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virul3nt @ 2009-11-11T07:29:00

2009-11-10T20:29:12Z

In case you haven't seen it yet, the latest news from me is that I'll be supporting Aesthetic Perfection as Shiv-r in Sydney on 29 January 2010!!

Share your love in the Facebook event.

virul3nt @ 2009-10-13T23:02:00

2009-10-13T12:10:25Z

Live Shiv-r pics by Richard Hryckiewicz.

virul3nt @ 2009-10-13T21:52:00

2009-10-13T10:54:59Z

I'm DJing at Cabaret Nocturne this Friday @ 2:30.

Flyer.

virul3nt @ 2009-10-11T20:43:00

2009-10-11T10:48:09Z

Something I made this afternoon. Click for more info about the track.

Hacker by virul3nt

Edit: is the embed working? hm.

Antythesys - Alfa Matrix competition

2009-10-06T07:17:11Z

Antythesys has taken the lead in the Alfa Matrix competition, but not by much and there's a lot of time left.

You can still help by using this banner for your myspace profiles:

Thanks so much for all your votes - they all help!

virul3nt @ 2009-09-30T22:20:00

2009-09-30T12:26:53Z

Hey guys, listen up 'cause I need your help.

A band I am involved with, Antythesys, has been chosen by Alfa Matrix to apart of a competition wherein 5 of the best up & coming new bands have been selected and the public is invited to vote for their favourite. The winner gets to sign to Alfa Matrix.

All you have to do is follow this link and enter your vote for Antythesys. No form of registration is required.

This is obviously a crucial competition and the stakes are high. With all of you help, we are in with a shot to join such acts as 242, Implant, Leaether Strip, Unter Null, Tamtrum and others in the Alfa Matrix family.

ANTYTHESYS is the new project from Nemesis (ex-Alien Vampires) and Virul3nt (Shiv-r). Having left Alien Vampires due to creative differences, Nemesis brings us his own unique vision for electro-industrial dancefloor domination. Shiv-r's Virul3nt joined the project in 2008 and the two members exchange musical elements and remixes.
Check out Antythesys at myspace or antythesys.com.

Thanks!!!

virul3nt @ 2009-09-03T22:40:00

2009-09-03T12:41:26Z

The latest Infacted Recordings press-hit:
“Hold my hand” is the title of the upcoming SHIV-R debut CD soon to be released on INFACTED RECORDINGS! Agressive beats meet intelligent lyrics and catchy dark melodies. SHIV-R are our answer to the current boring clubsound! There´s hope: THEY HAVE COME TO DROP BOMBS!
source

And from the Infacted twitter:
This album is a kick ass bomb! 10 out of 10! They´ve come to burn down your club! SHIV-R - Hold my hand, soon on INFACTED RECORDINGS!!!

ANTYTHESYS

2009-08-06T08:48:35Z

Antythesys is a new project from Nemesis (ex-Alien Vampires) which I'm apart of in a minor way.

Style-wise, think along the lines of Alien Vampires/Shiv-r with a more electro Edge.

Also check out my remix of "Time Will Tell" on the myspace page! Not to mention Nemesis' remix of "Parasite" too.

ANTYTHESYS @ Myspace

Antythesys.com

SHIV-R SIGNS TO INFACTED RECORDINGS

2009-06-22T14:58:59Z

That’s right - Shiv-r has now officially signed to Germany’s Infacted Recordings! Joining the ranks of bands such as Grendel, Soman, Reaper, Frozen Plasma, Heimataerde, XP8, Liquid Divine and many others.

From infacted-recordings.de:
“We´re happy to announce the signing of dark electronic project SHIV-R! SHIV-R is a new force in the field of dark electronic music. The heavy and unsettling atmosphere generated by this band is at times intended for the clubs, and at times drawn to a slow, grinding pace for full dramatic impact.
The key characteristics of the Shiv-r sound are haunting, neoclassical melodies, harsh percussive club sounds, clean male vocals delivered in shouts and whispers, sparse rhythm guitars and an overwhelming dark atmosphere. The duo consists of Lee Bulig (aka Kong) and Pete Crane (aka Virul3nt), with both collaborating on the music and Pete taking up main vocal duties. A NEW FORCE!”

Stay tuned for a full-length debut album to be released in late October 2009.

Infacted Recordings
Shiv-r

PABS vol3

2009-06-17T12:58:14Z

The time has come and in July 2009 Advoxya Records will release their latest compilation: PABS Vol.3.

This time the tracklisting concentrates more on showcasing Advoxya artists and marks the addition of a few new bands to the growing Advoxya roster, such as Alien Produkt as well as some other familiar names.

Also worthy of mentioning is the inclusion of a new, exclusive track by Plague Sequence. This track marks a new direction for Plague Sequence, which seemingly sheds all links and burns all bridges to the psytrance sound of previous material and takes an industrial-trance sound in a flowing yet harsh track with aggressive vocals named "Body".

Of course, the comp also includes a new, exclusive Crystalline Efect remix.

Tracklisting:

Disc 1:
1.1. Denergized - Time (PABS3 edit).
1.2. Alien Produkt - Inflexible (Narr remix).
1.3. Nexus VI - Face to face (sampler edition).
1.4. Synaptic Defect - Alone in the dark (PABS3 edit).
1.5. Deadjump - Animus necandi (with a knife mix).
1.6. Spin Provider - Patroni (556 mix).
1.7. Drained Scorn - Bone breaker (PABS3 remix).
1.8. The Pain Machinery - Total recall (extended mix).
1.9. Mind.Area - SAP (mastered for PABS3).
1.10. Massiv In Mensch - Never trust the outline (massive module mix by Impact Pulse).
1.11. First Black Pope - Blackdays (advent remix).
1.12. Mulphia - Who needs god (PABS3 exclusive track).
1.13. The Crystalline Effect - How i get out (advoxya hard mix).
1.14. The-Pulsar - My dream (PABS3 special edition, turned up by Wavefall).
1.15. Sadiztik Injektion - Near Apocalypse (PABS3 edit).
1.16. V.E.N. - Nothing remains (cut module mix by Impact Pulse).

Disc 2:
1.1. Hired.Life - Contract (DX version).
1.2. cB(CycloneB) - The sun (alcoholic body rmx).
1.3. Sublagrimal - Sangre y Muerte (remix ES23).
1.4. Total Pain Kollapz - The march of the dead (scitzo mix untitled).
1.5. Impact Pulse - Ez a vilag (speaking hungarian PABS3 edit).
1.6. T.W.Z. - The 5th day, the 6th night (Severe Illusion vs. T.W.Z.).
1.7. Larva - The hated (FYL remix).
1.8. Wavefall - Collider (find new matter! mix).
1.9. Snog - Bourgeois (anarchy mix by Recently Deceased).
1.10. Truppenterror - Judas confession (PABS3 edit).
1.11. Asseptic Room - Bones of angels (Larva remix).
1.12. Nothing Nada - What can i say (feat. Erika Kertesz).
1.13. HL-Coder - War ich night (Wavefall remix).
1.14. Controlled Collapse - Inject (Digital Poodle mix).
1.15. Schyzzo.Com - Rouge (burn out! rmx).
1.16. Plague Sequence - Body (mastered for PABS3).

A bit of TCE news

2009-06-01T22:27:35Z

As our label wants our new EP to be finished by the end of the year, I'd set a personal deadline of 1 June to start concentrating hard on it.
The CD will contain at least 2 original, exclusive tracks and a bunch of remixes. I'm soon sending out invitations for remix artists to work with material from our Identity album and the new tracks. As usual, I'm aiming high first and asking my favourite acts over the past few years.

So this is something to expect from TCE.

virul3nt @ 2009-05-05T18:29:00

2009-05-05T08:31:19Z

Chrome, Canberra 6 June 2009

DJ Virulent of Crystalline Effect and Plague Sequence has played events all over Europe and Australia is coming to Canberra to unleash his very own brand of Dark Psytrance.

Supported by Chrome's resident DJs Salem (who will be fresh off the plane back from pilgramage to WGT in Germany), Stealth.Elf and metaVirus this promises to be an incredible night!

Chrome at the Holy Grail features:
A Massive Sound System
Lights
Lazers
Video Projections
Alcohol
Friendly, safe atmosphere

Update: DARK REALM CANCELLED

2009-04-24T05:12:58Z

Dark Realm, Melbourne, 25 April 09 feat. The Crystalline Effect/Plague Sequence has been CANCELLED.

Due to licencing laws and tomorrow's event falling on ANZAC day, I have just been informed that Dark Realm has been completely cancelled as the venue is required by law to close at 11pm. We are hoping to reschedule for the following Friday. More details to come.

Coincidentally, TCE wouldn't have been able to play tomorrow as my singer cannot make it anyway and I was going to do it as Plague Sequence instead.

Apologies to those who have made plans to attend this gig! Please spread the word to anyone you know who may have planned on attending.

If you consider The Crystalline Effect's history, I think we have worse luck than any band I have ever heard of...

So....what's on in town instead?

Important notice re tomorrow's TCE gig

2009-04-23T22:25:53Z

***EDIT: event cancelled entirely, see recent update.

Important notice regarding The Crystalline Effect's gig tomorrow night at Dark Realm, Melbourne, 25 April 09.

(view the original flyer here)

Unfortunately my singer Elenor will not be able to make it to the Dark Realm gig. As a result, I will now be doing the gig as Plague Sequence. This will consist of a heavy industrial and trance set with some Shiv-r songs thrown in as well. I guarantee I will keep the beat going and play harder than anything you will hear in the "Tekno Mulisha" side-room!

Stage-time is 1:30am, however things may run a bit later than that on the night.

I hope to see all of you Melbourne people there!

Chain D.L.K reviews Shiv-r - 4 Stars

2009-04-13T08:50:00Z

This is the debut release of a quite interesting Australian-based newcomer act, but with prominent and experienced Electro/Industrial-musicians hiding behind. SHIV-R is the new playing field of Pete Crane (better known with his Electro-Pop project THE CRYSTALLINE EFFECT, signed to the Hungarian Advoxya Records) and Lee Bulig, the brainchild behind the legendary but unfortunately gone Harsh-Electro act STARK. Three original tracks plus two additional remix works by each of the both artists are featured on this first audio sign of life. The title track is of course the main track here, a hard and straight-forward oriented danceable Hellectro tune, which luckily adds niches for a well-done listening procedure too. Pete takes care on the male vocals and he does really well with this, better than expected. Also both additional tracks ”Fractured Light” and ”Control” aren’t that straight oriented and leave enough room for the listener to consume without to discover another plain Tekkno-oriented bass drum hammering . Oh, and the use of guitar riffs subtle integrated aren’t forbidden for them – a good idea for some variations is always appreciated. A quite promising and well done debut, let’s hope for more of these both talented musicians soon.
4 Stars
-Chain D.L.K
Review by Marc Tater

http://www.chaindlk.com/reviews/?id=5032

Next gig: 25 April 09 @ Dark Realm

2009-04-05T09:32:13Z

Melbourne's best alternative event this Anzac day long weekend will be Dark Realm, with live electronica from The Crystalline Effect, Death of Art & Harpy and a very special side-room presented by Tekno Mulisha & Dark Events DJs.

The Crystalline Effect has recently returned from touring Europe in 2008 supporting acts such as Hocico, Snog & XP8 as well as playing alongside Advoxya Records label-mates Schyzzo.com and Impact Pulse, covering countries such as Holland, Estonia, Latvia and Hungary.
Since 2004, their unique style of electro with female vocals has reached the dancefloors and underground charts globally and the band has exchanged remixes with acts such as Ivory Frequency, Negative Format, Implant, Neikka RPM, XP8, Alien Produkt, Blank, Skoyz and many others.
The Crystalline Effect's 2nd full-length album "Identity" is out now. Check out recent interviews with the band in Fiend & Side-Line Magazines.

Goth/industrial rock acts Death of Art & Harpy continue their intensive local gig schedule which has built an impressive following and will deliver their honed, dark and energetic sounds to the Vedette dancefloor.

www.myspace.com/thecrystallineeffect
www.myspace.com/harpyband
www.myspace.com/deathofartmusic
www.myspace.com/teknomulisha
www.myspace.com/darkrealmmelbourne

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Guest contributions on the new Implant album

2009-04-01T20:34:56Z

New Implant album "Implantology":

I contributed guitar on several tracks, as well as providing the MIDI programming for the 2 cover tracks.
Check it out! From the previews above, it sounds to me like the best Implant album yet!

virul3nt @ 2009-03-31T22:41:00

2009-03-31T11:49:40Z

Advoxya Records press clippings of The Crystalline Effect

"The Crystalline Effect is without doubt the best and also commercially most potent electro project on Advoxya records."
-Gothtronic

virul3nt @ 2009-03-25T18:20:00

2009-03-25T07:22:36Z

Been doing a couple of humble music-tech videoblogs for Shiv-r.com.

Here's the latest one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWYxcPLsYME

Whit3nois3 this Friday!

2009-03-18T00:55:56Z

Don't forget, Melbournians! This Friday, at Blue Velvet:

My set is 1am-2am.

The Side-Line interview is up!

2009-03-11T21:20:34Z

The Crystalline Effect interview by Side-Line.

It starts off a bit slow, as they ask the usual boring questions, but there is some good stuff at the end. It's a pretty all-encompasing interview of my experiences over the last year I think.

Crystalline Effect live next Thursday

2009-02-24T11:48:06Z

Just a reminder...

We're playing at the Northcote Social Club next Thursday (5 March 2009).

It's Dandelion Wine's farewell gig, so we are just opening this time, onstage at 8pm.

Would be cool to see you Melbourne people there if you can make it!

The setlist will be the same as our last gigs in Europe, though I'll be able to take alot more hot music gear onstage like my Moog LP, KP3 and guitar stuff for some sonic manglery...

Gothtronic review Shiv-r - "Parasite"

2009-02-17T07:10:35Z

Review published here.

"The Parasite EP of the Australian EBM industrial project Shiv-r kicks off immediately with a pounding dance floor bomb which is the technoid EBM title track. Shiv-r is a prpject formed by Pete Crane (known from the electropop band The Crystalline Effect) and Lee Bullig (known from the now defunct dark electro band Stark). The club centred sequences and beats on this debut EP get company from ethereal neo-classical sounds, which make this Australian project have resemblances with the also young Dutch project Schwarzblut. ‘Fractured Light’ contains next to the club accessible beats a sound which is more focused on atmosphere and has vocals that bring to mind the successful days of Front Line Assembly. ‘Control’ goes a step further even and leaves the dance floor with a slower pace yet it is a very haunting track with horror sounds and effective use of guitar. The final two tracks are remixes of ‘Parasite’ and ‘Control’, of which the first one with its trance influences is very much focused on the dance floor. Shiv-r doesn’t bring any renewing input to the EBM scene but the club compatible tracks of Shiv-r will surely crowd the dance floor."

Just in: Side Line review of The Crystalline Effect - "Identity" album

2009-02-11T21:25:26Z

Elenor Rayner (vocals and lyrics) and Pete Crane (music) are The Crystalline Effect. Hailing from Australia their debut album "Glass" was released in 2005 on the Polish (and now gone) Black Flames Records. They joined another East-European label to release the “Hypothermia”-EP in 2007. “Identity” is definitely a good name to define this new album. Ths Crystalline Effect definitely gained in maturity finding the right balance between EBM and groovy-technoid elements. The vocals of Elenor Rayner become another essential part of the songs. She now adds some deep, emotional content (cf. “How I Get Out”) in her timbre of voice and than moves into hot and sexy parts (cf. “Ialundra”). Pete Crane perfectly operates behind his gear leading the music of The Crystalline Effect into cool danceable vibes. The song “Five Ways To Run” is a very good illustration of the man’s evolution. He here creates a divine mix between typical dance tones and a kind of psychedelic touch. The sound research is remarkable and definitely pushes “Identity” into a refreshing electronic anthem. A few other songs like “Blue Sea”, “How I Get Out” and even the quieter and astral-like “Life Has Failed You” are excellent extracts from this album. The last 3 songs are remixes by Lee Bulig, Endif and Impact Pulse. Especially the “Tazman Module Remix” of “Nothings Warms This Room” (originally released on the “Hypothermia”-EP) is a great piece of clubby music! The Crystalline Effect became for sure one of the leading bands on the Hungarian Advoxya Records!
(DP:7)DP.

http://www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=39913_0_17_0_C

I'm currently doing a TCE interview for Side Line too...

Side Line review Shiv-r - "Parasite" EP

2009-02-11T20:02:34Z

Shiv-R is a brand-new duo from Australia. Set up by Lee Bulig (Kong, Stark) and Pete Crane (Crystalline Effect) Shiv-R sounds like a new band in the worldwide dark electro army. This maxi features 5 songs and the title song is a real impressive one. “Parasite” reminds me of the powerful, banging and progressive style of Combichrist. I guess this is more than a simple reference! I’m really impressed by the elaboration of this song revealing an impressive arsenal of sounds merged with a terrific, harsh beat. The vocals have been masterfully produced, adding a kind of spooky touch to the song. Another great song is the remix of “Parasite” by Pete Crane working under the Virul3nt-moniker. It sounds Combichrist-minded as well, but with some variation in sound and female vocals instead of the male ones. Wendy Leaver (Straylight) here adds her really hot and sensual timbre of voice. It creates a delicious contrast with the powerful music. 2 other songs are quite different. They’re definitely quieter and reinforced by guitar parts. These songs remain well crafted and elaborated, but didn’t kick ass like “Parasite”. One of them (cf. “Control”) has been remixed by Lee Bulig under the Kong moniker, but can’t totally convince me. There are not enough songs here to evaluate the real potential of Shiv-R, but the main song is a pure ‘endzeit’ jewel where even Andy La Plegua would be jealous of.
(DP:7/8)DP.

http://www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=39894_0_17_0_C