Decoded Feedback

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Decoded Feedback is a Canadian musical project which incorporates styles of electro-industrial and aggrotech. The duo currently releases music on the North American distributor Metropolis Records, and the European record label Out of Line.

History

Decoded Feedback was formed in 1993 by Marco Biagiotti of Italy and Yone Dudas of Hungary (both live in Canada). The two gained quick prominence after the release of their self-titled demo tape and subsequent review by Belgian industrial music magazine Sideline. Decoded Feedback was soon signed to Europe's Hard Records, which released their first full-length CD Overdosing[1], and gained the attention of another prominent European record label, Zoth Ommog. The latter released Decoded Feedback's second disc, Technophoby in 1997. In the vein of releasing CDs that gain the attention of other record labels, Technophoby caught the attention of American industrial music distributors Metropolis Records, who released domestic versions of all subsequent Decoded Feedback releases. 1998's Bio-Vital was the first Decoded Feedback album to enter the German Alternative Charts (DAC), and that same year also saw the release of a second album with new tracks and remixes called Evolution. In 2000, Biagiotti and Dudas signed to the record label Bloodline to release Mechanical Horizon, which was preceded by the first ever Decoded Feedback single, Reflect in Silence. Three years later, Decoded Feedback switched to what is now their current record label, Out of Line, and released Shockwave, which again was preceded by a single, Phoenix. In 2005, the duo released their most recent album, Combustion as well as the soundtrack for the Cindy Murdoch's short zombie film, Red Men Rising.

Live

Decoded Feedback have played several live shows throughout Europe. The band spent the greater part of 2001 touring with Noisex and Sonar and again in 2003 with Haujobb. They have also played the M'era Luna Festival, the Blacksun Festival in the USA, Infest 2005, and the Out of Line Festival, as well as touring with fellow Metropolis Records label mates God Module and Blutengel. Played in Toronto, Canada's EBM Fest 2008 as a DJ set because the singer was not present.

Philosophy and style

Biagiotti and Dudas originally experimented with the fusion of punk and electro, but over time developed a more cold, industrial-oriented sound. By the time Evolution was released, they had attempted to create a blend of industrial and electronic body music, with "interwoven dance floor textures and symphonic melodies". [2] This sound culminated with Mechanical Horizon, but turned sharply with Shockwave, an album that was seen as somewhat of a return to an older style. [3] The duo's most recent release, Combustion, continues in this trend.

Both members have also cited the tensions that exist between genders and international boundaries, as well as their own unique backgrounds, as a driving force behind their music - especially in an attempt to create their own unique style. [4] Decoded Feedback's music is popular within the darker electronic music scene, especially among fans of electro-industrial music. Comparable artists include fellow Metropolis Records label mates Haujobb, Wumpscut, Suicide Commando, and Front Line Assembly, as well as Zoth Ommog label mates X Marks the Pedwalk and Evil's Toy.

Members

• Marco Biagiotti - vocals, lyrics, samples, sequences, arrangement, basses, and drums.

• Yone Dudas - keyboards, sequences, arrangement, samples, basses, drums, and lyrics. [5]

Discography

• Decoded Feedback - (CS) 1993 - no label
• Elektroküte – (CS Mini Album) 1994 - no label
• Overdosing – (CD Album) 1996 - Hard Records, Cleopatra • (CD Album) 2002 - Dying Culture
• Technophoby – (CD Album) 1997 - Zoth Ommog, Metropolis
• Bio-Vital – (CD Album) 1998 - Zoth Ommog • 1999 Metropolis
• EVOlution – (CD) 1999 - Zoth Ommog, Metropolis
• Mechanical Horizon – (CD Album) 2000 - Metropolis, Bloodline
• Reflect in Silence – (CD Maxi) 2000 - Bloodline
• Phoenix – (CD Maxi) 2002 - Out of Line
• Shockwave – (CD Album, Enhanced) 2003 - Metropolis • (CD Album, Enhanced) 2004 - Irond
• BioMechanic – (2xCD) 2004 - Metopolis
• Combustion – (CD Album, Enhanced) 2005 - Out of Line, Metropolis • (CD Album, Enhanced) 2005 - Irond

Compilation appearances

• Body Rapture 6 – (CD) 1996, Track #8 "Mother Tenebrarum" - Zoth Ommog
• Hard Target: A Collection of Electronic and Industrial Music from Hard Records – (CD) 1996, Track #12 "Mother Tenebrarum" - Cleopatra
• Body Rapture 7 – (2xCD) 1997, Disc #2, Track #6 "The Birth of a Nation" - Zoth Ommog
• Industrial Madness – (3xCD + random surprise bonus CD) 1997, Disc #3, Track #6 "Death Call" - Cleopatra
• Something for Your Mind – (CD, Ltd. Edition) 1997, Track #7 "Bodycell" - Zoth Ommog
• Sound-Line Vol. 6 – (CD) 1997, Track #6 "Corrosion" - Side-Line
• Hard Industrial Work - 5 Year Anniversary of Hard Records – (3xCD) 1998, Disc #1, Track #5 "No Way Out" - Cleopatra
• Body Rapture 8 – (2xCD) 1999, Disc #2, Track #5 "Passion of Flesh" - Zoth Ommog
• Deejay Tribe 2 – (2xCD) 1999, Disc #2, Track #14 "Corrosion" - Credo
• Electro Club Attack - Shot One – (2xCD) 1999, Disc #2, Track #10 "Bio-Vital" – XXC
• Elegy - Numéro 7 – (CD Sampler) 1999, Track #11 "Evolution" - Elegy
• Music Research Promotional CD MIDEM '99 Alternative – (2xCD, Promo) 1999, Disc #1, Track #9 "Ragescape" - Music Research
• Sonic Seducer Cold Hands Seduction Vol. I – (CD Sampler) 1999, Track #3 "Infect Me" - Sonic Seducer
• Base Asylum: Sounds from the Asylum Two – (CD Enhanced + CD) 2000, Disc #2, Track #4 "Evolution" - Base Asylum
• Critical M@55 – (CD) 2000, Track #11 "Endless Light" - Metropolis
• Cyberpolis - A Darker Dancefloor Vol 1 – (CD) 2000, Track #3 "Lifeless" - Cyberpolis
• Music Research/Alternative – (CD Promo) 2000, Track #9 "Ragescape" - Zoth Ommog
• Pleasure and Pain Volume Two – (CD) 2000, Track #15 "Reflect in Silence (Alpha Mix)" - Bloodline
• The Challenge from Beyond: A Tribute to H.P. Lovecraft – (CD) 2000, Track #1 "Re-animation" - Dion Fortune
• Clubline Volume 2 – (CD) 2001, Track #7 "Reflect in Silence" - Bloodline
• Clubline Volume 3 – (CD) 2001, Track #4 "Immortal" - Bloodline
• Electro Club Attack - Shot Four – (2xCD) 2001, Disc #2, Track #2 "Reflect in Silence" - XXC, Zoomshot Media Entertainment
• Euro Rock Fest VL 2001 – (2xCD) 2001, Disc #2, Track #4 "Reflect In Silence (Alpha Mix)" - Angelwings, Zoomshot Media Entertainment
• Metropolis 2001 – (CD Sampler) 2001, Track #10 "Atlantis" - Metropolis
• New Forms of Electronic Body Music – (CD) 2001, Track #14 "Lifeless" - Bloodline
• Critical M@55 Volume 4 – (CD Enhanced) 2002, Track #4 "Phoenix" - Metropolis
• Dark Awakening Vol. 1 – (2xCD) 2002, Disc #1, Track #3 "Refelct in Silience (Original Version) - COP International
• Machineries of Joy Vol. 2 – (2xCD) 2002, Disc #2, Track #3 "Phoenix" - Out of Line
• :Per:Version: Vol. 6 – (CD Enhanced) 2002, Track #15 "Phoenix (Imperative Reaction Remix)" - :Ritual:
• Awake the Machines Vol. 4 – (CD) 2003, Track #4 "Heaven (Edit)" - Out of Line
• Electro Götter – (CD) 2003, Track #4 "Phoenix (Angels & Agony Mix)" - Four.Rock
• Metropolis 2003 – (CD Sampler) 2003, Track #11 "Euthanasia (Shockwave Mix)" - Metropolis
• The Future Sound of Electro Vol. 1 – (CD Sampler) 2003, Track #8 "Birth of a Nation (Original)" - Black Hill Recordings
• Zillo Club Hits 8 – (CD) 2003, Track #3 "Phoenix" - Zillo
• ZilloScope: New Signs & Sounds 08-09/03 – (CD Sampler Enhanced + VCD) 2003, VCD Track #2 "Phönix" - Zillo
• Into the Darkness Volume 1 – (DVD) 2004, Track #6 "Phoenix" - Nightclub Records
• Machineries of Joy Vol. 3 – (2xCD, Ltd. Edition) 2004, Disc #2, Track #4 "Supernova" - Out of Line
• Awake the Machines Vol. 5 – (2xCD, Ltd. Edition) 2005, Disc #2, Track #6 "Birth of a Nation (Rebirth Mix)" - Out of Line
• Celebrate the Machines: An Out of Line 10th Anniversary Megamix! – (CD, Ltd. Edition) 2005, Track #19 "Phoenix" - Out of Line
• E:O:D Vol. 1 – (2xCD) 2005, Disc #2, Track #7 "Phoenix" - Excentric Records
• Out of Line Festival Vol. 2 – (DVD) 2006, Track #4 "Bio-Vital", Track #7 "Monument" and Track #11 "Phoenix" - Out of Line
• Machineries of Joy Vol. 4 – (2xCD, Ltd. Edition) 2007, Disc #2, Track #16 "Where I Am" - Out of Line

Other projects

• Hyberia – 2005, Soundtrack
• Red Men Rising – 2005, Soundtrack, (Yone Dudas solo)

The above soundtracks have not been released in any format other than in the movies themselves. Hyberia is a short 3 minute film by Francist (who directed the music videos for the Decoded Feedback songs "Phoenix" and "Hyberia", the latter of which uses audio elements from the soundtrack). Red Men Rising is a 15 minute film about zombies, the soundtrack to which was done by Yone Dudas.

External links

• Decoded Feedback's official website
• Decoded Feedback entry at Metropolis Records' website
• Decoded Feedback discography at MusicBrainz
• Decoded Feedback at Discogs