Null Device

Rank #9 Madison, WI Electronica / Dance / World

50% of sales go to the charity Oxfam America.

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Members: Eric Oehler, Eric Goedken, Jill Sheridan

Sounds Like: Depeche Mode, Talvin Singh, Wolfgang Gartner, GusGus, Panjabi MC

Label: Nilaihah, Nilaihah Records

Bio: A technical wonk with a penchant for dabbling in ethnomusicology, a biochemist with a preternatural ear for a hook, and a cadre of friends, guests and contributors from diverse musical backgrounds - they all come together in Null Device. Active in some form or another since 1995, their sound has... See Full Bio

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“...But when Null Device draws from Depeche Mode on Suspending Belief—particularly on album highlight “Notes From The Fallen”—it sounds like a B-side that never was from Mode’s 2005 effort Playing The Angel. The tastefully reverberated vocal melodies of multi-instrumentalist Eric Oehler rise and fall over a pulse of word-tinged rhythms and synths that soar and bounce behind a thin layer of what sounds like sitar...the warped, shuffling synth hooks of “Blow My Mind,” the punchy, string-laden “Inkblots,” and the entrancing sequencing and Bertrand Russell-alluding lyrics of “Teapots Orbiting” round out Suspending Belief quite nicely, offering a refreshing perspective on a genre that’s overshadowed by dance-party kitsch.”

— Joel Shanahan, The Onion AVClub

“....Null Device has bridged production and live instrumentation to show there’s more to electronic music than beats per minute. ... I’ve yet to hear a local disc this year that matches the sonic diversity, musical depth and substance of Suspending Belief. It’s one of my early favorites of 2010.”

— Rich Albertoni, The Isthmus

“Madison's Null Device has grown more and more eclectic in methodical steps: Last year's Excursions not only pulled together electronica, Middle Eastern and Indian music, industrial and pop, but also made sense out of the crossbreeds... ”

— The Onion

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2012
Jun 9

Inferno
Madison, WI, US | 8:00pm
Inferno
Madison, WI, US
Sat Jun 09, 2012 8:00pm
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Electronic Saviors 2: Benefit & CD Release Party Join us for this special event that boasts artists from the compilation as they all come together to help raise awareness on the subject and also to celebrate the strength and resolve that cancer survivors show. All proceeds from this unique live event will go directly to the Gilda's Club/Cancer Support Community and The Bone Marrow Foundation. This compilation contains 105 (standard edition) and 142 (premium edition) tracks in total, including new exclusive tracks and mixes by 16 Volt, Project Pitchfork, Covenant, Blutengel, Suicide Commando, System Syn, God Module, Cesium 137, The Dark Clan, Rein[Forced], Mesh and many more. Packaged in a DVD style digipak containing the 6 physical CDs as well as a bonus 2 cd digipack with sticker, wristband and 70 page BRICKS survivors stories booklet. Proceeds will be donated to the Gilda's Club/Cancer Support Community (http://www.gildasclub.org/) and The Bone Marrow Foundation (http://www.bonemarrow.org/)
2011
Jul 6

University of Wisconsin…
Madison, WI, US | 7:00pm
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Madison, WI, US
Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:00pm
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2011
Jun 11

Abbey Pub
Chicago, IL, US | 5:30pm
Abbey Pub
Chicago, IL, US
Sat Jun 11, 2011 5:30pm
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2010
Jul 3

TBA
Washington DC, DC, US | 8:00pm
TBA
Washington DC, DC, US
Sat Jul 03, 2010 8:00pm
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http://www.nulldevice.com/2010/03/null-device-and-the-dark-clan-announce-tour-hold-contest/
2010
Jul 1

The Depot
Baltimore, MD, US | 8:00pm
The Depot
Baltimore, MD, US
Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:00pm
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http://www.nulldevice.com/2010/03/null-device-and-the-dark-clan-announce-tour-hold-contest/