John Fryer (producer)
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John Fryer (born 1958) is an English record producer. Best known for his production work, he has also performed as a musician, as one of the two constant members of
This Mortal Coil This Mortal Coil were a British music collective led by Ivo Watts-Russell, founder of the British record label 4AD. Although Watts-Russell and John Fryer were the only two official members, the band's recorded output featured a large rotati ...
(along with
Ivo Watts-Russell Ivo Watts-Russell (born 1954) is a British music producer and record label executive. He was joint-founder with Peter Kent of the indie record label 4AD. He has produced several records, although he prefers to use the term "musical director". Ea ...
), providing keyboards, strings and synthesizer sequencing for the band, and its offshoot,
The Hope Blister The Hope Blister were an ambient band that were active from 1997 to 1999. History The band was directed by 4AD Records founder Ivo Watts-Russell, with the music played by singer Louise Rutkowski, bass player Laurence O'Keefe and string arran ...
.


Career

Fryer started out at
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in south London, working with bands on the 4AD,
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, Rough Trade and Beggars Banquet record labels, including
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,
Fad Gadget Francis John Tovey (8 September 1956 – 3 April 2002), known also by his stage name Fad Gadget, was a British avant-garde electronic musician and vocalist. He was a proponent of both new wave and early industrial music, fusing pop-structured ...
and
Cocteau Twins Cocteau Twins was a Scottish rock band active from 1979 to 1997. They were formed in Grangemouth by Robin Guthrie (guitars, drum machine) and Will Heggie (bass), adding Elizabeth Fraser (vocals) in 1981 and replacing Heggie with multi-instrum ...
. His work with the Cocteau Twins, helping to develop their ethereal and ambient sound, led Watts-Russell to recruit Fryer as his musical and producing partner for This Mortal Coil. Fryer is also known for his production work in the
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genre, working with
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, Stabbing Westward and
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. He worked with the Italian band Dope Stars Inc on their debut album, ''
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''. He also produced, engineered and mixed The Schools ''Espionage'', which was nominated for a Norwegian Grammy (Spellemannsprisen, the rock category), and mixed the US breakthrough album for Jesus Jones, ''
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''. More recently, Fryer has also started his own label, Something To Listen To. In early 2010, Fryer began collaborating with Stripmall Architecture vocalist Rebecca Coseboom under the name Dark Drive Clinic. The pair released their debut album, ''Noise in My Head'', in October 2011. In 2013 Fryer formed the band Silver Ghost Shimmer with Pinky Turzo, and their debut album ''Soft Landing'' was released on 1 May 2015. In 2014 Fryer started collaborating with Louise Fraser in the band Muricidae, which released two EPs in 2015, "Tales From A silent Ocean" and "Tears Are Stronger Than Waves". In 2016 Fryer launched a music project named Black Needle Noise, collaborating with a vocalists from many genres of popular music, including
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), Ledfoot, Elena Alice Fossi of Kirlian Camera, Betsy Martin of Caterwaul,
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, Sivert Høyem and Beca. In February 2018, the single "I Am You" was released by No Devotion Records on a limited edition 7" vinyl, including remixes by The Blue Hour and Dave Parley from the band Prayers. It also has vocals from Bill Leeb and Tara Busch.


Discography


Soundtracks

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Albums

* ''Noise In My Head'' (2011) — as DarkDriveClinic * ''Noise In My Head reMix Album Part 1'' (2012) — as DarkDriveClinic


As Producer

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- '' Fireside Favorites'' (1980) *
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- ''Dome'' (1980) *
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- ''Dome 2'' (1980) * BC Gilbert / G Lewis - ''3R4'' (1980) *
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- ''Dome 3'' (1981) *
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- ''Incontinent'' (1981) *
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- '' Speak & Spell'' (1981) * Yazoo - ''
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'' (1982) * BC Gilbert / G Lewis / Russell Mills - ''MZUI'' (1982) *
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- '' Head Over Heels'' (1983) *
Cocteau Twins Cocteau Twins was a Scottish rock band active from 1979 to 1997. They were formed in Grangemouth by Robin Guthrie (guitars, drum machine) and Will Heggie (bass), adding Elizabeth Fraser (vocals) in 1981 and replacing Heggie with multi-instrum ...
- ''
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- ''Construction Time Again'' (1983) *
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- ''Fetisch'' (1983) * Duet Emmo - ''Or So It Seems'' (1983) * Play Dead - '' From The Promised Land'' (1984) *
This Mortal Coil This Mortal Coil were a British music collective led by Ivo Watts-Russell, founder of the British record label 4AD. Although Watts-Russell and John Fryer were the only two official members, the band's recorded output featured a large rotati ...
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- ''Tocsin'' (1984) * Modern English - ''Ricochet Days'' (1984) *
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- ''This Way'' (1984) *
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- ''Legendary Wolfgang Press and Other Tall Stories'' (1985) *
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- ''Fad Gadget Singles'' (1985) *
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- ''Fad Gadget Singles'' (1985) *
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- ''Standing Up Straight'' (1986) * Peter Murphy - ''
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- ''The Shivering Man'' (1986) * The Weathermen - ''The Black Album According To The Weathermen'' (1987) *
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- '' Children of God'' (1987) * Various Artists - ''Lonely Is an Eyesore'' (1987) *
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- '' Pump Up the Volume'' (Remix) (1987) *
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- ''Figure One Cuts'' (1987) *
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(1987) * Breathless - ''Three Times and Waving'' (1987) * Alison Moyet - '' Raindancing'' (1987) *
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- ''Dawnrazor'' (1987) *
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- ''This Way to the Shivering Man'' (1987) * BC Gilbert / G Lewis - ''8 Time'' (1988) * He Said - ''Take Care'' (1988) *
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- '' It's Beginning to and Back Again'' (1989) * A.C. Marias - ''One of Our Girls'' (1989) * Love and Rockets - ''Love and Rockets'' ompilation(1989) * Various Artists - ''Very Special Christmas'' (1989) * Hugh Harris - ''Words for Our Years'' (1989) *
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- ''Clan of Xymox'' mport(1989) * Love and Rockets - ''Love and Rockets'' (1989) *
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- '' The Comforts of Madness'' (1990) *
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- ''Singles Box 2'' (1991) *
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- '' England Made Me'' (1991) *
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- ''The Drill'' (1991) *
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- '' Home Is in Your Head'' ykodisc(1991) *
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- ''Singles Box 1'' (1991) * Invisible Limits - ''familiar!'' (1991) * Play Dead - ''Resurrection'' (1992) * The Beautiful - ''Storybook'' (1992) *
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- ''Blind'' (1992) *
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- ''Blow'' (1992) * Stabbing Westward - ''Ungod'' (1993) *
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- ''Mid-Eighties'' (1993) *
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- ''Tribute to Metallica''
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(1993) * Play Dead - ''First Flower'' (1993) * Various Artists - ''Cyber Core Compilation'' (1994) * Breathless - ''Heartburst'' (1995) * Various Artists - ''Sharks Patrol These Waters'' (1995) *
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- ''Metalmorphosis of Die Krupps: 81–92'' (1996) * Stabbing Westward - ''Wither Blister Burn & Peel'' (1996) *
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- ''Gravity Kills'' (1996) * Love and Rockets - ''Sweet F.A.'' (1996) * White Zombie - '' Supersexy Swingin' Sounds'' (1996) * Pink Noise Test - ''Plasticized'' (1997) * Various Artists - ''Before X'' (1997) *
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- ''Manipulated'' (1997) * Radio Iodine - ''Tiny Warnings'' (1997) * Course of Empire - ''Telepathic Last Words'' (1998) *
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- ''Messiah Meets Progenitor'' (1998) *
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- ''Singles 81>85'' (1998) * Love in Reverse - ''Words Become Worms'' (1998) *
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- ''...smile's ok'' (1998) *
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- ''Singles Box, Vol. 2'' mport CDLimited Edition] (1998) * Various Artists - ''Postpunk Chronicles: Left of the Dial'' (1999) *
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- ''Underarms'' (1999) * Yazoo - ''Best of Yazoo'' (1999) *
Fields of the Nephilim Fields of the Nephilim are an English gothic rock band formed in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, in 1984. The band's name refers to a Biblical race of angel-human hybrids known as the Nephilim. Career Early years (1984–1991) Fields of the Nep ...
- ''Dawnrazor'' onus Track(1999) * Various Artists - ''1980's New Wave'' (1999) * Cradle of Filth - ''
From the Cradle to Enslave ''From the Cradle to Enslave'' is the second EP by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth, released on 30 October 1999 by record labels Music for Nations (Europe) and Metal Blade (US). Recording and content The EP was recorded during a ...
'' (1999) * Instrumental - ''Acoustek'' (2000) * Various Artists - ''Dr. Wu 2000'' (2000) * Groundswell UK - ''Corrode'' (2000) *
Dome A dome () is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere. There is significant overlap with the term cupola, which may also refer to a dome or a structure on top of a dome. The precise definition of a dome has been a m ...
- ''Yclept'' (2000) * Cradle of Filth - ''
Midian Midian (; he, מִדְיָן ''Mīḏyān'' ; ar, مَدْيَن, Madyan; grc-gre, Μαδιάμ, ''Madiam'') is a geographical place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and Quran. William G. Dever states that biblical Midian was in the "northwest Ar ...
'' (2000) * HIM - ''
Razorblade Romance ''Razorblade Romance'' is the second studio album by Finnish gothic rock band HIM. HIM initially began recording the album with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa, who had helmed the group's 1997 debut album, however these sessions proved unsuccessful, ...
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Sex Gang Children Sex Gang Children are an early gothic rock and post-punk band that formed in early 1982 in Brixton in London, England. Although the original group only released one official studio album, their singles and various other tracks have been pack ...
- ''Complete Sex Gang Children'' (2000) * Various Artists - ''Rough Trade Shops: 25 Years'' (2001) * Gwenmars - ''Driving A Million'' (2001) *
Sex Gang Children Sex Gang Children are an early gothic rock and post-punk band that formed in early 1982 in Brixton in London, England. Although the original group only released one official studio album, their singles and various other tracks have been pack ...
- ''Fall: The Complete Singles'' (2001) * HIM - ''Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights''
onus Tracks Onus, from Latin, indicates accountability/responsibility Onus may also refer to: * Blame * Burden (disambiguation) * Legal burden of proof (''onus probandi'') As a surname * Bill Onus (1906-68), Australian Aboriginal political activist, boo ...
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Raging Speedhorn Raging Speedhorn are a British Heavy metal music, heavy metal band, founded in Corby, Northamptonshire. Career Raging Speedhorn were formed in 1998 from the merging of the bands Soulcellar and Box. The band quickly established itself as a ...
- ''Raging Speedhorn'' K Bonus Tracks(2001) *
Paradise Lost ''Paradise Lost'' is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse (poetry), verse. A second edition fo ...
- ''Believe in Nothing'' (2001) *
The Wolfgang Press The Wolfgang Press was an English post-punk band, active from 1983 to 1995, recording for the 4AD label. The core of the band was Michael Allen (vocals, bass), Mark Cox (keyboards), and Andrew Gray (guitar). The group is best known for its 1 ...
- ''Everything Is Beautiful: 1983–1995'' (2001) * Various Artists - ''Modern Sound Files'' (2001) *
Fad Gadget Francis John Tovey (8 September 1956 – 3 April 2002), known also by his stage name Fad Gadget, was a British avant-garde electronic musician and vocalist. He was a proponent of both new wave and early industrial music, fusing pop-structured ...
- ''Best of Fad Gadget'' (2001) * Lush - ''Ciao! 1989–1996'' (2001) * HIM - '' The Single Collection'' (2002) * Cradle of Filth - ''
Lovecraft & Witch Hearts ''Lovecraft & Witch Hearts'' is a compilation album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth, released on 13 May 2002 by record label Music for Nations. Content It is described in Dani Filth's sleeve notes as "a favoured grimoire of ...
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Jesus Jones Jesus Jones are a British alternative rock band from Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire, formed in late 1988, who continue to record and perform, as of 2021. Their track " Right Here, Right Now" was an international hit, and was subsequently global ...
- ''Never Enough: Best Of'' (Remastered) (2002) *
The Go-Betweens The Go-Betweens were an Australian indie rock band formed in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1977. The band was co-founded and led by singer-songwriters and guitarists Robert Forster and Grant McLennan, who were its only constant members throughout ...
- ''Spring Hill Fair'' (2002) * HIM - ''
Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights ''Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights'' is the third studio album by Finnish gothic rock band HIM, released 27 August 2001. The album was produced co-produced by the band, T. T. Oksala and Kevin Shirley. The record had a troubled production, ...
'' (2002) * Love and Rockets - ''Sorted!: The Best of Love and Rockets'' (2003) * Various Artists - ''Cradle of Fear'' (2003) * Stabbing Westward - ''Essential Stabbing Westward'' (2003) *
Cocteau Twins Cocteau Twins was a Scottish rock band active from 1979 to 1997. They were formed in Grangemouth by Robin Guthrie (guitars, drum machine) and Will Heggie (bass), adding Elizabeth Fraser (vocals) in 1981 and replacing Heggie with multi-instrum ...
- ''Stars And Topsoil: A Collection 1982–1990'' (Remastered) (2003) * Various Artists - ''Feedback to the Future'' (2003) * Various Artists - ''This Is Electroclash'' (2003) * Breathless - ''Glass Bead Game'' (Eng) (2003) *
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Lewis Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead ...
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Mills Mills is the plural form of mill, but may also refer to: As a name * Mills (surname), a common family name of English or Gaelic origin * Mills (given name) *Mills, a fictional British secret agent in a trilogy by writer Manning O'Brine Places Uni ...
- ''Mzui'' (2003) * HIM - '' And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits 1997-2004'' (2004) *
Depeche Mode Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The band currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting) and Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting). Depeche ...
- ''Singles Box 4'' (2004) * Various Artists - ''
MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...
2 Headbangers Ball, Vol. 2'' (2004) *
NON Non, non or NON can refer to: * ''Non'', a negatory word in French, Italian and Latin People *Non (given name) *Non Boonjumnong (born 1982), Thai amateur boxer * Rena Nōnen (born 1993), Japanese actress who uses the stage name "Non" since July ...
- ''Terra Incognita'' (2004) *
Depeche Mode Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The band currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting) and Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting). Depeche ...
- ''Singles Box 3'' (2004) * Various Artists - ''Louder Than the Crowd'' (2004) *
Depeche Mode Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The band currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting) and Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting). Depeche ...
- ''Remixes 81-04'' (2004) * Various Artists - ''Hurry Home Early: The Songs of
Warren Zevon Warren William Zevon (; January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer, songwriter, and musician. Zevon's most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", " Lawyers, Guns and Money", and " Roland the Headless Th ...
'' (2005) * Ewigkeit - ''Conspiritus'' (2005) *
The Hope Blister The Hope Blister were an ambient band that were active from 1997 to 1999. History The band was directed by 4AD Records founder Ivo Watts-Russell, with the music played by singer Louise Rutkowski, bass player Laurence O'Keefe and string arran ...
- ''Underarms & Sideways'' (2005) *
Jarboe Jarboe Devereaux, known mononymously as Jarboe (), is an American singer and musician who came to prominence as a member of the New York City experimental rock band Swans in 1985. Jarboe and Michael Gira, the founder of Swans, were the two consta ...
- ''Mystery of Faith'' (2005) * Esoterica - ''The Fool'' (2005) *
Dope Stars Inc. Dope Stars Inc. is an Italian alternative and industrial rock band from Rome, formed in 2003. The band was founded by Victor Love, Darin Yevonde, Grace Khold and Brian Wolfram. They have five albums and three EPs released, with the latest being re ...
- ''
Neuromance ''Neuromance'' (stylized as ''://Neuromance'') is the debut studio album by Italian industrial rock band Dope Stars Inc. and is also the first project by the band released under the Trisol Music Group label. Lyrically it focuses on traditional c ...
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Colt Colt(s) or COLT may refer to: *Colt (horse), an intact (uncastrated) male horse under four years of age People * Colt (given name) *Colt (surname) Places *Colt, Arkansas, United States *Colt, Louisiana, an unincorporated community, United States ...
- ''These Things Can't Hurt You Now So Throw Them in the Fire'' (2005) * Cradle of Filth - ''Cradle of Filth Box Set'' (2006) *
Cocteau Twins Cocteau Twins was a Scottish rock band active from 1979 to 1997. They were formed in Grangemouth by Robin Guthrie (guitars, drum machine) and Will Heggie (bass), adding Elizabeth Fraser (vocals) in 1981 and replacing Heggie with multi-instrum ...
- ''Lullabies to Violaine'' (2006) * Various Artists - ''Life Less Lived: The Gothic Box'' (2006) *
Cocteau Twins Cocteau Twins was a Scottish rock band active from 1979 to 1997. They were formed in Grangemouth by Robin Guthrie (guitars, drum machine) and Will Heggie (bass), adding Elizabeth Fraser (vocals) in 1981 and replacing Heggie with multi-instrum ...
- ''Lullabies To Violaine: Singles & Extended Plays 1'' (2006) * Lacrimas Profundere - ''Filthy Notes for Frozen Hearts'' (2006) * HIM - '' Uneasy Listening Vol. 1'' (2006) *
Nitzer Ebb Nitzer Ebb () are a British EBM group formed in 1982 by Essex school friends Vaughan "Bon" Harris (programming, synthesizers, drums, vocals), Douglas McCarthy (vocals), and David Gooday (drums). History Initial releases (1983–1987) The g ...
- ''Body of Work 1984–1997'' (Bonus Cd) (Rmxs) (2006) * Hermine - ''Lonely at the Top + Extras'' (2006) * Various Artists - ''80's Dance Gold'' (Rmst) (2006) *
De/Vision De/Vision is a German synthpop musical group formed in 1988. The band started as a quartet consisting of Thomas Adam, Steffen Keth, Stefan Blender, and Markus Ganssert. Blender left the band in 1991 and Ganssert departed in 2000. The name De/V ...
- ''Best of De/Vision'' (2006) *
Depeche Mode Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The band currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting) and Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting). Depeche ...
- ''Best of Depeche Mode, Vol. 1'' D/DVD(2006) * Sundealers - ''Tears, Love, Religion'' (2006) * Everything on Black - ''Stain'' (2006) * The School - ''Espionage ''(2006) * LICKY - ''Press Fire To Continue'' (2006) * Rabia Sorda - ''Metodos Del Caso'' (2006) *
Ranheim Ranheim is a neighbourhood in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Østbyen. The neighbourhood approximately to the east of the centre of Trondheim. It comprises Olderdalen, Væretrøa, Reppe, and ...
- ''Rock & Science'' (2006) * Various Artists - ''From Brussels With Love'' (Rmst) (2007) *
Angels & Agony Angels and Agony are a Dutch futurepop band consisting of vocalist Reinier Kahle, guitarist Erik Wierenga, DJ Marco van Belle on synthesizer and backing vocals and Fried Bruggink as sound engineer and drummer. The band formed in 1995 and produced ...
- ''Unison'' (2007) * Alucard - ''Cold'' (2007) * Ashbury Heights - ''Three Cheers for the Newlydeads'' (2007) * DeathBoy - ''
End of an Error ''End of an Error'' is the second studio album released by DeathBoy. A successor to DeathBoy's debut release Music to Crash Cars To, End of an Error was a much more polished release. The second track in the album, Black Morning, was used in th ...
'' (2007) * DinTod - ''The Sound of Crash'' (2007) * Lacrimas Profundere - ''Songs for the last view'' (2008) * Ashbury Heights - ''Morningstar in a Black Car'' (2008) * Alucard - ''Dark Romantism'' (2009) * Rabia Sorda - ''Noise Diary'' (2009) *
Ronni Le Tekrø Ronni Le Tekrø (born Rolf Ågrim Tekrø, 5 October 1963) is a Norwegian guitarist best known for playing with the Norwegian hard rock band TNT and as a solo guitarist cooperating with guitarists Terje Rypdal and Mads Eriksen as "N3". LeTekr ...
and Augustin Granados - ''Social Experiment'' (2011) *
Ulver Ulver (Norwegian for "wolves") is a Norwegian experimental electronica band founded in 1993, by vocalist Kristoffer Rygg. Their early works, such as debut album '' Bergtatt'', were categorised as folklore-influenced black metal, but the band h ...
- ''
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'' (2011) * Dark Drive Clinic ''Noise in My Head'' (2011) * Orient Xpress - ''Escape'' (2011) * Project Paperclip - ''The Veritable Path'' (2012) *
Bruno Ferrari Bruno may refer to: People and fictional characters *Bruno (name), including lists of people and fictional characters with either the given name or surname * Bruno, Duke of Saxony (died 880) * Bruno the Great (925–965), Archbishop of Cologne, ...
(Czech new wave project) - ''Vaudeville'' (2012) *
Vanessa Vanessa may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Vanessa'' (Millais painting), an 1868 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais * ''Vanessa'', a 1933 novel by Hugh Walpole * ''Vanessa'', a 1952 instrumental song written by Bernie ...
(Czech EBM/Industrial band) - ''Antidotum'' (2013) * The Foreign Resort - ''New Frontiers'' (2014) * Randolph's Grin - ''Dragon Road'' (2015) * Mortal Cabinet - ''Necrotica'' (2015) *
Angels & Agony Angels and Agony are a Dutch futurepop band consisting of vocalist Reinier Kahle, guitarist Erik Wierenga, DJ Marco van Belle on synthesizer and backing vocals and Fried Bruggink as sound engineer and drummer. The band formed in 1995 and produced ...
- Monument (2015) * Wintry - " Ausweg " (2017) * FAKEBA - System Bi (2017) * No Devotion Records- "I am you" (2018) * Palais Ideal. - Pressure Points (2019) *
616 __NOTOC__ Year 616 ( DCXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 616 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era ...
- One Way To Love (2019) *
616 __NOTOC__ Year 616 ( DCXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 616 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era ...
- Cinderella Valentine featuring Bam Margera and Gas Lipstick of "HIM" (2020) *Maheekats - Money Bunny (2020) * FAKEBA - JOTNA (2020) * Eden Rayne - ''Lost In Artificial Reality-Fall'' (2021) * The Acharis - ''Blue Sky/Grey Heaven'' (2021)


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