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About Me

Observe & Control was created by Tom Cohen (aka Gnuth) in 2002, in Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Originally formed under the name of Xanthippe, the project's current name is inspired by the works of French philosopher Michel Foucault.
The band is, in reality, a one man project, with Tom composing, singing and producing the songs while the Lyrics are written by Iris Idelson.
In "Utopia", O&C have attempted to merge together danceable
melodies with thought-provoking concepts.
The album may be viewed as homage to the rise and fall of utopian
projects and their impact on the individuals who partook in them.
In his music, Tom is inspired by various genres and artists, from Skinny Puppy and Assemblage 23, to Frank Zappa, the Residents and the Beatles.
These eclectic inspirations, along with Tom's own musical vision, come together to form the unique sound, that is Observe and Control.
Observe and Control have become known for their live performances, and have supported and performed with such giants such as
Apoptygma Berserk and Das Ich.
During live performances, Tom is accompanied by two additional musicians and his own guitar playing, so as to achieve the sound that has become characteristic of O&C.
During its brief history, O&C has remixed tracks for some of the leading EBM and alternative acts today, such as Matrix, Regenerator, Sero.Overdose, Namnambulu and F.O.D.
you can Order Utopia here!!! (cheap - 14$)
If you live in Israel, you can either find it in the stores for 60 shekels or send an email to order it...
If you want to see the video of our Wedding....click play
Miri & Tom - Wedding

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Member Since: 11/23/2004
Band Website: ObserveAndControl.Com
Band Members: Tom Cohen aka Gnuth
Influences: Skinny Puppy, Apoptygma Berzerk, The Beatles, Frank Zappa, The Residents, Portishead, Front242, John Zorn, Wumpscut
Sounds Like: Nothing you've ever heard... :)

Observe Control - Purges (Live)

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Observe & Control - Rain (Live)

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Record Label: Archetype Multimedia
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Pure and Simple just for you

After watching in awe my good friends' (Oded, aka Grondo), Blog: http://shepit.blogspot.com/2006/09/dx7-week-continues-and-no w-film.html (you should definitely watch this)Ive spent the weekend fixing ...
Posted by Observe & Control on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:08:00 PST

The Wonders of Joy and the Art of dance

Ive been sick at home with a cold for the past week...Had time to do wee bit editing for the live video of the support concert we did for Apoptygma Berzerk.I uploaded some of the videos - which you ca...
Posted by Observe & Control on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 01:07:00 PST

The wonderful and intriguing sound of bzzz

its been a while.dont you just hate blogs that starts with "its been a while"?well, the upcoming album is on the make.I just uploaded a preview of a new track called "Rain".In 2 days I will open for a...
Posted by Observe & Control on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:50:00 PST

Dragon

hey mates,Its been a while since my last post...Ive done a remix for my old pal Ptyl.he's an industrial artist whom I really respect.you should check out his debut album.and so - my remix for his song...
Posted by Observe & Control on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 01:55:00 PST

smothered hope

hey kids, well - I got the remix for y-luk-o ready.... and here is my smothered hope for the romantic type persona... http://www.observeandcontrol.com/files/observe_and_control-s mothered_hope.mp3 en...
Posted by Observe & Control on Sat, 27 Aug 2005 12:47:00 PST

Video Killed the Radio Star

Its been a while since my last entry. Ive been preparing some parts for a project that Y-Luk-O is doing - his project sounds VERY interesting. In addition, next week Im going to start remixing 2 of my...
Posted by Observe & Control on Sun, 21 Aug 2005 05:15:00 PST

F**K this sh*t

hey hey, well the cover for the israeli song "Shiro Shel Shaf Shaf" is ready and available for free download here: www.observeandcontrol.com/files/Observe_And_Control_-Shiro_S hel_Shaf_Shaf.mp3 ...
Posted by Observe & Control on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Interview with Side-Line magazine - issue 51

you can find the published interview here (but I recommend reading the interview below the link since the published version misses some stuff, for some reason): http://observeandcontrol.com/images/sid...
Posted by Observe & Control on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Review! (german E-Zine - Elektrauma.com)

Rated :5,5 out of 6 Israel hat sich bislang musikalisch eigentlich nur auf einen bestimmten Bereich spezialisiert, nämlich auf den Psychedelic Trance, der dort sehr floriert. Doch Observe& Contro...
Posted by Observe & Control on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST