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Twin Cities Electropunk

Indie + Electro + Punk

About Me


Nobody invented this electropunk thing. No city can claim it (though New York certainly tries). Its simply what happens when you take a generation of bored teens and twentysomethings - raised on hardcore punk, British techno, Nintendo, and Doritos - and place cheap digital recording technology within their grasp. Next thing you know, you've got a million zillion half-rock, half-electronic, cyborg bands thrashing out one MP3s after another of ragged, jagged synthesizer pop and giving it away for nothing on their websites. Nobody asked for some big record labels permission heck, most of them didn't even pay for the software they're using - they're just doing it for the hell of it. Because theres no excuse for boredom when you've got computers and guitars.
If that ain't punk, I don't know what is.
And while I said no city owns the electropunk movement, the kids in the Twin Cities are definitely ahead of the curve. Maybe its because they had Prince to show them the way of the synthesizer, and Hüsker Dü to teach them how to make a big noise in the underground. Or maybe its just because, with the weather being as cold as it is, they spend more days locked inside with their instruments and their PCs, while those of us in sunny L.A. and temperate Chicago are down at the beach. Don't ask me why all I know is that, everywhere you turn in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, theres another band mixing punk attitude and electronic noises in bitchin' new ways.
So here you have it, the Twin Cities Electropunk Compilation Series . Thus far, we're at fifty-five tracks of raging, Technicolor techno-punk from the Great White North. Lap it up, love it, copy it, give it to all your friends, or throw it away. Then go get a computer, a CASIO, and microphone and start your own scene. Hey, if it can happen in Minnesota, it can happen wherever you live, too.
You can download all Twin Cities Electropunk compilations by right clicking the links below and hitting "Save Target As...". Enjoy!
Twin Cities Electropunk Volume 4
Twin Cities Electropunk Volume 3
Twin Cities Electropunk Volume 2
Twin Cities Electropunk Volume 1

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/8/2005
Band Website: tcelectropunk.com
Band Members: Amdeide, Apox, Apraxia, Astral Grey, Audio Victim, Avenpitch, Circa A.M., Eddie Entropy, The Eighth, The Eighth Day, Endless Blue, Envy is Blind, Evarial, Fadladder, Future Wives, Gabber Nullification Project, Gigi Ranchero, Heliosphere, Hondo, ikki, Iron Balls Magente, Lolly Pop, Mach FoX, Milkbar, MSRP, Neo Void, OBCT, OneNeoEon, Screaming Mechanical Brain, Stellar Vector, TELEPHONE!, Thosquanta, Tim Rally Gold, Trashed Actor, Uber Cool Kung Fu, Unicorn Basement, Zibra Zibra
Sounds Like: A Revolution
Record Label: Twin Cities Electropunk
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Smother.net review of TCEP4

From Smother.net:http://www.smother.net/reviews/items/techno/766/ Various_Artists-Twin_Cities_Electropunk_Vol._4.phpVarious Artists - Twin Cities Electropunk Volume 4Minnesota's electro and synth-rock ...
Posted by Twin Cities Electropunk on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:53:00 PST

Lunch of Champions review of TCEP4

From Lunch of Champions:http://www.lunchofchampions.com/2008/02/09/tc-elec tropunk-volume-4/TC Electropunk Volume 4By CharlieI'm not an expert on electropunk, or electro full strength either, but this ...
Posted by Twin Cities Electropunk on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:28:00 PST

ReGen Magazine review of TCEP4

From ReGen Magazine:http://www.regenmag.com/Reviews-1300-Various-Artist s-Twin-Cities-Electropunk-Vol-4.htmlVarious Artists - Twin Cities Electropunk Volume 4By Dillon CarlyonA highly eclectic collecti...
Posted by Twin Cities Electropunk on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:07:00 PST

Free Albums Galore review of TCEP4

From Free Albums Galore:http://freealbums.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/various-art ists-tc-electropunk-series/Various Artists - TC Electropunk seriesBy MarvinElectropunk is basically a catch-all phrase for ...
Posted by Twin Cities Electropunk on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:24:00 PST

Aiding & Abetting review of TCEP4

From Aiding & Abetting:http://www.aidabet.com/issues/293/293reviews.htmlVa rious Artists - Twin Cities Electropunk Volume 4 (self-released)Fifteen tracks from some of the coolest bands in Minnesota...
Posted by Twin Cities Electropunk on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:16:00 PST

LocalM.com review & interview on TCEP4

From LocalM.com:http://localm.com/music/tc4.htmlTC Electropunk Review and InterviewBy Craig RhodeI don't know why I love Electropunk, but I just do. It pretty much began when I was at Kmart store, and...
Posted by Twin Cities Electropunk on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:49:00 PST

Mainstream Isnt So Bad review of TCEP4

From Mainstream Isn't So Bad...  Is It?:http://mainstreamisntsobad.blogspot.com/2008/01/twin-cit ies-mayhem.htmlTwin Cities MayhemBy Sean"Nobody invented this electropunk thing. No city can claim ...
Posted by Twin Cities Electropunk on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:45:00 PST

City Pages review of TCEP4

From City Pages:http://articles.citypages.com/2008-01-30/music/twin-ci ties-electropunk/Twin Cities Electropunk Volume 4By Christopher Matthew JensenAt best, electropunk, as a genre, is an acquired tas...
Posted by Twin Cities Electropunk on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:42:00 PST

The Onion write-up on TCEP4

From The Onion - Twin Cities A.V. Club:Twin Cities Electropunk Voume 4 Release ShowSpring Street Tavern Club Underground, 9pm, $5 The bands featured on the long-running Twin Cities Electroupunk C...
Posted by Twin Cities Electropunk on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:17:00 PST

Star Tribune write-up on TCEP4

From the Star Tribune: http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/13679731.html 'Electropunk' rocks onBy Chris Riemenschneider Even as the dance-punk heat wave that emerged nationally a few yea...
Posted by Twin Cities Electropunk on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:10:00 PST