Diagram of Suburban Chaos is the pseudonym of William Collin Snavely, a composer of
electronic music
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.
Biography
Snavely has been creating electronic music in various forms since 1994, exploring editing waveforms on Amiga computers. Acquiring various pieces of gear as a teenager, the
Ohio
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rave scene played a major part in his musical development. He and his older brother formed a musical partnership recording homebrewed techno to cassette with a mixer, old tape deck, samples, Roland Tr-606 and anything else he could find.
Snavely moved to
Seattle
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in 1997, where he met
Darrin Wiener
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, the cofounder of
Imputor? Records. They worked together on several projects, and the first Diagram of Suburban Chaos album, ''Status Negatives'', was released by Imputor? in 2002.
Snavely has released a number of tracks since then on labels including
Tiger Style Records
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Roster
* 764-HERO
*The Album Leaf
*American Analog Set
*The Appleseed Cast
* Aspera Ad Astra ...
and Audiobulb. While his professional focus has moved more towards
soundtrack
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composition and sound desig
Snavely continues to write under the ''D.O.S.C.'' name and hopes to release a second album in the near future.
Discography
* ''Status Negatives''
Imputor?
* ''Status Negatives'' (European Release CD
Zealectronic* ''Mixed Signals: Cheetah'' (CD
Tiger Style* ''Mixed Signals: Cheetah'' (2x12"
Rocket Racer* ''Extreme Electronics And Splintered Beats: Shielded By The Sun'' (
UndaCova
Jan Robbe (born 14 June 1980 in Ghent, Belgium), otherwise known by his music project aliases Atomhead, Erratic, UndaCova and Diagnostic, is an electronic music artist. He founded the experimental netlabel Entity in 2003 with friend Nico de Gols ...
Remix) (2xCD
Darkmatter Soundsystem* ''Intricate Maximals: So Gone'' (Ventrimix) (CD) Audiobulb
* ''Exhibition #3: Nerve Cycle'' (CD) Audiobulb
* ''Edge of the Pool'' (EP
Imputor?* ''Ambit the Album (aka Taco 2)'' (EP
Imputor?
External links
Reviews and articles
Digital Nimbus: Status Negatives ReviewGrooves Magazine: Status Negatives ReviewTransworld Stance: Status Negatives ReviewBPM Magazine / DJMixed.com:Status Negatives ReviewSpin: The Hit List - More Artists You Need To Know AboutDigital Artifact: Status Negatives ReviewPulse! Magazine (Tower): Status Negatives ReviewAllmusic: Status Negatives ReviewCreative Loafing Atlanta: Tristeza - Mixed Signals ReviewPhiladelphia City Paper: Status Negatives ReviewThe Portland Mercury: Suddenly, Electricity! - An Imperative iDM Show/Dance Move GuideThe Portland Mercury: Show PreviewWillamette Week (Portland): Status Negatives ReviewAllmusic: Tristeza - Mixed Signals ReviewMixer: Status Negatives ReviewFeature Magazine (SD): Status Negatives ReviewSLAMM Magazine #176: Status Negatives ReviewSLAMM Magazine #176: Tristeza - Mixed Signals Reviewem411.com: Status Negatives ReviewRock Bites Daily: Diagram Of Suburban Chaos announce debut LPanti-statik: Status Negatives Review
Related links
Discography on Discogs.comArtist website''Status Negatives'' at Amazon.comDiagram of Suburban Chaos @ Imputor? RecordsDiagram of Suburban Chaos @ Last.fm
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American electronic musicians
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Intelligent dance musicians