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Electronic music producer and performer Alec Empire, who is currently touring Europe with Nine Inch Nails, recently started remixing a song by Austin electro-punk band POSR.
POSR signed a record deal with Houston’s Tierra Studios in May and plans to release the single “Fantasy,” as well as Empire’s remix, in October. The single will give music fans a taste of the dark beats, raw bass and self-perceptive lyrics of POSR’s debut album, Known Unknown.
Jake Childs, the producer, songwriter and vocalist behind POSR, said he chose to approach Empire for a remix because of his work in the 1990s with Atari Teenage Riot. The innovative band is accredited with creating the digital hardcore subgenre, characterized by hard breakbeats, punk-influenced guitar riffs and ear-ripping noise.
“Alec Empire has been a huge influence on the electro-punk movement,” Childs said. “I feel very honored that he would remix ‘Fantasy.’ I can’t wait for this, and I know he’ll do a really good job, because he’s Alec Empire.”
In addition to Empire’s fame from touring the world with Atari Teenage Riot, he is an accomplished producer and solo performer under multiple monikers. He founded Digital Hardcore Recordings and Eat Your Heart Out Records, and has toured alongside world-renowned artists such as Wu-Tang Clan, Rage Against The Machine and Ministry. A prolific artist, Empire has released an album nearly every year since 1992, including the 2009-released album Shivers.
“I always look for new and exciting projects and bands because I love wrapping my mind around a musical idea. I create from there before it’s established everywhere,” Empire said. “I get sent a lot of remix requests, but I only do it when the music jumps at me and I feel that I can bring out another side of the artist. With POSR this was the case, no doubt.”
POSR’s music and lyrics are characterized by Childs’ explorations into the duality of self: good vs. evil, right vs. wrong, the conscious vs. the unconscious personalities that exist simultaneously in a sometimes schizophrenic-like state. Childs, who also enjoys a successful career touring the globe as a tech-house DJ, is joined in the electro-punk band by Illson on “dirty” bass and guitar, Chris Casual on “clean” bass, and Adam Warped playing keys and DJing a laptop loaded with original synths and drums that Childs produced.
POSR executive producer Traey Hatch of Tierra Studios said he views Alec Empire’s involvement as a tribute to electro-punk music’s history and a blessing from the artist who continues to innovate in the genre.
“Alec’s music has moved butts and assaulted crowds all over the globe, and we’re truly excited to hear what he has in store for POSR,” Hatch said. “This will give ‘Fantasy’ and the Known Unknown album some immediate recognition and credibility because it exposes POSR to people who have loved Alec’s music for a long time.”
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POSR, the electro thrash band that Tierra Music signed in May, rocked San Antonio last week with its first official live show with the whole band. The electro post-punk group commanded the crowd at Wax Club to dance. It won’t be the last time. These guys are coming to Houston in July — Stay tuned for details.
Tierra Records and Tierra Music Publishing announced today it has signed producer Jake Child’s new electro-punk project POSR. POSR brings together Jakes’ considerable production experience and his goal of creating a complete artist identity. Production and mastering will commence immediately with the goal of releasing POSR, in the US, in late September. POSR is currently finishing the mixes on a number of songs before final mastering. Pre-release and press copies are scheduled to be out late-June. PR team, radio promotional team and street marketing partners will be announced along with pre-release copies of the record.
About Tierra Records and Tierra Music Publishing Tierra Records and Music Publishing are sister companies to Tierra Studios. Tierra Records and Music Publishing began with the desire to help local musicians obtain professional representation and promotion for their recording projects. Tierra is proud to work with the Houston and Austin music communities to expose the world to Texas’ top talents.
