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fraqtured : sound
10+ albums
industrialpsychedelicexperimentalelectronicdarkwave
about
formed in 1999 by c.norris, fraqtured : sound set out to experiment with a different brand of electronic and industrial music, the focus being the fusion of the two seemingly opposite extremes of mechanical and organic. the material incorporated harsh electronic arrangements, dark rhythmic ambience, complex structures and transitions, and over time matured into a sound that is defined by melancholic, sorrowful string and pad textures, layered with twisting electronic soundscapes. starting out with all analog hardware, the first instrumental recordings were all committed direct to tape in single takes, and released as the now extremely rare and out of print album entitled "program one" by 2002 the 2 albums "the soundscapes of the of the forgotten" and "creare" saw the incorporation of computer based sequencing and programming, in addition to hard disc recording, which dramatically changed the overall dynamic of the music, and gave fractured : sound the ability to experiment with post production editing, and a higher quality mastering process. in 2005 "architecture" was released and became the first fraqtured : sound album that was available for distribution, and shipped to an international audience. the release marked not only the full transition from analog to digital composition, and recording, but also the introduction of the music into club playlists around the globe. in 2007 the release of "the end of all things" coincided with fraqtured : sounds opening performanc
