Tales of the Nexialist Organization

Halforganic Theory (FK 25th Anniversary Edition) von Fragment King   Inhuman is one banging smasher of a track I recorded (dramatic voice) "In The Year 2000"! Influenced by tech step drum n bass, as it was called in the day, particularly of the No-U-Turn label variety and their luminary Ed Rush, I managed to have my AKAI sampler bang those beats while the sequencing in combination with my synth collection at the time yielded some excitingly noisy results. The title itself is inspired by none other than the uncanny INHUMANS of Marvel Comics fame. I first read a story with them in one of the giant sized Marvel Treasury Editions where they battled the Incredible Hulk. The recording is a fitting soundtrack to the comic book.

Live At SI von Fragment King This track is special to me in a number of ways. Black Iron Prison was only played live, since it is the superimposition of the sequencing parts of two independent tracks. There is no "original" studio recording version. It was exclusively released on the LIVE AT SI tape cassette issued by Nexialist in 2001 in the "Halforganic" series. Live, it turned into a juggernaut that paved the way towards the angry metal noise machine that Fragment King would soon become. And then, the title ... it is, of course, a reference to Philip K. Dick and his novel VALIS. Dick writes about the idea of the Black Iron Prison in a way that resonated with me as a reader. The feeling of being caged in is a powerful and pervasive one – the superimposition of multiple forms of incarceration of the mind and the soul – and music seems to be the only force that can liberate one from this feeling. Dick states: "Once, in a cheap science fiction novel, [Horselover...

The Navidson Record von M. Kammerbauer When I discovered Mark Z. Danielewski's "House of Leaves" in a bookstore during my early zeros US "interlude" I was completely fascinated by his idea of a house that was bigger on the inside than on the outside – and the way the book was structured and designed. My copy eventually fell apart, drenched by water and warped by reading it on the train. Back then, it inspired me to design a set of recordings that eventually became "Schismotecture" or "The Navidson Record". The featured track is from those recordings and the title, "The Five An A Half Minute Hallway", is another reference to Danielewski's book. This one and the other tracks of the album proper (the Bandcamp version features a further architectural audio experiment from a different project, "Game Piece for Architecture") feature an ambient and noisy blend of industrial with a mysterious character evoking the emotions tri...

Lost Recordings Vol. 1 von Maxim Camera As a teenage Science Fiction reader, I naturally stumbled across Alan Dean Foster's Flinx novels, beginning with the Tar-Aiym Krang. What a name! And what a civilization – different species cooperating in space, exploring, solving cosmic mysteries ... Of course, that had to be an inspiration. The IDM-electro influenced tracks created in 2004-2005 were perfectly suited to reflect that inspiration. Today and therefore, I give you "Krang". The cover shows the German Heyne edition of the book, precisely the version I read back in the day.

Offal – Nachlese von Nexicon In 2002 Nexicon (Lee Bartow, Tim Spann, Mark Kammerbauer) recorded multiple hours worth of sessions that were released drip by drip, first on vinyl and then digitally. "Symboflex Transmission" is part of the most recent release of intensively edited and reworked recordings, amended with new ambience and superimposed sounds. The title is a reference to the Perry Rhodan series and, in paricular, the "M87" story arc. Introduced in that story arc, the Symboflex Partners (Symboflex-Partner) are symbiotes that control the Second Level Conditioning operators (Zweitkonditionierte) or Second Vibratory Force (Zweite Schwingungsmacht) of the "Time Police". The Symboflex Partners are worm-like creatures with white skin that are attached to the neck of the four-armed, three-eyed Second Level Conditioning operators. Through the symbiotes, the First Vibratory Force establishes control over its second tier operators. The track is an industrial...

Lost Recordings Vol. 1 von Maxim Camera IX was recorded in the 2004-2005 period where the Fragment King project was shifting from IDM, electro, breakbeat and drum n bass inspired noisy tracks into a GODFLESHian industrial machine. IX belongs to an album project that refers to the IDM roots. The track is minimal, elegant, cosmic and, of course, inspired by the Ixians of Frank Herbert's DUNE novels and their home planet, IX. The image shows my favorite edition of the book, the German 1980s Heyne version with the original John Schoenherr artwork.

Lost Recordings Vol. 1 von Maxim Camera The track "Antimutant" is once more inspired by the Perry Rhodan series, and in particular the culture of the Báalols – also known as the Antis. As Antimutants, they can cancel out the psi-abilities of other mutants. When issue number 96, where they first appeared, was reprinted for the fifth time in 1984, it also featured my very first letter-to-the-editor on the reader's page. (covers taken from Perrypedia.de and RP49.de)  

Lost Recordings Vol. 1 by Maxim Camera Where there is Stato I ... there is Stato II! The inspiration to this track was, once more, the "central control planet of the SWARM" of the Perry Rhodan series, or rather its backup. Yes, they had a second one of those in stock! (covers taken from Perrypedia.de and RP49.de)