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Converter is the brainchild of Scott Sturgis, a one-man electro-consortium. Originating in Ohio, but now based in Seattle, Converter began in early 1998, when a growing interest in rhythm-drive sound inspired Sturgis to pursue a rhythmic noise-based project. Converter saw its first release in 1999, with Shock Front, a mature work in the same vein as other artists in the Ant-Zen family such as P.A.L, Imminent Starvation and Iszoloscope, as well as well-known rhythmic noise innovators like Dive and Esplendor Geometrico. Converter investigates the industrial field, without denying its roots. Described as “hard hitting, noise tinged electro-industrial”, the music is loaded with infectious and penetrating rhythms perfect for dance floors. Tracks like “Coma”, which has become a popular club hit in Toronto, offer machine-driven rhythms with a turbulent downpour of torrential electronics. Bombastic rhythms are coupled with tweaked synths to create an atmosphere of distorted aggression that shows no mercy in its relentless attack on your senses. Sturgis creates paranoid, intense and threatened atmospheres incorporating elements of powernoise and analogue electronics. Sturgis has a full resume, boosting projects Pain Station, a split disc with R4 (Dbs/R4), collaboration with Asche and Morgenstern, Xenonics K-30 (a collaboration with Leech from Navicon Torture Technologies ), and the recent project Notime to his roster.

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Formication wrote:
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growl

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Merrum wrote:
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Nice Nice NICE!!!

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square_m wrote:
October 2008

down here - mindblowing output

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Spl4tter wrote:
September 2008

(L)

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Empathy82 wrote:
August 2008

When i hear songs of converter i can't stop dancing!!! GREAT!!!

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cpaivas27 wrote:
July 2008

Group dedicated to the extreme electronic music lovers -> http://www.last.fm/group/Extreme+Electronic+Music+Lover

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Elektromutant wrote:
May 2008

blast furnace is my favorite

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Vorbedacht wrote:
April 2008

Btw, just a heads up, Shock Front is out of print, only available digitally through iTMS or Emusic.

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BrutalRapture wrote:
April 2008

Start with Shock Front. If you like this album you should like them all.

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Fahrenheit1221 wrote:
April 2008

Which album is best to start with?

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February 2008

down here
Distorshen wrote:
February 2008

Elektromutant: Monster is here.

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BaDessence wrote:
February 2008

Where I can download this for free?

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synctank wrote:
February 2008

Totakeke: 'eLekatota - The Other Side of the Tracks' out now on Tympanik Audio. http://www.tympanikaudio.com

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Elektromutant wrote:
January 2008

monster is underrated

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Razorage wrote:
January 2008

Elektromutant (Tuesday 16 October 2007) word D:

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[deleted-user] wrote:
January 2008

I was here.
unaesthetic wrote:
January 2008

astounding. exit ritual sounds like it could have been made in 1978 - and i mean this as a real compliment. a serious work of industrial noise genius!

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astro1_rohit wrote:
December 2007

Join In: [MAC]'s 100 Great Noise Albums

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KillahKrew wrote:
December 2007

Error

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