Klutæ is an

industrial music Industrial music is a genre of music that draws on harsh, mechanical, transgressive or provocative sounds and themes. AllMusic defines industrial music as the "most abrasive and aggressive fusion of rock and electronic music" that was "initiall ...

project founded by

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musician Claus Larsen, who is best known for his main project,

Leæther Strip Leæther Strip is a Danish musical project founded on 13 January 1988 by Claus Larsen. Its influence has been most felt in the electronic body music and electro-industrial genres. Leæther Strip was one of the earliest and most prominent acts ...

. Originally formed in 1991 under the name Klute, the project went dormant after 1996's ''Excel''. It reformed in 2006 as Klutæ, to avoid confusion with

drum and bass Drum and bass (also written as drum & bass or drum'n'bass and commonly abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-ba ...

artist Tom Withers who had since risen to prominence with the pseudonym Klute. The come-back EP ''Sinner'' and the following album ''Hit'n'Run'' were released by the Belgian label

Alfa Matrix Alfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases musical styles including aggrotech, industrial music, dark electro, dark elektro, synthpop, and electronica. Based in Brussels, the label consists of label and artists ma ...

. As compared to Leæther Strip, Larsen describes Klutæ as more "loud and fun." Klutæ's initial releases were in the

industrial metal Industrial metal is the fusion of heavy metal and industrial music, typically employing repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Prominent industrial metal acts include Ministry, Nine In ...

style, mixing Leæther Strip's

electro-industrial Electro-industrial is a music genre that emerged from industrial music in the early 1980s. While EBM (electronic body music) has a minimal structure and clean production, electro-industrial tends to have a grittier, complex and layered sound wi ...

sound with

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guitars The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

. In its more recent guise, it has returned to a more classic

style.

Discography

*''Explicit'' ( EP, 1991) *''Excluded'' (

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, 1993) *''Excepted'' (EP, 1994) *''Excel'' (EP, 1996) *''Sinner'' (EP, 2006) *''Hit 'n' Run'' (Album, 2006) *''Slippery When Dead'' (EP, 2011) *''Electro Punks Unite'' (Album, 2011) *''EXEcution'' (

Double album A double album (or double record) is an audio album that spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically either records or compact disc. A double album is usually, though not always, released as such because the recording i ...

, 2012) *''Queer for Satan'' (Album, 2020)

References

External links

* Strip Material - Fan Site : http://www.stripmaterial.com/
Klutæ
on MySpace
Alfa Matrix
official Klutæ label * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Klutae Danish musical groups Electro-industrial music groups