| Now in its sixth year, 3kStatic currently records for the dPulse and INgrooves labels, and is distributed in the US by Synergy, and in Europe by Cargo Records Germany and Sony BMG. |
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| Continuing to forge its presence on the underground electronic music scene, 3kStatic fuses an eclectic, Dadaist soundscape that draws on the influence of electronica pioneers such as Cabaret Voltaire, Tackhead and Meat Beat Manifesto with an underlying theme of personal and social insurgence. |
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| The resulting cross-genre experimentation has been best described as 'anarchist disco' and 'post-industrial house', and with the breakout FM radio singles 'Drumbeat Litany' (2003), 'All The Way Alive' and 'The Music' (2004-2005) to its credit, 3kStatic has made steady commercial inroads while staying well outside the realm of typical dance/club fare. |
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| Beginning with the 2003 release of 'Drumbeat Litany', the music of 3kStatic has progressively evolved to include increasingly more direct political statements - often in the form of spoken word samples meant to be interpreted literally - while also continuing to explore a somewhat cynical and paranoid world view that seems to center on the ironic foibles of the subject matter. This stance - coupled with a reliance of sounds both created and found - has established 3kStatic as a non-commercial project that nevertheless has gained acceptance with both critics and listeners.... |
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| CATALOGUE: Since its inception in 1999, 3kStatic has released over 220 original tracks on 18 independent CDs. 3kStatic and member solo releases have appeared on a variety of labels, including dPulse, Sony, Ingrooves, System Recordings, Global Underground, Basiclux, Ministry of Sound and assorted compilations. Most notable are the new releases Perversion: For Profit (Sony Music Germany), The Great Republic (dPulse/Cargo Records), CUT UP // LIBERATE (dPulse) and the digital CDs Atomic Secrets and Conspiracy (Ingrooves). |
| A complete discography is available here |
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| ONLINE DISTRIBUTION: 3kStatic singles and album releases (including the compilations Atomic Secrets and Conspiracy) are currently available via Apple iTunes, Yahoo! Music Unlimited, Wal-Mart, MusicMatch, MusicNow, Virgin Digital, MSN Music, Napster, AOL Music, Myx Records, Audio Lunchbox, xpressbeats, and Real/Rhapsody. |
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| Atomic Secrets is the best chart perfromer to date, having hit #17 (Summer 2004) on the iTunes Germany Top 100 Electronic Album Sales chart. 3kStatic has also made many tracks and projects available for free download, including the most recent 20-track collection Real Over Virtual |
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| PHYSICAL DISRIBUTION: All 3kStatic compact disc and vinyl releases are available via dPulse Recordings. Perversion: For Profit is also distributed in the US, UK and Japan by Synergy and in Europe by Sony Music Germany and Cargo Records. The Great Republic will be released in Europe June 27 2005 on Cargo. CUT UP // LIBERATE is also available via dPulse. 3kStatic vinyl releases are serviced to DJs via Balance Promote Record Pool in the US and in the UK via Rude Awakening. |
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| RADIO/AIRPLAY: With the 3kStatic single 'The Music' having charted #1 for four weeks on the RadioU FM Network (September - October 2004), four consecutive 3kStatic US FM singles have now gone Top 10 or better on multiple FM outlets. Other 2003-2004 top tens include 'Drumbeat Litany' (pk: #6), 'Secret Society' (#9) and 'All The Way Alive (#2). |
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| In addition, 3kStatic was named 2003 'Artist of the Year' by the staff and listeners of The Mixdown, a weekly broadcast/webcast of Vanderbilt University's WRVU FM (Nashville, TN) while Perversion: For Profit was selected as one of the Top 10 albums of the year by the Nashville Tennessean newspaper's weekly All The Rage |
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| EXPOSURE: Works by 3kStatic are have been featured on the soundtrack of several episodes of the MTV programs 'THE REAL WORLD' and 'ROAD RULES' in 2003-2005 and has also been licensed for a variety of television commercials and three independent films. 3kStatic tracks are also currently used under license in US national product rollouts from Hpnotiq Liquers and PHisoderm and also on the auto shopping website Edmunds.com |
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| CHARTS: Following the success the 2003 vinyl single 'Drumbeat Litany' (#34 Balance Promote, #12 UK Hot Traxx, #3 Raw 42, #6 RadioU Network), 3kStatic has charted #9 with the track 'Secret Society' and #2 with 'All The Way Alive' (both from Perversion: For Profit) while the single The Music (from the Monument EP charting #1 on several reports - including four weeks at #1 on WUFM, Columbus, OH and national affiliates. |
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| PRESS: Perversion: For Profit reviewed extensively in the German press, including Partysan, de:bug, Die Terz and others. Other recent media coverage includes The Hollywood Reporter (05.03), Billboard (01.04), TechTV (03.04), CNN (03.04), Cazawa (03.03). |
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| 3KSTATIC SUPPORTS: Music For America -providing the cultural capital and political savvy for our generation to reinvent progressive politics |
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| If you're not familiar with Dadaism or with the concepts of 'found art' or 'found sound' here's a cursory introduction: |
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| < DADA IS AN ART MOVEMENT...That also gained popularity as a means of agitation against the status quo in Europe in the early part of the last century. Adhering to a core philosophy that rejected all prevailing standards in art and literature, and a desire to of remake art through 'anti-art', the Dadaist movement was equally associated with radical social insurgence. |
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| Examples of Dadaist expression include the use of 'cut up' and 'found art' techniques, incindinary poetry and live performances (one notable 1920 exhibition resulted in a full-scale riot that rocked the Paris elite). |
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| Although the movement would be supplanted by Surrealism after the mid-Twenties, the Dadaists' combination of cut-up techniques attacks on politics, art, philosophy and almost anything held sacred would also later influence many of electronic music's pioneers....FOUND SOUND does not imply that we do not create or perform our own musical ideas. |
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| It also does not mean that we simply assimilate random samples of other artists' compositions. What it does mean is that 3kStatic music is created from many diverse and sometimes disparate ideas and elements. |
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| From time to time, we may incorporate external samples in our compositions. In those incidences where external samples are used, we are certain to provide proper recognition and credit for another artist's creative work. > |
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| We invite you to find out more about Dadaism at Dada Online |
