Society Collapsing
a way that went beyond what had unfortunately become typical. As an
avid listener and DJ of electronic, punk, industrial, and noise music
(Deconstructed, QXT's Diva Weekend, Abstraction, etc.) it was only a matter of time before Rachel gave birth to her own musical explosion. Experiment
Haywire would express themes of political dissent, female empowerment, war, (internal and external) torture, insanity, contradictory aesthetics, the devaluing of the human condition, and a post-apocalyptic future in this game called life.
Influenced by artists ranging from Einstürzende Neubauten, The
Plasmatics, Atari Teenage Riot and S.I.N.A. Rachel decided to form an all female
industrial band in New York City called Nuclear Riot Party. She
began playing at well known venues such as the Knitting Factory and
the Continental and quickly gained a devoted cult following among the local (de)population.
Fed up with the group mentality of the Nuclear Riot Party, Rachel soon decided to get back to Experiment Haywire. While EH was originally an avant-garde noise project based on desolate field recordings at weird hours of the morning (banging, stomping, smashing, kicking, screaming, scrap metal, railroads, broken glass, metal fences, generators, etc.) it soon turned into a rhythmic industrial invasion that incorporated these elements into the harsh and abrasive sound of an electronic punk assault.
The first Experiment Haywire single, "Army or Two," was released on a
3 CD compilation entitled "Women Take Back the Noise." (also featuring
Cosi Fanni Tutti, VyL8, and Dark Muse). In 2006 she performed at
Digital Hardcore Fest in Toronto with Phallus Uber Alles. Simultaneously,
"World War 23," her first collection of songs was distributed in
limited release and received favorable reviews.
[ Music video: "People Killing People" ]
Soon Rachel was playing for wider audiences in bigger cities (aside from New York) such as San Francisco, Washington DC, Miami, and Denver along acts such as Informatik, Cesium 137, God Module, Alter Der Ruine, Boyd Rice, (NON) and Z'EV.
In early 2007 Experiment Haywire began working with Producer/Engineer
Xris Flam of Mindswerve Studios, NYC. Having worked with a variety of
artists such as KMFDM, Mindless Self Indulgence, DJ Spooky, Merzbow
and Public Enemy he's produced the new 4-song EP known as "Cooler
Than Genocide."
Rachel is also a published author who is featured in the Disinfo
anthology "Generation Hex." Her first full length book which "channels
the life of a young girl living on the edge of reality in a digital
age gone maniacally absurd" is scheduled for release in early 2008.
Currently collaborating with artists such as Caustic, Ambassador 21, XP8, Necrotek, Revolution State, Plallus Uber Alles, Johan Ess, Cyranoid, and Christian Wright from DC's Bajskorv... there is a lot that Rachel has been working on since her days of wandering the country and wrecking total mayhem all things considered socially acceptable.
Help support Experiment Haywire. Link to this page with these banners. Play EH songs in your profile. Spin them at the clubs. Get in contact.
Discography:
[ Comp: "Tune to a Dismembered Channel" song: "Crush it All Away" ]
[ Comp: "Women Take Back the Noise" song: "Army or Two" ]
[ Album: Sold out: 50 copy limited release ]
[ Comp: "Wounds of the Earth" song: "Toxic Hospital Revolt" ]
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[ EP: Now available: 75 out of 250 copies: comes with patch! ]
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[ Comp: "Endzeit Bunkertracks - Act III" song: "Game Called Life" ]
Soon Rachel was playing for wider audiences in bigger cities (aside from New York) such as San Francisco, Washington DC, Miami, and Denver along acts such as Informatik, Cesium 137, God Module, Alter Der Ruine, Boyd Rice, (NON) and Z'EV.
In early 2007 Experiment Haywire began working with Producer/Engineer
Xris Flam of Mindswerve Studios, NYC. Having worked with a variety of
artists such as KMFDM, Mindless Self Indulgence, DJ Spooky, Merzbow
and Public Enemy he's produced the new 4-song EP known as "Cooler
Than Genocide."
Rachel is also a published author who is featured in the Disinfo
anthology "Generation Hex." Her first full length book which "channels
the life of a young girl living on the edge of reality in a digital
age gone maniacally absurd" is scheduled for release in early 2008.
Currently collaborating with artists such as Caustic, Ambassador 21, XP8, Necrotek, Revolution State, Plallus Uber Alles, Johan Ess, Cyranoid, and Christian Wright from DC's Bajskorv... there is a lot that Rachel has been working on since her days of wandering the country and wrecking total mayhem all things considered socially acceptable.
Help support Experiment Haywire. Link to this page with these banners. Play EH songs in your profile. Spin them at the clubs. Get in contact.
Discography:
[ Comp: "Tune to a Dismembered Channel" song: "Crush it All Away" ]
[ Comp: "Women Take Back the Noise" song: "Army or Two" ]
[ Album: Sold out: 50 copy limited release ]
[ Comp: "Wounds of the Earth" song: "Toxic Hospital Revolt" ]
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[ EP: Now available: 75 out of 250 copies: comes with patch! ]
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[ Comp: "Endzeit Bunkertracks - Act III" song: "Game Called Life" ]
