Angels and Agony
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Angels and Agony are a Dutch
futurepop band consisting of vocalist Reinier Kahle, guitarist Erik Wierenga, DJ Marco van Belle on synthesizer and backing vocals and Fried Bruggink as sound engineer and drummer. The band formed in 1995 and produced two EPs before its first full album, Eternity (2001). Eternity was produced by VNV Nation
's Ronan Harris
. Other high-profile collaborations include Axel Ermes of Girls Under Glass
, Diorama
, and SITD
The band's current record label (since Eternity, 2001) is Out of Line, a German label of industrial- and synthpop-oriented electronic bands. Metropolis Records
is the band's US distributor since 2004.
According to Reiner, the name of the band symbolizes the duality of human experience. It was also the name of a graphic novel Reiner worked on in 1995 simultaneously to founding the band.
Similar artists to Angels and Agony are VNV Nation
, Assemblage 23
, and Covenant
. A 2007 interview commented on the musical style of the band, noting that, in contrast with many electro-industrial projects whose lyrics center on violence and provocation, Angels and Agony songs are philosophical and humanist in character. To this Renier replied: "The lyrics are meant to be 'universal', multi-interpretable and objective, in a way.... I'm just not the guy to write songs, singing 'Fuck' 116 times in 4 minutes, or singing I'd like to cut up my bitch or what have you not." Metropolis Records describes the band's music thus: "Although the music can be dark and melancholic, but still danceable with pumping beats and sequences, the songs have a very positive message."
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
futurepop band consisting of vocalist Reinier Kahle, guitarist Erik Wierenga, DJ Marco van Belle on synthesizer and backing vocals and Fried Bruggink as sound engineer and drummer. The band formed in 1995 and produced two EPs before its first full album, Eternity (2001). Eternity was produced by VNV Nation
VNV Nation
VNV Nation are a British/Irish electronic music band originally from Dublin, Ireland and Essex, United Kingdom and now based in Hamburg, Germany. They combine elements of electro-industrial, trance, synthpop and electronic body music . The members are Ronan Harris and Mark Jackson...
's Ronan Harris
Ronan Harris
Ronan Harris is a member of the act VNV Nation, along with Mark Jackson. For live shows the band are joined by 2 keyboard players. Ronan is credited with the songwriting, production, lyrical, and vocal aspects of the band's music...
. Other high-profile collaborations include Axel Ermes of Girls Under Glass
Girls Under Glass
- Biography :1986Girls Under Glass were founded by Thomas Lücke , Hauke Harms and Zaphor aka Volker Zacharias as an offshoot of the gothic rock formation Calling Dead Red Roses.1987...
, Diorama
Diorama (band)
Diorama is a German electro pop band. The name of the band is a metaphor which represents their notion of music as an artistic form of expression.-History:Diorama was founded in 1996 as a musical project of Torben Wendt...
, and SITD
SITD
SITD, often depicted [:SITD:], is a German electro-industrial band founded in 1996 by Carsten Jacek and Thorsten Lau as Shadows in the Dark.-History:...
The band's current record label (since Eternity, 2001) is Out of Line, a German label of industrial- and synthpop-oriented electronic bands. Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the post-industrial field such as electro-industrial, synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, and gothic musical genres....
is the band's US distributor since 2004.
According to Reiner, the name of the band symbolizes the duality of human experience. It was also the name of a graphic novel Reiner worked on in 1995 simultaneously to founding the band.
Similar artists to Angels and Agony are VNV Nation
VNV Nation
VNV Nation are a British/Irish electronic music band originally from Dublin, Ireland and Essex, United Kingdom and now based in Hamburg, Germany. They combine elements of electro-industrial, trance, synthpop and electronic body music . The members are Ronan Harris and Mark Jackson...
, Assemblage 23
Assemblage 23
Assemblage 23 is an electronic act from the United States, currently based in Seattle. It was founded in 1988 by Tom Shear who writes the music and lyrics and does the recording himself.-1980s–1990s :...
, and Covenant
Covenant (band)
Covenant is a band from Sweden whose music comprises a mixture between electropop and electronic dance music. The band is composed of Eskil Simonsson, Daniel Myer and Joakim Montelius...
. A 2007 interview commented on the musical style of the band, noting that, in contrast with many electro-industrial projects whose lyrics center on violence and provocation, Angels and Agony songs are philosophical and humanist in character. To this Renier replied: "The lyrics are meant to be 'universal', multi-interpretable and objective, in a way.... I'm just not the guy to write songs, singing 'Fuck' 116 times in 4 minutes, or singing I'd like to cut up my bitch or what have you not." Metropolis Records describes the band's music thus: "Although the music can be dark and melancholic, but still danceable with pumping beats and sequences, the songs have a very positive message."
Discography
- Unity, EP (1999)
- Darkness, EP (2001)
- Eternity, album (2001) (re-released 2007 with new artwork)
- Forever, EP (2002)
- Salvation, EP (2003)
- AvatarAvatar (Angels and Agony album)Avatar is an album by the Dutch futurepop band Angels and Agony. It was released in 2004.-Track listing:# “Opening” – 1:42# “Stronghold” – 5:28# “Salvation” – 4:36# “Circles” – 6:08# “Insight” – 2:39# “Blind World” – 5:10# “Rites Of Passage” – 5:32...
, album (2004) - UnisonUnison (Angels and Agony album)-Disc 1:# “Emersion”# “Watchers”# “Unison”# “Secrets”# “Forward”# “Wreckage”# “Walk On Stars”# “Euphoria”# “Traveler”# “Lethargy”# “Systems”# “Inner Light”# “Immersion”-Disc 2:# “Forward” # “Wreckage”...
, album (2007)