Make a Star
Encyclopedia
Make a Star is the second EP album
by Italian
industrial rock
band Dope Stars Inc.
. It was released on August 4, 2006. Following suit of their previous albums, the EP was released under the Trisol Music Group
label as well as being distributed by Metropolis Records
in North America and Canada, with other labels distributing in other countries. Thomas Rainer, who produced their last album, returned to produce along with Bernd Mazzagg and Markus Jäger.
to produce one more album. The album, Gigahearts
, was recorded shortly after and released later in 2006. Rather than keeping Thomas Rainer as a producer for a third time, Victor Love used his knowledge gained from working with him to produce the album himself.
Band
Extra instruments
Production
Artwork
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by Italian
Italy
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industrial rock
Industrial rock
Industrial rock is a musical genre that fuses industrial music and specific rock subgenres. Industrial rock spawned industrial metal, with which it is often confused...
band Dope Stars Inc.
Dope Stars Inc.
Dope Stars Inc. is an alternative and industrial rock band formed in Rome, Italy in late 2002, though the band was not officially formed until 2003. The band was founded by Victor Love, Darin Yevonde, Grace Khold and Brian Wolfram. They have four albums and three EPs released, with the latest being...
. It was released on August 4, 2006. Following suit of their previous albums, the EP was released under the Trisol Music Group
Trisol Music Group
The Trisol Music Group - GmbH , is a German business group and record label headquartered in Dieburg. Owning multiple sublabels, they specialize in producing musical works pertaining to darkwave, dark folk, gothic rock, deathrock, ethereal wave and other "gothic" genres of music...
label as well as being distributed by Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the post-industrial field such as electro-industrial, synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, and gothic musical genres....
in North America and Canada, with other labels distributing in other countries. Thomas Rainer, who produced their last album, returned to produce along with Bernd Mazzagg and Markus Jäger.
Background
Following the release of Make a Star, Dope Stars Inc. were already signed for a record deal with Trisol Music GroupTrisol Music Group
The Trisol Music Group - GmbH , is a German business group and record label headquartered in Dieburg. Owning multiple sublabels, they specialize in producing musical works pertaining to darkwave, dark folk, gothic rock, deathrock, ethereal wave and other "gothic" genres of music...
to produce one more album. The album, Gigahearts
Gigahearts
Gigahearts is the second studio album by Italian industrial rock band Dope Stars Inc.. Lyrically it focuses on traditional cyberpunk beliefs and themes. The album was released in 2006 first in Europe and in other countries including North America and Australia in the following weeks...
, was recorded shortly after and released later in 2006. Rather than keeping Thomas Rainer as a producer for a third time, Victor Love used his knowledge gained from working with him to produce the album himself.
Track listing
Personnel
Creative personnel us as follows:Band
- Victor Love – lead vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, drum machineDrum machineA drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums or other percussion instruments. They are used in a variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music...
, synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones... - Alex VegaAlex VegaAlessandro Pace, better known by his stage name Alex Vega, is an Italian musician and part-time DJ. Founder of the Gothic Doom Metal musical project known as The Foreshadowing, he was previously associated with the bands Dope Stars Inc. and Klimt 1918. Pace assumed the name Alex Vega in 2005 when...
– guitar - Darin Yevonde – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Grace Khold – artwork
Extra instruments
- Markus Jäger – bass guitar, guitar
- Alexander Kaschte – guitar
- Thomas Rainer – Male vocals
- Luisa Thum – Female vocals
Production
- Markus Jäger – producer, recording
- Alexander Kaschte – composer, programming, mixing
- Bo Kondren – mastering
- Victor Love – songwriting, mixing, recording, programming
- Bernd Mazzagg – producer, arranging, mixing, programming, recording
- Thomas Rainer – producer
Artwork
- Grace Khold – graphic design, art direction, layout
- Eolo Perfido – photography