ManGenerated as a band ceased to exist around 2004 and it’s very unlikely that there will ever be a reunion or that new material will ever be recorded under that name. From 1996 to 2004 the band changed in formation a couple of times. Founding members were Olivier Decoster (aka and performing under the name Diskoster), Robin Guelinckx (aka DJ Nibor for all ya hardcore and acid parties), Jan Baeten (currently playing with the Cyphoids) and Wim Van Gelder (aka Portable Noise Kremator and still maintaining the mangenerated-site). Yves Lambeens (now playing in The Dead Souls and Zen for Birds) joined in later.
Influences
Not necessarly influences, but sure things we were listening to: Glenn Branca, The Dead C, The Shaggs, John Carpenter, K2, Smell & Quim, Hermit, The Melvins, My Bloody Valentine, Heresey, Flux of Pink Indians... and tons of other bands I've forgotten the names of because of my legendary memory (or lack thereof) for names.
Sounds Like
Crappy impro trash varying with the years and the bandmembers' mood. First couple of years drumatix/steel kit/guitar-induced, later moving more towards a guitar-only band with occasional sloppy drumming. Think 3 authistic and tonedeaf guitarplayers who learned to play their instrument by studying pics in a guitar-catalogue doing their best to blow up their amps. Damage over the years: 4 amps, a 4-track, 3 monitors, 3 guitars, 2 synths, various smaller equipment that easily gets loose when you swing it above your head (like mikes), our reputation in town and Diskosters' ears.
ManGenerated, as a band, was founded in 1996, and ceased to exist somewhere around 2004. It has always been tough to classify ManGenerated. Experimental death-trash impro might be the best genre-description for ManGenerated’s last period, when the band settled with a heavy detuned guitar sound, loosely similar to, though not necessarly inspired by what the Dead C was doing in that period. Things grew slower and sludgier in the very last months as the bands interest shifted to this genre, but then things came to an end. Heck, in those 8 years we never learned to play properly, which might explain a couple of things.
The bands’ name now lives on in www.mangenerated.com, initially a typical bands’ site, but now focusing on noise and experimental music in general, with a blog containing reviews of both gigs and releases, plus a small calendar with upcoming events - To get an idea of what bands we had over us the past years, check out Live in De Living, the notorious fest Diskoster used to organise in his livingroom. Live in De Living currently is no more, but the show continues at various other locations.
congrats on the noiseblog. the interview has been put on dvd, Giel(NOIR) or me will give you a copy sunday, if/when we meet on "Don't cum if you don't like noize2".
Vatican Analog: The Dark Forest: Franz Fjödor + Still Life Electric + Bülanz Orgabar + Fisting And Gods Will + DJ Gandalf + DJ Voldemort + DJ Mary X
Na het kinderfeestje van Bas en de teaparty van Oma Jans gaat Vatican Analog vanavond de duistere kant van de wereld ontdekken in The Dark Forest. De Bat Cave zal worden omgetoverd in een duister moerasgebied, waar alles anders is dan het lijkt, pratende bomen, fantasy verschijningen, niets zal je na vanavond nog gek vinden. Dit alles voor de cd-releaseparty van Franz Fjödor (a.k.a. Wouter Jaspers), die zijn eerste langspeelplaat "Exhibition" aan het grote publiek gaat presenteren. Verwacht - net zoals op de aankomende plaat - een set van broeierige repeterende songstructuren, psychedelische donkere drones en een duistere folktracks.
Om in de sfeer te blijven zal uit Zweden Jon Eriksen overkomen om met zijn project Still Life Electric Tilburg op z'n grondvesten te doen schudden. Dit met een combinatie van keiharde noise, gestoorde samples en een moddervet onheilspellend geluid. Een vrolijkere noot zal worden gebracht door het Franse Bülanz Orgabar, dat freakfolk afwisseld met een jazzerige touch. Uit wie deze band bestaat is niet helemaal bekend, maar dat ze bijzondere muziek maken staat als een paal boven water. Verwacht in ieder geval 2 personen op gitaar en 1 persoon op drums, of 2 op orgel en 1 op drums, of allemaal op drums, of allemaal op orgel, enfin: met welke instrumenten ze komen doet er eigelijk helemaal niet toe: Bülanz Orgabar klinkt altijd vers en compromisloos.
Het duo Fisting And Gods Will uit Noorwegen grossiert in grauwe geluidsdecoren. Het is vaak knarsende, gro
Saturday May 10th The Place Bar and Lounge 269 Norman Ave at Kingsland Ave Brooklyn 11222 G Nassau / L Bedford / B48 9pm / $7
BLUE SHIFT (Providence) AXOLOTL + ESKIMO KING (mem Mouthus) ARROYO HONDO (mems GHQ, D. Charles Speer) MEAN MOTION (Netherlands) PORTABLE NOISE KREMATOR (Belgium) NONHORSE
+DJs CASEY and JEFF of East Village Radio +liquid light and film projections
HI ! thanx alot for the add ! i remember some old Mangenerated material and the funny live at the VEE LEWAT fest when you finished the show stopped by a grand ma ehehe ! greetings from france ! soon out WE ARE WAR comp full of good Industrail Noise assault !!
LA IRA DE DIOS (Peru) TONER LOW (Nl - first show with new line-up!!) Burn Pilot (Ger) Heavy Lord (Nl) Merca (Nl) SardoniS (B) De Halve Perziken Op Zware Siroop (B) The Stitch (B - T.B.C.)
