yelworC is an electro band from Germany

Germany

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The group was formed in 1987

1987 in music

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 by Peter Devin and Oliver Büttner (a.k.a. Dominik van Reich). Their name is derived from the name of Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley , born Edward Alexander Crowley, and also known as both Frater Perdurabo and The Great Beast, was an influential English occultist, astrologer, mystic and ceremonial magician, responsible for founding the religious philosophy of Thelema. He was also successful in various other...

, and their music reflects themes of dark magic, religious rituals, death, and violence.

History

The duo put out a number of demo tapes between 1988

1988 in music

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 - 1990

1990 in music

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 until they were finally signed to the now defunct Celtic Circle Productions (C.C.P.) recording label and released their first full-length CD album Brainstorming in 1993

1993 in music

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Their music consists of gloomy synthesizers mixed with abrasive dance-beats, overlayed with distorted vocals and the occasional audio sample taken from various horror films. The musical result is a style akin to Skinny Puppy

Skinny Puppy

Skinny Puppy is a Canadian industrial musical group, formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1982. The group is widely considered to be the founders of the electro-industrial genre....

, that has inspired many other groups in the electro-industrial and gothic genres.

In 1994

1994 in music

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, after what looked like a promising career, yelworC unexpectedly split up, with van Reich heading off to form the more experimental sounding amGod ("dogma" backwards) and cutting one album Half Rotten and Decayed under the C.C.P. label. Devin fought and successfully kept the rights to use the name yelworC.
For the past few years, yelworC's material could only be found through peer-to-peer

Peer-to-peer

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 internet sharing. However, in 2004

2004 in music

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, Devin released a new studio album entitled Trinity; the first release from yelworC in over ten years (although one or two of the songs appeared on compilations). The album, containing some material composed during the late 1990s, is based on Dante

DANTE

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's journey through Hell

Hell

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 as told in The Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. It is widely considered the preeminent work of Italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature...

. It also features a guest appearance by Dennis Ostermann of 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:...

on the song Vexilla Regis Inferni.

Out via Minuswelt on October 19th is yelworC's "Icolation". The 17-track release comes after the July 2007 release of the "Eclosion" EP.

Discography

• "Rising as Phoenix from its Ashes" (1988) cassette demo
• "The Mystery Side of Democracy" (1988) cassette demo
• "Flash, Wards, and Incubation" (1989) cassette demo
• "Dis-Cover and Con-Trol" (1989) cassette demo
• "A.I.W.A.S.S." (1990) cassette demo
• "Satanat" (1991) (Danse Macabre) cassette compilation 1987 - 1990
• "Tanatas" (1991) (Danse Macabre) cassette single
• "Brainstorming"(1992) (C.C.P./Semaphore) CD album
• "Blood in Face" (1993) (C.C.P./EFA) CD EP
• "Brainstorming" (1994) (C.C.P./EFA) CD album reissue
• "Collection: 1988 - 1994" (1995) (C.C.P./EFA) 2xCD compilation
• "Trinity"(2004) (Baal Records, Minuswelt Musikfabrik/Soulfood, Metropolis Records) CD album
• "Eclosion" (2007) (Baal Records, Minuswelt Musikfabrik/Soulfood) CD EP
• "Icolation" (2007) (Baal Records, Minuswelt Musikfabrik/Soulfood, Metropilos Records) CD album

Compilation appearances

• "Art & Dance 4" (1993) (Discordia) CD track#3 "Deadly Visions" and track #4 "Legion"
• "Celtic Circle Sampler Part One" (1993) (Celtic Circle Productions) 2xCD disc #1 track #6 "Crucified West"
• "Electronic Youth Vol. 1" (1993) (Music Research) CD track #1 "Chains (Rapture Fear Mix)"
• "German Mystic Sound Sampler Volume IV" (1993) (Zillo) LP side B track #2/CD track #8 "Sacred City"
• "Body Rapture Vol. 3" (1994) (Zoth Ommog) CD track #13 "Recall"
• "Celtic Circle Sampler Part Two" (1994) (Celtic Circle Productions) 2xCD disc #2 track #11 "Combat (Remix)"
• "Essence of ConSequence" (1994) (ConSequence Records) CD track #11 "Red Sun"
• "Living for Music" (1994) (Discordia) CD rack #6 "Blood In Face"
• "Moonraker" (1994) (Sub Terranean) 2xCD disc #1 track 7 "Soulhunter"
• "Celtic Circle Sampler Part Three" (1995) (Celtic Circle Productions) 2xCD disc #2 track #11 "Crucifixion Of Scarlet Angel (Remix)"
• "Taste This 4" (1995) (Discordia) 2xCD disc #1 track #3 "Prodigies of Black"
• "Vertigo Compilation 01/1996" (1996) (Celtic Circle Productions) CD track #7 "Spy vs. Spy (Remix)"
• "14 Years of Electronic Challenge Vol. II" (1997) (COP International) CD track #14 "Blood In Face"
• "Zillo Mystic Sounds 4" (1998) (Zillo) track #8 "Sacred City" Note: band named misspelled as Yelwork
• "Proven In Action" (2003) (First Aid Recordings) CD track #10 "Triune Junction"
• ":Per:Version: Vol. 10" (2004) (:Ritual:) CD Enhanced w/mp3s track #5 "Triune Junction"
• "Cortex Compilation Vol. 1" (2004) (Minuswelt Musikfabrik) CD track #1 "Without Remorse"
• "Sonic Seducer Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 34" (2004) (Sonic Seducer) 2xCD Enhanced w/videos disc #1 track # 2 "Bloodwhited Cut"
• "Endzeit Bunkertracks [Act 1]" (2005) (Alfa Matrix) 4xCD Box Set disc #4 track #1 "Doom of Choronzon"

Video compilation appearance

• "Delta-O : Electro-Wave Compilation" (Veni, Vidi, Descripsi) VHS video #8 "Sacred City"

External links

• yelworC Official site (German)
• yelworC myspace with samples of music