Electro Assassin

Electro Assassin was the music project of London-based composer Kevin Gould, known for his work with Johnson Engineering Co. Ian Taylor provided vocals to the project between 1990 and 1994. The group released three albums: Jamming the Voice of the Universe (1992), Bioculture (1993) and The Divine Invasion (1995).[1][2]

Electro Assassin
Also known asCrisis
OriginLondon, United Kingdom
Genres
Years active1990–1999
Labels
Spinoff ofJohnson Engineering Co.
Past members
  • Kevin Gould
  • Richard McKinlay
  • Ian Taylor

History

Electro Assassin was founded out of London in 1990 by Kevin Gould as an outlet for his solo compositions. Gould had previously performed in Johnson Engineering Co.[3] Electro Assassin released Jamming the Voice of the Universe in 1992 by Hyperium Records and Concrete Productions.[4][5] The second album was released in 1993 by Hyperium and titled Bioculture and represented vocalist Ian Taylor's final release with the band.[6] The band's third album, titled The Divine Invasion, was released in 1995 by Synthetic Symphony and Cyber-Tec Records.[7][8] In September of that year the album was reissued in the United States by Fifth Colvmn Records.[9]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation appearances

  • FMCD Volume 8 - April 1994 (1994, Future Music)
  • Hy! ...To Hypersonic (The Hyperium Compilation | Part II) (1992, Hyperium)
  • Hyperium Promo-Sampler (1992, Hyperium)
  • Hy! From Hypnotic to Hypersonic (1992, Hyperium)
  • Electronic Youth Vol.1 (1993, Music Research)
  • Funky Alternatives Seven (1993, Concrete)
  • The Digital Space Between Vol. 2 (1995, Cleopatra)
  • Cyber-Tec America (1995, Invisible)
  • Untitled (1996, Infected, Cyber-Tec)
  • Industrial Virus (1997, Dressed to Kill)
  • Industrial Hazard (1998, Dressed to Kill)
  • Industrial Armageddon (1998, Age of Panik)
  • Sacrilege: A Tribute to Front 242 (1999, Cleopatra)
  • Industrial Meltdown (1999, Cleopatra)
  • Hardware (1999, MCT)

References
  1. "Thessalonians: The Black Field". Factsheet Five. Mike Gunderloy (52): 3. 1994. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. Heckman, Dave (2005). "Electro Assassin". Metropolis Records. Zero Defect Design LLC. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. Bush, John. "Electro Assassin > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. Riley, Matthew (1992). "Electro Assassin: Jamming the Voice of the Universe". EST. Hyperreal (3). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. "Electro Assassin". Option. Sonic Options Network. 42–47: 94. 1992. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  6. Christian, Chris (August 1995). "Electro Assassin: Bioculture Mutation". Sonic Boom. 3 (5). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  7. "Electro Assassin". Option. Sonic Options Network. 60–65: 126. 1995.
  8. Christian, Chris (October 1995). "Electro Assassin: The Divine Invasion". Sonic Boom. 3 (8). Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  9. Louche, Jared (1996). "Fifth Colvmn Records: On-Line Mail Order Catalog". hallucinet.com. Fifth Colvmn Records. Archived from the original on January 31, 1998. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
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