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Label: Infacted Recordings / Sigsaly Transmission Media / Gravitator Records
Label Type: indie
Location: Rome, All Around, Italy
Rating: 9.92
Rating points: 6088
Member since: May 17, 2006
Last logged in: May 08, 2008, 03:16pm
Account Status: Premium Member
Rated by: 614 people
Latest Journal Entry: Revenge in Holland   April 21, 2008, 12:29pm


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XP8 is Marco Visconti and Marko Resurreccion.

The band, started in 2001 as a trio including previous singer Paul Toohill , composes an airy blend of EBM, electronica, techno and trance, bringing their various visions and talents to life with synthetic vibrancy and danceable beats, crossing electronic genres with relative ease.

Aimed at the heart of the dancefloor, the music keeps listeners moving through the night in timeless waves, emitting subtle hints of the 1980s while slipping easily into sounds of the new millennium: glitchy patterns, sharp simulated strings, and clear vocals travel through bright sequences and brooding atmospheres.

After having released their first demo, Forgive, on the now defunct mp3.com website, and receiving good feedbacks, they signed a deal with the Polish label Black Flames Records, who would reissue the demo on May 2004 as Forgive[n], quickly followed by the RE_Productions EP in October 2004.

In several interviews though, the band seem to consider their real debut the 2005 album Hrs:Min:Sec, released on the acclaimed German label Infacted Recordings.

Over the years, XP8 made a name for themselves due to their energetic live performances: the band played all over Europe, from their native Italy to Russia, and attended prestigious festivals like the Wave Gotik Treffen in Germany. Also their remix work is much sought-after, and bands as different as Attrition, Mortiis, Icon Of Coil and Dope Stars Inc. (among the others) has been remixed by XP8.

Their third studio album, The Art Of Revenge, released on January 18th 2008 once again on Infacted Recordings, immediately received good reviews, and was subsequently licensed in North America to Sigsaly Transmission Media and in Russia to Gravitator Records: meanwhile, it reached place #1 at the Dutch Underground Charts and peaked at #5 at the famous Deutsche Alternative Charts, proving once again how XP8 is constantly on the rise.

This time, revenge is coming... with art.



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XP8 / LINKS

+ WEBSITE + LAST.FM + LIVEJOURNAL + MYSPACE + INFACTED RECORDINGS + SIGSALY TRANSMISSION MEDIA + GRAVITATOR RECORDS +


XP8 / DISCOGRAPHY




Buy XP8 CDs and merchandise online here:

+ CANADA +
STORMING THE BASE | www.stormingthebase.com

+ EUROPE +
INFACTED SHOP | stores.ebay.de/infacted-recordings
AMAZON | www.amazon.de
AUDIOGLOBE | www.audioglobe.it
INDIETECTIVE | www.indietective.de
INFRAROT | www.infrarot.de

+ USA +
A DIFFERENT DRUM | www.adifferentdrum.com
METROPOLIS | www.industrial-music.com
NILAIHAH RECORDS | www.nilaihah.com



XP8

Influences:

+ Cabaret Voltaire + Hula + Icon Of Coil + Tiesto + Benny Benassi + Nitzer Ebb + Assemblage 23 + Clock Dva + VNV Nation + Nine Inch Nails + Test Department + Paul Kalkbrenner + Lab 4 + Einstuerzende Neubauten + Skinny Puppy + Astral Projection + The Cure + Throbbing Gristle + Aphex Twin + Kraftwerk + Coil + Covenant + Tool + Depeche Mode + New Order + Pet Shop Boys + Underworld + Front 242 + Chemical Brothers + Front Line Assembly + The Prodigy + Empirion + Ferry Corsten + ... +


Homepage: http://www.xp8.org
Link 1: http://www.myspace.com/xp8
Link 2: http://www.last.fm/music/XP8
Link 3: http://xp8ing.livejournal.com

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