The Azoic

American electronic dance band

Years active1996–presentLabels

Nilaihah
Infacted

Members

Kristy Venrick
Eric Eldredge
Nikademus

Past members

Shawn Lower
Steve Laskarides

The Azoic is an electronic music band that was formed in Columbus, Ohio in February 1996.

History

In October 1996, they received a record contract from Worm Records and released their first CD, The Divine Suffering, in April 1997. Shawn left the band in early 1998 to pursue an alternate musical direction. Their second CD, Where Broken Angels Lie, was released in May 1998 with Nilaihah Records, which was started by Kristy to promote talented, original electronic bands. Forward, The Azoic's third CD, was released on Nilaihah Records in 2001. They also released the Conflict EP in 2003 on Nilaihah Records and a video for the title track on YouTube. In 2003, the band signed a record deal throughout Europe with Infacted Recordings of Germany.

In 2004, Infacted released Forward+Conflict, which went to the fourth spot on the DAC^[1] and number 2 on the DUC Dutch Alternative Chart. That release completely sold out within 6 months. The Azoic's 4th CD, Illuminate, was released in 2004 on Nilaihah Records and Infacted Recordings (Europe). Xbox (Konami/Microsoft) released their hit game Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3; in March 2005 which featured The Azoic track "Conflict (Turmoil Mix)." In early 2008, Re:Illumination [the mixes] came out on Nilaihah Records. The album holds remixed version of "Illuminate" material by DJ Delobbo, GASR, Null Device, Hungry Lucy, and more. In late 2012, The Azoic released a video for "Corruption" on YouTube and in early 2013, they released an album on Nilaihah Records also called Corruption.

Members

Kristy Venrick (1996–present)- Based in Columbus, Ohio, she is responsible for vocals, lyrics, melody, keyboards, and programming.
Andreas Kleinert (2008–present) - Based in Columbus, Ohio, he is responsible for melodies, programming, guitar and keyboards
Nikademus (2012–present) - Based in Bangor, Maine, he is responsible for some production and mastering.
Lawrence Zalewski (2008–present)- Based in Columbus, Ohio, he is responsible for live keyboards, guitar, and video.
Eric Eldredge (2008–present)- Based in New York City, New York, live keyboards.
Steve Laskarides (1996-2006) - His contributions were music, keyboard, programming, effects, some vocals and some lyrics. He is in a band called Access Zero.
Shawn Lower (1996–1998) - He is in a band called Only Flesh.

Discography

the divine suffering (Worm Records, 1997)

- Beginning (instrumental)
- Pure Pleasure
- I Tried to Warn You
- No Strength to Feel
- Inside
- Serenity Destroyed
- Violation
- Thorns
- Godaphile
- Talking to a Ghost
- No One is Listening (instrumental)
- Alone
- Transitions(instrumental)

Contort (MP3.com DAM release, 1997)

Past Afflictions (MP3.com DAM release, 1997)

Where Broken Angels Lie (Nilaihah Records, 1998)

- Nilaihah
- Drown (pulsating mix)
- Terrible Space
- Intimate Incisions
- Summoning
- Terrible Space (Oneiroid Psychosis mix)
- I Tried to Warn You (Flesh Field / Decay Theory mix)
- The Sad Word
- Drown
- The Sad Word (desert mix)
- Suffocation
- God Help Us
- Only Flesh

forward... (Nilaihah Records, 2001)

1. Not Justified
2. Lost
3. Evolution
4. Progression
5. Harsh Reality
6. Redemption
7. Carve Into You
8. Progression (dirge) by Assemblage 23
9. Evolution (dillusional mix) by Flesh Field
10. Progression (pinchita mix) by Fiction 8
11. Progression (Oneiroid Psychosis mix)

Conflict (Nilaihah Records, 2003) - multimedia CD

1. Conflict
2. Conflict (Turmoil mix)
3. Conflict (Combichrist mix)
4. Conflict (Alpha Conspiracy mix) by Iris
5. Conflict by Massiv in Mensch
6. Evolution
7. Conflict (Phaze mix) by Negative Format
8. Conflict (Mechanical Asphyxia mix) by System Syn
9. Conflict by Imperative Reaction

Forward+Conflict (Infacted Recordings in Europe, 2004)

1. Conflict (Turmoil Mix)
2. Conflict (Combichrist Mix)
3. Carve Into You (2003 Edit)
4. Progression (Dirge mix by Assemblage 23)
5. Not Justified
6. Conflict (Massiv In Mensch Mix)
7. Evolution
8. Redemption
9. Lost
10. Conflict (Negative Format Mix)
11. Not Justified (Madebelief Mix)
12. Conflict (Alpha Conspiracy Mix By Iris)
13. Harsh Reality
14. Evolution (Dillusional Mix By Flesh Field)
15. Progression (God Module Mix)

Illuminate (Nilaihah Records, 2004) and (Infacted Recordings in Europe)

1. Let Me Tell You Something
2. Going Under
3. The One
4. Illuminate
5. Conflict
6. Ever
7. Truth
8. Obsession
9. Carve into You (2003 edit)
10. Eternal
11. Passage
12. Conflict (Cyber DJ medley)

Re:Illumination (the mixes) (Nilaihah Records, 2008)

1. Going Under (remixed by Conetik)
2. Ever (remixed by DJ Delobbo)
3. Illuminate (remixed by GASR)
4. Let Me Tell You Something (Pogue Mahone mix by Caustic)
5. Ever (remixed by Liquid Divine)
6. Going Under (remixed by Internal Dialogue)
7. Illuminate (remixed by Null Device)
8. Ever (remixed by Hungry Lucy)
9. Let Me Tell You Something (Deep mix by XP8)
10. Going Under (remixed by Cesium 137)
11. Ever (remixed by Rich Ratvasky)
12. Illuminate (Recognized mix by Distorted Reality)
13. Let Me Tell You Something(Subliminal Message mix by Interface)
14. Ever (remixed by (e) a+d)
15. Illuminate (remixed by Invisible Ballet)
Bonus Track: Illuminate (remixed by Rich Ratvasky)

Corruption (Nilaihah Records, 2013)

1. Corruption
2. Lost Soul
3. Search and Destroy
4. Fall
5. Corruption (Mizz Camela Radio Mix)
6. Corruption (DJ Peter T & Scotty Bossman Club Mix)
7. Lost Soul (Level 2.0 Mix)
8. Corruption (Kim Shiro Mix)
9. Fall (Sonik Foundry Mix)
10. Corruption (Sven Erler 2012 Club Mix)
11. Search and Destroy (Interface Saviors Mix)
12. Corruption (Scotty Bossman Mix)