Unter Null
Unter Null, was founded as a solo aggrotech music project by Erica Dunham in 1998 at the age of 17, while living in Seattle, United States., she is based in Portland, Oregon. Dunham is trained in classical piano, cello and guitar. Live performances consist of Dunham on lead vocals, Brendin Ross on keyboards and Krz Souls of Dawn of Ashes on e-percussion.
History
Unter Null initially began as a powernoise project influenced by a number of similar prominent artists, including Noisex, Converter and P.A.L. Her first, self-titled, album was released in 2001. In 2002, she was signed to Leech and NTT/Annihilvs Records to release her second, web-exclusive album Neocide. In 2005, she signed to label Alfa Matrix. She has since released a number of EPs and albums, remixed several artists, and appeared on compilation albums. Her album The Failure Epiphany peaked at #4 on the German Alternative Charts and ranked #43 on the DAC Top Albums of 2006. The same year, the Sacrament EP reached #6 on the DAC Singles chart.Music
In early 2008, Dunham launched her side project Stray with the release of the self-titled a 2-CD album in cooperation with a number other bands including Mothboy, Detritus and Testube. In addition to regular live performances, Unter Null embarked on a short U.S. and European tour in 2005, then a longer European tour in 2006.In the spring of 2012, Dunham relocated to Hamburg, Germany, where at the time of writing, she is currently on production of the next Unter Null album.
House fire
On December 25, 2008, Dunham's studio, containing her musical, recording and electronic equipment as well as other belongings, was destroyed in a fire. It was feared at first that her newest album, Moving On, had been lost in the fire, although tracks were able to be recovered from a damaged hard drive.Discography
Compilation albums
- The Information Apocalypse Compilation, 1000 limited edition copies – Tender Mercies
- Re:connected
- Synthphony REMIXed! Vol. 3 – Your Nightmare
- Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act I
- Sounds From The Matrix 02, - Sick Fuck
- Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act II – Sick Fuck
- Re:connected
- Sounds From The Matrix 03, - Martyr
- Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act III – Journey to Descent
- Sounds From The Matrix 04, - This Is Your End
- Songs in the Key of Death – DEATHKEY
- Industrial Attack Vol.1, – Zombie Boy
- Rape This Industrial World Vol.1, – Sick Fuck
- Synthetic Reign Volume One, - Feed The Lie
- Sounds From The Matrix 07, - Moving On
- Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act IV, - Broken Heart Cliché
- Extreme Sündenfall 9, - The Fall
- Kinetik Festival Volume Two, - Prophecy
- Sounds from the Matrix 08, - Your Fall
- Sounds from the Matrix 09, - Visceral Venom
- Sounds from the Matrix 10, - ''I Can't Be The One ''