FluiD

Rank #11 Kansas City, MO Electronica / Post Rock / Psychedelic

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Members: Christophe

Manager: Philippe Gerber

Bio: Chris Gilmore, known by his stage name, ‘FluiD’, is a multi-genre electronic musician, sound-designer and cultural activist. A self-described, "Afro-futurist". His first album 'Warhol' was released was in 1988 and since that time has released over a dozen albums. His 2011 release, 'Envisioning Ab... See Full Bio

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FluiD musique http://www.reverbnation.com/c/fr5/artist_332201?eid=A332201_12446425_

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“On this split, it engages in the creation of progressive and repetitive textures punctuated only by the beating of his heart. Three titles for some twelve minutes of apnea in weightlessness. If you glue Plague head underwater and you offer contemplation of cathedrals in aquatic construction, Forewarning is here to bring you back to the surface and isolate yourself in a bubble flawed. Remember to Event Horizon. In space, no one will witness your crazy mental gangrene.”

— Records are Better Than People

“Chicago’s FluiD opens his account with the fearfully tear stained and head bowed ‘Angels Pt II’, set in a lush widescreen aspect this bruised beauty forlornly keeps to the shadows licking its wounds, hurt and hollowed it orbits a lonesome almost hymnal star lit trajectory all the time opining and solemnly seducing all in swirling cascades of celestial set prog ambiance all metered in a touching tide of ache and regret..."”

— Mark Barton, Losing Today

“FluiD (yes the nu-metal typography is correct) seems to deal in knocking bass and snare work with digital winds blowing across the background, letting synths take hold and sneaking in a few muffled samples,”

— Mike, Ninehertz

“Troubling ambient lines carried by a Reznor-like piano, insistent volutes of guitar, anaemic rhythmic canvases, combine to produce an aesthetics of the fall, which thrills the listener.”

— Sylvain Nicolino, Obskure Magazine

“FluiD and John 3:16, take on 'The Pursuit of Salvation' under the banner of "brevity is the soul of wit", reveals impressively - my absolute recommendation! ”

— Raphael Feldman, kultur [terrorismus]

“On his albums and his songs, he delivers a mix of psychedelia, noise, jazz, dub, ambient, industrial and other imaginable and unimaginable musical genres..”

— Phil, Terapija.net

“all at once I thought that it was a band that's somewhere around The Young Gods, at least in the opening composition, 'DH-1'. Sluggish industrial, sampled bass, plenty of cacophonic intervals with different frequency breaks are arranged in a very harmonious instrumental. To me that all these sounds might be a full band: hear the bass, guitar noise works, and the echo of some ancient junk synths continues with a piano in the next section of 'AIC', that does not run away from Massive Attack. Keyboard harmonies, relaxed pace trip/hip-hop refers to a competent author who skillfully handled the pop format, shaping them into a very dark atmosphere. ”

— Mrsavo, Terapija.net

“Spread out over ten tracks is a good mix of trip-hop, funk, downtempo, electronic exotica that is broad and varied, embracing a variety of stylistic currents. In the new release, cards are shuffled with wit to create an even more successful and credible experiment of crossover between genres. Without doubt, the massive, sinuous basslines push the whole sound of great penetration into dub territories, where the pace of the movements, enveloping and sophisticated trip-hop/downtempo, including shades of IDM/industrial and scratches, while touching on guitar of course - sometimes deliberately awkward and disturbing, but necessary to capture the feelings and needed to complete the wall of sound - to make the roughness of the metal, fortunately leaving patterns and excesses. Samples, synths and even voice ( the experimental hip-hop artist Black Saturn, the microphone on 'Iron Communique') are the "spices" to flavor a sound that's sinuous and heady...”

— Roberto Alessandro Filippozzi, Darkroom Magazine

“Now this is something I can get behind: a diabolical mix of hip-hop, noise, and metal that's heavy on beats inspired by Massive Attack circa MEZZANINE (still my vote for the best trip-hop album ever, with the best beats), ambient weirdness akin to the dubbed-out cyclone of death tearing through Scorn's first album, and liberal doses of pure noise. Industrial music and hip-hop seems like an unlikely sonic marriage, but in FluiD's hands they work together really well. All ten tracks are strong, deftly mixing textured sounds and noises with uncomplicated beats that are nevertheless perfect for the occasion. In short: great stuff, and hopefully more will follow. ”

— The One True Dead Angel

“In the vein of Scorn and Dälek, FluiD delivers instrumental hip-hop (except for a collaboration from Black Saturn) blended in with noise and dub. Abrasive but beat-driven, techno-sounding though nothing simplistic or formulaic, multistylistic and multiethnic though coherent, with a rebellous attitude to boost. Sure-footed. ”

— Monsieur Delire, Monsieur Delire

“Duality is largely an album founded upon electronic noise, although you would not necessarily know it by the opening and closing sequences. FluiD begins the disc was sharp, harmonic guitar arpeggios, largely low register riffs that suggest a coming blend of heavy metal chords and electronic rhythms. By “Iron Communique,” the disc’s third track (featuring experimental artist Black Saturn), FluiD dives head first into a world of electronic textures and industrial squeals: A restless ambiance created by several well-executed passages in which some familiar sound or landscape is suggested through a clouded or filtered synthetic veil. ”

— Nicholas Zettel, Foxy Digitalis

“His music oscillates between Dubstep, Metal, Dark Ambient, Noise, Hip-Hop and Industrial”

— Sonyudum

“The good thing about this album is that the influences aren’t clearly visible at first. 'DH-1', 'Disrupting The Ghost' and 'The Absent Present' combine perfectly, energy and Ambient elements, which produce very good Industrial tracks with a Hypnotic/Trance/Shamanic dancefloor identity. When you listen more carefully to the tracks, you realize that a lot of details and nuances have been introduced here. Most of the time, the Ambient/Drone, Sludge, Grindcore, Industrial thick layers cover these subtle elements, or they might be drowned into the concrete gloomy rumbling texture. ”

— DJ Commando, The Machinist

“As a whole, this album shows a musician comfortable with his influences and quite well versed in several electronic music genres, to the point that he can hop between them and mesh them together effortlessly. Mentioning classic acts such as Massive Attack, Dälek and Scorn as reference points is inevitable (even disregarding the press release) as, under the all-encompassing umbrella term of ‘industrial’, the listener is treated to a smörgåsbord of dub, hip-hop breaks, rhythmic noise, and brooding guitar riffs on a background of foreboding darkness. ”

— Miguel De Sousa, Connexion Bizarre

“For the ten tracks gathered here, FluiD sets his sights firmly on the harder edged, post-industrial end of the instrumental hiphop spectrum, resulting in a distinctly moody collection that manages to deftly balance a sense of deep dubby swagger with the sorts of poisoned, steel-plated beats you’d expect from Techno Animal or Scorn. All up, ‘Duality’ is an extremely impressive debut album from FluiD that should go down particularly well with fans of dystopian, post-industrial hiphop sounds along the lines of The Bug, Dalek and Scorn. ”

— Chris Downton, Cyclic Defrost

“ Despite the variety of inspirations and the appearance of an orgiastic celebration of the end of the world, FluiD is far from being lost in an unnecessary mess. The chemistry between the low, viscous, noisy guitar and the industrial triturations, belies a steady and heady, rhythmic flow. We hang in caves of tacky rust, exaggerated by the lack of light and shadows, vibrations fall like the repeated shaking of the dust of the lowlands. ”

— Manon Torres, Chroniques Electroniques

“Musically, this is a beat-driven assault of everything from breakbeats anchored in static to more minimal, dub-inspired fare. The comparisons to various Broadrick and Mick Harris projects are definitely there, along with hints of the Chain Reaction catalogue and even the head-spinning ambience of Lustmord, but there's a bit of accessibility that many of their influences missed the boat on, for better or worse”

— Max Deneau, Exclaim

“FluiD shows proper skill in fitting into the niche of modern music, mixed in the proper sense of the term, that makes FluiD’s music not easy to define (you can always try to define his music as electro-dub- experimental-cold-noise). From now on, with no doubt, I will recognized a track by FluiD. Christophe G. looks at the stars and invites us to follow him for a long, mesmerizing and dark journey. ”

— Sylvaïn Nicolino , Obskure Magazine

"...deep and grimy hip-hop beats are blending in with elements of dubstep"

— The Technicolor Sleep, No Fear of Pop

"I would descibe my music as combining the atmosphere and tempo of doom/sludge, the noise of industrial, the sensory enhancing properties of dub/psychedelia along with the rhythmachinery of hip-hop. There is definitely a feeling of distopia present in my music."

— Gerrado, Industrialized Metal Webzine

“ Glitchy, drill’n’bass style beats are teamed up with bursts of static and distant space-battle synths to create something that ruffles my ennui.”

— Kim Monaghan, Sitting Now

“Obviously industrial and ambient music play a key role in his textures as can be heard evidently by anyone who listens to his music. Chris is also self-defined as an anarchist which helps add to the darker image of the band and relating to the cities once again. A simple one-man army in the night, carrying a banner of revolution through a street no one sees at a time no one walks. A living contradiction, and yet an immensely important part of the industrial underground for the modern era of music.”

— Sage, Heathen Harvest

"...some fantastically magnified peak into a insectoid lair..."

— Mark, LOSINGTODAY.COM

"...With 'Unavoidable Abuses', FluiD doesn't bring you stuff you hear everyday.We should have more releases like these in the industrial metal scene."

— Gerardo, Industrialized Metal webzine

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2011
Nov 12

the foundation
Kansas City West Bottoms, MO, US | 8:00pm
the foundation
Kansas City West Bottoms, MO, US
Sat Nov 12, 2011 8:00pm
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NIGHT WORLD 2011 Night of The Empire an exhibition of art, architecture, fashion, music & performance AUDIO Monta At Odds Fluid Edenflux Scammers Feral Messiah VISUAL Fashion Emporium Hoops & Jugglers Aerial Muses VJDN8 SPIRITS & SAVORIES Delish Catering 3 Blondes and a Martini NIGHT WORLD 2011: FOUNDATION's 5th annual original event inspired by Chicago Architect Bertrand Goldberg's 1979 plans and drawings for an unrealized city of adult night life. Please accept this invitation for a reserved seat at the Emperors table on Saturday November 12th 2011. Be treated to complimentary beverages and culinary pleasures. Enjoy early entry benefits into NW5 including entertainment by the Emperors muses and private fashion viewing. Private Entry 8:00 pm $25.00 Public Entry 10:00 pm $15.00 For Mature Audiences Only 21+ presented by FOUNDATION & Crema de la Vida www.foundationkc.com
2011
Aug 6

Goodbye Blue Monday
Brooklyn, NY, US | 8:00pm
Goodbye Blue Monday
Brooklyn, NY, US
Sat Aug 06, 2011 8:00pm
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EXPERI-MENTAL MUSIC FESTIVAL #3 EXPERI-MENTAL MUSIC FESTIVAL #3 As support for PAS: http://www.reverbnation.com/pasmusic
2011
Jun 25

The Firehouse
Kansas City, MO, US | 9:00pm
The Firehouse
Kansas City, MO, US
Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:00pm
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2011
May 14

The Firehouse
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Sat May 14, 2011 9:00pm
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May 13

The Foundation
Kansas City, MO, US | 8:00pm
The Foundation
Kansas City, MO, US
Fri May 13, 2011 8:00pm
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Under The Radar annual experimental/ electronic music festival ~ friday the 13th of May

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ReDeMeR
Really dig this new record, Gonna have to pick it up with my hands THEE
Artemortifica Music
amazing music you play!!
THE PUSHER
So we meet again... : )
Big Brother On Acid
Thanks Chris. Miss you in NYC. Have a great day!
RoboGhost
LOVE your style!! The beats are sick and the intstrumentation is fantastic.
Leatherettes
Christophe! How cool to find you here on RN! I haven't been on MySpace much lately... hope you're well... These pieces are amazing. I especially love FRAGMENTATION. Ama...