Metalux is an American
noise band
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consisting of M.V. Carbon and J. Graf, both members of
Bride of No No. They are occasionally joined by
Nautical Almanac
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member Twig Harper. Early material was released on the
Hanson Records Hanson Records is an American independent record label founded in Brighton, Michigan and now based in Oberlin, Ohio. It is operated by the musician Aaron Dilloway, formerly of the band Wolf Eyes.
History
The label's first release was a 7-inch ex ...
label, while their ''Waiting for Armadillo'' album was released on
Load Records
Load Records was an American experimental music-oriented independent record label based out of Providence, Rhode Island. "Load Records might possibly be in possession of the world's most challenging record roster," writes Mark Hensch of Thrash Pi ...
in 2004.
Discography
''This discography is incomplete''
Solo
*''Negative Capacity'' CD-R (
Blackhole Records, 1998)
*''Metalux III'' cdr (
Hanson Records Hanson Records is an American independent record label founded in Brighton, Michigan and now based in Oberlin, Ohio. It is operated by the musician Aaron Dilloway, formerly of the band Wolf Eyes.
History
The label's first release was a 7-inch ex ...
, 2000)
*''Fluorescent Towers'' LP/CD (
Hanson Records Hanson Records is an American independent record label founded in Brighton, Michigan and now based in Oberlin, Ohio. It is operated by the musician Aaron Dilloway, formerly of the band Wolf Eyes.
History
The label's first release was a 7-inch ex ...
, 2001)
*''Waiting for Armadillo'' LP/CD (
Load Records
Load Records was an American experimental music-oriented independent record label based out of Providence, Rhode Island. "Load Records might possibly be in possession of the world's most challenging record roster," writes Mark Hensch of Thrash Pi ...
, 2004)
*''Victim of Space'' LP/CD (
5RC, 2005)
*split lp with
Evil Moisture (Veglia, 2005)
*''1-0-0-3/1-0-0-2 Cool Nite'' cassette/CD-R (
Bennifer Editions
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/self-released, 2009)
*split lp with K.K. Rampage (Rampage Recordings, 2009)
*''Paw The Elated Ruin'' CD-R/cassette (self-released/
Obsolete Units, 2011/2013)
Collaborations
*Metalux &
John Wiese
John Wiese (born April 18, 1977) is an American noise musician and visual artist based in Los Angeles, California. Wiese has released much of his material on his own Helicopter label.
He graduated from the California Institute of the Arts in 2 ...
''Exoteric'' CD (
Load Records
Load Records was an American experimental music-oriented independent record label based out of Providence, Rhode Island. "Load Records might possibly be in possession of the world's most challenging record roster," writes Mark Hensch of Thrash Pi ...
, 2007)
*
Smegma
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Carlos Giffoni
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;United States
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/Metalux ''untitled'' LP (
Los Angeles Free Music Society
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/No Fun Productions, 2007)
Compilations
*''Winter Construction'' CD with zine (Dead CEO, 2002)
*''Pilot Conference'' CD with zine (Pilot TV, 2004) - Distributed with a zine for Pilot Television Convergence: Experimental Media for Feminist Trespass that happened in Chicago, October 8–11, 2004
*''Sur La Mer Samp-La-Mer'' CD (
5RC, 2006)
External links
www.metalux.ccofficial site
Metalux profile.
Media
Metalux Photo GalleryPhotos by Lars
PUNKCAST#1224live video @ Cake Shop NYC on Nov 9 2007. (
RealPlayer
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,
mp4,
DivX)
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American noise rock music groups
Electronic music duos
Load Records artists