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cdatakill

Drum n' Bass / Dubstep / Industrial

Denver, CO

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"cdatakill is Zak Roberts, a musician based in Denver, Colorado. The project started in the late 1990's, on the ashes of Robert's project under the name DJ Rabies. Ever since its inception, cdatakill caught the attention of the breakcore and industrial scenes, and released several 12'' on Zhark International, Suburban Trash, Eupholus, Hardline Rekordingz and No Room For Talent, as well as tracks on compilations for DHR, Cross Fade Entertainment (Christoph de Babalon's label), Irritant, Component Records or Dtrash. "Paradise" was the first output on CD by cdatakill. It features a whole new album (the first CD) and a re-release of " Brazilian Nightmare ", an ambient album which had been released in 2002 on CDR by Eupholus. As a bonus, remixes by Jason Snell (Bombardier), Matt Demmon (Eupholus) and Stick have been added to this second CD. This album was a new direction for cdatakill, moving from the very hard beats and broken structures (as his split releases with Abelcain or Low Entropy can testify), this new album displays more warmth and complexity. "The Cursed Species", cdatakill's second CD album, was released on Ad Noiseam in October 2004. A hard and mean album, this one takes the whole "rave is back" anthic and twists it in the cdatakill way. Speaking of how old-school sounds and energy are reappearing on the front stage, Zak Roberts said "I wanted to reclaim them, make them mine, not leave them to happy hardcore". No atmospheric tracks this time around, but a major effort in building coherent and complex tracks. He adds "I think my future tracks are going to be a lot more experimental, but this one had to be hard. And hard it is. Supported by numerous shows all over North America and Europe, including participation to many high profi le festivals, "The Cursed Species" turned to be cdatakill's most successful album so far. Two years were necessary to turn the page of the mean "The Cursed Species" and for cdatakill to give birth to his most appraised CD so far, the calmer, warmer "Valentine". Published by Ad Noiseam in the Autumn of 2006 to critical applause, this new full length album sees Zak Roberts moving away from the avalanche of hard breakbeats which had been associated with his name, and bring a very original mixture of dub sounds, heavy bass and hi-fi production, the whole thing enriched by Magnus Blomster's remarkable artwork. Still dark, but a lot richer in sounds and textures, this album paved the way to cdatakill's second european tour and to a continuing praise from reviewers worldwide, including repeated airplay on the BBC's Radio 1 music programs. cdatakill is now preparing his third European tour, which should see him play for the first time in countries where he hasn't been before, in order to promote the twin "Bleeding Hearts" remix 12" coming out in 2007 on Ad Noiseam, and featuring new versions of his material by such acts as Enduser, Ubergang (a.k.a. Christoph de Babalon), DJ Hidden, Larvae and others." - Ad Noiseam