http://weareposr.com/2009/08/world-famous-alec-empire-remixing-posr/
Electronic music producer and performer Alec Empire, who is
currently touring Europe with Nine Inch Nails, recently started
remixing a song by Austin electro-punk band POSR.
POSR signed a record deal with Houston’s Tierra Studios in May and
plans to release the single “Fantasy,” as well as Empire’s remix, in
October. The single will give music fans a taste of the dark beats, raw
bass and self-perceptive lyrics of POSR’s debut album, Known Unknown.
Jake Childs, the producer, songwriter and vocalist behind POSR, said
he chose to approach Empire for a remix because of his work in the
1990s with Atari Teenage Riot. The innovative band is accredited with
creating the digital hardcore subgenre, characterized by hard
breakbeats, punk-influenced guitar riffs and ear-ripping noise.
“Alec Empire has been a huge influence on the electro-punk
movement,” Childs said. “I feel very honored that he would remix
‘Fantasy.’ I can’t wait for this, and I know he’ll do a really good
job, because he’s Alec Empire.”
In addition to Empire’s fame from touring the world with Atari
Teenage Riot, he is an accomplished producer and solo performer under
multiple monikers. He founded Digital Hardcore Recordings and Eat Your
Heart Out Records, and has toured alongside world-renowned artists such
as Wu-Tang Clan, Rage Against The Machine and Ministry. A prolific
artist, Empire has released an album nearly every year since 1992,
including the 2009-released album Shivers.
“I always look for new and exciting projects and bands because I
love wrapping my mind around a musical idea. I create from there before
it’s established everywhere,” Empire said. “I get sent a lot of remix
requests, but I only do it when the music jumps at me and I feel that I
can bring out another side of the artist. With POSR this was the case,
no doubt.”
POSR’s music and lyrics are characterized by Childs’ explorations
into the duality of self: good vs. evil, right vs. wrong, the conscious
vs. the unconscious personalities that exist simultaneously in a
sometimes schizophrenic-like state. Childs, who also enjoys a
successful career touring the globe as a tech-house DJ, is joined in
the electro-punk band by Illson on “dirty” bass and guitar, Chris
Casual on “clean” bass, and Adam Warped playing keys and DJing a laptop
loaded with original synths and drums that Childs produced.
POSR executive producer Traey Hatch of Tierra Studios said he views
Alec Empire’s involvement as a tribute to electro-punk music’s history
and a blessing from the artist who continues to innovate in the genre.
“Alec’s music has moved butts and assaulted crowds all over the
globe, and we’re truly excited to hear what he has in store for POSR,”
Hatch said. “This will give ‘Fantasy’ and the Known Unknown album some
immediate recognition and credibility because it exposes POSR to people
who have loved Alec’s music for a long time.”
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