The Immortals are a band consisting of
Belgian
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electronic music
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Maurice "Praga Khan" Engelen and Olivier Adams, best known for their work in the controversial
techno
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industrial dance/
New Beat
New beat is a Belgian electronic dance music genre that fuses elements of new wave, hi-NRG,Simon Reynolds: ''Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture.'' Routledge 1999, , p. 124. EBM and hip hop (e.g. scratching).Ti ...
band
Lords of Acid
Lords of Acid is a Belgian/American electronic dance music (EDM) group led by musician Praga Khan. They are best known for making songs with sexual lyrics and sexually explicit tracks, such as their hit " Pussy".
History
Lords of Acid debu ...
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The side project was created for the first
''Mortal Kombat'' soundtrack in 1994; however, they debuted their track "Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kombat)" in 1993 when it was released as a single. The song was used as part of the ''
Mortal Kombat
''Mortal Kombat'' is an American media franchise centered on a series of video games originally developed by Midway Games in 1992. The development of the first game was originally based on an idea that Ed Boon and John Tobias had of making a v ...
'' commercial for the home systems that announced its single release as well. It was also used in TV commercials for the ''
Mortal Kombat
''Mortal Kombat'' is an American media franchise centered on a series of video games originally developed by Midway Games in 1992. The development of the first game was originally based on an idea that Ed Boon and John Tobias had of making a v ...
'' movie and ''
Mortal Kombat: Live Tour'', and it was released the same year when the game was released for home consoles. The track has also subsequently become known as "the Mortal Kombat theme song" and has appeared for a set of remixes of the
JX track "Close To Your Heart". The original music was mixed with sound effects from the ''
Mortal Kombat
''Mortal Kombat'' is an American media franchise centered on a series of video games originally developed by Midway Games in 1992. The development of the first game was originally based on an idea that Ed Boon and John Tobias had of making a v ...
'' arcade game to create "Techno Syndrome (7" Mix)".
Discography
Albums
* ''
Mortal Kombat: The Album'' (1994)
* ''
Mortal Kombat (soundtrack)
''Mortal Kombat: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is the compilation album that accompanied the 1995 film '' Mortal Kombat''. Three songs from Stabbing Westward were included in the movie, but were omitted from the soundtrack: "Lost", "Lies ...
'' (1995)
* ''
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (soundtrack)'' (1997)
Singles
References
External links
Praga KhanLords of Acid
* :nl:Olivier Adams
Belgian techno music groups
Belgian house music groups
Belgian dance music groups
Acid house groups
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