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(Formerly BentWithLight 1999-2000) Recorded live to 2track at 5AM studio 2000-2001 by Stevi7 "Mixed Signals" is a further development of Stevi7's almost 10 year underground career of noise-making, songwriting and many DIY releases under names such as Spine, Axess, and BentWithLight; each being all different phases of experience and hard-earned skills in electronic and post-industrial music. TVKiLL bio 2.0 UPDATED 01.29.2005 formats: digital [DAT, CDr, minidisk], analog [cassette] genres: rock, metal, electronic (see also "industrial music" www.industrial.org) originator: Stevie Seven current location: Mansfield, Ohio, USA ACTIVITIES: 1992: first experimental recordings on cassette tape named "spine" while serving in military, Germany. Consisted of harsh overdubbed sounds using DJ mixer, guitar and misc. metal parts recorded by microphone. 1993-1994: "spine" recordings continue while adding new instruments and techniques. Stevie Seven returns to US. 1994-1996: Moves to Columbus Ohio to build studio from scratch and to start band with Army friend. The band never forms, but "spine" has first live performances at Acme art gallery (opening for Gaga, side-project of The Evolution Control Committee) and opening act at Ele-Mental rave events [Columbus local electronic music collaborative.] Several one-off cassettes are released incl. self-titled album. 1997: New soundscape project is created named "Axess" and first CD released. Copy of CD is sent with personal stereo to OUTBURN magazine and reviewed in summer 1998. 1998: Stevie Seven suffers creative deficiency, moves back to hometown to regroup. Appears with local goth band "Wendy Is Staring At Me" on guitar. 1999: After long drought of financial and personal crisis, Stevie creates new project "BentWithLight". DIY label 5AMconductions is founded and website is constructed. 10 mp3's are released on mp3.com. Begins songwriting while still experimenting with various techniques in electro genre. Studio relocated. 2000-2001: Live performances appearing in Cleveland (Pat's In The Flats), Akron's Peanut Gallery with 9 other noise acts and Columbus (High Five opening for The Last Dance, who did not show up). Many live recordings produced. "TVKiLL" is created and first CDr is released, entitled "Mixed Signals". Album is sold via cdbaby.com with little success. Side-project "Tactil Vision" is created, consisting of electro/instrumental and soundscapes. 2002: Tactil Vision and collaboration "Con/Stricter" is included on DigitalHardcore 3CD compilation featuring several tracks. Columbus soundscape artist David Reed assists. 2nd and 3rd TVKiLL releases "The Version You've Never Seen" and "Blood". Studio re-relocated. 2003: TVKiLL song "Trust" is included on Latex Records "Electro Age" compilation CD. www.latexrecords.com Side-project "projectil" created with Royce Icon, who also appears on several TVKiLL songs. 4th 7-track CDr, "Ladies Nite Out EP" is given out as promo, which includes a remixed version of 2000 mp3 song "Broken Sex". TVKiLL's first live show, now a 2-man outfit, @ Bourbon Street in Columbus appearing with metal/punk band "No Candy" and techno/glitch artist "CtlAltDel". 2004: TVKiLL's suprise performance @ Mansfield's VIP lounge occurs spontaneously and without pre-planning. 5th TVKiLL CDr "ex" is released as another 7-song promo. Studio re-re-relocated. 2005: Two remixes "Supernatural" for Decoder www.industrialstrengthmusic.com CURRENT WEBSITE: http://5am.excitewebpages.com CONTACT: stvcd7@excite.com 5AMconductions 670 west 3rd street mansfield ohio USA (Phone) 419.524.2245 . Check out the artist's website: http://5am.excitewebpages.com Track List: 1. Homeless 2. wastedYouth 3. grit 4. IAMaDrug 5. stillTheSame 6. aLLIWant 7. purge 8. geminiSun 9. Distant Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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