The end of the world next week? I think not!

As 2012 comes to a close we have some very exciting news. Mark your calenders, because we are opening next year's Cybersonik festival on June 8th


It promises to be a really good night and we're really looking forward to it. We're looking at changing the live set to incorporate new songs that will be going on the album we're working on at the moment.

Our return gig that we played in August is up on YouTube in it's entirety for those who want a taster of what is to come.



Until next time,

G.

Autumn update

The blur that has been (and continues to be) 2012 marches on unabated.

The EP has been out for a few months now, and we're gearing up towards the release of a remix album containing remixes the EP tracks 'Outburst' and 'Parasite'. This album will be available as a download only on 27th October, and best of all, it's completely free.

We were able to call upon Static Distortion label mates G of Ghost in the Static, Digital Diktator, Digital Deformation, Cease2Xist, The Open Eyed Dreamer and Axial Point, who have all provided very different takes on the tracks as they are presented on the EP. We also have a remix by Machine Rox as well as a remix by our good selves.

We also made our first foray into promo videos and filmed and edited a video for the EP track "Parasite". The video, made on a shoestring budget, captures the spirit of an un-hinged news broadcast, and is on our YouTube channel - http://www.youtube.com/defeatuk

Aside from the remix album, we have also played our first live shows in a long time too. The first, at The Square in Harlow, Essex on 16th August went as hitch-free as we could have hoped, and the whole gig is also available to view on our YouTube channel. The second gig was down at Plug 'n' Play in Reading on September 14th supporting label mates Ghost in the Static.

Right now, we're putting together demos of tracks for a forthcoming album, which will take us into 2013 and beyond.

Until next time,

G.

It's Unleashed!

Well, our debut EP "Outbursts!" is now out there in the big, wide world and available via the usual outlets (iTunes, Amazon, etc.). CDs are available from the Static Distortion Records webstore, or from us directly - contact us via our Facebook page for more details. If you haven't got the EP yet - go and get it today and grab yourself a slab of electro-industrial fun.

We're really pleased with how the EP has turned out, both in the packaging of the physical (and virtual) product, and particularly in the production, mixing and mastering of the EP. Huge thanks to Mr. Nik Hodges for all of his help and guidance. I think it's fair to say without his encouragement for us to get back in the saddle properly, this E.P. may have not come to fruition.

Also, massive thanks to Steve Fearon at SDR for stumbling across our "rough" version of Outburst on Reverbnation and signing us to SDR on the strength of it and a conversation at Electrowerkz back in May. Steve has kicked ass for us on numerous occasions already, and I hope that we can repay the faith he has shown by signing us.

Finally on the thankyous: a massive thanks to all our new friends and fans (i.e. you guys) for supporting us. We hope to be gigging on a relatively regular basis, so hope to meet some of you in the flesh in the future.

For those who can make it to see us, we're playing at The Square in Harlow on Thursday 16th August, which will be our first gig in a very long time - it would be great to see you.

Until next time,

G.

Release news!

Our first EP, "Outbursts!" is now available for pre-order at the Static Distortion Records webstore - http://staticdistortionrecords.co.uk/.
Pre-order either download or CD and get a free download of "Parasite".

The video for Parasite is being assembled and should be available soon.

G.

Exciting times are beckoning

The last month or so has been a blur. We have signed to an independent record label, and have now completed the EP. It's all recorded, mixed and mastered, and will be release on 13th July as a download at various outlets including iTunes and Play.com. We also have the EP available on CD as you can see here:

We've been shooting a video, which is currently being edited, and preparations for live outings are also well underway.

More to come next time...

G.

Video shoot...

Our video shoot for "Parasite" earlier today went really well, and we have about 4 hours of footage that we now need to sort through and edit together. We decided on the 1930's East European politburo look for most of the shoot, and we are really impressed with the footage we have.

Work on the video now begins in earnest, and we'll keep you posted to how things progress.

Until next time,

G.

Situation Report June 1st 2012

We're currently getting a live set together, and everything is coming together nicely. Keyboard sounds are tentatively programmed for about half of the set, but need organising and auditioning through a big PA along with everything else to get levels right, etc., and we hope to do this in the next few weeks.

Tomorrow (Saturday) we'll be filming some footage for a video we're going to be putting together for at least one of the tracks on our forthcoming EP, which is being release via Static Distortion Records.

We'll be filming in HD and will also be using green screen, which is a first for us so it's all exciting stuff!

Halfway there...

Today was a very good day at Defeat HQ, as it saw us reach the halfway point in terms of mixing tracks for the EP. Two tracks are now "in the bag", with another two still to go. We're currently looking to be ready to master and release the EP at the end of April/beginning of May.

It's all looking (and sounding) great.

Until next time,

G.

 

The mixing phase begins

Work on our soon to be released/unleashed 4 track EP continues apace. All the vocals are now tracked and sounding great - Ant's done a fantastic job, and his vocals have a menacing growl about them.

The next stage is to get the mixing of the songs underway.

Onwards and upwards.

G.

Work in Progress...

I'm very happy to report that studio sessions with Nik Hodges are proving to be most productive. In fact, I'd go as far to say we're the most productive we have ever been. We're well on track to having a 4-track EP ready very soon.

More on the progress of our recording sessions very soon...

G.

 

In The Studio

We have recently been in the studio with top bloke Nik Hodges putting some tracks together, and I'm happy to report that it will not be long before this work bears fruit.

Since my last post we have been busy getting some form of web-presence in place. We've also recently entered a track called "Outburst" in a Side-line.com competition and have also uploaded this to ReverbNation and Soundcloud. It is available via our Facebook band page, which can be accessed via the link above.

We're due to return to the studio very soon, and the mood is currently one of excitement that things are finally starting to happen.

Until next time...

G.