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Interface is an electronic music group based on Long Island, NY. It was founded in 1993 by Eric Eldredge (keyboards, sequences, and vocals). Its career has been lined with a steady output of songs and dance remixes for other artists and several lineup shifts. Each of its three albums to date display a blend of various styles of electronic music, most notably Trance, Synthpop, Industrial, and Electronic Body Music (EBM), with a strong sense of melody and songwriting.
Band History
The project became a serious entity when Eldredge left another group, Valve, in 1997. The band's inaugural lineup also included Joseph Destry (guitar, vocals) and Mike Cummings (drums). In total Interface released 4 demo tapes between 1993 and 1998, with little interest from record labels or the music press. Cummings and Destry left Interface in 1998, leaving Eldredge as its sole member.
Interface self-released the first LP THE ARTEMIS COMPLEX in January 1999. New Brunswick, NJ based label Tinman Records signed the group, picked up the album and released it that summer. A rather ordinary sampling of Industrial and EBM aesthetics of the time, it did win Interface a small cult following, helped immensely by the mp3.com music website. The onstage lineup expanded to Eric's brother Evan Eldredge (guitar, keyboards, vocals) and Jon Billian (keyboards)that summer.
The second release, July 2002's ANGELS IN DISGUISE, proved to be Interface's breakthrough into the dark electronic world. Besides a vastly improved overall sound, singles like "Wasted Time" and the title track saw heavy club, indie radio, and webcast play throughout North America and Europe. The higher profile landed them better remix work and live support slots (such as a 2003 show with The Human League). Despite the album's runaway success, Tinman fell into financial trouble, washing out a followup remix companion to ANGELS. Tinman finally shut down in 2005, just as the group announced a new album was in the works.
In 2005, after recording the album, titled BEYOND HUMANITY, Interface began an exhaustive search for a new label, finally landing with Nilaihah Records, a Columbus, Ohio-based label owned by Kristy Venrick of The Azoic. Finally released in March 2006 as the BEYOND HUMANITY EXPANDED EDITION with extra tracks added on, the album once again solidified the group's songwriting and production ability. The album's tracks "Age of Computers" and "Doubts and Fears" found their way onto top compilation CDs (Cryonica Tanz 4 and The State of Synthpop 2005, respectively).
Evan Eldredge left the group in 2006 to pursue other interests.
Members
- Eric Eldredge - lead vocals, programming/sequencing, production, keyboards
- Jon Billian - live keyboards, live guitar, programming, sampling, vocoder
Former members
- Evan Eldredge (1999-2006) - guitars, keyboards, backing vocals, additional production
- Joseph Destry (1997-1998) - guitars, vocals, keyboards
- Michael Anthony Cummings (1997-1998) - drums
Discography
- The Artemis Complex - 1999 Tinman Records
- Angels In Disguise - 2002 Tinman Records
- Wasted Time EP - 2003 Internet limited edition
- Disguised As Angels - 2003 Internet limited edition
- Beyond Humanity Expanded Edition - 2006 Nilaihah Records
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