Pitchshifter
British band Pitchshifter started out in the late-'80s industrial underground as aggressive social confronters harking back to the early days of British punk and American hardcore (à la the Minutemen and Dead Kennedys). Pitchshifter signed to Earache in 1992, and their first couple releases -- the mini-album Submit (1992) and the full-length Desensitized (1993) -- firmly entrenched them in the industrial underground and brought their music to the attention of American listeners. Pitchshifter's shows used live programming and slides, and further spread their music in the States, though their confrontational attitude almost ensured a lack of commercial airplay. Released in 1996, Infotainment saw Pitchshifter starting to outgrow their industrial roots and explore computer technology in an effort to bring their brand of aggressive social and political awareness to a more mainstream audience. The album is filled with exciting aggression and high-speed techno breaks that were unusual in commercial music. In addition, the band included free samples at the end of the CD, and encouraged listeners to "steal" them for their own use. Pitchshifter toured relentlessly and successfully for the next couple years, playing with the likes of Korn, Tool, Ministry, and even Girls Against Boys, bringing them to the attention of American major label DGC, which signed them in 1997. During this period the band also took a musical leap as evidenced by its 1998 release www.pitchshifter.com, the group's first on DGC. Filled with an enlightening combination of hard, punky breakbeats veering toward a unique sort of sweaty drum'n'bass, the album is built both on samples and live playing. During the 2000s, recording was sporadic. Early on, the band released Deviant (MCA, 2000) and PSI (Sanctuary, 2002). They reconvened in 2009 to make a new album.
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Discography
18 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Desensitized
Rock - Released by Earache Digital Distribution on 1 okt. 1993
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Infotainment?
Rock - Released by Earache Digital Distribution on 1 mei 1996
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The Remix War
Rock - Released by Earache Digital Distribution on 5 dec. 1994
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Submit
Rock - Released by Earache Digital Distribution on 1 jan. 1992
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Industrial (Remastered)
Progressieve rock - Released by Peaceville Records on 18 jun. 1991
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Industrial
Progressieve rock - Released by Peaceville Records on 18 jun. 1991
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Un-UK 2020 Guest Vocalist E.P
Metal - Released by PSI Records on 14 feb. 2020
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Un-United Kingdom
Metal - Released by MCA Records on 25 sep. 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bootlegged & Distorted
Metal - Released by PSI Records on 10 mrt. 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Remixed & Uploaded
Metal - Released by PSI Records on 10 mrt. 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Anti-Music & Untechno Vol 3000
Pitchshifter, Covenant and The The The
Electronic - Released by Llort jr on 7 feb. 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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None for All and All for One
Metal - Released by PSI Records on 21 mrt. 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo