"Their song was partial, but the harmony
(What could it less when spirits immortal sing?)
Suspended Hell, and took with ravishment
the thronging audience." Book 2
Bands
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The Chaos Engine
Wasp Factory impresarios and one of the UKs finest live bands.
Impossible to categorise with their ecclectic mix of hard industrial
rock, techno and breakbeat, the only thing for sure is that each and
every song will have more pop hooks than Britney Spears entire
recorded output and yet still pack enough finely honed rage to give
your parents nightmares for months.
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Cinema Strange
Cinema Strange plays music that sounds like it's from 1983. That, and
the fact that they dress like they're Jonny Slut's nephews have led
people to assume they are promoting a new Batcave. They certainly don't
deny it, but the music, admittedly antique-sounding, is more than a
continuation of what Nik Fiend had a clawed hand in. They are melodic.
They are bizarre. They are circus calliopists and gypsy minstrels.
The sing alternately about half-dead organ grinders and lost dollies
and what makes these themes successful is the fact that there is
absolutely no doubt in one's mind, while listening, that three half-dead
organ-grinders are actually lurking there, just underneath the
plastered-on face paint and torn stockings of the Cinema Strange
personnel. But then, deep inside, aren't we all a bunch of half-dead
organ grinders?
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Swarf
Lush Electropop with techno rushes and soaring female vocals.
Mining the same rich vein as the likes of VNV Nation, Covenant
and Apoptygma Bezerk, Swarf's secret weapon is the haunting
voice and lyrical ability of frontwoman Liz, who in a genre
filled with effects laden male monotones, gets up there, belts
the songs out and serves as a timely reminder of what a singer
should actually be there for.
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Bordello
Hailing from Convergence's host city of Montréal, death rock band
Bordello has been around since 1997. What is death rock, you ask?
Think of goth, but with even more energy.
Fronted by the intense and sultry Mean Nadine, this five-piece band
has taken Montréal by storm with their intense live shows,
which have been described as "sexy, naked and passionate". Their song
Strap On, featuring sultry Curve-style vocals, has received airplay
on local radio stations, giving this young band an even greater boost.
Bordello stepped up to the stage to represent Montréal at
Convergence VIII, and they did their city proud.
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DJs
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DJ Todd
DJ Todd (please, just call him DJ) was responsible for Synthetic
Saturdays at the Sanctuary in Toronto from 1995-2000. He gained
notoriety for
Real Synthetic Audio,
a net radio show started in 1998.
Convergence was his second to last stop on the "Farewell to live gigs"
tour of 2002.
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Dan Black aka DJ Human Clone
Originally from Glasgow, Scotland and currently dwelling in Toronto,
DJ Human Clone is the resident Friday night DJ at the Vatikan (a spawn
of the world famous Sanctuary Vampire Sex Bar) and of Industry
Thursdays at the Kathedral. Human Clone will be providing sets at
upcoming Toronto concerts for artists Matrix, Gasr, Cesium:137,
Cruciform Injection, Espsilon Minus and Stromkern. His typical
playlists expand the parameters of Darkwave,
Industrial, Goth, EBM, Synthpop, Retro, Electro and Punk.
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