Ad·ver·sary is an industrial music project fronted by Jairus Khan, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada."Ad·ver·sary: an interview with Jairus Khan". Connexion Bizarre, September 8, 2008
History In 2005, after working as a DJ, Khan released his first EP, Cyanotic vs Ad·ver·sary - Music For Jerks, as Ad·ver·sary."An Interview with Jairus of Ad·ver·sary". I Die You Die, March 9, 2012 He later toured the United States and Canada with Iszoloscope, and has acted as tour support for Terrorfakt, Antigen Shift, and Adam X. His remix work includes material from Iszoloscope, Converter, Cyanotic and Urusai."Ad-ver-sary- Bone Music". Grave Concern, by Matthew Johnson
In 2008, Khan signed to the Tympanik Audio label to release his debut album as Ad·ver·sary, Bone Music,"Ad-ver-sary - Bone Music". Reflections of Darkness, by Sebastian Huhn. 19 May 2008 which was also made available as a free download under Creative Commons licensing. The album was mastered by Yann Faussurier of Iszoloscope, containing remixes by Antigen Shift, Tonikom, and Synapscape. "Ad-ver-sary – Bone Music (cd Tympanik Audio)". Side-Line Magazine, 22 May 2008 Archived at the Wayback Machine]"Ad-Ver-Sary: Bone Music". Chain D.L.K.. August 4, 2008. Mark Tater and received generally positive reviews."Bone Music" review, "Ad∙ver∙sary: Bone Music". Chain D.L.K.. May 17, 2008..
In 2009, Khan released a second album as Ad·ver·sary, A Bright Cut Across Velvet Sky.
Khan performed at the 2012 Kinetik Festival, ending his set by screening a video, We Deserve Better, which criticized headlining acts Combichrist and Nachtmahr and the industrial music genre in general,"When Do Misogynistic Lyrics Become Hate Speech?". Pop Matters, Hans Rollman 21 July 2015"Ad·ver·sary, Antigen Shift take on racism, sexism in the industrial genre". ReGen Magazine, May 18, 2012. and, according to the website IdieYoudie, "openly critiques ... the use of misogynist and racist tropes in those bands' music and publicity materials".
Khan's sister is the Juno nominated artist Eternia.
Discography Solo Bone Music (CD, 2008) A Bright Cut Across Velvet Sky (CD, 2009)
With Cyanotic Cyanotic vs Ad·ver·sary - Music For Jerks (EP, 2005)
With Antigen Shift Brotherhood (CD, digital, 2014)
References
External links
Official MySpace Ad·ver·sary at discogs.com