Terminal 11
Tempe, Arizona's Mike Castaneda produces a highly unique form of glitch/IDM as Terminal 11. His tracks typically contain complex rhythmic shards arranged at an extremely rapid, dizzying tempo, yet their lack of a driving low-end causes them to feel suspended in midair. Following his earliest releases during the early 2000s, he became a fixture of the North American breakcore/IDM scene, regularly playing shows with the likes of Dev/Null and Duran Duran Duran, and providing graphic design for event flyers. By the early 2010s, his chaotic sound had become a bit more smoothed-out, yet still highly complex, and more recognizable elements of electro and acid techno began to seep into his work. In addition to his original productions, he has also remixed tracks by a variety of artists, including Japanese/Hawaiian singer Coppé, former Sneaker Pimps frontwoman Kelli Ali, and noise-rap group clipping.
Terminal 11 debuted in 2001 with Speed Modified, released by Phthalocyanine's Phthalo imprint. The label also issued the 2003 follow-up Don Maximo/Postmod Premax. The 7" single "Bistro" appeared on the short-lived Philadelphia label Advanced Idea Mechanics in 2004. Castaneda's third album, Illegal Nervous Habits, arrived via Jason Forrest's Cock Rock Disco label in 2005. A third Phthalo CD, Additions to Arsenal, appeared in 2006, and included an entire live set recorded in Slovenia. Terminal 11 then moved to Germany's Hymen Records for 2007's Fractured Sunshine. Kaleidoscope Eyes was released as a free download by CRD in 2009. Around this time, Castaneda co-founded a label called Sunwarped Records. Terminal 11's second Hymen Records full-length, Self Exorcism, appeared in 2012. He also returned to Phthalo for the EP Skyscraper on a Megayacht. The digital album With My Mind was released by Miami label Schematic in 2014, followed by another CRD freebie, 2015's Tracing Structures. The full-length Harmless Chaos was issued by Love Love Records in 2018.
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Discography
10 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Illegal Nervous Habits
Electronic - Released by Cock Rock Disco on 21 feb. 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Additions to Arsenal
Triphop - Released by Phthalo Records on 1 okt. 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
With My Mind
Electronic - Released by Schematic Music Co. on 22 apr. 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Skyscraper on a Megayacht
Triphop - Released by Phthalo Records on 8 jun. 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Don Maximo / Postmod Premax
Triphop - Released by Phthalo Records on 1 okt. 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Eyes Pressed Against The Glass
Electronic - Released by Black Opal on 5 mrt. 2021
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Tracing Structures
Dance - Released by Cock Rock Disco on 22 jul. 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Speed Modified
Triphop - Released by Phthalo Records on 1 mei 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -