Cell 7 (stylized as cell 7 '') is an

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band formed in

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. Starting in the early 1990s, Cell 7 was initially influenced by IDM artists such as

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and

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as well as the more mainstream sounds of

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and

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. The band has been referred to as "endustrial"Sphere Magazine, cell 7 RE:COGNITION review, July 2010 http://www.soundspheremag.com/reviews/cd/cd-review-cell-7-recognition/ in sound, possibly to indicate the distinction between Cell 7 and the normal perception of the industrial genre. The band is a duo consisting of Nick Mueller and Paul Harrison, with occasional additional live performers. The name Cell 7 is a reference to

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rather than

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, and the square brackets are part of the official

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History

Nick and Paul both grew up in the hills of

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, attending the same primary school. Meeting up again at university, after Mueller had trained in classical music, they began experimenting with sounds and instrumentation, combining

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and

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elements with

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. They built a strong local following which was recognized with Cell 7 winning 3 consecutive WAMI awards (1999, 2000, 2001) and performing live on

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. A limited edition mini-album (300 signed and numbered EPs) Precognition was released, selling out in under 72 hours. In late 2001 both members relocated to Sydney for work reasons, and Cell 7 took a hiatus from live performance. As Nick explained in a

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radio interview – "real life got in the way". In 2007, Nick moved to

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in the Netherlands and there completed the recording and production on a full-length album. RE:COGNITION was digitally released worldwide in late 2009, reaching number 1 on the

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store sales and critical acclaim. The album was named as one of FiXTs 'Must Have Albums', and the opening track ‘Red’ was selected by FiXT Records to be remixed by their online community, with the resulting album RED: the FiXT REMIXES released in June 2011 (containing 6 additional mixes and a previously unreleased track, Splinter). In 2010 the Cell 7 cover version of the

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track "

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" was selected for inclusion on the

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compilation Septic IX.

Members

* Nick Mueller (vox, guitars, synthesizers, violin, percussion) * Paul Harrison (piano, synthesizers) ;Previous live members * David Thomas (synthesizers) * Daniel Clarke (guitars) * Anabel Nguyen (vox, synthesizers)

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Awards and nominations

West Australian Music Industry Awards

The

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(commonly known as WAMis) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc (WAM). Cell 7 won three awards.APRAP December 2001 page 22
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References

External links

Facebook Page

Official Website

Myspace

Last.fm
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