Unter Null (from German; Eng.: "Below Zero") is an American dark electro-industrial music act, founded in 1998 as a solo aggrotech project by Erica Dunham, when Dunham was age 17 and living in Seattle in the Northwestern United States. Dunham is trained in classical piano, cello and guitar.Last FM Live performances consist of Dunham on lead vocals. , Unter Null is based in Los Angeles.
History Unter Null (German for 'below zero') initially began as a powernoise project influenced by a number of similar prominent artists, including Noisex, Converter and P.A.L. Her first, self-titled, album was released in 2001. In 2002, she was signed to Leech and NTT/Annihilvs Records to release her second, web-exclusive album Neocide. In 2005, she signed to label Alfa Matrix. She has since released a number of EPs and albums, remixed several artists, and appeared on compilation albums. Her album The Failure Epiphany peaked at #4 on the German Alternative Charts (DAC) and ranked #43 on the DAC Top Albums of 2006. The same year, the Sacrament EP reached #6 on the DAC Singles chart.
Music In early 2008, Dunham launched her side project Stray with the release of the self-titled a 2-CD album in cooperation with a number other bands including Mothboy, Detritus and Testube. In addition to regular live performances, Unter Null embarked on a short U.S. and European tour in 2005, then a longer European tour in 2006.
House fire On December 25, 2008, Dunham's studio, containing her musical, recording and electronic equipment as well as other belongings, was destroyed in a fire. It was feared at first that her newest album, Moving On, UNTER NULL returns with 2nd album, 'Moving on', in 3 different versions December 21, 2009 hangout.altsounds.com News had been lost in the fire, although tracks were able to be recovered from a damaged hard drive.Fire destroys Unter Null studio and new album
Discography AlbumsDate of releaseTitleLabel2001Unter Null2002NeocideAnnihilvs2005The Failure EpiphanyAlfa Matrix 2010Moving OnAlfa MatrixMoved OnAlfa Matrix2026The Rise From Ruin (and the Ritual of Becoming)Alfa Matrix EPsDate of releaseTitleLabel2005Sick Fuck EPAlfa Matrix2006Absolution EP/Sacrament EP Note: Released together as a compilation.Alfa Matrix2025Coming Up To BreatheAlfa Matrix2025You Made A MonsterAlfa Matrix
Compilation albums The Information Apocalypse Compilation (2002, Annilvs), 1000 limited edition copies – Tender Mercies Re:connected [1.0] (2004, Alfa Matrix) Synthphony REMIXed! Vol. 3 (2005, Synthphony Records) – Your Nightmare (Da Deep Cut Mix) Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act I (2005, Alfa Matrix) Sounds From The Matrix 02 (2005), - Sick Fuck Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act II (2006, Alfa Matrix) – Sick Fuck (Aesthetic Perfection Mix) Re:connected [2.0] (2006, Alfa Matrix) Sounds From The Matrix 03 (2006), - Martyr Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act III (2007, Alfa Matrix) – Journey to Descent Sounds From The Matrix 04 (2007), - This Is Your End Songs in the Key of Death (2008, Sonic Mainline) – DEATHKEY Industrial Attack Vol.1 (2008), – Zombie Boy Rape This Industrial World Vol.1 (2008), – Sick Fuck (Album Mix) Synthetic Reign Volume One (2008), - Feed The Lie Sounds From The Matrix 07 (2008), - Moving On (Essence Of Mind Mix) Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act IV (2009), - Broken Heart Cliché Extreme Sündenfall 9 (2009), - The Fall (Wynardtage Remix) Kinetik Festival Volume Two (2009), - Prophecy (Blank Mix) Sounds from the Matrix 08 (2009), - Your Fall Sounds from the Matrix 09 (2009), - Visceral Venom Sounds from the Matrix 10 (2009), - I Can't Be The One (EX.ES Mix)
References
External links
Alfa Matrix - unter null's label. Unter Null - Facebook
Stray - Unter Null sideproject Unter Null - Vampire Freaks Unter Null and Stray - Soundcloud