Eiterherd
Encyclopedia
Eiterherd is an Austria
n breakcore
artist.
He first got into experimental music in 1994, when he started DJ'ing hardcore
and gabber around Graz, Austria and Maribor, Slovenia. In 1995 he started making music on a computer, using various trackers. In 1996 together with Gwal he founded the record label
Widerstand Records
. The goal of Widerstand, besides just releasing music, is doing record business in a non-profit orientated way and using the platform for delivering political messages. In March 1997 Silent Revolution Records was founded as a sublabel of Widerstand records and later two more sublabels followed: reek.org and pornoir.com.
The first release on the label came out in October 1996: a limited split 12"
featuring Gwal and Eiterherd. In early 1997 Eiterherd and Gwal both released solo 12" EPs. In 1999 Eiterherd released his first full-length album as a co- production between Praxis Records
and Widerstand Records. The album used samples from the film 1984 and was titled 1984 vs. 1999.
In 1998 Gwal and Eiterherd split up and Gwal founded his own label Dusk Records. Eiterherd continues to manage Widerstand Records and is also responsible for the maintenance and design of Widerstand website online from late 1997 until 2006.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n breakcore
Breakcore
Breakcore is a style of electronic music largely influenced by hardcore techno, drum and bass and Intelligent dance music. Its sound is largely characterized by a high-tempo, well-timed mingling of distorted kick drums , break beats arranged from samples of the Amen break, and audio samples from a...
artist.
He first got into experimental music in 1994, when he started DJ'ing hardcore
Hardcore techno
Hardcore techno is a type of electronic music typified by the rhythmic use of distorted and atonal industrial-like beats and samples...
and gabber around Graz, Austria and Maribor, Slovenia. In 1995 he started making music on a computer, using various trackers. In 1996 together with Gwal he founded the record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
Widerstand Records
Widerstand Records
Widerstand Records is an independent Austrian record label specialized in breakcore and experimental music. It was set up by breakcore producers Eiterherd and Gwal in 1996. In March 1997 the sublabel Silent Revolution Records was founded...
. The goal of Widerstand, besides just releasing music, is doing record business in a non-profit orientated way and using the platform for delivering political messages. In March 1997 Silent Revolution Records was founded as a sublabel of Widerstand records and later two more sublabels followed: reek.org and pornoir.com.
The first release on the label came out in October 1996: a limited split 12"
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
featuring Gwal and Eiterherd. In early 1997 Eiterherd and Gwal both released solo 12" EPs. In 1999 Eiterherd released his first full-length album as a co- production between Praxis Records
Praxis Records
Praxis Records is an independent record label based in Berlin, Germany, releasing primarily harsh experimental electronic music. The label was founded in 1992 by Christoph Fringeli, who has released music under numerous monikers such as Base Force One, Scaremonger and Metatron.-Roster:Praxis...
and Widerstand Records. The album used samples from the film 1984 and was titled 1984 vs. 1999.
In 1998 Gwal and Eiterherd split up and Gwal founded his own label Dusk Records. Eiterherd continues to manage Widerstand Records and is also responsible for the maintenance and design of Widerstand website online from late 1997 until 2006.
Discography
- Widerstand 01 (split EP with Gwal) (Widerstand Records, 1996)
- Erase The Establishment! EP (Widerstand Records, 1997)
- 5 Finger Hat Die Hand Mit 5 Packst Du Den Feind! (Silent Revolution Records, 1997)
- Brachial Gewalt (Special Forces, 1997)
- 1984 vs. 1999 (Praxis - Widerstand Records, 1999)
- Novus Ordo Seculorum (split with XanopticonXanopticonRyan Friedrich , better known by his moniker Xanopticon, is an electronic musician. One of breakcore's most prominent producers, he has toured internationally and released music with several electronic labels including Hymen Records, Mirex, Cock Rock Disco, Entity and Tigerbeat6...
) (Peace Off, 2001) - Zod 02 (split with HecateHecate (artist)Hecate is an American/Austrian experimental industrial and breakcore musician who lives in Berlin, Germany. She takes her name from the Greek goddess of sorcery Hecate. She uses sex as a major topic in her music, such as in the tracks "Hecate Jacks Off The Jackal" and "The Magick Of Female...
) (Zod, 2001)
External links
- http://eiterherd.info - official website
- Eiterherd @ Discogs.com - discography
- http://widerstand.org - Widerstand website, now defunct