X-Fusion
X-Fusion is the name of a solo dark electronic music project by German musician, producer and DJ, Jan Loamfield known as Jan L..[1] He began releasing acid house tracks in 1988, and by 2000, the project had become an Harsh Industrial/aggrotech project. Loamfield also released several albums under its side project Noisuf-X.
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Live performance as Noisuf-X at Essen Originell 2011 | |
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Also known as | Noisuf-X |
Origin | Germany |
Genres | Industrial, dark electro, aggrotech, EBM, Neoclassical dark wave, Gothic Electro |
Years active | 1988–present |
Labels | Scanner, Dark Dimensions, Gravitator |
Associated acts | Kombat Unit |
Members | Jan Loamfield (Jan L.) |
Beginnings
In 1988, Jan L. began producing music on a Commodore 64, in combination with organ sequences. Soon he upgraded to better equipment, suitable for producing high-quality music.
In 1991 his first demo tape, called “Syndromic Noise“, was produced. It, and his next demo tape, are usually classified as hard trance. Soon he began performing live at techno parties. This earned him exposure in local techno-trance scenes.
His music after this point was darker, and soon evolved to aggrotech/dark electro. This music caught the attention of independent label Dark Dimensions/SCANNER, who signed him in 2003. This was the beginning of X-FUSION as it exists today.
He used several neo-classical/orchestral goth musical elements in latest albums, creating a unique crossover of Industrial/Aggrotech and Gothic/Darkwave music.
The 2004 album Beyond the Pale reached number 6 on the Deutsche Alternative Charts,[2] and the 2007 album Rotten to the Core reached #16 for the year.[3] In 2008, Vast Abysm went to #2[4] and in 2009, Ultima Ratio also peaked at #2.[5]
Noisuf-X
Noisuf-X is X-Fusion's side project. It can best be described as power noise, though it also contains some techno-industrial and TBM influences. Noisuf-X has released twelve albums to date.
Discography
Albums
- Evillive (2001)
- Blackout (2002)
- Dial D for Demons (2003)
- Beyond the Pale (2004)
- Demons of Hate (2005)
- Rotten to the Core (2007)
- Bloody Pictures (2007)
- Choir of Damnation (2007)
- Vast Abysm (2008)
- Inner Exile MCD (2008)
- Ultima Ratio (2009)
- Thorn in My Flesh (2011)
- What Remains is Black (2013)
As Noisuf-X
Albums
- Antipode (2005)
- Tinnitus EP (2006)
- The Beauty of Destruction (2007)
- Voodoo Ritual (2009)
- Excessive Exposure (2010)
- Dead End District (2011)
- Warning (2013)
- Invasion (2014)
- 10 Years of Riot (2015)
- Kicksome(b)ass (2016)
- Banzai (2017)
- Invader (2018)
References
- PRODUCTION, X-FUSION MUSIC. "- www.X-FUSION.com -". X-fusion.com. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- "Unbenanntes Dokument". Djcharts.de. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- "Deutsche Alternative Charts". Djcharts.de. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- "Deutsche Alternative Charts". Djcharts.de. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- "Deutsche Alternative Charts". Djcharts.de. Retrieved 2 February 2018.