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Doll Factory

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Press Reviews
Rock Sound (UK)
"...burns with a righteous energy that almost consumes those that hear it...worth the effort in tracking down!"
The Sentimentalist
"...infectious, well-crafted pieces of eyes-wide-open post-modernism that you can still bounce to."
Outburn Magazine
"...[a] contagious mix of industrial rock, goth, electronica, and a slight touch of experimentalism. 8 out of 10."
Beneath the Icy Floe
"...a must have album for fans of industrial, electronica and darkwave music who want music that'll make you move."
About the Band
Doll Factory is Garrick Antikajian, instruments and vocals; and Chris Roy, instruments and vocals. Live, Doll Factory is Garrick Antikajian, Chris Roy, Mars Saxman, and Jason Bazinet.
Whether in music, multimedia, or visual arts, Garrick and Chris have been chasing a muse of one form or another since meeting in junior high school in the mid-1980s. From seminal favorites of their formative years including David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Roxy Music, Einstürzende Neubauten, Kraftwerk, Public Image Limited, Ministry, and Duran Duran, through Wax Trax-era industrial, trans-Atlantic electronica, drum-n-bass, post-punk, post-post punk, and several iterations of 'indie rock', to current favorites such as The Faint, Interpol, Editors, Muse, Alpinestars, LCD Soundsystem, Ladytron, Fischerspooner, orchestral music, and Eastern-influenced artists like Niyaz, Silk Road Ensemble, Talvin Singh, Natacha Atlas, and Bollywood film soundtracks, a shared love of music and art that transcends easy boundaries of genre and medium has seen the duo through a number of years, lineup changes, and band names before being reincarnated as Doll Factory, joined by Jason Bazinet on drums and Mars Saxman on keyboards, at the end of the 1990s.After releasing their "Premonition" E.P. in late 1999, Doll Factory signed to independent New York based label Neue Asthetik records, a label known for releases from artists including Judith, The Shroud, Faith and the Muse, Das Ich, and more, releasing their debut full-length disc, 'Weightless', in early 2003. In 2006, shifts in the music industry - particularly the demise of Tower Records / Bayside, who had most of the existing stock of Weightless in hand at the time - would lead to the label closing its doors, and an amicable parting of ways with the band. Doll Factory is currently at work on their as-yet-untitled follow up release to be released on their own NPS Media/Narcissus imprint or a new label, and the already hard-to-find Weightless, as well as the original Premonition EP, are now available through iTunes and other online music services.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/29/2005
Band Website: dollfactory.org
Band Members: Doll Factory is Chris Roy and Garrick Antikajian, with Mars Saxman (live keyboards) and Jason Bazinet (live drums).
Influences: Muse Ladytron The Faint Interpol Alpinestars Yo Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble Killing Joke The Teardrop Explodes Joy Division The Jazz Butcher Echo & the Bunnymen The Cure The Birthday Party Ladytron Sky Cries Mary The Fading Collection David Bowie Underworld Adult Visage Depeche Mode Gary Numan Pet Shop Boys New Order Fischerspooner David Byrne Cocteau Twins Brian Eno Kraftwerk Jah Wobble Robert Fripp Roxy Music Robert Wyatt Laurie Anderson The Human League The Orb Death Cab For Cutie Bjork U2 Bauhaus Aphex Twin Coil Negativland Orbital Roni Size Reprazent Josh Wink Funkstörung Telex Neu! Cabaret Voltaire Suicide Devo Soft Cell New Order Einstürzende Neubauten Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Skinny Puppy Clinic The Fitness Television Controlled Bleeding Throbbing Gristle Chrome SPK Fad Gadget Joy Division Gang of Four Pere Ubu Public Image Ltd. Wire Enigma Bel Canto Kate Bush Sarah McLachlan Delerium Dolores O'Riordan Elizabeth Fraser Sinéad O'Connor Kitchens of Distinction The Cramps The Jesus and Mary Chain Siouxsie and the Banshees Tones on Tail Dali's Car The The Judith The Shroud Faith and the Muse Das Ich Foetus Prick Christian Death Jane's Addiction Gene Loves Jezebel Nitzer Ebb Type O Negative Rasputina Placebo Faith & the Muse Dead Can Dance Cranes Peter Gabriel The Psychedelic Furs Peter Murphy Nick Cave Queen T. Rex Lou Reed Iggy Pop New York Dolls Julian Cope Oingo Boingo The Sex Pistols Sigue Sigue Sputnik Revolting Cocks Pigface KMFDM Front 242 Throbbing Gristle Einstürzende Neubauten Coil 12 Rounds Severed Heads Battery
Sounds Like: Muse Ladytron The Faint Interpol Alpinestars Yo Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble Killing Joke The Teardrop Explodes Joy Division The Jazz Butcher Echo & the Bunnymen The Cure The Birthday Party Ladytron Sky Cries Mary The Fading Collection David Bowie Underworld Adult Visage Depeche Mode Gary Numan Pet Shop Boys New Order Fischerspooner David Byrne Cocteau Twins Brian Eno Kraftwerk Jah Wobble Robert Fripp Roxy Music Robert Wyatt Laurie Anderson The Human League The Orb Death Cab For Cutie Bjork U2 Bauhaus Aphex Twin Coil Negativland Orbital Roni Size Reprazent Josh Wink Funkstörung Telex Neu! Cabaret Voltaire Suicide Devo Soft Cell New Order Einstürzende Neubauten Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Skinny Puppy Clinic The Fitness Television Controlled Bleeding Throbbing Gristle Chrome SPK Fad Gadget Joy Division Gang of Four Pere Ubu Public Image Ltd. Wire Enigma Bel Canto Kate Bush Sarah McLachlan Delerium Dolores O'Riordan Elizabeth Fraser Sinéad O'Connor Kitchens of Distinction The Cramps The Jesus and Mary Chain Siouxsie and the Banshees Tones on Tail Dali's Car The The Judith The Shroud Faith and the Muse Das Ich Foetus Prick Christian Death Jane's Addiction Gene Loves Jezebel Nitzer Ebb Type O Negative Rasputina Placebo Faith & the Muse Dead Can Dance Cranes Peter Gabriel The Psychedelic Furs Peter Murphy Nick Cave Queen T. Rex Lou Reed Iggy Pop New York Dolls Julian Cope Oingo Boingo The Sex Pistols Sigue Sigue Sputnik Revolting Cocks Pigface KMFDM Front 242 Throbbing Gristle Einstürzende Neubauten Coil 12 Rounds Severed Heads Battery
Record Label: NPS/Narcissus (self), formerly Neue Asthetik
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

PDX DJ set 11.03.2007 - "Dark Cabaret"

PDX DJ set 11.03.2007 - "Dark Cabaret"Chris from Doll Factory will be spinning an all-night DJ set of anything from post-punk to Eurotrash indie dance to Bollywood to batcave in one room, cabaret-styl...
Posted by Doll Factory on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:27:00 PST

Weightless and Premonition EP now on iTunes

Watch for new music from Doll Factory in the coming months. In the meantime, Doll Factory's currently-hard-to-find-on-CD debut album, Weightless, is now available from iTunes, as is the early (and pre...
Posted by Doll Factory on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:03:00 PST

Recent "Free Ringtones" spam was NOT from DF

It has been brought to our attention that a 'bulletin' containing spam advertising "Ringtones" was recently sent, supposedly from the "Doll Factory" MySpace account. Needless to say, this "Ringtone" s...
Posted by Doll Factory on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:28:00 PST

Back in the studio...

Garrick and I've been laying down overdubs and vocal tracks the past few nights for the as-yet-untitled next album, which is slated to be completed by August at the latest, and released 'sometime afte...
Posted by Doll Factory on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:06:00 PST

Flashback 1980 - DJ set list

Flashback 1980 08.23.2006The Mercury, SeattleDJ Playlist(DJ Geekmachine set)DJ ChrisRNPS set ~Frank and Moon Unit Zappa - Valley GirlPat Benatar - HeartbreakerAC/DC - Back in BlackYaz - Goodbye Sevent...
Posted by Doll Factory on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 11:39:00 PST

Eighties...

I'm living in the eightiesEighties - i have to push, i have to struggleEighties - get out of my way, i'm not for sale no moreEighties - let's kamikaze 'til we get thereAnd we sangYou do it this wayEig...
Posted by Doll Factory on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 04:23:00 PST

guest DJing this Wednesday, June 21st at The Mercury, Seattle

Chris (Doll Factory) will be guest DJing this Wednesday, June 21st at The Mercury, Seattle:hail a taxicab, don't want to walkthe nighttime here is a plastic boxyou can amplify the basement rockthe dis...
Posted by Doll Factory on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 05:24:00 PST