Pitch Black (band)
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Pitch Black | |
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Origin | Auckland, New Zealand |
Genres | Electronica |
Years active | 1996–present |
Members | Michael Hodgson Paddy Free |
Pitch Black is a New Zealand electronica duo from Auckland.
History
Mike and Paddy met in 1996. Since then they have released five albums, four remix albums and been on six world tours.[1]
Their debut album, Futureproof, released in August 1998,[2] rose to the top of the New Zealand electronic charts, despite no marketing or advertising. Their second album, Electronomicon, followed in September 2000,[3] and led to a 30-date tour of New Zealand and Australia. Both albums spawned remix projects, featuring mixes by local bands International Observer, Epsilon-Blue and Downtown Brown.
Their third album,
Their fourth studio album was "Rude Mechanicals", released in 2007: it came out on the band's own label, Remote Recordings, in Australia and New Zealand; on the Wakyo label in Japan; and on Dubmission Records elsewhere in the world.[7] The remixes of this album came out as "Rhythm, Sound and Movement" in May 2009.[8]
On June 13, 2011, they released "Rarities + Remixes", a collection of their remixes of other artists plus three original tracks.[9][10]
The fifth Pitch Black record "Filtered Senses" came out on 2 September 2016,[11] and was followed by a remix collection, "Invisible Circuits", on 7 July 2017.[12]
Their sixth studio album "Third Light" was released on 13 September 2019[13] and followed with a tour of New Zealand in October[14] and Europe in November.[15] A remix collection, "The Light Within", dropped on 10 July 2020.
On March 18, 2022, they released "Mixes + Mavericks", a collection of their remixes of other artists plus two live tracks and two studio anomalies.[16]
Pitch Black songs have been used on a variety of international film and media, such as Whale Rider and CSI: Miami.[17] Also they have worked with Metia Interactive's Cube game for the PlayStation Portable, designing sound, and contributing music.[18]
Discography
Date of Release | Title | Label | Chart | Certification | Catalog Number | |
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Albums | ||||||
1998 | Futureproof | – | – | |||
1999 | Dub Obscura | – | – | |||
2000 | Electronomicon | – | – | |||
2001 | Electric Earth & Other Elements: Remixes | – | – | |||
2004 | Ape to Angel | – | – | |||
2005 | Halfway: Between Ape and Angel | – | – | |||
2006 | Frequencies Fall | – | – | |||
2007 | Rude Mechanicals
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– | – | |||
2009 | Rhythm, Sound and Movement | – | – | |||
2016 | Filtered Senses | |||||
2017 | Invisible Circuits | |||||
2019 | Third Light | |||||
2020 | The Light Within | |||||
EPs | ||||||
2002 | Electric Earth
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– | – | |||
2003 | Flex
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– | – |
Featured appearances
The group have appeared on several compilations and soundtracks since their inception onto the New Zealand music scene. The following is a list of these albums that have featured tracks by Pitch Black:
- 1999 – The Gathering (record label unknown) – "Alternate State"
- 2000 – The Gathering 2000 (record label unknown) – "Melt"
- 2001 – Loop 13 CD.08 (Loop Recordings) – "Soliton"
- 2001 – Loop Select 002 (Loop Recordings) – "Unadrummer" (Sunshine Sound System Remix) (remixed by Downtown Brown)
- 2001 – Snakeskin OST (Mana Music) – "Data Diviner"
- 2001 – The Gathering 3 (Virgin Records) – "Reptile Room"
- 2002 – Loop 003 (Loop Recordings) – "Electric Earth" (DC Mix)
- 2002 – The Gathering 2002 (Loop Recordings) – "Unadrummer" (Sunshine Sound System Remix) (remixed by Downtown Brown)
- 2002 – The Green Room 001 (Loop Recordings) – "Speech" (White Amplitude Mix) (remixed by International Observer)
- 2004 – The Green Room 003 (Loop Recordings) – "Lost in Translation"
- 2005 – Kaikoura Roots Festival 22005 (Dub Conspiracy) – "Elements Turn"
- 2006 – TFM 2006 (Living Works Trust) – "Lost in Translation"
References
- ^ "New Pitch Black album – Music News at Undertheradar".
- ^ "Pitch Black – Futureproof". Discogs. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Pitch Black – Electronomicon". Discogs. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Pitch Black – Ape To Angel". Discogs. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Pitch Black – Halfway: Between Ape & Angel". Discogs. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Pitch Black – Frequencies Fall". Discogs. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Pitch Black – Rude Mechanicals". Discogs. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Pitch Black – Rhythm, Sound And Movement – Rude Mechanicals Remixes". Discogs. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ Steel, Gary (9 October 2014). "Pitch Black – Rarities & Remixes (Remote/Rhythmethod) CD REVIEW".
- ^ Kara, Scott (11 June 2011). "Album Review: Pitch Black, Rarities and Remixes". NZ Herald.
- ^ "Pitch Black – Filtered Senses". Discogs. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Pitch Black – Invisible Circuits". Discogs. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "NZ Music".
- ^ "13th Floor". 13th Floor.
- ^ "Songkick". Songkick.
- ^ Reid, Graham (14 March 2022). "Pitch Black: Mixes + Mavericks (Dubmission/bandcamp)". Elsewhere.
- ^ "Pitch Black". IMDb. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Pitch Black Turn 10. Free MP3 Download | Amplifier NZ Music". Archived from the original on 1 April 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2007.