Confines

The seed for CONFINES started with the union between techno and industrial, fog-filled noir nights in NYC clubs and the desire to expand away from the worlds of metal, punk, and hardcore while still applying that aesthetic and ethic. CONFINES explores the dimly-lit corners of the dancefloor with fist-clenching beats, gut-rumbling bass kicks and haunting vocals that coalesce into its own unique flavor. While names like Einstürzende Neubauten and SWANS come to mind when discussing the basis for CONFINES– whether field recordings, sounds from the worksite, metal on metal or other industrialisms– the project thrives on diversity. With a basis in Latin music from the golden era ruled by Fania, CONFINES also takes influence from the NYC's crucial Paradise Garage scene, the immortal Larry Levan and others. It’s this baseline understanding that CONFINES applies to That Total Age-era Nitzer Ebb, early Ministry and even later influences like Silent Servant and Ancient Methods, the result being an approach that is equally crushing on the dancefloor or on your headphones.