Cubanate
Aggressive techno-industrial fusion defined by high-speed rhythms and gravelly vocals. Pure adrenaline for late-night drives or high-intensity training.
Aggressive techno-industrial fusion defined by high-speed rhythms and gravelly vocals. Pure adrenaline for late-night drives or high-intensity training.
Cubanate sounds like a high-speed collision between a 90s warehouse rave and a thrash metal concert. The music is propelled by relentless, four-on-the-floor techno beats and punishing electronic percussion, over which jagged, distorted guitar riffs provide a metallic edge. It is music designed for movement, but with a dark, confrontational grit that sets it apart from standard dance fare.
What makes them truly distinctive is Marc Heal's vocal delivery. Eschewing the typical distorted whispers or operatic wails of their peers, Heal employs a gravelly, authoritative shout reminiscent of classic hard rock frontmen. This human snarl, combined with Phil Barry's sharp guitar work and the duo's mastery of high-BPM sequencing, creates a sound that feels both futuristic and primal.
Start with the single 'Oxyacetylene' to experience their most iconic blend of speed and aggression. From there, 'Cyberia' offers the definitive 90s industrial-techno experience, while 'Interference' showcases a fascinating, more experimental pivot into the world of dark breakbeats and drum and bass.
Cubanate were an industrial band from London, England, founded in 1992 by Marc Heal (vocals), Graham Rayner (keyboards), Phil Barry (guitars), and Steve Etheridge (drums). The group became well known for their combination of electro-industrial with distorted heavy metal guitars and techno percussion (later incorporating breakbeats). After the release of their debut album Antimatter in 1993, Rayner and Etheridge departed from the band. From that point on, Cubanate revolved around Heal and Barry, with various other musicians joining the lineup at times. In 1995, Cubanate released their second album Cyberia. It contained the band's most successful single, "Oxyacetylene". Their third album, Barbarossa, followed in 1996. Cubanate then signed with Wax Trax! Records for the release of 1998's Interference. After the release of the band's fifth album (Search Engine) was aborted, Cubanate went into a hiatus. They briefly reunited from 2010 to 2011, and again from 2016 to 2022.
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Shares noise textured, drum machine, analog warmth (production style); aggressive, intense, defiant (moods)
Shares aggressive, intense, defiant (moods); drum machine, noise textured, compressed loud (production style)
Shares compressed loud, drum machine, noise textured (production style); aggressive, intense, defiant (moods)
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