Stendeck
Encyclopedia
Based in Lugano
, Switzerland
, Stendeck is an electronic music
act fronted by Alessandro Zampieri (born June 14, 1977), and is heavily associated with the industrial music
scene.
Zampieri is a classically trained pianist, forming Stendeck in 1999 as part of a growing interest in electronic music. In 2002 he made his first demo album, A crash into another world, which was very well received in his native Switzerland. Stendeck's current sound, marked by ambience, distorted beats and noisy keys with acoustic instruments was developed while working on his 2005 album Can you hear my call?. It was released by Geska Records
and was mastered by Mike Wells of Gridlock
. After the release of Faces in 2007, also on Geska Records, Stendeck switched to Tympanik Audio
for his next album, Sonnambula (2009).
The name Stendeck is a variation of "stendec", the final strange Morse code radio message sent by the plane Star Dust on August 2, 1947, before its disappearance. An electronic music act called Stendec
, unrelated to Stendeck, released an album in 2004.
Lugano
Lugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
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, Stendeck is an electronic music
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...
act fronted by Alessandro Zampieri (born June 14, 1977), and is heavily associated with the industrial music
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...
scene.
Zampieri is a classically trained pianist, forming Stendeck in 1999 as part of a growing interest in electronic music. In 2002 he made his first demo album, A crash into another world, which was very well received in his native Switzerland. Stendeck's current sound, marked by ambience, distorted beats and noisy keys with acoustic instruments was developed while working on his 2005 album Can you hear my call?. It was released by Geska Records
Geska Records
Geska Records is a Canadian independent record label founded in 2000 by Marc Desforges , who serves as the Art Director....
and was mastered by Mike Wells of Gridlock
Gridlock (band)
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....
. After the release of Faces in 2007, also on Geska Records, Stendeck switched to Tympanik Audio
Tympanik Audio
Tympanik Audio is an independent record label, launched in September 2007.-Catalogue:-External links:* * on Headphone Commute...
for his next album, Sonnambula (2009).
The name Stendeck is a variation of "stendec", the final strange Morse code radio message sent by the plane Star Dust on August 2, 1947, before its disappearance. An electronic music act called Stendec
Stendec (band)
Stendec is an electronica collaboration between Expanding label founders Ben Edwards and Paul Merritt. The band's debut album, A Study of "And" was released on May 3, 2004.-External links:*[ Stendec at the All Music Guide]...
, unrelated to Stendeck, released an album in 2004.
Full length albums and EPs
- A crash into another world (2002)
- Can you hear my call? (2005)
- Faces (2007)
- Sonnambula (2009)
- Scintilla (2011)
Compilation appearances
- A.L.P.H.A. (2005)
- New Input Noise (2006)
- The Other Side (2006)
- IBM Vol. 3 (2006)
- Hyperreality (2007)
- Emerging Organisms (2007)
- Elektroanschlag 4 (2008)
- Emerging Organisms 2 (2008)
- Approach Lights (2009)
- Electronic Manifesto 4 (2010)
- Emerging Organisms 4 (2011)
Remixes
- Autoclav1.1 - Visitor Attractions (2006)
- HIV+ - Overdose Kill me EP (2006)
- Technoir - Deliberately Fragile (2007)
- Zentriert ins Antlitz - NO (2008)
- Ad·ver·sary - A Bright Cut Across Velvet Sky (2009)
- ESA - The Immaculate Manipulation (2009)
- Memmaker - How To Enlist In A Robot Uprising (2010)
- Architect - Upload Select Remix (2011)