Metalux is an American
noise band
Noise music is a genre of music that is characterised by the expressive use of noise within a musical context. This type of music tends to challenge the distinction that is made in conventional musical practices between musical and non-musical ...
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
5 Rue Christine (also known as 5RC) is a semi-defunct Olympia, Washington based independent record label, formed as a spin-off from the Kill Rock Stars label in 1997. Before its dormancy, it had become a premier label for experimental rock bands ...
, 2005)
*split lp with
Evil Moisture (Veglia, 2005)
*''1-0-0-3/1-0-0-2 Cool Nite'' cassette/CD-R (
Bennifer Editions/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/Metalux ''untitled'' LP (
Los Angeles Free Music Society
The Los Angeles Free Music Society (LAFMS) is a loose underground collective of experimental avant-rock artist-musicians formed in 1973. Described as a "lightning rod for art-damage, weird-music lovers everywhere," LAFMS was formed by Chip Chapma ...
/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
5 Rue Christine (also known as 5RC) is a semi-defunct Olympia, Washington based independent record label, formed as a spin-off from the Kill Rock Stars label in 1997. Before its dormancy, it had become a premier label for experimental rock bands ...
, 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