Interview with Ben V. of Ludovico Technique. Interview written by j. ward and conducted by Michael Faries. Recorded September 27th, 2011 at Reggie’s Rock Club in Chicago, IL.
Triptych Tour Featuring Imperative Reaction, God Module, System Syn & Twitch The Ripper
Joined by Bella Morte and Ludovico Technique
September 27, 2011
Chicago, Illinois, United States @ Reggie’s Rock Club
Review by: Michael Faries
COMA’s own Christina did such a fine job of reviewing the first stop of the Triptych tour that I decided to do a (fairly) straight forward, comparative review. This time around, the Triptych tour (consisting of God Module, Imperative Reaction, and System Syn) made a stop in Chicago, Illinois, to visit their Midwest fans. Twitch the Ripper again accompanied the trio, but was joined this time by The Ludovico Technique and Bella Morte. Scary Lady Sarah magnificently DJ’d the entire night, and, to my own personal delight, gave my camera a repeated and much-needed power strip connection. Had it not been for this scary lady (which my Chicagoan friends informed me, was a really awesome lady, to boot), there would have been no live video of the show to share with COMA viewers. (more…)

The highly political, anti-fascist and anti-Nazi digital hardcore outfit has announced US Tour dates in support of their album Is this Hyperreal?.
Currently made up of Alec Empire, Nico Endo and CX KiDTRONiK and producing music that refuses to be neatly packaged into a specific genre, ATR sound was characterised by the use of breakbeats, many sampled from funk and rap, but replayed at more than twice their original speeds, heavy guitar riffs, and the shouting of politically-driven lyrics and slogans by the band members. While only releasing three albums during the band’s original association from 1995-1999, ATR is considered one of the most influential bands of the techno scene. (more…)