D!v!s!on #9 (or Division #9) was the name of an

electronic music Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...

project founded by composer Mick Hale and based in

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

. Hale debuted with the

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

'' The True Creator'' in 1996 followed with '' Dub N Bass: Omen II'' in 1997.

History

D!v!s!on #9 was created in 1996 by

-based composer Mick Hale. Later that year D!v!s!on #9 released '' The True Creator'' on Full Contact Records. Hale drew from his

electro music Electro (or electro- funk)Rap meets ...

influences such as

Aphex Twin Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), best known as Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born British musician, composer and DJ. He is known for his idiosyncratic work in electronic music, electronic styles such as techno, ambient music, ambient, and jun ...

, Cabaret Voltaire,

Clock DVA Clock DVA are a musical group from Sheffield, England, whose style has touched on industrial, post-punk, and EBM. They formed in 1978 by Adolphus "Adi" Newton and Steven "Judd" Turner. Along with contemporaries Heaven 17, Clock DVA's name was ...

and Lassique Bendhaus and to shape his

ambient Ambient or Ambiance or Ambience may refer to: Music and sound * Ambience (sound recording), also known as atmospheres or backgrounds * Ambient music, a genre of music that puts an emphasis on tone and atmosphere * ''Ambient'' (album), by Moby * ...

jungle A jungle is land covered with dense forest and tangled vegetation, usually in tropical climates. Application of the term has varied greatly during the past recent century. Etymology The word ''jungle'' originates from the Sanskrit word ''jaṅ ...

and

trance Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli (but nevertheless capable of pursuing and realizing an aim) or is selectively responsive in following the dir ...

compositions. The band released " Dub Altar" on the 1996 Full Contact Records various artists compilation ''

Echo In audio signal processing and acoustics, an echo is a reflection of sound that arrives at the listener with a delay after the direct sound. The delay is directly proportional to the distance of the reflecting surface from the source and the list ...

''. After the bankruptcy of

Fifth Colvmn Records Fifth Colvmn Records was a record label based in Washington, DC. The label was founded in 1990 by Zalman Fishman, owner of the nightclub FIFTH COLVMN, located in Washington D.C. The label's first release was Chemlab's debut EP Ten Ton Pressure. ...

, Mick Hale decided to release the second album, titled '' Dub N Bass: Omen II'', on Tinman. The compositions featured a more prominent use of vocal samples, keyboard driven atmosphere and sound layering compared to his debut effort. The track " Omen II" was released on the various artists compilation '' Empire One'', also released by Tinman.

Discography

Studio albums *'' The True Creator'' (1996,

Full Contact ''Full Contact'' () is a 1992 Hong Kong action film produced and directed by Ringo Lam, and starring Chow Yun-fat, Simon Yam, and Anthony Wong. Plot The first part of the movie takes place in Bangkok, Thailand. Gou Fei's (Chow Yun-fat) frie ...

) *'' Dub N Bass: Omen II'' (1997, Tinman)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:D!v!s!on #9 Musical groups established in 1996 Musical groups disestablished in 1997 1996 establishments in New Brunswick Canadian drum and bass musicians Canadian electro musicians Canadian industrial musicians Canadian trance musicians Full Contact Records artists