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ESA (Electronic Substance Abuse) is Jamie Blacker!
ESA was born at the beginning in 2002 in order to cross the threshold from one form of independent extreme music to another. Jamie Blacker up until this point had been writing music semi-professionally for years in various Black and Death Metal bands, working alongside and touring with acts throughout the UK.
Having decided to experiment in Dark Electronica in order to experience a different genre. ESA began to gain European and US notoriety for powerful live shows complete with live guitars, live beats and various surprise guest vocalist appearances. Coupled with a venomous and violent debut album 'Devotion Discipline and Denial' on premier American label 'Hive Records', slowly ESA had begun to claim it's own territory...
ESA's sound is always a hard one to pin down. Taking influences initially from predominantly European Rhythmical noise acts, the overall structures have developed and integrated countless influences from the broad spectrum of alternative and extreme music. The tone of ESA is harsh and oppressive, dripping with destructive and corroded grooves whilst still emanating sub conscious melodies and a strong sense of Spirituality. ESA's compositions are undoubtedly threatening and offensive floor stomping club tunes but also twist and churn enough to warrant more attentive listening.
Now on Tympanik Audio based in Chicago, the 3rd ESA album has just been released and confidently promises to cause a stir in scene and crosses new boundries. Managing to somehow bridge the gap between the lovingly lapped up industrial anthems of today and the jet black opressiveness of ESA's new forward thinking sound. 'The Sea & the Silence' is out now via the Tympanik website and many other respected distribution sites.
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Releases:
..How Pure would your Utopia be? - Jan 2008
..Devotion Discipline and Denial - May 2006
Self Released:
Streams of Consciousness - October 2004
Remixes:
Adversary : Waiting for Gira (Patience is a virtue remix) - A bright cut across a velvet sky - June 09
Caustic : Tweak to this (Tweaking the Meek remix) - Caustic remix cd April 09
Cenotype : Save me (You cannot be saved remix) - Origins Unfold - Feb 09
Displacer : Cagefighters Lullaby (Guided by gentle persuasion mix) - The witching Hour - Nov 08
Autoclav1.1 : All Unwired and Behind you - Broken Beats for Broken Hearts - Jan 08
Modulate : Skullfuck - Skullfuck EP - Sept 07
Dyspraxia : Absolute Zero (Release date TBC)
Autoclav1.1 : Daedulus - Feb 05
Compilation Appearances:
ElectroanSchlag 9 Festival Compilation (Released in April).
WeatherHead 3 Compilation - Dec 07
Das Bunker : Fear of a Distorted Planet Comilation - July 06
Infekted Sound Sampler : Rhythms for Decay - Dec 05
Fuck Compilation - Hive Records - Jan 05
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Live at Infest 07.
ESA Live at Infest 07.
ESA Live at Infest 07.
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