BIOGRAPHIE

Sinner dc is a band evolving on the borders of deviant pop, electronic music with a shock of psychedelic rock and shoegaze.


dave

Based in Geneva, their first record came out in 98. Since then, other releases kept coming, first getting the attention of the electronic, experimental and IDM underground crowd. But it’s with the huge success of their LP « Arkle Parkle Avenue » in 2005 that sinner dc got to be known world wide and that they imposed their electro style on the European scene.

sinner dc added to their discography several opuses in 2004 and 2005 and some of their tracks appear next to artists like Radioactiveman, Cinematic Orchestra, Henrik Schwarz, Ewan Pearson, GusGus, Burnt Friedmann, Roxy Music, Boards of Canada, Murcof,Closer Musik, UNKLE, Lindstrom, Carl Craig ,Tricky … on the prestigious CD compilation «Afterhours» released by the English label "Global Underground "

After having joined the London reference label « Ai Records », sinner dc released in 2006 «Mount Age», a record described as «an incredible extemporal electronic odyssey» . This album has been praised by international critics and has been stated by «Libération» as the electronic record of 2006.

In 2007 followed a remix ep « montage » with the exceptional participation of Sonic Boom (Spacemen 3/EAR/Spectrum). Some of the tracks are playlisted by Miss Kittin and Nathan Fake.

Sinner dc DJ sets can be described as variable geometry constructions elaborated by talented musicians sharing their passion. They like starting off with some electronic ambient and krautrock, building up the mud according to the place and time, evolving towards more rhythmic and dancefloor sounds.

Their playlist gather Cluster and Misc., Robert Babicz, Colder, Repeat Repeat and Fairmont, with Suicide, Cubenx ,Mikkel Metal with David Bowie. Only top selected fine music !

sinner dc has already performed hundred of gigs throughout Europe, playing along with artists like de Black Strobe, Vitalic, Sigur Ros, Black Dice, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Dj Krush, Archive, Barbara Morgenstern, Water Lilly, Radian, Para One, Komputer, T.Raumschmiere, Mu, Pinback, M83, Piano Magic, Spectrum (Sonic Boom) and many others.

A few press extracts:
New York Times: "hazy and propulsive, gurgling keyboards and sound effects on top of ultraprecise beats..."

Gridface: "a genuinely sublime work then, a surprise to these ears and I’m sure it won’t be the last"

The Wire: "a singular, swooning take on electronica... generating kraut rock style momentum"

NME : "the sound of serious men relentlessly banging their heads against a brick wall... a recommendation"

Angryape: "the best electronica album we've heard in a long time..."

Libération: "tout en nappes métalliques et blizzard rythmique, notre disque fournaise de l'année. rideau." (alexis bernier)

Les Inrockuptibles: "une excursion en apesanteur, une sorte de dancefloor virtuel pour capsule cosmique..."

Trax: "sinner dc n'as pas l'électronique fastoche, tant mieux serait-on tenté d'ajouter, il est ici question d'aventure..."

Technikart: "ils auraient pu s'appeler "architectures dans les alpes!"

> parmi les artistes les plus originaux de la scène électro, sinner dc a rejoint ai records à londres...

> le trio dont le son est aussi captivant qu’unique fusionne la propulsion implacable de la techno de kompakt avec la finesse stylistique de ghostly; chaud et accrocheur avec des textures sonores inédites et des mélodies parfaites... une odyssée électro intemporelle!