Reformed Faction is a musical group formed in 2005 by three former members of
Zoviet France
Zoviet France (also known as :$OVIET:FRANCE:, Soviet France, :Zoviet-France: and latterly usually written as :zoviet*france:) are a music group from Newcastle upon Tyne in north east England. While often dissonant and made of industrial textu ...
: Andy Eardley,
Mark Spybey
Dead Voices on Air is Mark Spybey's experimental and industrial project formed after his departure from Zoviet France.Lengel, Kerry (December 2, 1999). "Dead Voices' Music Comes Alive", ''The Arizona Republic'', p. 47. Dead Voices on Air has col ...
and
Robin Storey. The band's original name was The Reformed Faction of Soviet France. They played one concert, in
Vienna
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on 10 November 2005, and released a self-titled album on the Vienna-based Klanggalerie label. In 2006, they announced that they were to continue the project under the name Reformed Faction in order to detach themselves from the name Zoviet France. The album was re-pressed under the new name and given the new title ''Vota''. In the same year, Andy Eardley departed the band. They subsequently toured eastern Germany and recorded a second album, ''The War Against'', for the
Soleilmoon
Soleilmoon Recordings is an American record label that began in 1987 as a cassette label, operating from the back of a record shop called the Ooze in Portland, Oregon, US.
The first releases were by Smegma, Muslimgauze, Coil, and Nocturnal Emiss ...
label. They have also recorded a triple album for Soleilmoon, released in 2008. The band continues today as a duo of Spybey and Storey.
Discography
As The Reformed Faction of Soviet France:
*''The Reformed Faction of Soviet France'' (Klanggalerie gg114 CD, 2006)
As Reformed Faction:
* ''Vota'' (Klanggalerie gg114 CD, 2006) - same album as ''The Reformed Faction of Soviet France''
* ''The War Against'' (Soleilmoon SOL 153 CD)
* ''I Am The Source of Light, I Am Not A Mirror'' (Soleilmoon SOL 165 3-CD Set 2008: 1st Edition Ltd. 100 w/3" disc)
* ''I Am The Source of Light, I Am Not A Mirror'' (Soleilmoon SOL 165 3-CD Set 2009: 2nd Edition Ltd. 300)
* ''Until...'' (Greytone grey003 CD, 2010)
References
External links
Klanggalerie - Reformed Faction's label 2006Soleilmoon - Reformed Faction's label 2008–current
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Ambient music groups
Soleilmoon artists
Musical groups established in 2005
British industrial music groups