WTII Records
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WTII Records is an independent record label
set up in 2001
by former WaxTrax!
General Manager, Bart Pfanenstiel, to relive the spirit of WaxTrax!'s early music. WTII’s releases span a wide variety of musical styles, but the primary focus is electronic based pop, synthpop, electro, industrial, indie rock, trip-hop and ambient noise. The label has released material from artists such as Stromkern
, Beborn Beton
, The Gothsicles, Dessau, Attrition
, In Strict Confidence
, Monstrum Sepsis and HMB.
WTII’s artist’s have completed several US tours as both a headliner and support, performed at numerous festivals and played hundreds of one offs across the globe. Their music can be heard in the background of
MTV's Made
, MTV's My Super Sweet 16
, MTV
's Trailer Fabulous, A&E's Biography
, SpikeTV’s Death Guild, Vh1’s Driven
and in numerous shows on the Discovery Channel
and TBS
.
Monstrum Sepsis has had tracks in these motion picture DVDs: Spider-Man 2
, The Matrix: Reloaded
and The Matrix: Revolutions
while also in the video games: Project Gotham Racing
, Punisher
, Red Faction
and The Matrix Online
along with other WTII artists.
The label has one sublabel Bit Riot Records
and is distributed by Nail Distribution in the US and Canada.
In 2006, to celebrate the label's 5th Anniversary WTII released a promotional compilation entitled "The 5 Year Hits" also known as the "WTII 5th Anniversary Compilation." The album was compiled by Chicago DJ Jeff Moyer and Pfanenstiel, mixed by Moyer, engineered by Chicago DJ Pulz-8, mastered by Chris Randall
of Sister Machine Gun
and featured tracks by nearly the entire 2006 roster.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
set up in 2001
2001 in music
See 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....
by former WaxTrax!
Wax Trax! Records
Wax Trax! Records was an independent record label in the United States. Wax Trax! began as a record shop in Denver, Colorado opened by Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher. They sold the store in 1978 and, in November of that year, opened a new one under the same name at 2449 North Lincoln Avenue in...
General Manager, Bart Pfanenstiel, to relive the spirit of WaxTrax!'s early music. WTII’s releases span a wide variety of musical styles, but the primary focus is electronic based pop, synthpop, electro, industrial, indie rock, trip-hop and ambient noise. The label has released material from artists such as Stromkern
Stromkern
Stromkern is a band that blends electronic music and hip-hop. The band was formed in 1994 by James "Ned" Kirby.Kirby was originally a DJ in Madison, Wisconsin as a teenager, experimenting under the moniker "Flowers for Ravers" before founding Stromkern. Disenchanted with the music he was receiving...
, Beborn Beton
Beborn Beton
Beborn Beton is a German synthpop band founded in 1989, with their first album release in 1993. Their debut named Tybalt is a compilation of the best tracks written in the first three years of their band history and was very well received in the electronic music scene. In 1995 the follow-up album...
, The Gothsicles, Dessau, Attrition
Attrition (band)
Attrition are an electronic music band, formed in Coventry, England in 1980 by Martin Bowes and Julia Niblock. The band emerged from the experimental post-punk scene of the early 1980s and, along with other groups such as Throbbing Gristle, Coil, Einstürzende Neubauten, and In the Nursery, greatly...
, In Strict Confidence
In Strict Confidence
In Strict Confidence is a German electro-industrial band. Formed in 1989/1990, they were known as Seal of Secrecy until 1992. In Strict Confidence has been signed to several record labels, including Metropolis Records and WTII Records.-History:...
, Monstrum Sepsis and HMB.
WTII’s artist’s have completed several US tours as both a headliner and support, performed at numerous festivals and played hundreds of one offs across the globe. Their music can be heard in the background of
MTV's Made
Made (TV series)
MTV's MADE is a self-improvement reality television series broadcast on MTV. The series follows teens who have a goal and want to be "made" into things like singers, athletes, dancers, skateboarders, etc. The teens are joined by a "Made Coach", an expert in their chosen field, who tries to help...
, MTV's My Super Sweet 16
My Super Sweet 16
My Super Sweet 16 is an MTV reality series documenting the lives of teenagers, usually in the United States, Canada and UK, who usually have wealthy parents that throw huge coming of age celebrations. Parties include the quinceañera , the sweet 16, and other birthdays including a My Super Sweet 21 ...
, MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Trailer Fabulous, A&E's Biography
Biography (TV series)
Biography is a documentary television series. It was originally a half-hour filmed series produced for CBS by David Wolper from 1961 to 1964 and hosted by Mike Wallace. The A&E Network later re-ran it and has produced new episodes since 1987...
, SpikeTV’s Death Guild, Vh1’s Driven
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
and in numerous shows on the Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
and TBS
TBS (TV channel)
TBS , stylized in the logo as tbs, is an American cable television channel owned by Time Warner that shows a variety of programming, with a focus on comedy. TBS was originally known as WTCG, a UHF terrestrial television station that broadcast from Atlanta, Georgia, during the late 1970s...
.
Monstrum Sepsis has had tracks in these motion picture DVDs: Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 American superhero film directed by Sam Raimi, written by Alvin Sargent and developed by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, and Michael Chabon. It is the second film in the Spider-Man film franchise based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man...
, The Matrix: Reloaded
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Reloaded is a 2003 American science fiction film and the second installment in The Matrix trilogy, written and directed by the Wachowskis. It premiered on May 7, 2003, in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, and went on general release by Warner Bros. in North American theaters on May 15,...
and The Matrix: Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions is a 2003 American science fiction film and the third installment of The Matrix trilogy. The film was released six months following The Matrix Reloaded. The film was written and directed by the Wachowski brothers and released simultaneously in sixty countries on November 5,...
while also in the video games: Project Gotham Racing
Project Gotham Racing
Project Gotham Racing is a racing game, the first in its series, developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox gaming console, and released on 9th November 2001 in North America, and 14th March 2002 in Europe.The first title in the franchise, Project Gotham...
, Punisher
Punisher
The Punisher is a fictional character, an anti-hero appearing in comic books based in the . Created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita, Sr., and Ross Andru, the character made its first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 .The Punisher is a vigilante who employs murder,...
, Red Faction
Red Faction
Red Faction is a first-person shooter video game developed by Volition, Inc. and published by THQ. It was released for the PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows and Mac in 2001. A version for the Nokia N-Gage was developed by Monkeystone Games. The game was also re-developed as a top-down shooter for...
and The Matrix Online
The Matrix Online
The Matrix Online was a massively multiplayer online game developed by Monolith Productions created by Richard Carroll. It was the official continuation of the storyline of the Matrix series of films. The game began closed beta-testing in June 2004 which was then opened for people who pre-ordered...
along with other WTII artists.
The label has one sublabel Bit Riot Records
Bit Riot Records
Bit Riot Records is an American sublabel founded by Eric Dusik and Tonya Leigh and is a subsidiary of WTII Records. This record label was formed in 2007 in Chicago, Illinois. Since its inception the label has grown into a full service sub label of WTII Records...
and is distributed by Nail Distribution in the US and Canada.
In 2006, to celebrate the label's 5th Anniversary WTII released a promotional compilation entitled "The 5 Year Hits" also known as the "WTII 5th Anniversary Compilation." The album was compiled by Chicago DJ Jeff Moyer and Pfanenstiel, mixed by Moyer, engineered by Chicago DJ Pulz-8, mastered by Chris Randall
Chris Randall (musician)
Chris Randall is an American musician, and the former frontman of Sister Machine Gun. In 1998, he created a side-project called Micronaut, focusing on more instrumental music that was not necessarily appropriate for Sister Machine Gun....
of Sister Machine Gun
Sister Machine Gun
-The early years:Sister Machine Gun was formed by Chris Randall and Guilherme Machado in New York City. They performed at New Jersey's Pipeline, and New York's Limelight. The band went on a short hiatus after Chris Randall joined KMFDM's tour as a stage technician. After the tour, Randall left...
and featured tracks by nearly the entire 2006 roster.
WTII Records Roster
- Acumen NationAcumen NationAcumen Nation is an industrial rock band based in Chicago, Illinois.-History:Formed in the late 1980s as Acumen by Jason Novak and Ethan Novak , the band released several cassette demos before self-releasing the CD demo "Transmissions from Eville" in 1994. The two along with bassist Greg Lopez put...
- am.psych
- Arcanta
- AttritionAttrition (band)Attrition are an electronic music band, formed in Coventry, England in 1980 by Martin Bowes and Julia Niblock. The band emerged from the experimental post-punk scene of the early 1980s and, along with other groups such as Throbbing Gristle, Coil, Einstürzende Neubauten, and In the Nursery, greatly...
- Backlash
- Beborn BetonBeborn BetonBeborn Beton is a German synthpop band founded in 1989, with their first album release in 1993. Their debut named Tybalt is a compilation of the best tracks written in the first three years of their band history and was very well received in the electronic music scene. In 1995 the follow-up album...
- Controlled FusionControlled FusionControlled Fusion is an electro-industrial act from Germany.-History:Controlled Fusion was formed in 1993 by programmer Steffan Schuhrke, with In Strict Confidence frontman Dennis Ostermann joining in 1995 in time for the project's debut album 'Unnatural Causes', which was released in 1996...
- cut.rate.box
- Dessau
- HMB
- In Strict ConfidenceIn Strict ConfidenceIn Strict Confidence is a German electro-industrial band. Formed in 1989/1990, they were known as Seal of Secrecy until 1992. In Strict Confidence has been signed to several record labels, including Metropolis Records and WTII Records.-History:...
- KlutæKlutæKlutæ is an industrial music project founded by Danish musician Claus Larsen, who is best known for his main project, Leæther Strip. Originally formed in 1991 under the name Klute, the project went dormant after 1996's Excel. It reformed in 2006 as Klutæ, to avoid confusion with drum and bass...
- La Floa Maldita
- MelotronMelotronMelotron is a futurepop and synthpop band from Germany. In 1996 Andy Krueger, Edgar Slatnow and Kay Hildebrandt left their former band, The Vermin, to form Melotron. The band found success with their first single, "Dein Meister," in 1998....
- Method Cell
- Monstrum Sepsis
- PTI
- Regenerator
- Rein[Forced]
- State of the Union
- Stiff ValentineStiff ValentineBased in Vancouver, BC, Canada; Stiff Valentine is a Canadian rock band. They play a unique style of hard rock mixed with industrial, techno, metal and punk elements....
- StromkernStromkernStromkern is a band that blends electronic music and hip-hop. The band was formed in 1994 by James "Ned" Kirby.Kirby was originally a DJ in Madison, Wisconsin as a teenager, experimenting under the moniker "Flowers for Ravers" before founding Stromkern. Disenchanted with the music he was receiving...
- The Gothsicles
- The Qualia
- The Thought Criminals
- Trigger 10d
Bit Riot Records Roster
- Be My EnemyBe My Enemy"Be My Enemy" is the second single released by The Departure. Originally released on 18 October 2004, it was also featured on their debut album, Dirty Words. The song was used in the video game FIFA 06....
- Breath And Decay
- Common Man Down
- CyanoticCyanoticCyanotic is a Chicago-based industrial rock collective fronted by Sean Payne that formed in 2002 and released its first full-length album in 2005. Cyanotic is known for its genre-blending work, which fuses traditional industrial beats and vocals with drum n bass, sampling and heavy metal to create...
- DeconbrioDeconbrioDeconbrio is an American Electronic Rock band, originating in 2000 by Danny Rendo in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Rendo, the only official member of the group, combines the use of software synthesizers, samples, effects and live instruments to create Deconbrio's sound...
- DEFCON
- Everything Goes ColdEverything Goes Cold-Overview:Everything Goes Cold is an industrial band from California. Their lead singer, Eric Gottesman, is notable as a founding member of Industrial Metal band Psyclon Nine, and a live musician with Ayria, Caustic, XP8, Unter Null, and a number of other industrial bands. Everything Goes Cold has...
- mindFluxFuneral
- Torrent Vaccine
Releases
| Release | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| WTII 001 | In Strict Confidence In Strict Confidence In Strict Confidence is a German electro-industrial band. Formed in 1989/1990, they were known as Seal of Secrecy until 1992. In Strict Confidence has been signed to several record labels, including Metropolis Records and WTII Records.-History:... |
Love Kills |
| WTII 003 | Controlled Fusion Controlled Fusion Controlled Fusion is an electro-industrial act from Germany.-History:Controlled Fusion was formed in 1993 by programmer Steffan Schuhrke, with In Strict Confidence frontman Dennis Ostermann joining in 1995 in time for the project's debut album 'Unnatural Causes', which was released in 1996... |
Patient Zero |
| WTII 004 | Arcanta | The Sacred and the Profane |
| WTII 007 | Various Artists | The Resurrection |
| WTII 008 | HMB | Great Industrial Love Affairs |
| WTII 009 | State of the Union | Black City Lights |
| WTII 010 | Stromkern Stromkern Stromkern is a band that blends electronic music and hip-hop. The band was formed in 1994 by James "Ned" Kirby.Kirby was originally a DJ in Madison, Wisconsin as a teenager, experimenting under the moniker "Flowers for Ravers" before founding Stromkern. Disenchanted with the music he was receiving... |
Armageddon |
| WTII 015 | Trigger 10d | The Difference is a Boy |
| WTII 016 | cut.rate.box | Dataseed |
| WTII 017 | cut.rate.box | New Religion (Digital Only) |
| WTII 018p | Beborn Beton Beborn Beton Beborn Beton is a German synthpop band founded in 1989, with their first album release in 1993. Their debut named Tybalt is a compilation of the best tracks written in the first three years of their band history and was very well received in the electronic music scene. In 1995 the follow-up album... |
Selections from Tales from Another World (7 song promo only) |
| WTII 018 | Beborn Beton Beborn Beton Beborn Beton is a German synthpop band founded in 1989, with their first album release in 1993. Their debut named Tybalt is a compilation of the best tracks written in the first three years of their band history and was very well received in the electronic music scene. In 1995 the follow-up album... |
Tales from Another World 2xCD |
| WTII 019 | Regenerator | War |
| WTII 020 | Stromkern Stromkern Stromkern is a band that blends electronic music and hip-hop. The band was formed in 1994 by James "Ned" Kirby.Kirby was originally a DJ in Madison, Wisconsin as a teenager, experimenting under the moniker "Flowers for Ravers" before founding Stromkern. Disenchanted with the music he was receiving... |
Re-align EP |
| WTII 021p | La Floa Maldita | Selections from Salut Jacques (5 song promo only) |
| WTII 021 | La Floa Maldita | Salut Jacques 2xCD/DVD |
| WTII 022 | Monstrum Sepsis | Deep Sea Creatures |
| WTII 023 | State of the Union | Inpendum |
| WTII 024 | Trigger 10d | But the Girl's the Same EP |
| WTII 025 | Monstrum Sepsis | Doors & Windows EP |
| WTII 026 | State of the Union | Timerunner (single) |
| WTII 027 | Various Artists | Resurrection 2 |
| WTII 028 | Stromkern Stromkern Stromkern is a band that blends electronic music and hip-hop. The band was formed in 1994 by James "Ned" Kirby.Kirby was originally a DJ in Madison, Wisconsin as a teenager, experimenting under the moniker "Flowers for Ravers" before founding Stromkern. Disenchanted with the music he was receiving... |
Flicker Like a Candle |
| WTII 029 | Stromkern Stromkern Stromkern is a band that blends electronic music and hip-hop. The band was formed in 1994 by James "Ned" Kirby.Kirby was originally a DJ in Madison, Wisconsin as a teenager, experimenting under the moniker "Flowers for Ravers" before founding Stromkern. Disenchanted with the music he was receiving... |
Dammerung im Traum |
| WTII 030 | PTI | Blackout |
| WTII 031 | Stromkern Stromkern Stromkern is a band that blends electronic music and hip-hop. The band was formed in 1994 by James "Ned" Kirby.Kirby was originally a DJ in Madison, Wisconsin as a teenager, experimenting under the moniker "Flowers for Ravers" before founding Stromkern. Disenchanted with the music he was receiving... |
Light it Up |
| WTII 032 | Stromkern Stromkern Stromkern is a band that blends electronic music and hip-hop. The band was formed in 1994 by James "Ned" Kirby.Kirby was originally a DJ in Madison, Wisconsin as a teenager, experimenting under the moniker "Flowers for Ravers" before founding Stromkern. Disenchanted with the music he was receiving... |
Stand Up (single) |
| WTII 033 | PTI | Exhaust |
| WTII 034 | Monstrum Sepsis | Movement |
| WTII 035 | Backlash | Lodestar EP |
| WTII 036 | Backlash | Heliotrope 2xCD |
| WTII 040 | Acumen Nation Acumen Nation Acumen Nation is an industrial rock band based in Chicago, Illinois.-History:Formed in the late 1980s as Acumen by Jason Novak and Ethan Novak , the band released several cassette demos before self-releasing the CD demo "Transmissions from Eville" in 1994. The two along with bassist Greg Lopez put... |
Nation What the F**k |
| WTII 041 | Stromkern Stromkern Stromkern is a band that blends electronic music and hip-hop. The band was formed in 1994 by James "Ned" Kirby.Kirby was originally a DJ in Madison, Wisconsin as a teenager, experimenting under the moniker "Flowers for Ravers" before founding Stromkern. Disenchanted with the music he was receiving... |
Reminders (single) |
| WTII 042 | Various Artists | WTII 5th Anniversary Compilation "The 5 Year Hits" (promo only) |
| WTII 045 | The Qualia | Nevada's Greatest |
| WTII 046p | The Qualia / Backlash | Split Better Single/Escalator People Single (promo only) |
| WTII 047 | Stromkern Stromkern Stromkern is a band that blends electronic music and hip-hop. The band was formed in 1994 by James "Ned" Kirby.Kirby was originally a DJ in Madison, Wisconsin as a teenager, experimenting under the moniker "Flowers for Ravers" before founding Stromkern. Disenchanted with the music he was receiving... |
Hindsight (Featuring Victoria Lloyd) (single) |
| WTII 048 | State of the Union | Evol Love Industry |
| WTII 049 | Monstrum Sepsis | Artifacts |
| WTII 051 | The Thought Criminals | Die Young: Stay Pretty |
| WTII 052 | The Gothsicles | Sega Lugosi’s Dead |
| WTII 053 | Dessau | The Truth Hurts |
| WTII 054 | Various Artists | Resurrection 3 (Digital Only) |
| WTII 055 | The Thought Criminals | All the Freaks (Digital Only Single) |
| WTII 056 | The Qualia | Secret Weapon |
| WTII 057 | Trigger 10d | Trigger 10d |
| WTII 058 | am.psych | Side Effects EP |
| WTII 059 | Attrition Attrition (band) Attrition are an electronic music band, formed in Coventry, England in 1980 by Martin Bowes and Julia Niblock. The band emerged from the experimental post-punk scene of the early 1980s and, along with other groups such as Throbbing Gristle, Coil, Einstürzende Neubauten, and In the Nursery, greatly... |
Wrapped in the Guise of My Friend |
| WTII 060 | Trigger 10d | A-List (Digital Only Single) |
| WTII 061 | The Qualia | Station Wagons (Digital Only Single) |
| WTII 062 | Attrition Attrition (band) Attrition are an electronic music band, formed in Coventry, England in 1980 by Martin Bowes and Julia Niblock. The band emerged from the experimental post-punk scene of the early 1980s and, along with other groups such as Throbbing Gristle, Coil, Einstürzende Neubauten, and In the Nursery, greatly... |
The Wrapped EP (Digital Only EP) |
| WTII 064 | Method Cell | Curse of a Modern Age |
| WTII 065 | Stiff Valentine Stiff Valentine Based in Vancouver, BC, Canada; Stiff Valentine is a Canadian rock band. They play a unique style of hard rock mixed with industrial, techno, metal and punk elements.... |
America Bleeding |
| WTII 066 | The Qualia | Memorial Gore |
| WTII 067 | Klutæ Klutæ Klutæ is an industrial music project founded by Danish musician Claus Larsen, who is best known for his main project, Leæther Strip. Originally formed in 1991 under the name Klute, the project went dormant after 1996's Excel. It reformed in 2006 as Klutæ, to avoid confusion with drum and bass... |
Electro Punks Unite |