Artist description A unique mix of percolating electronics, razor-sharp guitar hooks, and driving rhythms, using a combination of vintage analog and modern digital gear, Seattle's DOLL FACTORY fuse the guitar-driven energy of industrial rock with the infectious rhythms and ultramodern soundscapes of cutting-edge electronica.

Music Style art rock, industrial, industrial rock, hard rock, electronica, big beat, ambient, jungle, gothic, experimental

Musical Influences underworld, nine inch nails, kmfdm, rammstein, david bowie, skinny puppy, autechre, hooverphonic, tricky, sky cries mary, chemical brothers, ruby, legendary pink dots, pigface, ministry, revco, bauhaus, virgin prunes, velvet underground, brian eno, flood, cranes, cure, coil, neubauten, pig,

Similar Artists nine inch nails, ministry, chemical brothers, underworld, snog, marilyn manson, death in vegas, prick, butthole surfers, etc.; or at least, that's what dear Mummy says...

Artist History Doll Factory founding members Garrick Antikajian and Chris Roy have been writing, recording, and performing together for over 12 years, beginning with early incarnations under such names as Crown of Thorns and Guernica. The latter, named for Picasso's epic painting, disbanded within a year following Antikajian's departure from the band in the early 1990's. The two continued with their own music, Antikajian with his own group, KABEL, in the Los Angeles area, and Roy with Guernica and later with his own projects. The pair later rejoined in Seattle to begin work on what would eventually come to be known as Doll Factory. Since the recording of the band's debut, the PREMONITION CD-EP, Doll Factory has been expanding their audience with club and radio play both in their native U.S. and abroad.

Group Members Garrick Antikajian, Chris Roy, and a bunch of black boxes with creepy blinking lights.

Instruments vocals, guitars, synths, samples, bass, drums, keyboards, electronic and acoustic percussion, found and manipulated sounds, and cowbell, more cowbell. Doll Factory has a fever, and the only prescription...is more cowbell.

Albums premonition cd-ep [nps-media] promo-only / out-of-print; syncromesh:001 industrial compilation available now from www.syncromesh.net; several new upcoming compilation and remix appearances due out summer 2001; debut full-length album coming summer/fall 2001; label tba shortly.

Press Reviews "Electronically devastated male vocals underscore heavily modulated synths, harsh rhythms and guitar noise." - Mark Kate, Listen.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Doll Factory's 'River of Light (reload)' is a great thumping electro track full of non-stop dance floor grooves and gritty vocals.' - Gunhed, Wetworks Electro Zine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Doll Factory just plain rock! This is one you simply have to hear. A bit of the 'in your face' vocal style and some really cool grooves mixed with various effects and fuzzy basslines. A bit in the vein of KMFDM's best." - TG "Thengore" Mondalf, In Rhythmus Bleiben webzine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "5 out of 5! Seattle's Doll Factory combine guitar driven industrial rock and creative electronics on this invigorating EP which features three songs and three remixes. The opening track, 'Touch', reveals a heavily NIN influenced sound which is less obvious on the remaining tracks and mixes." - Octavia, Outburn Magazine issue #13, winter 2000/2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "This sounds good. Very good. F*cking awesome are two words to describe this new industrial rock band which also mixes in thumping electronic beats with the same power and speed the likes of Powerman 5000 and Nine Inch Nails. They rock nads!...So go give their sh*t a listen at their new web site." - Die Mongoose Die (UK) Webzine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Location Seattle, WA - USA

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