Founded by US electronic musician Gary Zon in 2000, Dismantled issued five albums over the next decade that blended multi-layered electro-industrial music with melodic trance elements, resulting in a darkly brooding and futuristic sound.
‘Wired For War’ STREAM | BANDCAMP is the second single to be released ahead of a long-awaited new album entitled ‘Endless’, out on 20th November via Metropolis Records. As with its predecessor, ‘Zero’ STREAM | BANDCAMP, it is a synth-pop noir nugget tailor-made for futuristic dancefloors, albeit with a lyrical message critical of the hollow inanity of much of modern society.
“Mutates across its running time, introducing new sounds, media samples and vocal manipulations. Best of all are the bubbling keys that emerge around the midway point, adding another unexpected texture to an already restless track”
‘Endless’ was primarily recorded in Oregon and completed in Southern California. Zon describes it as his most cohesive work yet and a record that has helped him rediscover the sound that gave the project its unique appeal at the outset. He also states that fans will spot deliberate references to previously issued songs.
Having begun making electronic music in 2000, Gary Zon soon came up with a brand of complex yet melodic electro-industrial and trance sounds that saw him compared to peers such as Front Line Assembly, Haujobb and Wumpscut.
Dismantled signed to Metropolis Records and issued a self-titled album in 2002. It was followed by the acclaimed ‘Post-Nuclear’ (2004), a record that introduced a clearer vocal style into what was otherwise a grittier and more organic soundscape. ‘Standard Issue’ (2006) was previewed with ‘Breed To Death’, an EP that included remixes of new and already released songs by the likes of Psyclon Nine, Haujobb and Wumpscut, and was then followed by a lengthy period of touring ahead of the release of fourth album, ‘When I’m Dead’ (2007).
US and European tours with VNV Nation, Apoptygma Berzerk and Combichrist preceded the ‘The War Inside Me’ (2011), the most aggressive Dismantled output to date. Promoted on a tour with Front Line Assembly, it was followed by an EP, ‘Whole Wide World’ (2012) and two further EPs,’The Hero’ (2016) and ‘No Escape’ (2020).