split LP with Emerge (Attenuation Circuit 2012)

BoUm B°TONG Augenaufschlag CD 40Attenuation Circuit 201241
- BoUm & B°TONG: Augenaufschlag CD (Attenuation Circuit 2012)

The Soul Eater CD 40Gears Of Sand 201141
- The Soul Eater CD (Gears Of Sand 2011)

Ov Elf And Haarp CD (Attenuation Circuit 2010)
- Ov Elf And Haarp CD (Attenuation Circuit 2011)

The Great Disintegrator CD (Snowy Tension Pole 2010)
- The Great Disintegrator CD (Snowy Tension Pole 2010)

Hysteria CD (Verato Project/Gears Of Sand 2009)
- Hysteria CD (Verato Project/Gears Of Sand, 2009)

Genetic Design Flaw CD (Ambolthue Records 2008)
- Genetic Design Flaw CD (Ambolthue Rec, 2008)

Structures CD ( Noecho Records 2008)
- Structures CD (Noecho Rec, 2008)

El Inventor Del Schabernack CD (L.A.E.S. 2007)
- El Inventor Del Schabernack CD (LAES, 2007)

Microsleep CD (Verato Project 2007)
- Microsleep CD (Verato Project, 2007)

Plate Tectonics CD + 3CD (Auf Abwegen 2007)
- Nid: Plate Tectonics CD (Auf Abwegen, 2007)

Polaris CD (1000+1 TiLt 2006)
- Polar:is CD (1000+1 TiLt, 2006)

Miscellaneous:
- un_b°tong 3" CD (Attenuation Circuit, 2011)
- V.A. For People With Ears To Hear CD (Inner Cinema, 2011)
- Performance + remix by TLASILA CD (KSV, 2010)
- V.A. The Lodge I 10" (The Lodge, 2010)
- b°tong & PS Stamps Back 3"CD (1000+1TiLt, 2010)
- V.A. Clinical Anthology 5xCD (Clinical Archives, 2009)
- V.A. 13. Bombardiranje Nju Jorka DVD (SN, 2008)
- b°tong / F.T.B.P.D. 3"CDS (LAES, 2007)
- V.A. NTNS Radio MP3 (NTNS-03, 2007)
- V.A. Ten Seconds MP3 (Keep It Frozen, 2007)
- V.A. Grindweh 7" (A Tree In A Field/Saeurefabrik, 2006)
- V.A. One Man Drone 12" (Mayo Rec/PBB, 2006)
- V.A. TiLt no.9 CD (1000+1 TiLt, 2006)
- Wider Der Elektr. Schl. Gewissen 7"/ 3"CD (PBB, 2005)
- b°tong 3"CD (Verato Project, 2005)

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