Sick Cycle
Sick Cycle began as two separate producers, Michael West and Levon Maeder, each on their own path in music. They both attended the same school and the same audio engeering course. Michael first released “Meditation” under the name Sick Cycle in 2006, playing live on his MicroKorg Synth & Acoustic Guitar and producing the drums on PC. Michael and Levon finally collaborated together in 2007, and havent looked back since.
Sick Cycle’s dubstep assault began in 2008, with little knowledge. To their amazement, Rottun Recordings, run by Canadian producer “Excision”, signed the tunes that came forth. ‘Hive Mind’ and ‘Tweak Frenzy’ are available now as MP3 downloads from beatport.com, just search for Sick Cycle. More dark dubstep is in the works with other labels, so stay tuned for more vinyl releases this year.
2009 for Sick Cycle involves their second CD album titled ‘Awakening’, this time on New Zealands own ‘Bassweight Recordings’, with some special guest remixes. Also their second New Zealand Tour - this time with Dunedins best dj crew “Urban Terror Unit”. Last years tour saw Sick Cycle performing alongside melbourne based producer ‘Nasty Genius’, and the results were outstanding.
Sick Cycle also run “Corrosive Noise” dark music events in New Zealand. The events feature New Zealand musicians & producers who focus primarily on darker destructive music. Christchurch events are held at Double Happy in the central city, and in the past have featured artists like Nanotek, Organikismness, Kilotone, Habit, The Facecutters, & Urban Terror Unit. Keep an eye out for these events as they only happen two or three times a year.
There is no doubt there are big things on the horizon for Sick Cycle, they are passionate about what they do and are dedicated to noise.
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Christchurch
