Futurisk (stylized as FUTURISK) was an American electronic electropunk group based out of Lighthouse Point, Florida, United States that recorded and performed live in the late 1970s and early 1980s in South Florida, and are believed to be the first electropop/electropunk band in the American South.[1][2]
Futurisk | |
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| Origin | Lighthouse Point, Florida, United States |
| Genres | Synthpop, electropunk, minimal wave, new wave |
| Years active | 1979–1984 |
| Labels | Clark Humphrey Records, Minimal Wave Records, Cititrax Records |
| Past members | Jeremy Kolosine Richard Hess Jack Howard Frank Lardino Vinny Scrimenti Jeff Marcus |
| Website | minimalwave.futurisk.net |
Clark Humphrey Records
Art by Frank Vickers
They initially had two 7" vinyl releases[3][4] on Clark Humphrey Records: The Sound of Futurism 1980/Army Now (1980)[5] and Player Piano EP (1982),[6] the latter of which was rediscovered in 2002 by LCD Soundsystem frontman and DFA Records co-founder/producer James Murphy when he happened across it in a NYC record store.[7] Murphy subsequently released a Futurisk track, Push Me Pull You, Part 2 on a DFA mix CD through the Paris fashion-house Colette in 2003, titled Colette No. 5,[8] sparking a renewed interest in Futurisk's music.
In 2010, the New York City-based label Minimal Wave released a 30th anniversary retrospective full length vinyl of Futurisk's works titled Player Piano LP[9][10] and received positive reviews in the press.[7][11][12][13] On May 17, 2011, Minimal Wave/Cititrax Records released the Lonely Streets Remixes[14] 12" EP which includes remixes by artists such as Chris Carter (a founding member of the bands Throbbing Gristle and Chris & Cosey), Tom Furse (a founding member of the band The Horrors), Complexxion, and Prince Language (DFA Records).
Futurisk[15] was founded by British expatriate Jeremy Kolosine[16] who in 2007 executive produced the album 8-Bit Operators: The Music of Kraftwerk on Kraftwerk's US homelabel Astralwerks and EMI Records worldwide, for which Kraftwerk founding member Ralf Hütter personally selected the tracks.[17]
Band members
edit- Jeremy Kolosine - vocals, synthesizer, sequencer, vocoder, guitar-synth, drum-machine, bass guitar, electric mandolin (1979–1984).
- Richard Hess - synthesizer, drum-machine, sequencer, vocoder (1981–1984).
- Jack Howard - drums, syndrums (1980–1984).
- Vinny Scrimenti - drums (1981-1982).
- Jeff Marcus - bass (1980-1982).
- Frank Lardino - synthesizer (1980–1981).
References
edit- ^ "Google". Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ "Futurisk - Electro-punk group formed in Florida, 1979 - Discography, biography, music, MP3s, members, pictures & videos at SoundUnwound". Soundunwound.com. 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ "More pioneering synthpunk from Futurisk". DangerousMinds. 3 September 2011. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ "The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | A Minimal Wave Interview: Futurisk's Jeremy Kolosine". The Quietus. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ "Futurisk - The Sound Of Futurism 1980 / Army Now (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2006-08-20. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ "Futurisk - Player Piano EP (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ a b Grind, County (2010-06-01). "Fort Lauderdale's Futurisk Reissues Player Piano Today - Broward/Palm Beach Music - County Grind". Blogs.browardpalmbeach.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ "Various - Colette N°5 (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ B2 Collective / b2collective.com. "Minimal Wave Records | Minimal Wave Release | Futurisk - Player Piano". Minimalwave.com. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Futurisk Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ "40 best: reissues of 2010 – FACT magazine: music and art". Factmag.com. 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ "Minimal Wave reissues Futurisk's Player Piano – FACT magazine: music and art". Factmag.com. 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ "Futurisk". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ B2 Collective / b2collective.com. "Minimal Wave Records | Articles | Futurisk's "Lonely Streets" Remixes Out May 17". Minimalwave.com. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Futurisk - Electro-punk group formed in Florida, 1979 - Discography, biography, music, MP3s, members, pictures & videos at SoundUnwound". Soundunwound.com. 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ "Jeremy Kolosine - aka Ksine, founder of Futurisk, 8-Bit Operators and Receptors - Discography, biography, music, MP3s, credits, pictures & videos at SoundUnwound". Soundunwound.com. 1960-11-12. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ "An Ode to Kraftwerk". 8bitoperators.com. Retrieved 2020-09-22.