| Psygram is Siegfried
Fischer (voice, accordeon, samples, percussion) and Dirk Grützmann
of Temps Perdu? who is responsible for realtime audio processing,
electronics, loops and engineering. |
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| The group started
around the same time as Temps Perdu?. Their music is focused on
surreal ambient-industrial soundscapes and hypnotic live improvisations
in a studio setting with influences of electro acustic music.
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| Psygram: „All our
music is recorded in those magic moments where emotions, dreams
and technology, melt together to achive a perfect musical copy
of our subconcious. All selections generated from chance processes,
ranging from random sampling techniques to free form improvisation.“
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| 1987 |
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founded
on November 7th under the name JESUS DRUM.
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| 1988 |
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Compilation
Track JESUS DRUM: "Diesseits der Stimmen" „Second Strike“
2MC 90 [Turn-a-bout Tapes] |
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| 1989 |
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Compilation
Track JESUS DRUM: "Nichtgeburt" „
2x10"„ 10“ Vinyl [Empty Records-Germany] |
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| 1989 |
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MC
30 Cassette Release: JESUS DRUM "Freier Mensch"
[SDV-Germany] |
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| 1991 |
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JESUS
DRUM changed their name to PSYGRAM
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| 1991 |
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Split
CD MENGRAD & PSYGRAM "In Dreamshow"
[Flabbergast-Germany]
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| 1995 |
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CD
PSYGRAM "Vision of Shadows"
[Playloud-Portugal] |
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| 2002 |
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CD
Gehörgänge [Weird Amplexus - Italy] |
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| Mengrad
+ Psygram > In Dreamshow |
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| „I don’t know what
the samples of German dialogue on this CD are about, and I’m glad
about that. This would be an ideal soundtrack to a modern horror
film, tentative comparisons being more abstract and gloomy work
by Dome and the more evil-sounding ritualistic industrial bands.
In common with many of the latter, Mengrad + Psygram share the
hallmark of machine-like whirrings, swirling drones and rattling
chains, but unlike all too many others in this field, they are
in full control of what they do and produce coherent and effective
results. Some of the latter tracks add welcome variety: Dreamshow
is almost funky, Holy Life uses the sound of waves and almost
restful chords, and Submission (well, they had to have a track
called Submission, didn’t they?!) is as if Coil were covering
Tangerine Dream’s Alpha Centauri. This is an unusually powerful
set of oppressive, sinister music; whether that’s what you want
is up to you. KB“ EST Magazine (UK) |
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| Psygram > Vision
of Shadows |
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| "Ambient electro
acoustic sound visions. Electronic with shades of Dada and other
influences. Recommended.“ Interzone Mailorder (USA) |
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| „Drifting electronic
drones. Hypnotic and strange“ Self Abuse Records (USA) |
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The Raging Conciousness Desk - Glenn
Hammett`s Top 10 for October 1999:
(Private Picks - not representative of The Raging Consciounsness
Collective)
Muslimgauze - Box of Silks and Dogs
Steve Roach / Vir Unis - Body Electric
5.000 Spirits - Mesmeric Revelations
Mathiass Grassow / Amir Baghiri -. True North
Spore - Bobbe
Monolake - Gobi
Benge - Electro Acoustic Music
Psygram > Vision of Shadows
Templegarden - Culture vs. Nature |
