''mentallo & the fixer'' is the project name used by ''texan'' ''dark waved electronic / e.b.m. / industrial'' musicians - ''gary dassing'' (as ''mentallo'') & ''dwayne dassing'' (as ''the fixer'') from 1988 to 1999, & by ''gary dassing'' alone from 1999 to the present day.
one of my favorite bands (solo acts) of all time, considering above given genre.
the ''dassing'' brothers first began experimenting with music by the means of more traditional ''rock'' music instruments, such as guitar & drums. however, by the time the two formed their first band, ''benestrophe'', with vocalist ''richard mendez'' (the instruments of choice became synthesizers & samplers). most of the two tapes worth-of material they recorded subsequently became available as the releases ''sensory deprivation'' & ''auric fires'', released on ''ras dva records''.
after parting ways with ''mendez'', the two brothers began working as ''mentallo & the fixer''. their very first release ''no rest for the wicked'' saw a limited 500-copy run on vinyl by the portuguese label ''simbiose records''. soon after began their long-term relationship with the north american ''dark waved electronic / industrial / e.b.m.'' record label, ''metropolis records'', with their second release "revelations 23". this release solidified the band's sound, which included snarling distorted vocals, hard cutting sequencer rhythms, & a thunderous beats. at this time, in 1994, the ''dassing'' brothers formed a side project with vocalist ''michael greene'' called ''mainesthai''. mainesthai's two releases, ''out to lunch'' & ''mentallo & the fixer meets mainesthai'', were also both released on ''metropolis records'', but not until 1998. the ''dassings'' also released ''where angels fear to tread'' (1994), ''...there's no air to breathe'' (compilation, 1995), ''continuum'' (1995), ''burnt beyond recognition'' (1997), ''no rest for the wicked'' (1998), along with 2 singles, ''false prophets'' & ''centuries'', both released in 1997.
after the departure of ''dwayne dassing'' from the band in 1999, ''gary'' continued to use the ''mentallo & the fixer'' pseudonym, releasing several albums including: ''algorythum'' (1999), ''love is the law'' (2000), ''return to grimpen ward'' (2001), ''vengeance is mine'' (2001), ''centuries'' (2005), ''enlightenment through a chemical catalyst'' (2007), ''mentallo & the fixer & associated projects: benestrophe, mainesthai, polyhedron - a collection of rare, unreleased & remastered'' (compilation, 2012), & ''music from the eather'' (2012), along with 3 e.p.'s - "systematik ruin" (1999), ''commandments for the molecular age'' (2006), & ''metroland / aesthetische / mentallo & the fixer / daniel b. prothése - 4.4u [2012.11]'' (2012).
from all of this, as usual, i'm bringing the utmost best:
01. ''burnt beyond recognition'' (1997)
02. ''music from the eather'' (box set, limited edition, 3 x c.d., 2012)
link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ue3qf5fq0oppd61 (''burnt beyond recognition'')
link:
http://www.4shared.com/rar/0PYnT7Eo/cd_1.html (''music from the eather'' - c.d. 1)
link:
http://www.4shared.com/rar/YGjQ_N1s/cd_2.html (''music from the eather'' - c.d. 2)
link:
http://www.4shared.com/rar/J23ZCShA/cd_3.html (''music from the eather'' - c.d. 3)
* note: by my opinion -
''music from the eather'' (box set, limited edition, 3 x c.d., 2012)
is the best ''electronic'' album of the year &, probably, one of the best ''electronic''
albums of all time!
