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About Me

Phil Istomin. Born on o4.08.79 in Moscow, Russia. Moved to Utah in 1992. Started experimenting with music around 1995. All music recorded at a home studio, primarily using a single keyboard. SQUAREONE marks the first "official" release by MANICproject. Go to MANICPROJECT.COM to find out more.
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Member Since: 7/30/2004
Band Website: MANICPROJECT.COM
Band Members: Phil Istomin
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Influences: NIN, Massive Attack, Peter Gabriel, Maynard James Keenan, Recoil, UNKLE, Bjork, Telefon Tel Aviv, Boards of Canada, Sigur Ros.
Sounds Like: A film score.
Record Label: Unsigned. Fuck record companies.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

SQUAREONE review on Connexion Bizarre

Somebody give this guy a Grammy already. With vocals at times reminiscent of "Broken"-era Nine Inch Nails, and guitar-driven song structures that regularly slide into the mainstream appeal that Nu-met...
Posted by MANICproject on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:12:00 PST

SQUAREONE is now on itunes!

SQUAREONE is now available for purchase on itunes! I'm really excited about this, please take a second if you can to write up a little review if you're not too busy, i would really appreciate it! Th...
Posted by MANICproject on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 08:51:00 PST

IN Utah this week review (07.05.07)

It would be a mistake to dismiss MAN1CPROJECT as a mere Nine Inch Nails clone even if the influence isobvious. Most bands big or small bear influence of some kind. That's the way we like to talk abou...
Posted by MANICproject on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 07:40:00 PST

SLUG Mag-Phil=Bad Voice+Shitty Lyrics

ManicprojectSquareoneSelf releaseStreet:06.19Manicproject = NIN  Trent + Phil, a monochromatic voice that hurts ears real bad. While the down beats and atmospheric pressure of the seemingly distant b...
Posted by MANICproject on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 01:18:00 PST

a well-written review...

ManicProject SquareOne From the second you pop this album into your player, you are aware that you are about to embark on a journey. It feels as if you are violently thrust into the mind of Phil Istom...
Posted by MANICproject on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 11:45:00 PST

purchase info/options

You can currently purchase the new MANICproject album "SQUAREONE" through the following websites:MANICPROJECT.COMUBL.COMDIGSTATION.COMCDBABY.COMcomi ng soon...itunesSLC area: SLOWTRAIN (221e 300s)...
Posted by MANICproject on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:16:00 PST

City Weekly: SQUAREONE ***.5

ManicProject, Square One ***.5Let's get this out of the way: Phil Istomin does not use GarageBand, ProTools or any other software application to write, record, mix and engineer his music. The Moscow-b...
Posted by MANICproject on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:04:00 PST

SQUAREONE trailer

You can view the promotional trailer for the new MANICPROJECT album in the videos section of my page, please check it out. I'll make a high quality version available soon, stay tuned.
Posted by MANICproject on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:30:00 PST

Taking pre-orders for SQUAREONE

If you would like to purchase SQUAREONE ($10.00 + $1.00 for shipping) please send me a message here on myspace or at [email protected]. You will get payment instructions in return. You can al...
Posted by MANICproject on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:13:00 PST

Listening/Release party SQUARE0NE 06/19/07

This event will be held at the Red Door (57w 200s) from 6-8pm. The album will be available for purchase. See you there!
Posted by MANICproject on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:06:00 PST