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band formed in 1992 by Sebastian Büttrich (vocals, guitar), Heike Rädeker (vocals, bass) and Piet Breinholm-Bendtsen (drums). They broke up in 1999 after two albums and an EP, but reformed in 2005. A third album, '' Amorine Queen'', was released in 2008 but they split up again in 2009. 18TH DYE – THE LEGENDARY TRIO BREAKS UP

Biography

Drone-heavy, fuzzed out debut LP '' Done'', produced by

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), was released in Germany in 1992 before the band gained a recording and distribution deal with US Independent label

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in 1994, having been championed by

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. The self-produced six song EP Crayon followed in 1994. In 1995, 18th Dye moved to Danish label Cloudland Records and recorded their second album, '' Tribute to a Bus'', recorded by

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at Black Box Recording Studio in Noyant-La-Gravoyère, France. More dynamic and diverse than previous recordings, its blend of noise and melody suggest influences such as

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and

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. It is characterised by oblique English-as-second-language, maths based lyrics.

The band recorded three

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s: in July 1994, March 1995 and February 1999. They broke up in 1999 with Büttrich and Breinholm-Bendtsen going on to form

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and later Test, while Rädeker has played with the bands Evonike and Wuhling. They reformed in the summer of 2005 and have begun to debut new songs at recent shows around Europe. In November 2007, 18th Dye signed a new recording contract with Danish-based record label

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, PowerSolo, The Naked, epo-555). In 2008, a third album ''Amorine Queen'' was released and the band toured the US before breaking up again in 2009. A press statement said of the split "It is not possible for us to compose, create and act as a band any more. We have decided to stop the band at this point. After the split Breinholm-Bendtsen established a company in Copenhagen where he designs leather bags.

Discography

Albums/EPs

* '' Done'' – 1992 * ''Crayon'' (EP) – 1993 * '' Tribute to a Bus'' – 1995 * ''Left'' (compilation) – 1998 * '' Amorine Queen'' – 2008

Singles

* ''Whole Wide World / Fragile Stars'' – 1994 * ''Dive / Coffee Cup Revisited'' – 1994 * ''Dive / Can You Wink? / Plumbing & Soon Forgetting'' – 1994 * ''Play W/ You / Gout S.F. / F.'' – 1995

References

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