Psy'Aviah
Encyclopedia
Psy'Aviah is an Industrial rock
/ Electroclash
/ Dark EBM
band from Antwerp, Belgium
.
The band took form in 2004 and was mainly focused on playing live. Later that year they won the Studio Brussel
Demopoll with The Future Of The Sun.
In 2007 they teamed up with Len Lemeire (from Implant/32Crash fame) to record their first album Creationism.
2008 saw the signing to the Alfa Matrix
record label and the release of a new album, featurings and remixes.
After the release of their album Entertainment Industries
in 2008 Psy'Aviah performed on festivals such as BIMFest 2008, Waregem Expo Gothic Festival 2009, VK Concerts (support Subsonica
), Hof Ter Lo (support Emilie Autumn
), etc..
The Psy'Aviah videoclip for their single "Moments (feat. Suzi Q. Smith
)" got banned in 2009 by YouTube
which spawned a reaction of disbelief and disapproval towards YouTube
in both the press and on online communities.
2010 brings the third album of Psy'Aviah entitled Eclectric
, produced by band member Yves Schelpe and mastered by Geert de Wilde of IC 434
in Antwerp. Their third album brings again a mix of electric eclecticism, varying between styles always with a hint of darkness. This time they have invited some more guests such as Jean-Luc De Meyer
of Front 242
fame to sing on the track Ophélie, and Jennifer Parkin of Ayria
who guests on the track Into The Game.
The album Introspection / Extrospection is the band's latest and was released November 25th 2011. It features again a wild range of styles as on Eclectric
, and contains featurings with Swedish model and ex-Ashbury Heights
singer Kari Berg
, dutch singer Lis van den Akker from dutch act Misery
and also belgian mc's MC Dééjoohcéé & Thomas C. Beerten. The album is their third to be released on Alfa Matrix
records, of which the first single Ok (including the remix by M.I.K.E.) and the track SOS Overdose already attracted a lot of attention before the album was actually released.
Industrial rock
Industrial rock is a musical genre that fuses industrial music and specific rock subgenres. Industrial rock spawned industrial metal, with which it is often confused...
/ Electroclash
Electroclash
Electroclash is a style of music that fuses New Wave and electronic dance music. It emerged in New York and Detroit in the later 1990s, pioneered by acts including I-F and those associated with Gerald Donald, and is associated with acts including Peaches, Adult, and Fischerspooner...
/ Dark EBM
Electronic body music
Electronic body music or industrial dance is a music genre that combines elements of industrial music and electronic dance music...
band from Antwerp, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
.
The band took form in 2004 and was mainly focused on playing live. Later that year they won the Studio Brussel
Studio Brussel
Studio Brussel is a radio station in Belgium, owned by the VRT. The music played is considered more alternative than the other big radio stations, and is aimed mainly at a youth audience....
Demopoll with The Future Of The Sun.
In 2007 they teamed up with Len Lemeire (from Implant/32Crash fame) to record their first album Creationism.
2008 saw the signing to the Alfa Matrix
Alfa Matrix
Alfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
record label and the release of a new album, featurings and remixes.
After the release of their album Entertainment Industries
Entertainment Industries (album)
Entertainment Industries is the second album album by Psy'Aviah and their first release on Alfa Matrix.The song "Moments [feat. Suzi Q. Smith]" was selected as one of the 20 best submissions in the BBC Next Big Thing 2007 contest...
in 2008 Psy'Aviah performed on festivals such as BIMFest 2008, Waregem Expo Gothic Festival 2009, VK Concerts (support Subsonica
Subsonica
Subsonica is an Italian rock band that was formed in 1996 in Turin. Their eponymous debut album debuted in the spring of 1997. The band gained real success in 2000 by playing the Sanremo Music Festival...
), Hof Ter Lo (support Emilie Autumn
Emilie Autumn
Emilie Autumn Liddell , better known by her stage name Emilie Autumn, is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and violinist. Autumn draws influence for her music—the style of which she has alternatively labeled as "Victoriandustrial" and glam rock—from plays, novels, and history, particularly the...
), etc..
The Psy'Aviah videoclip for their single "Moments (feat. Suzi Q. Smith
Suzi Q. Smith
Suzi Q. Smith is an American poet, spoken word artist and activist. She began writing poetry in her elementary years and by high school was participating in poetry readings and poetry slams...
)" got banned in 2009 by YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
which spawned a reaction of disbelief and disapproval towards YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
in both the press and on online communities.
2010 brings the third album of Psy'Aviah entitled Eclectric
Eclectric (album)
Eclectric is the third album by Psy'Aviah released by Alfa Matrix. A 2-disc limited edition was also made available under the title Eclectricism.-Reviews:...
, produced by band member Yves Schelpe and mastered by Geert de Wilde of IC 434
IC 434
IC 434 is a bright emission nebula in the constellation Orion. It was discovered on February 1, 1786 by William Herschel.-External links:* * * SIMBAD Data:...
in Antwerp. Their third album brings again a mix of electric eclecticism, varying between styles always with a hint of darkness. This time they have invited some more guests such as Jean-Luc De Meyer
Jean-Luc De Meyer
Jean-Luc De Meyer is a vocalist and lyricist who is best known as the lead vocalist of the Belgian EBM group Front 242.He started singing in the experimental group "Under Viewer" with Patrick Codenys...
of Front 242
Front 242
Front 242 is a pioneering Belgian electronic music group that came into prominence during the 1980s. They are known for being the premier pioneer of electronic body music and as a major influence on the electronic and industrial music genres.-Formation:...
fame to sing on the track Ophélie, and Jennifer Parkin of Ayria
Ayria
Ayria, pronounced area, is a Canadian futurepop/synthpop musical project formed in early 2003 by Toronto's Jennifer Parkin following her departure from Epsilon Minus.-Biography:The first Ayria album, Debris, was released on Alfa Matrix in 2003....
who guests on the track Into The Game.
The album Introspection / Extrospection is the band's latest and was released November 25th 2011. It features again a wild range of styles as on Eclectric
Eclectric (album)
Eclectric is the third album by Psy'Aviah released by Alfa Matrix. A 2-disc limited edition was also made available under the title Eclectricism.-Reviews:...
, and contains featurings with Swedish model and ex-Ashbury Heights
Ashbury Heights
Ashbury Heights were an electronic music band formed in 2005 in Sundsvall, Medelpad, Sweden. The group's original membership consisted of Anders Hagström and Yasmine Uhlin...
singer Kari Berg
Kari Berg
Kari Berg is a Swedish/Norwegian singer and model . She was born in Östersund, Jämtland in Sweden. She was the female singer of Ashbury Heights and is now in the band Chaos All Stars and doing a solo career.-Modelling:...
, dutch singer Lis van den Akker from dutch act Misery
Misery
Misery is a psychological horror novel by Stephen King. The novel was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1988, and was later made into a Hollywood film and an off-Broadway play of the same name.-Plot summary:...
and also belgian mc's MC Dééjoohcéé & Thomas C. Beerten. The album is their third to be released on Alfa Matrix
Alfa Matrix
Alfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
records, of which the first single Ok (including the remix by M.I.K.E.) and the track SOS Overdose already attracted a lot of attention before the album was actually released.
Albums
- Creationism (Self-Released / Digital Matrix, 2007)
- Entertainment IndustriesEntertainment Industries (album)Entertainment Industries is the second album album by Psy'Aviah and their first release on Alfa Matrix.The song "Moments [feat. Suzi Q. Smith]" was selected as one of the 20 best submissions in the BBC Next Big Thing 2007 contest...
(Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
, 2008) - EclectricEclectric (album)Eclectric is the third album by Psy'Aviah released by Alfa Matrix. A 2-disc limited edition was also made available under the title Eclectricism.-Reviews:...
(Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
, 2010) / Eclectricism (Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
, 2010) - Introspection / Extrospection (Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
, 2011) / Retrospection (Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
, 2011)
Compilation Albums
- Anyone Seen My Rubber Duckie? track The Future Of The Sun (Je M'En Fish, 2003)
- Easy Everyday track A Red Fox (Sint-Lukas Brussels, 2007)
- Fxxk The Mainstream vol.1 track In Silence (Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
, 2007) - 'Till Dawn Do Us Part '07 track Infected (Dead By Dawn, 2007)
- Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act IIIEndzeit BunkertracksEndzeit Bunkertracks is an aggrotech/electro-industrial compilation album series featuring exclusive, deleted and/or hard-to-find tracks. The first volume, or "act", consists of 60 tracks, 50 of them being exclusive...
track Mine (Endzeit Mix) (Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
, 2007) - Cryonica Tanz v.5 track Demons In Mind (Cryonica, 2008)
- Re:Connected 3.0 track Voltage (Re:Connected Mix) and video Moments (feat. Suzi Q. Smith) (Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
, 2008)
Remixes by Psy'Aviah
- Helalyn Flowers: track Voices on A Voluntary Coincidence (Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
, 2007) - Diskonnekted: track When I Come To Fall on Old School Policies (Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
, 2008) - Diffuzion: track No Fear on Body Code (Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
, 2008) - Krystal System: track Slice on Underground (Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
, 2008) - Left Spine DownLeft Spine DownBased in Vancouver, BC, Canada, Left Spine Down is a band that plays what they call "cyberpunk," a mixture of electronica, metal, punk, and drum & bass....
: track Prozac Nation on Smartbomb 2.3: The Underground MixesSmartbomb 2.3: The Underground MixesSmartbomb 2.3: The Underground Mixes is the second remix album by Canadian Cyberpunk/Industrial metal band Left Spine Down. The double album features remixes from across the industrial and EBM spectrum from mind.in.a.box, Angelspit and Cyanotic to Psy'Aviah and Dismantled; along with all three of...
(Synthetic SoundsSynthetic EntertainmentBased in Vancouver, BC, Canada, Synthetic Entertainment is a concert promotion and music management/booking company focused on industrial, metal, punk and electronic rock music...
, 2009)
Featurings
- Kari BergKari BergKari Berg is a Swedish/Norwegian singer and model . She was born in Östersund, Jämtland in Sweden. She was the female singer of Ashbury Heights and is now in the band Chaos All Stars and doing a solo career.-Modelling:...
(ex-Ashbury-Heights) on the track Deep Dark Desire on the album Introspection / Extrospection (Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
, 2011) - Lis van den Akker of MiseryMiseryMisery is a psychological horror novel by Stephen King. The novel was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1988, and was later made into a Hollywood film and an off-Broadway play of the same name.-Plot summary:...
on the track Home on the album Introspection / Extrospection (Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
, 2011) - MC Dééjoohcéé & Thomas C. Beerten on the track Nouveau Quiche on the album Introspection / Extrospection (Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
, 2011) - Jean-Luc De MeyerJean-Luc De MeyerJean-Luc De Meyer is a vocalist and lyricist who is best known as the lead vocalist of the Belgian EBM group Front 242.He started singing in the experimental group "Under Viewer" with Patrick Codenys...
of Front 242Front 242Front 242 is a pioneering Belgian electronic music group that came into prominence during the 1980s. They are known for being the premier pioneer of electronic body music and as a major influence on the electronic and industrial music genres.-Formation:...
on the track Ophélie on the album EclectricEclectric (album)Eclectric is the third album by Psy'Aviah released by Alfa Matrix. A 2-disc limited edition was also made available under the title Eclectricism.-Reviews:...
(Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
, 2010) - Jennifer Parkin of AyriaAyriaAyria, pronounced area, is a Canadian futurepop/synthpop musical project formed in early 2003 by Toronto's Jennifer Parkin following her departure from Epsilon Minus.-Biography:The first Ayria album, Debris, was released on Alfa Matrix in 2003....
on the track Into The Game on the album EclectricEclectric (album)Eclectric is the third album by Psy'Aviah released by Alfa Matrix. A 2-disc limited edition was also made available under the title Eclectricism.-Reviews:...
(Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
, 2010) - Sophie Claereboets on the track Bad Gods Pray on the album Eclectricism (Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
, 2010) - Kristell LowagieKristell LowagieKristell Lowagie is a Belgian pop music singer and songwriter.-Biography:Lowagie was born at Brussels. She led the gothic/symphonic metal bands Valkyre and Skeptical Minds and is now working on different musical projects: her solo project Joliet, an electro-pop music; The Road To Consciousness...
on the track Kings & Queens on the album Eclectricism (Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
, 2010) - Leæther StripLeæther StripLeæther Strip is a Danish musical project founded on January 13, 1988 by Claus Larsen. Its influence has been most felt in the electronic body music and electro-industrial genres. Perhaps to a certain extent, it may have influenced various film score productions. Leæther Strip was one of the...
on the track Sweet Hard Revenge on the compilation Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act IVEndzeit BunkertracksEndzeit Bunkertracks is an aggrotech/electro-industrial compilation album series featuring exclusive, deleted and/or hard-to-find tracks. The first volume, or "act", consists of 60 tracks, 50 of them being exclusive...
(Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
, 2009) - Suzi Q. SmithSuzi Q. SmithSuzi Q. Smith is an American poet, spoken word artist and activist. She began writing poetry in her elementary years and by high school was participating in poetry readings and poetry slams...
on the track Moments on the album Entertainment Industries (Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
, 2008) - Nebula-H on the track Paranoiac-Critical Method on the Nebula-H album rH (Alfa MatrixAlfa MatrixAlfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases various musical styles including aggrotech, dark elektro, synthpop and electronica....
, 2008)
External links
- Psy'Aviah Official Website
- myspace.com/psyaviah Psy'Aviah at MySpace
- vampirefreaks.com/u/psyaviah Psy'Aviah at VampirefreaksVampirefreaksVampireFreaks.com is an online community for the Gothic–industrial subcultures. It was created by site owner Jethro Berelson in 1999. It began with a small number of forums dedicated to Gothic–industrial music....
- www.discogs.com/artist/Psy'Aviah Psy'Aviah at Discogs
- www.last.fm/artist/Psy'Aviah Psy'Aviah at Last.FMLast.fmLast.fm is a music website, founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. It has claimed 30 million active users in March 2009. On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for UK£140m ....