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Grey Area
12+ albums
ambientpunk rockdowntempomelodic hardcorechillout
about
There are 3 artists called Grey Area: 1) Grey area is an instrumental electronic music act from Sydney Australia. The long term project of composer Alex Salter, active around 1995-2005ish 2) A melodic hardcore band from New York with former members of Warzone and Black Train Jack 3) Grey Area is a electronic/dance artist out of London since around midnight 2023. Rather anonymous. 1) At the time of conception, the sound was the fusion of film music and atmospheres, a 'grey area' between two very different strands of cinema audio. Soon the focus had shifted toward the musical end of the scale. Over the next 5 years a chaotic production process resulted in the first album simply titled 'Grey Area'. A bizarre concoction of looped percussion, heavily effected voice and instrument samples as well as countless overdubs and studio-manipulation. The Album was well received with positive reviews internationally. Grey Area also began playing to audiences in 1997 and these live tracks plus several studio pieces resulted in their next release Absolute Grey Area (1999). Absolute took a more technological approach to the first album, with a slower more solemn feel and expansive overall production. Tracks from both albums were licensed in Australia, Europe and Asia for compilations. Meanwhile, Grey Area was starting to play bigger and better parties, feeling most comfortable at outdoor festivals. In 2000 a line-up change resulted in another shift in the music, this time to a more amb
