Artist description Dr K's sound is typefied by dark melodic vocals over industrial atmospheres and engineroom noise. REVIEWS OF "THE IRONMAN""A groundbreaking album - Probably the most eerily beautiful and disturbing album you will hear from a New Zealand artist this year". New Zealand Musician "Sculpting samples into dark & disquieting images - The closest thing we have to a local Trent Reznor." The Listener "The most innovative, emotive and experimental music ever to come out of New zealand" Salient (Victoria University Student Press)

Music Style dark, experimental, industrial/gothic influenced

Musical Influences Joy Division, The Azoic, Laurie Anderson, Tool, Nine Inch Nails, Steeleye Span, New Order, The Early Music Consortium of London

Similar Artists Joy Division, The Azoic, Massive Attack, New Order

Artist History Dr Kevorkian & the Suicide Machine began life as "Jordan Reyne" : the name of thier key writer and frontperson. Various other incarnations involving the same group of writers have had names such as "Bloodflower" and "Dr Death"Dr Kevorkian & the Suicide Machine now exist as a songwriting and recording entity whose main focus is creation in the studio.Dr Kevs' latest album "The Ironman" was released May 4 2000 through Universal Music & DDV Laboratories.

Group Members Jordan Reyne, Jaz Murphy, Zed Kelly, Barnowl Dromgool, Simon Holloway

Instruments machinery, vocals, bass, guitar, cello, drums & percussion.

Albums The Ironman (Universal Music & DDV laboratories) May 4 2000. Birds of Prey (as "Jordan Reyne") - Festival Records 1997

Press Reviews REVIEWS OF "THE IRONMAN""A groundbreaking album - Probably the most eerily beautiful and disturbing album you will hear from a New Zealand artist this year". New Zealand Musician "Sculpting samples into dark & disquieting images - The closest thing we have to a local Trent Reznor." The Listener "The most innovative, emotive and experimental music ever to come out of New zealand" Salient (Victoria University Student Press)REVIEWS OF "BIRDS OF PREY""Id be loath to categorise music this original. PJ Harvey springs to mind, but the style if 100% [thier] own. [The] vocals are astounding" The Mix - UK. "Reyne uses the entire studio to build sombre yet evocative sound picures. She succeeds in turning even her bleakest visions into something musically seductive" The Listener - NZ. "This album will tear you apart - and it may be the best thing you buy all year" - Rip It Up - NZ.

Additional Info Previous songs by these musicians are available under "Jordan Reyne" also on MP3.com

Location Wellington, New Zealand - New Zealand

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