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Devoid 2000
2000
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CONTINUING THE SONIC ASSAULT
Pan West Coast Cyber Metal Project adds Chaos to the Void
Los Angeles, CA, April 2000
Continuing to span the American West Coast from Los Angeles
to Seattle, WINDS DIED DOWN exhibit their next generation
tech/art/blur fest of imagination and spontaneous
combustion of adrenaline and madness giving afterlife to
their demonstrably unique brand of industrial strength
cyber metal mayhem.
A reviewer of the Winds
EP seemed to feel that WINDS DIED DOWN was "... spawned
from a void devoid of musical influence of any kind. "
Perfectly intended, thank you very much. And so the machete
in the jungle continues to carve its own path into the
heart of the WINDS DIED DOWN sonic landscape.
WINDS DIED DOWN is the brainchild of longtime friends and
bandmates Rob Rampley and Christopher Compton. It began
some 15 years ago when the two played in hard rock and
heavy metal bands throughout the Pacific Northwest. One
dark and gloomy night in Montana, Rampley and Compton chose
to move west to Seattle, Washington instead of California
based on a coin toss.
After a year touring the US with various acts and another
year exodus to Japan programming laser systems, Rampley
made his way to Los Angeles where he now writes software
for synthesizers and computers. He has also created sound
effects for numerous films and has engineered and produced
for several recording studios. These experiences have been
instrumental in Rampley's eclectic gestalt approach to
songwriting and music production.
While Rampley has moved south, Compton has kept his
residence in Seattle. Compton's dark and cynical
interpretation of life is evident in his lyrics and choice
of subject matter. He and his powerful metal persona have
fronted numerous bands such as NAKED SUN, FIRE ANTS, MR.
GREEN GENES and DAYS IN VAIN, to name a few. Compton also
continues to write, sing, and produce for Seattle's newest
goth machine, FROST.
WINDS DIED DOWN continues its assault on the internet and
the industrial/techno/goth/darkwave/metal masses. Look for
them again in your darkest nightmares, and find them here
at www.mok.com.
