Dope Stars Inc.
| Dope Stars Inc. | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Synth rock |
| founding | 2003 |
| Website | www.dopestarsinc.com |
| Founding members | |
| Victor Love | |
| In it Yevonde | |
synthesizer |
Grace Khold (until 2007) |
| Brian Wolfram (until 2004) | |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, synthesizers, programming, guitar |
Victor Love |
bass |
In it Yevonde |
Lead guitar |
Alex Vega (until 2007) |
guitar |
La Nuit (since 2007) |
Dope Stars Inc. is an Italian synth rock - band , which was founded of 2003.
history
The band was formed in May 2003 by Victor Love (vocals), Darin Yevonde (bass), Grace Khold (synthesizer) and Brian Wolfram (lead guitar). In 2004 Brian Wolfram was replaced by Alex Vega (formerly Klimt 1918 ).
With the first EP 10,000 Watts Of Artificial Pleasures , the band received a lot of attention, especially since it was initially only advertised as a download via the Internet.
In February 2005 the band signed a record deal with Trisol Music Group, which looks after artists such as London After Midnight , L'Âme Immortelle , Christian Death , Cinema Strange , Sigue Sigue Sputnik and Samsas Traum .
The first album Neuromance was produced by Thomas Rainer and John Fryer (including Nine Inch Nails , Depeche Mode , HIM , White Zombie ) and released on August 28, 2005. This was followed by appearances at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen , Amphi Festival and M'era Luna Festival .
In August 2006 Dope Stars Inc. released the EP Make A Star , which contains four bonus tracks and was produced by Victor Love in collaboration with Thomas Rainer.
In the same year, the album Gigahearts followed , which was also produced by Victor Love.
In the winter of 2006/2007 rumors circulated about Grace Khold's departure. In March 2007 it was finally confirmed that Grace Khold had left the band for "personal reasons". Dope Stars Inc. continued to exist as a quartet: La Nuit ( My Sixth Shadow , Latexxx Teens ) got on board as a guitarist. He had already supported the band on a few gigs. La Nuit and Victor Love are also "old colleagues": Both play together in the band My Sixth Shadow . On October 21, 2007 it was announced on the official Myspace page that Alex Vega is also leaving the band for personal reasons. Who will take his place and whether it will be taken is still open.
The song Getting Closer can only be found as an exclusive track on the Saw III soundtrack.
Ultrawired
On February 7, 2011, Victor Love announced under the subject "Pro-Piracy Model for Music. Please spread." on the international mailing list of the Pirate Party that Dope Stars Inc. has separated from their label and will market their music independently in the future. The text of the song "Lies Irae" was created collaboratively with fans in a pirate pad in the months that followed. The release of the album was advertised as the first album in the history of the file sharing site The Pirate Bay on May 30, 2011 with a picture on the home page. The distribution on the Internet was legally possible because the band signed an additional contract with the Italian GEMA counterpart SIAE, which explicitly allowed this distribution channel.
Discography
Studio albums
- 2005: Neuromance
- 2006: Gigahearts
- 2009: 21st Century Slave
- 2011: Ultrawired
- 2015: TeraPunk
- 2016: Decrypted Files
EPs
- 2003: 10,000 Watts of Artificial Pleasures
- 2006: Make A Star
- 2009: Criminal Intents
Other publications
- Chase the Light - Saw II soundtrack
- Getting Closer - Saw III soundtrack
- Beatcrusher - Saw IV soundtrack
- 10,000 Watt - 13th Street - The Sound of Mystery (Compilation)
Videos
- Overdrive
- Making of "Overdriven" with the song "Infection 13"
- It's today
Web links
- Official website
- Interview with Dope Stars Inc. in July 2009
- Interview with Dope Stars Inc. in March 2011