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Cryogen Second

About Me

Best described as a sonic mesh of solid production, noise and industrial rhythms, trance sensibilities and hooks and straightforward lyrics, this solo project from Nashville, Tennessee (but not originally) is quickly generating a buzz as one of the up and coming EBM acts in the United States.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 06/07/2005
Band Website: myspace.com/cryogensecond
Band Members: STUDIO:
Eric S - Programming, Vocals, Lyrics
Live:
Eric S - Vocals, Platinum Chains, Pimpstrut
DJ Assimilat- Live Synths, Live Sequencing, Lip Synching.
Ryan Smith - Guitars, Backup Vocals
Influences: Assemblage 23, Imperative Reaction, System Syn, Placebo, Benny Benassi, DJ Tiesto, Haujobb, Aiboforcen, Stromkern, Emergence, DVDA, CellDweller, Autovoice, VNV Nation, Svensen and Gielen, Pharohe Monch, Nas, Does it Offend You, Yeah?, Fiendflug, Converter, Ayria, Noisuf-X|X-Fusion, Skinny Puppy, Icon of Coil, Combichrist,

Cryogen Second reserves the right to be influenced by any music that doesn't completely suck, up to and including Baltimora. if you don't know it, google it.
Sounds Like: Imperative Reaction, Assemblage 23, Haujobb, Combichrist, Johan Gielen, Baltimora (we told you so.)

EXCLUSIVE CD FOR EXOGENESIS TRACKLIST:
1. Clarity
2. Outside the Light
3. Attune (Featuring Mike Hoffman)
4. The War Inside Me (Instrumental Exclusive)

Record Label: Working on it, check back near 2115.

My Blog

Donate for Remixes. Donate for Fun.

I'm not going to go into a huge whinefest here because it's just not proper, but I do need to make a call to arms/call for help. Recently, I have come into some pretty tough times financially... well ...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:29:00 GMT

TOUR 2008

I'm proud to announce that Cryogen Second will be supporting Level 2.0 on the midwest leg of their tour support the new album, Armageddon. we will be playing four shows on four dates spanning from St....
Posted by on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:37:00 GMT

What were doing, why its taking forever to get out there.

so I realize that it's been a hell of a long time since I've posted, but I figure that I should make a post here as to update the people that do care about what I've been up to musically.First off: We...
Posted by on Fri, 16 May 2008 14:28:00 GMT

DJ and Label version of 2007 demo UPDATE

So check it: three songs are finished and waiting. I'm getting some artwork finalized and ready to go. ON the CD: Clarity Outside the Light Attune (Featuring Mike Hoffman of level 2.0) If you're a DJ ...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:51:00 GMT

AUDITIONS FOR A GUITARIST

Ryan Smith, the Guitarist from Cryogen Second, has joined the Peace Corps and is currently waiting deployment. I guess there's some ramblingly long speech that I'm supposed to make here, but I can't ...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:16:00 GMT

Stuff that takes WAY too long.

Yes, the intelligence is bliss demo has been pushed back, due to my inability to schedule ANY time in the studio recently with personal issues and drama. Hopefully I will have the damn thing done befo...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:17:00 GMT

Live show changes

Due to personal life conflict (suckered into getting married, kids, and a career) Drexn will no longer be performing live with Cryogen Second. His stage presence and superior knob tweaking will be sor...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 08:39:00 GMT

Remixes, Live shows, Kicking into gear for summer!

currently as Cryogen Second finishes up some lyrics (yeah it's taking forever, we know, we're sorry), we're kinda diversifying and doing a few things on teh side. Anyways!Let me have a bit of a music ...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:05:00 GMT

Cryogen Second 2k7: what's ahead down the road!

There's not a lot to say about 2k6, things ended up fizzling out in a way that noone could have expected. A lot of shows left unplayed, music left unwritten, blah blah blah.... 2006 ended up sucking a...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:32:00 GMT

let it begin!

pre tour dates are coming in and we've begun finalizing select dates prior to a planned east coast tour. I'm proud to say that Memphis TN will be our first out of nashville city to play live!More info...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:04:00 GMT