Scott Sturgis
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Scott Sturgis is a Seattle
, USA-based music producer, best known for his power noise
/rhythmic noise
project Converter. The harsh and distorted sounds of Converter were influenced by noise music and artists featured on the Ant-Zen
record label. He has since released material on both Ant-Zen and its imprint label Hymen Records
.
band Pain Station when he began work on Converter as a side-project in March 1998. Sturgis has since been quoted as saying "Both projects are pretty equal in my eyes and neither one takes precedence over the other right now. Of course, if you ask me which project is more fun to work on, I'd tell you it's Converter." On early releases, Sturgis used only an Ensoniq ASR-10
keyboard/sampler to produce music. Sturgis has also worked under the aliases DBS, Notime, and Lowness.
Not a recording of the live set on Jan. 8, 2004 at the Rendezvous, as some believe it to be. The tracks on the CD are played live, but during the studio rehearsal before the Rendezvous show. I didn't know if I'd be able to get a recording of the actual live set that night so I recorded a pre-show run through at home just before I had to leave. I think the live set sounded better, but oh well. -s.s.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
, USA-based music producer, best known for his power noise
Power noise
Power noise is a fusion genre among noise music and various styles of electronic dance music. It should not be confused with "power electronics", which lacks rhythmic elements and is closer to harsh noise...
/rhythmic noise
Noise music
Noise music is a term used to describe varieties of avant-garde music and sound art that may use elements such as cacophony, dissonance, atonality, noise, indeterminacy, and repetition in their realization. Noise music can feature distortion, various types of acoustically or electronically...
project Converter. The harsh and distorted sounds of Converter were influenced by noise music and artists featured on the Ant-Zen
Ant-Zen
Ant-Zen Audio and Visual Arts is a German independent record label founded in 1994 by Stefan Alt , who serves as the art director. Visual arts from Ant-Zen are typically bleak but astonishing landscapes, or microscopic studies of what is often overlooked...
record label. He has since released material on both Ant-Zen and its imprint label 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....
.
History
Sturgis was involved with electro-industrialElectro-industrial
Electro-industrial is a music genre drawing on EBM and post-industrial that developed in the mid-1980s. While EBM has a minimal structure and clean production, electro-industrial has a deep, complex and layered sound. The style was pioneered by Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, and other groups,...
band Pain Station when he began work on Converter as a side-project in March 1998. Sturgis has since been quoted as saying "Both projects are pretty equal in my eyes and neither one takes precedence over the other right now. Of course, if you ask me which project is more fun to work on, I'd tell you it's Converter." On early releases, Sturgis used only an Ensoniq ASR-10
Ensoniq ASR-10
The Ensoniq ASR-10 was a sampling keyboard produced by Ensoniq between 1992 and 1994. It is the keyboard model of the ASR-10R rackmount module. It was a follow up product to the very popular Ensoniq EPS and Ensoniq EPS-16+ performance samplers, and was also available with a piano style weighted...
keyboard/sampler to produce music. Sturgis has also worked under the aliases DBS, Notime, and Lowness.
Converter
- Coma LP (1999, Hymen RecordsHymen 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....
) - Shock FrontShock FrontShock Front is the first full length album by Converter, released November 22, 1999 . The album is released in two editions, the first featuring a special metal plate packaging , the second featuring a regular cardboard booklet format .-Track listing:# "Conqueror"–8:05# "Shock Front"–7:15#...
CD (1999, Ant-ZenAnt-ZenAnt-Zen Audio and Visual Arts is a German independent record label founded in 1994 by Stefan Alt , who serves as the art director. Visual arts from Ant-Zen are typically bleak but astonishing landscapes, or microscopic studies of what is often overlooked...
) - Blast Furnace CD (2000, Ant-Zen)
- FirebloomING LP (2000, Hymen Records)
- Erode with AscheAsche (band)Asche is a German musical project, one which encompasses the spectrum of noise, power electronics, and droning ambient. It is a staple act of Germany’s industrial and power noise record label, Ant-Zen.-Members / History:...
and MorgensternMorgensternMorgenstern is a Germanic surname meaning morning star.-Surname:* Barbara Morgenstern , German musician* Erin Morgenstern, American author* Joe Morgenstern, American film critic...
, EP (2001, Ant-Zen) - Exit Ritual CD (2003, Ant-Zen)
- Expansion 1.3 EP (Compilation, 2003, Ant-Zen)
- Expansion Pack 1.10 10" Vinyl (Compilation, 2003, Ant-Zen)
- Divider E.P. with Klima, EP (2005, Kellermusik Records)
- Expansion Pack 2.0 LP/2CD (Compilation, 2005, Ant-Zen)
Pain Station
- Anxiety CD (1996, Decibel)
- Disjointed CD (1997, COP International)
- Cold CD (1999, COP International)
- Dead Is Dead CD (2001, COP International)
d.b.s.
- Hetandu / Japan's Northern Territories In The Hands Of Moscow 7" (2000, Fusion Audio Recordings, split with R4)
- Split Release CD (2001, Fusion Audio Recordings, split with R4, ltd. to 500 copies)
notime
- Living Planet CD-R (2002, Auricle Media)
- Dying Planet CD-R (2002, Auricle Media)
s.sturgis
- In A Haze CDEP (2004, positron!)
Not a recording of the live set on Jan. 8, 2004 at the Rendezvous, as some believe it to be. The tracks on the CD are played live, but during the studio rehearsal before the Rendezvous show. I didn't know if I'd be able to get a recording of the actual live set that night so I recorded a pre-show run through at home just before I had to leave. I think the live set sounded better, but oh well. -s.s.