Schallfaktor is a German

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musical project by Drazen Sucic that started in 2006.

History

Schallfaktor began as a conceptual project between 2002 and 2003 by Sucic with the first album ''Schmerzgrenze'' released by both artists in 2006. In 2007 the project signed to Infacted Recordings, with the ''End of Love'' EP release sending the single to position 3 in the Deutsche Alternative Charts (DAC). The album contained a total of seven remixes of the title track by various artists including

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and

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. It was reviewed favorably by the German ''

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'' magazine calling it a " Hellectro Newcomer" with great potential. The next full album ''Sittenverfall'' was released in 2008 reaching position 6 in the DAC. The ''

'' compared it to the music of

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. The '' Side-Line'' magazine quoted similar bands in a review and called the album "a notable step forward for Schallfaktor" although a lack of originality was mentioned. Schallfaktor has played on various European festivals including

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, NCN, Summer Darkness and the Infacted Festival.

Discography

*''Schmerzgrenze'' LP (Self-release, 2006) *''End of Love'' EP (Infacted, 2007) *''Sittenverfall'' LP (Infacted, 2008)

References

External links

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