Gridlock (band)
Encyclopedia
Gridlock is a San Francisco based experimental electronic
band originally created by Mike Wells in 1994. A year later, Mike Cadoo
joined up, and the duo released their first two demos, Sickness and Frozen, and soon signed to Pendragon Records
in 1997.
Their style was originally akin to the sound of Skinny Puppy
with less vocals and an ambient aspect not normally found in industrial
. Eventually, they took on more and more ambient
and electronic sounds and slowly removed their industrial edge and any trace of vocals. Today, they could better be compared to Autechre
due to their newer IDM
sound and to Panacea
for their Drum & Bass
experimentation.
On March 24, 2005, the band announced its dissolution on its website, but promised to continue making music under Wells' and Cadoo's respective side projects. Their last recorded material to be released was two tracks on the 2006 Hymen Records
compilation Travel Sickness.
- Keyboards
- Moog Synthesizers
- Cakewalk (DAW)
- FL Studio and Reason
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
band originally created by Mike Wells in 1994. A year later, Mike Cadoo
Mike Cadoo
Mike Cadoo is an American electronic musician from San Francisco. He was a member of the electronic post-industrial group Gridlock and has released music under the aliases Bitcrush, Dryft, and m.cadoo...
joined up, and the duo released their first two demos, Sickness and Frozen, and soon signed to Pendragon Records
Pendragon Records
Pendragon Records was a short-lived American industrial and electronic music record label that was founded in 1997 by Irish expatriate Colm O'Connor. The label was based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pendragon released a total of 25 albums from artists based in the United States, Canada, and...
in 1997.
Their style was originally akin to the sound of Skinny Puppy
Skinny Puppy
Skinny Puppy is a Canadian industrial musical group, formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1982. The group is widely considered to be the founders of the electro-industrial genre....
with less vocals and an ambient aspect not normally found in industrial
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
. Eventually, they took on more and more ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
and electronic sounds and slowly removed their industrial edge and any trace of vocals. Today, they could better be compared to Autechre
Autechre
Autechre are an English electronic music duo consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth, both natives of Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1987, they are one of the most prominent acts signed to Warp Records, a label known for its pioneering electronic music and through which all Autechre albums...
due to their newer IDM
Intelligent dance music
Intelligent dance music is a term that describes an electronic music genre that emerged in the early 1990s. The genre is influenced by a wide range of musical styles particularly electronic dance music such as Detroit Techno...
sound and to Panacea
Panacea (artist)
Mathis Mootz is a prolific German electronic musician and DJ from Germany. Mootz is best known as The Panacea , his drum and bass stage name and main musical project, and as m2 , his dark ambient side project and alter-ego.Born August 18, 1976 in Wetzlar, Germany, Mootz served an apprenticeship in...
for their Drum & Bass
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
experimentation.
On March 24, 2005, the band announced its dissolution on its website, but promised to continue making music under Wells' and Cadoo's respective side projects. Their last recorded material to be released was two tracks on the 2006 Hymen Records
Hymen Records
Hymen Records is an imprint of the Ant-Zen record label, founded in 1997 by Stefan Alt . Hymen mainly releases material of a technoid, power noise/rhythmic noise, dark ambient, IDM, breakcore or similar experimental electronic nature....
compilation Travel Sickness.
Full Length Albums and EPs
- Sickness (19951995 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident....
) - Frozen (19961996 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...
) - The Synthetic Form PendragonPendragon RecordsPendragon Records was a short-lived American industrial and electronic music record label that was founded in 1997 by Irish expatriate Colm O'Connor. The label was based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pendragon released a total of 25 albums from artists based in the United States, Canada, and...
(19971997 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...
) - Further PendragonPendragon RecordsPendragon Records was a short-lived American industrial and electronic music record label that was founded in 1997 by Irish expatriate Colm O'Connor. The label was based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pendragon released a total of 25 albums from artists based in the United States, Canada, and...
(19991999 in music-Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia....
) - 5.25 PendragonPendragon RecordsPendragon Records was a short-lived American industrial and electronic music record label that was founded in 1997 by Irish expatriate Colm O'Connor. The label was based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pendragon released a total of 25 albums from artists based in the United States, Canada, and...
(20002000 in musicSee also:* 2000 in music Record labels established in 2000-Events:*January – Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for sexual offences ends.*January 1**John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List....
) - Trace Unit (20012001 in musicSee also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
) - Formless HymenHymen RecordsHymen Records is an imprint of the Ant-Zen record label, founded in 1997 by Stefan Alt . Hymen mainly releases material of a technoid, power noise/rhythmic noise, dark ambient, IDM, breakcore or similar experimental electronic nature....
(20032003 in music-January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested...
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Singles
- Gridlock / O2 split 7" Unit
- Engram 12" Hymen
- Gridlock / Steel split 12" Klangkrieg
- Gridlock / Panacea split 12" Component
- Under 3" CD Piehead
- Gridlock / Blood
Special Releases
- live.traces self-released
- Trace 12" Zod
- Formless 2x12" Hymen
Compilations
- The Tyranny Off the Beat Vol. 4 CD (Off Beat 1997)
- Exoskeleton CD (Possessive Blindfold 1998)
- Binary Application Extension 05 CD (Culture Shock 1998)
- The Tyranny Off the Beat Vol. 5 CD (Off Beat 1998)
- Classix CD (Off Beat 1999)
- The Flatline Compilation 2 CD (Flatline 1999)
- Virion Sequences CD (Gashed 2000)
- Exoskeleton 3 CD (Possessive Blindfold 2001)
- Masonic CD (Hymen 2002)
- Sub.Session CD (Sub.Session 2002)
- Zod 07 12" (Zod 2002)
- Bitmapping CD (Objective/Subjective 2003)
- Hybrid Components CD (Component 2003)
- Travel Sickness CD (Hymen 2006)
Remixes
- Cherised Agony on Evolution by Android LustAndroid LustAndroid Lust is the industrial solo project of Shikhee, that combines elements of rock, industrial, gothic and classical styles into a blend of music that she describes as "electronic and dark."-History:...
- LP1 on Corruption Time by Neutronic
- Payoff on Truthead by Aghast ViewAghast ViewAghast View is an Brazilian industrial group that released their first full-length album, Nitrovisceral, in 1994 on Cri Du Chat and, later in Germany by Subtronic Records, who never paid the band royalties.In 1996, two members began the side-project, Biopsy.The group has remained active since...
- Unforgiven on Unburied by Allied Vision
- As Death Approaches on Inception of Eradication by Holocaust Theory
- My Saviour on Redemption EP by Flesh FieldFlesh FieldFlesh Field was an electronic/industrial band formed in 1996 by Ian Ross in Columbus, Ohio. The name Flesh Field is an unofficial term Ian Ross came up with to describe the psychological defense mechanisms of rape victims.-History:...
- In Memorial on WWW by Individual Totem
- Wraith on Moon_Phase by Displacer (band)Displacer (band)Displacer is the solo electronic project of Toronto, Ontario-based musician Michael Morton. He had his start on Mute Records’ Pre-Set New Electronic Music . Selected from the best demos received during that year, the track “Deep” garnished the attention of Paris, France-based M-Tronic Records, on...
- One Man And His Anger on The Connected Series #4 by Steel
- J. Doesn't Do Acid Anymore on Caller ID by Neutral
- Essence on Tension by Codec
- Alive In Arms on Blamstrain Remixed by Blamstrain
- Intense Demonic Attacks by Venetian SnaresVenetian SnaresVenetian Snares is the main performing alias of Canadian electronic musician Aaron Funk .From Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Funk is known for making electronic music often in odd numbered time signatures...
Side projects
- O2
- Dryft Mike Cadoo's side project
- Bitcrush Mike Cadoo's side project
Instruments & Equipment
- Roland D-50- Keyboards
- Moog Synthesizers
- Cakewalk (DAW)
- FL Studio and Reason