Hansel was formed nearly a decade and a half ago, when its founders, Master Fux and MX Lopex, were still in high school. Even then, the pair's music was eclectic, drawing on influences as diverse as hip-hop, experimental rock, and more than a little of Trent Reznor's intricate electronic production. With their debut full-length album, Respond_Violence, Fux and Lopex............

Read full article here:
http://www.regenmag.com/Artist-Spotlight-115-Hansel.html

yeah ok, i didnt realize all you had to do was log into photobucket and it reactivates the account.
so.... thats a relief!

So while I was in germany my friend sent me this sincere email... and the more i think about it, the more i realized that I must share it with the world:

Dear Ugly Kid Joe,

        I just wanted to write and say that you're my favorite band.  I really think you should consider reforming.

Your song Cat's Kradle is awesome and it reminds me of my dad because he used to beat me and my sister and he still does.

He once time beat up a mail man for delivering what he called " Bad News "  then he told our Mom (his girlfriend) he was BAD NEWS.

Another time he got drunk and spilled beer all over my dog, then blamed that same mail man and went to the mail man's home with the dog and

made the mail man clean the dog.  Anyway thanks for writing that song.  I never ask my dad (or Brucie as he makes me call him) to play ball or

borrow car keys) otherwise he'd beat the shirt of me.   The shirt i wear is for your album "America's Least WanteD" . He hates it and calls you

guys pretty boy loser, posers.  And if he sees you he'll beat the shit out of you.

Thanks,

Ralphie.

MY RESPONSE:

dear ralphie,

 

ugly kid joe will not reform. we are simply too good for this world. tell your dad if he ever stops beating you we will beat you twice as hard.

 

glad you like the tune. however cat stevens wrote it and he is a towel headed terrorist who hates you cause your american. sorry kid, this world aint your friend either.

 

love

UKJ

I made a torrent with all hansel releases plus a ton of unreleased tracks if anyone is interested. If you are a memeber of demonoid you can get the file here:
http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/1887768/30519352/

If not, I have posted it here:
http://hansel.org/discog_torrent

Feel free to post this file wherever you want, if you feel so compelled.

INFO:
[b]Hansel [/b](DTrash) http://myspace.com/hansel

[b]Hansel - Respond Violence (2003)[/b]
1. Outro
2. Grids
3. Carnate (PE)
4. Blipverts
5. Greg Lindham
6. Planck's Konstant
7. Respond_Violence
8. Klgf   
9. Molto Allegro
10. Tonsils
11. Mucko Fucko
12. No More Legs
13. Sickle Celluloid
14. Planck's Gruff   
15. Stairwell Swell

[b]Hansel - Beats of Antiquity (2004)[/b]
1. Scrout
2. Minor Melodic Major
3. Keep It Safe
4. Stairway To Heaven 97X
5. Circuit Breaker
6. The Death of Allen Steele
7. Edit L - Dave Troodson
8. Ascender   
9. The Uncertainty Principle
10. Jason Thornhill
11. Spoks
12. Gretel Und Fuck You
13. Jesus Smells
14. Impiety
15. Pissy Smelliot
16. Zlotnik (Live 12/13/2003)
17. Sunday Morning
18. Zlotnik (Original Demo 1998
19. Middle Aged Women

[b]Hansel - subatomicparticles (2004)[/b]
T.A.G.R.
Mind Control
Hookworms
Particles And Discontinuity (Psychosexual Mix)

[b]Hansel - Lorentzian Lineshaper (2006)[/b]
1 Waking The Ghost (5:29)
2 Cypress Millwood (2:54)
3 Psylents (3:02)
4 Lorentzian Lineshaper (5:00)
5 Koslo (The Birth Giver) (4:07)
6 Mind Control (4:28)
7 The Death Of Allen Steele (BC Rich Remix) (3:49)
8 Redesigned (2:19)
9 Heartbreaker (4:04)
10 Hookwormz (3:37)
11 The Uncertainty Principle (4:35)
12 Generate Humans (2:09)
13 Discontinuity (3:40)
14 We Are Important (4:08)
15 Zlotnik (Future Mix) (3:36)
16 Blotsmyth (2:44)
17 Redesigning The Ghost (Remix) (4:13)

Hansel - Misc
all u got
bastards united remix
cypress millwood - templez mix
DEADBelly
Death March
Dividing Red
Faceless Apparitions
Fate Wielder
Fitzsimmons - rite of shit remix
generate humans (demo)
Ghostchase (ATR Cover)
Jealous Fucker Five
Jealous Guitars
Koopritz - Atomic Wedgie
Kriss Moss
Leaving the Space Station
Mind Control (Mind Paralysis)
Moonlight Sculptures (demo)
Moonlight Sculptures (Aftermath Mix)
No Funeral
Run 4 Your Lyfe (Beatles Cover)
Souless Men
TAGR - Spartan Mix
The Arms of Alarming Length
Too Tired to Care - demo
Waking the Ghost of Hansel
We Are Important (original)
We Refuse to Exist
World

props to my friend Kim for recently interviewing myself on her site. read for yourselves:
www.mermaidinamanhole.com

dont be shocked if i abandon my myspace duties more than normal in the coming weeks.
ich werde nämlich in deutschland sein.... so... was auch immer.
gute reise mich!

TOMORROW AFTERNOON - HANSEL PERFORMS AS ULTRAVILLAIN
2pm - 9pm

TAMMANY HALL • WORCESTER MA
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Mortal Madness, Red Theory, Social Suicide
ALL AGES

cost: $10.00
$2 off anyone wearing costume

!!TORONTO SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6th!!
TOMORROW NIGHT

Z CLUB - 19 plus
812 DUNDAS ST WEST,
TORONTO, CANADA

8:00

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Hansel
Reshaping Linear Formulai
D-Trash Records
Posted: Thursday, July 10, 2008
By: Ilker Yücel
Editor

A grating mix of unpredictability that might prove too noisy for the casual listener.
One can not accuse Hansel of being predictable, let alone accessible. Like many artists on the D-Trash label, Alan Fux takes his project into the chaotic realms of electronic noise, incorporating elements as diverse as drum & bass, classical, hip-hop, and all points in between, producing a sound that would most certainly cause a few uncontrollable spasms in the uninitiated - whether those spasms be worthy of the dance floor or a trip to the hospital emergency room is up to the individual. With 2006's Lorentzian Lineshaper, Hansel produced a varied mix of abrasive electro that drew comparisons to Aphex Twin, although Fux's juxtaposition of rapping with screaming proved to be somewhat offsetting. With Reshaping Linear Formulai, Hansel's music is given a makeover by several of the underground scenes more adventurous acts.

"Hookwormz" proves to be something of a centerpiece for the album; from the acidic breakbeats and stuttering vocals of Phallus Uber Alles' remix, to the slow marching guitar chords and scraping glitches of the Black Market Arms Dealers version, to the ominous ambience and IDM beats of the ISV remix, each remix is indistinguishable from the other, indicating the well rounded sonic assault the rest of the album should provide. Staying true to Hansel's fractured brand of hip-hop is the Dramatic remix of "Generate Humans" by Evestus, as mysterious strings play counterpoint to Fux's energetic rapping and frenetic drum & bass patterns, while the epic remix of "Mind Control" by Not Half mangles classical samples with rapid fire breakbeats, stabs of 8-bit arpeggios, and splintered vocals that at times bear a resemblance to Tool's Maynard James Keenan, though far less emotive.

While Hansel is not geared for all tastes, this can hardly be considered a detriment as they seem determined to create a caustically challenging style of heavily manipulated harsh electronic music. Like its parent album, Reshaping Linear Formulai is wrought with liberal amounts of distortion, like battery acid being poured onto a circuit board, but it's not without its moments of melody to keep it grounded in some sense of the familiar. Just be sure to have some earplugs handy before you blast the album out through your headphones.

hansel facebook page.... yay more profiles with the same information on them.. yay

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