Since more than a decade, the german industrial/dark-electro band Project Pitchfork delights thousands of fans worldwide with a unique mixture of danceable beats, breathtaking melodies and deep lyrics. With 10 albums, 6 eps, and more compilation appearences than you can shake a stick at, Project Pitchfork have reached the status of “masters of electro-goth music”.

Since 1994 every album released by the band entered the Official German Charts, and they have been nominated twice for an Echo Award. In 2002, the french director Jerome de Missolz was so fascinated by Project Pitchfork’s music, performance and philosophy, that he featured the band in his movie “Zone Reptile”.

Beside a 12 minutes concert footage shot especially for the film, the music of Project Pitchfork is present throughout the whole motion picture. The lyrics of the songs are often used to express the main character’s emotional inner world, becoming an important part of the story-telling process. The band is also very famous for their energy and intensity on stage: their live-shows are known to be legendary. They toured extensively and played hundreds of shows all over the world, exciting the crowds in countries like Canada, Brazil, Argentina, the United States of America, Norway, Sweden, England, Belgium, The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Greece, France, Latvia, The Russian Federation, Austria, Switzerland and of course Germany.

Now Project Pitchfork is back with the new album “Dream, Tiresias!”, which is going to be released worldwide on the 27th of February 2009. A long awaited release, if we think that the last regular album “Kaskade” was published in 2005. In the meanwhile, though, Project Pitchfork did not remain inactive: in 2006 the band brought out their first download-only release ‘Wonderland/One Million Faces’, which by fans’ demand was released on CD one year later.

In that same time, Project Pitchfork’s frontman and mastermind Peter Spilles brought to life two new side-projects (IMATEM and Santa Hates You) in order to be able to direct his creativity into different channels.

While Santa Hates You fits the “hard and loud” stylistic concept, providing rhythm-oriented musical landscapes and a juicy sarcastic/ironic touch in the lyrics and image, IMATEM celebrates the Synth Pop aspect -if you will- which is carried with harmonious and deep melodies throughout the whole oeuvre. Also, a peculiar characteristic behind the IMATEM project is that, while Peter Spilles entirely composes the music, he often invites renowned fellow musicians to perform the vocals on his compositions. He already collaborated with artists such as Ronan Harris (VNV Nation), Der Graf (Unheilig), Sven Friedrich (Zeraphine/Solar Fake) and Stefan Grossmann (Absurd Minds), to name just a few.

Out of the sludge filled sewers and scrap metal heaps of New York comes TERRORFAKT

Acidic and harsh, the music of TERRORFAKT is unavoidable. This hard hitting industrial band based out of NYC blazed onto the scene in 2001 with their self released album titled, We Know Pain. Having been influenced by bands such as Controlled Bleeding, Neurosis, Merzbow, Manufactura and Synascape, TERRORFAKT describes their sound as ranging from powerful dance-floor anthems to ambient sound-scapes and pure experimental noise structures.

After releasing several albums on their own, TERRORFAKT was signed to Tinman Records and released the album, Deconstruction, in 2003. The album was a huge club hit in the United States as well as in Canada and the band attributed this success to the loyal DJs who enjoyed the album and played select songs from Deconstruction in clubs and over the airwaves.

In order to build up a strong fan base, TERRORFAKT has been touring relentlessly, performing well over 250 times in the U.S. and Canada since mid 2002. The band has opened for such bands as E-Craft, Das Ich, Funkervogt, Manufactura, KMFDM, and Hocico.

TERRORFAKT returned with their second release on their new label, Metropolis Records. Released in August of 2004, Cold Steel World contained brutal rhythms designed to turn any dance-floor into a war-zone like frenzy.

For the first several weeks after the album's release, the label had difficulty keeping it in stock. The band also played over 70 live dates in 2004 alone!

For 2005, TERRORFAKT presented the world with a remix CD packed with over the top remixes and five tracks not on CSW. Cold World Remixes plays smoothly from start to finish like a new studio record thanks to help from the remixing talents of Imperative Reaction, E/Craft, Angel Theory, Cervello Elettronico, and Life Cried.

TERRORFAKT’s third release on Metropolis, Teethgrinder, is a myriad of torment, anger, confusion, hatred, and pain. Aggressive is too mild of a word to describe the pummeling beats, explosive rhythms, critical state melodies and self-destructive tempo. With the most raging album you all hear for 2006, TERRORFAKT has reached unprecedented levels with the seething Teethgrinder.

TERRORFAKT is also signed to Industrial Strength / Industrial Movement, the label run by the famous Hardcore techno pioneer Lenny Dee. Industrial Strength has released several TERRORFAKT 12 inch vinyl records as well as a Double CD, all of which are near sold out and out of print.

TERRORFAKT is currently working on a 4th release scheduled for sometime in late 2008.

As clear-cut electronic soundscapes blend with distorted aggression, a new machine is born. Throbbing with intensity and aggression, it constitutes the merging point of ancient insights, a disillusioned present and the unfolding veils of tomorrow. It is a foundry for intelligence and instincts, for reason and lust, for the stark reality and that which lies beyond man's comprehension. It is an essence of progress. It is Interlace.

Interlace is also a virtual laboratory, a realm of enlightenment. All academic fields are represented here, and art is the room that encapsulates them all. In cautious hands, knowledge is molded into sonic and visual expressions that will shake the foundations of a society taught to settle for less.

Interlace was blue-printed nearly a decade ago and has gradually developed since. Other artistical engagements delayed the realization of the project until the fall of 2001.At this time, the members agreed to enter into a collaboration with swedish alternative label Memento Materia. Subsequently, the debut album Innuendo was written and produced during an intense three-month period.

Interlace Show is a presentation of Artoffact Records

Attention cadets, incoming transmission! Destruction is imminent: Memmaker are here to destroy all human eardrums and interface with your women, undermining earth society forever. Comprised of Guillaume Nadon and Yann Faussurier (of Iszoloscope), Memmaker have forged a rare and explosive compound of hard-trance, driving electro grooves, and immense industrial beats against which mankind is utterly defenseless. Limbs will be shattered and tossed like straw as the full force of their unstoppable sonic barrage is unleashed upon humanity, animating those torn and smashed extremities in a violent whirl of fists and bodies as their complete takeover of your central nervous system compels you to MOVE. Bodies will be tossed on concussive tremors of bass, and the screams of ecstasy and resignation will drown in the impossibly infectious rhythms.

The only hope for survival is to assimilate into the robot ranks and take to the streets. You are all soldiers to the cause now, and the Uprising is in motion - the insatiable iron lust of your new mechanical rulers will be satisfied! This robotic takeover is a cooperative venture between Hive Records Global Noise Corporation and the Embodiment Records Woldwide Control Apparatus. Released on Hive Records and available January 21st, 2008.

Canadian singer Jennifer Parkin has become a true icon on the electronic scene with her unique music writing style, her personality and her Lolita meets Glam-punk image. In 2003, she began her project Ayria and shook the foundation of the industrial-electro scene by mixing straight old-school industrial with harsh electro while giving a nod to electro-clash and 80’s new wave. Ayria has released two full length CD’s on Belgium label Alfa Matrix (FRONT 242, LEATHERSTRIP, etc.), with the highly anticipated release “Hearts For Bullets” to be released September 12th, 2008.

In anticipation to the release of her 3rd full length album "Hearts For Bullets" in September 2008, Canadian artist Jennifer Parkin returned in March 2008 with the release of an EP for the single "The Gun Song". Often referred to as the female icon of Canadian electro, AYRIA is in very good company on this new EP CD. With remixes by renowned talents Daniel B. of FRONT 242, Claus Larsen of LEAETHER STRIP, DAVID CARRETTA and STANDEG (ex-HAUJOBB). Add to this a solid army of ambassadors of the emerging new electronic / industrial generation lead by SPETSNAZ, ANGELSPIT, ESSENCE OF MIND and HEADSCAN.

Inspired by the rythm of life, by contrasts and symbiosis, by what lie inside each and everyone of us and what lie pass the horizon, Corrupted Suburbs provide a soundtrack, a cinematographic music where electronic, electric and acoustic sonorities melt to create a surprisingly efficient and captivating amalgam.

After a first album released in 2004, the Corrupted Suburbs line-up and sound rapidly expanded, providing an even more complex and textured sound that would now take place on stage in the form of a captivating audio-visual experience. Highly acclaimed by the crowd and the medias when they opened for Israel trance legend Astral Projection, industrial pioneer KMFDM and more recently for Frontline Assembly, Corrupted Suburbs showed by their professionalism, originality and charisma that it’s a band worth discovering.

the path you’re about to take was sculpted, paved and designed by s. talada. he began his musical
experimentations and creations in 1987. talada's musical experience is in many styles/forms as he has worn many hats, masks and attires (with various bands and music projects) for the last 20 years. he has worked with cult groups (such as punk/industrial band stg as a vocalist) and a programmer for death rock projects and as a keyboardist for kommunity fk - talada was undoubtedly knee deep in it. he has also released several key albums (the operative through the crunch pod & sistinas labels) and has shared the stage with many performers in industrial and related genres. he also runs and operates the los angeles industrial/electronic music label mechanismz. as marching dynamics talada steps beyond his unique and varied musical endeavors. a new force that will surprise/inspire you and will be heard for years to come.

marching dynamics astounds the listener with its intricate arrangements of rhythms and melodic sounds. one is lost and surrounded in the subtleties that draw you in without you realizing it. before you know it you’re covered in a most diabolically delicious and infectious groove. the narrative nature of marching dynamics is extremely meditative and thus evokes emotional response of wanting to dance/move with a flow that few musical projects can create. influential inputs range from noisy, technoid electronic, kicking classic detroit to energetic dubstep/idm hybrids. all of which are analyzed, assimilated and processed into a unique blend of synthesized analeptics for mind and body.

think of your head, waist and feet as tender saucy pieces of pot roast with warm, mouth watering delectable gravy poured over it. you will then know what it is to experience marching dynamics.

Night Dj's ::

Skinny Puppy Cancelation update : After more than 2 months of talking directly with Skinny Puppy, even if we did have a signed contract from there booking agency since September 2008, due to changes on Skinny Puppy side schedule, both parties agreed to cancel Skinny Puppy participation to the festival. It is a sad news for all the Kinetik team, and be sure we did everything we could to make this show happen. It is with the same resigment that Skinny Puppy decided to cancel there participation to the festival. We will soon post an official letter from Nivek Ogre explaining this change and that the cancellation is not due to the festival team or Skinny Puppy fault.

We hope that the festival line up with more than 35 acts is still enough to please everyones tastes, the festival was never intended to be a "one" band festival, but more a whole experience. For anyone that has bought tickets/passes to the festival and wish to receive an refund on there purchase, please send an email to sales@festival-kinetik.net along side the full transaction confirmation ID received from the paypal transaction confirmation email.

Phase 1 - Thursday May 14 ::

02:00pm Merch tables - Tickets Outlet - BBQ Area
06:00pm Main hall opening (with dj's)
07:00pm Corrupted suburbs
08:00pm Ayria
09:00pm Memmaker
10:00pm Terrorfakt
11:15pm Project Pitchfork
12:45am Interlace
02:00am Marching Dynamics
03:00am End of the night

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