Survive (band)

"S U R V I V E" redirects here. For other uses, see survive (disambiguation).

Survive (often styled S U R V I V E) is an electronic band consisting of Michael Stein, Kyle Dixon, Adam Jones and Mark Donica formed in 2009 in Austin, Texas.

S U R V I V E
SXSW 21 March 2017
Background information
Origin	Austin, Texas, United States
Genres	Electronic synthwave
Instruments	Korg Mono/Poly Roland SH-101 ARP Odyssey Elektron Analog Keys Sequential Prophet-6 Sequential Circuits Six-Trak
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Relapse Records Holodeck Monofonus Press Mannequin Light Lodge
Members	Kyle Dixon Michael Stein Mark Donica Adam Jones

Band

The Austin-based quartet have produced synth-heavy, horror-score-influenced compositions for over a decade, exploring these themes through drum machines and analog synths across various single, EP and LP releases.^[1]

The Guest

Survive contributed to the soundtrack for the indie horror film The Guest.^[1]

Stranger Things

The band gained wider fame after members Dixon and Stein were hired to compose the musical score Music of Stranger Things for the Netflix supernatural horror hit series Stranger Things.^[2]

Both volumes of the soundtrack were nominated individually for the Best Score Soundtrack Category for the 2017 Grammy Awards, though neither won.^[3] 2017 saw Dixon and Stein also nominated for an ASCAP award as a result of their soundtrack work.^[4] In September 2017 Dixon and Stein won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for their work on the Stranger Things theme.^[5] 2017 has also seen the band curate the music for Sensory, a multi-dimensional immersive restaurant experience' at Sugar Hill Mountain Festival in Melbourne, Australia.^[6]

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
Mnq026 HD015	Release date: 28 May 2012 Label: Mannequin Records, Holodeck Records Formats: CD, Digital Download, 12" Vinyl Songs: - Deserted Skies - Floating Cube - To Light Alone I Bow - Hourglass - Omniverse - Black Mollies - Scalar Wave - Shunting Yard - Dirge
HD009	Release date: 4 September 2012 Label: Holodeck Records Formats: cassette Songs: - cschz 01 - cschz 02
RR7349	Release date: 30 September 2016 Label: Relapse Records Formats: CD, digital download, 12" vinyl Songs: - A.H.B - Other - Dirt - High Rise - Wardenclyffe - Sorcerer - Low Fog - Copter - Cutthroat
RR7400: LA041717	Release date: 3 August 2018 Label: Relapse Records Formats: Digital Download, 12" Vinyl Songs: - Floating Cube (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Omniverse (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Sorcerer (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Cutthroat (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Holographic (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Black Mollies (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Parousia (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Wardenclyffe (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Copter (Los Angeles - 4-17-17)

Extended plays & tapes

Year	Title	Label
2010	BATH017 (As part of Dark of Night Compilation)	Bathetic Records
2010	LLR002	Light Lodge
2011	LT019	Living Tapes
2012	TLLT21	To Lose La Track
2013	HD009	Holodeck Records 2016 HD037 Holodeck Records
2014	MF064	Monofonus Press

Music videos

Title	Year	Ref
Floating Cube	2013	[7]
Omniverse	2015	[8]
Copter	2016	[9]

Soundtracks

Title	Details
Stranger Things (season 1)	Released (Vol. 1): 12 August 2016 Released (Vol. 2): 19 August 2016
Stranger Things (season 2)	Released: 20 October 2017
Stranger Things (season 3)	Released: 28 June 2019
Stranger Things (season 4)	Released: 1 July 2022