Album Notes

A limited edition release, the experimental "forward rewinding" EP features two favorites from the IDM/electro scene battling it out in binary form. Features the forceful electro-pop of the low technicians on "sunday monday morning", as well as the alpha conspiracy's brilliant, moody, interpretation of the Howard Jones classic, "things can only get better".

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the alpha conspiracy has been a paragon of smart, structured electronica for the last two years. their debut disc, "cipher", was a journey into percussively intricate IDM, with shimmering layers of kaleidoscopic sounds and at times an almost startling harmonic complexity. Even more intriguing are the constant references to song structures usually more prevalent in indie rock and synth-pop.

The leader of this sonic brigade is the studiously accomplished Andrew Sega, who has been doing electronic music under various monikers since 1993. In the mid-90's he helped form the music collective "Five Musicians", with such comrades as Jaakko Manninen (md / Merck Records), and Hans van Vliet (hunz / beanbag). Later, he decided that it was time for a new electronic project that focused on inter-species communication: between trip-hop and indie-rock, between emo and glitch-IDM. This is the alpha conspiracy's mission.

low technicians is the new solo project of Brad MacAllister, who is the keyboardist and general studio gangster behind the dark industrial/EBM outfit, CTRL. Many years spent in the dismal wasteland that is central Pennsylvania eventually led to his complete mental breakdown and subsequent move to Austin, TX. After three albums with CTRL, songs on various compilations (including Cleopatra Records "The Unquiet Grave" series), he is branching out into new sounds. Inspired by the gritty harshness of modern EBM, yet with organic synth-pop roots, the low technicians sound is intense, passionate, and driving.