| Influences | Misex, Car Crash Set, Mercycage, Dimmer, Jungle Mice, Salmonella Dub, The Tigers, Dr VerSu V S, ACHE, Nebulus, Unit 23, NUTE, Hell Science Dept, Epsilon Blue, Sola Rosa, Bic Runga, Numan, Thrill Kill Kult (America's Most Dangerous Kult), It's Immaterial, Cabaret Voltare, Cassandra Complex, Shriekback, Sakamoto, Sun Electric, Luxuria, Devoto, Cure, Clash, Devo, Chisel, Kiss, Govinda, Skeewiff, FSOL, Download, Front Line Assembly, Paul Simon, I am X, Mick Karn, The Waterboys, Talking Heads, Wide Boy Youth, Japan, Annie Lennox, Grhysman, Tears For Fears, John Lennon, Laibach, Sleep Chamber, Elvis Presley, Nirvana, Eurythmics, Shapeshifter, Richie Hawtin, Sleep Chamber, 1000 Homo DJ'S, Cabaret Voltaire, Faithless, Newcleus, Omni Trio, 242, Coil, Mouse On Mars, Sneaker Pimps, Pitch Black (NZ), Skinny Puppy, Pete Shelley, Robert Henke, Young American Primitive, Biosphere, Meat Beat Manifesto, Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk, Air Liquide, David Sylvian, Michael Hutchence, Bowie, The Fort Knox Five, Bomb The Bass, Led Zep, Michael Jackson, Shirley Bassey, The Mercy Cage (NZ), The The, Final Cut, Sister Machine Gun, Blancmange, Project Pitchfork, EBTG, U2, Stan Ridgway, Mark Hollis, Kate Bush, Prince, Iva Davis, Aquasky, Higher Intelligence Agency, Pete Namlook, The Neon Judgement, Trisome 21, Beaumont Hannant, Jarre, Clock DVA, The Young Gods, Ministry, Bedouin Ascent... |
The group was originally known for making industrial dance music involving samples and synthesisers. FEARvLOATHINC's first releases were in on cassette in the early nineties, "Fear & Loathing, Affirmation" was the first self produced release in 1991 followed by "Sex Loathing" EP and "Cyberfusion" featuring Wellington artist Sarah Anderson.
Over the following 2 years johnny and Evan remixed and re-mastered all the "Icon Fashion" and "Icon World" material into the FEARvLOATHINC "Bombay Girl" compilation, released in December 1997. Many remix and out-take versions have been made available since "Bombay Girl's release. The 2000 EP "Slogan Youth" features most of these tracks.
