ic 434 began its story in 1990 as tales of doom, when geert de wilde (antwerp, belgium) started making electronic music after several years of experimenting with pianos, tapes and old radios. while appearing with the industrial act genocide and the performing as keyboarder with the death metal band haradwaith, things changed drastically in august 1994 when a more professional synth made its entry: the legendary korg m1. ic 434 was born, named after the so-called horsehead nebula, a beautiful galactic cloud in the impressive constellation of orion. today, just as in those early days, geert de wilde does the programming of the songs, adds vocals and plays live with several alternating keyboarders. as you can expect from the name of the band, the lyrics mainly contain astronomical descriptions, linked with some very personal experiences geert had with death and other obscure subjects. the mysteries on our planet and in the universe also have an important place in the lyrics, just as animal rights and the sickness of our society. impressed by one of the concerts in 1996, dirk ivens (the klinik, dive and sonar) decided to offer a contract on his label daft records. after several years of silence, ic 434 was the first band on the subdivision body records. the band released three albums on this label. 2008 ic 434 returns with his 4th studio album on infacted recordings. his strongest and best produced album to date, mastered by drazen suciz of schallfaktor!
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