The Gothsicles
American industrial and electronic body music band / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Gothsicles is an American industrial and electronic body music (EBM) band formerly based out of Chicago, Illinois before moving to Boston, Massachusetts in 2018. The group was formed in Wisconsin in 2002 by Brian "darkNES" Graupner, who handles vocals and synthesizers, and is the sole consistent member.[1] The band has a rotating lineup of live musicians, including Matt Fanale of Caustic, Matt Slegel of Angelspit, and David Dodson of Abstinence. The band released its first LP, NESferatu, in 2006. Following albums included Sega Lugosi's Dead (2009), Industrialites & Magic (2011), Squid Icarus (2014), and I Feel Sicle, which was released on November 4, 2016. According to COMA Music Magazine, "The Gothsicles are one of the forerunners in Industrial Music for the Nerdy Masses."[2]
The Gothsicles | |
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Origin | Madison, Wisconsin Chicago, Illinois Boston, Massachusetts |
Genres | Electronic body music (EBM), industrial, powernoise, dark electro |
Years active | 2002-present (2002-present) |
Labels | Tigersquawk Records, Negative Gain Productions, WTII Records, Sonic Mainline Records |
Members | Brian Graupner |
Website | thegothsicles |
Known for "spastic" and energetic live performances,[3] they have performed at major festivals such as Infest,[4] Kinetik Festival, Resistanz, Game On Expo, Reverence Festival, Terminus Festival, Cold Waves Festival, and Mechanismus Festival. The band has had songs remixed by artists such as Leæther Strip, Project Pitchfork, Neuroticfish and Pankow. Side projects include The Causticles, a collaboration with Caustic,[5] Hardcore Pong with Angelspit,[5] and the weekly internet talk show, Space Couch.[5]