Terminal 11
Encyclopedia
Michael Castaneda, better known by his alias Terminal 11, is an American
electronic music
ian from Tempe
, Arizona
. His music producing style is generally considered as breakcore
.
Castaneda has appeared on numerous underground electronic labels, including Phthalo
, Cock Rock Disco
, Hymen Records
, Ad Noiseam
, Digital Vomit Records, Mutant Sniper and others. His music is characterized by frenetic, impossibly fast tempos and a machine-gun fire spattering of unidentifiable samples.
Castaneda has toured Europe and the United States extensively.
His 2007 album Fractured Sunshine spawned an animated music video for the track "The Bird's Midair Heatstroke".
Selected Discography:
Speed Modified (Phthalo Records, 2001)
Don Maximo/Postmod Premax (Phthalo Records, 2003)
Illegal Nervous Habits (Cock Rock Disco, 2005)
Additions To Arsenal (Phthalo Records, 2006)
Fractured Sunshine (Hymen Records, 2007)
Kaleidoscope Eyes (Cock Rock Disco, 2009)
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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...
ian from Tempe
Tempe, Arizona
Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
. His music producing style is generally considered as breakcore
Breakcore
Breakcore is a style of electronic music largely influenced by hardcore techno, drum and bass and Intelligent dance music. Its sound is largely characterized by a high-tempo, well-timed mingling of distorted kick drums , break beats arranged from samples of the Amen break, and audio samples from a...
.
Castaneda has appeared on numerous underground electronic labels, including Phthalo
Phthalo
Phthalo is a record label based in Pasadena, California.-Discography:PH01 Phthalocyanine - Navy Warship; PH02 Ekswyzia - Logans EP PH03 Phthalocyanine - Viridian EP Ed. 1...
, Cock Rock Disco
Cock Rock Disco
Cock Rock Disco is an independent record label started in 2001 by Jason Forrest. The label features breakcore and experimental artists including Forrest himself....
, 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....
, Ad Noiseam
Ad Noiseam
Ad Noiseam is an electronic music independent record label that has recently published mostly dubstep. based in Berlin, Germany. Ad Noiseam was founded in April of 2001 by Nicolas Chevreux, who also has done some of the design work for the label's releases....
, Digital Vomit Records, Mutant Sniper and others. His music is characterized by frenetic, impossibly fast tempos and a machine-gun fire spattering of unidentifiable samples.
Castaneda has toured Europe and the United States extensively.
His 2007 album Fractured Sunshine spawned an animated music video for the track "The Bird's Midair Heatstroke".
Selected Discography:
Speed Modified (Phthalo Records, 2001)
Don Maximo/Postmod Premax (Phthalo Records, 2003)
Illegal Nervous Habits (Cock Rock Disco, 2005)
Additions To Arsenal (Phthalo Records, 2006)
Fractured Sunshine (Hymen Records, 2007)
Kaleidoscope Eyes (Cock Rock Disco, 2009)