Origin:Portugal, EU.
Personal: Luís Van Seixas
Earth Log: Novembre 2002.

Profile

An electronic project, non supported by any kind of PC or Mac technology, only hard wear machines involved in the process. Played, programmed and recorded at the old way: midi linked, running into mixer directly to a CD recorder.
Sonic effects added in real time, no multi tracks, no post production, no plug-ins, no make-up!
Straight made Music.

Luís van Seixas join three solid rock bands in Almada since 1988, collected a healthy hand full of weird retro stomp boxes. These ones opened the way thru sonic manipulation, putting Luís early electronic side projects supporting embryonic Almada´s video and performing arts in the first years of the 90´s.
The Groovebox concept allowed the first totally electronic, musical creations. Misspell´s "Alternative Route" is the most representative experience in that domain.

Introducing the sampler and two synthesizers at the armorial, Sci Fi Industries reach the first goals in 1998: Performed at the annual creative youngsters Award, "Tin Wheel" song released by Promusica (Portuguese version of Future Music magazine) and "Electroid Induction" on national first big selling electronic CD compilation "Home Listening" KamiKazz´s.

After more than three years and a large number of broken promises for releasing on some of the few Portuguese labels, Luís van Seixas join Fernando Cerqueira and Paulo Rodrigues, AKA Ras-Al-Ghul, and started Thisco.
Thisco is our way to support national projects and bands, giving the chance of archive some notoriety in and out doors, putting on the same CD, infamous Portuguese artists along with well know foreigner electronic projects.

CDs and Tracks

DEAD PEOPLE ON STYLISH CHAIRS	ARCHITECTURAL DEVELOPMENT
NOT SUITABLE FOR P.	AIR CUTTER

 

"Misspell" promo CDR DrugFreeMusic, 1998.

Track "Electroid Induction" on "Home Listening" KamiKazz CD Compilation banzaicd1, 1999.

"10 Aldeias Históricas de Portugal" original sound track CD-ROM, Carta do Lazer -INATEL, 1999.

Track "Tin Whell" on "ProMúsica CD 31", Ferreira & Bento. August, 1999.

"Traumdeutung" Limited CDR, hand crafted cover, Thisco/HandMade Records March 2001.

Track "Positiva" on "ProMúsica CD 55", Ferreira & Bento. August 2001.

"Dead People on Stylish Chairs" Thisco CD Thisk.01/VAN 2002 October 2001. Suportted by Fonoteca Municipal de Lisboa and UltraVioleta/Bairro Alto.

Track "Secret Cloister" on "Thisconnected" Thisco CD Compilation Thisk.02, March 2002.

"Architectural Development" Thisco CD Thisk.04, Septembre 2002.

Track "Injection Delay" (Live at Previa, Almada 20/11/1999) on "Thisoriented" Thisco CD Thisk.05, Novembre 2002.

Track "Feroza Junction" on "Thisobidience: These Guys Gone Out" Thisco CD Thisk.08 (from "Traumdeutung" CDR), December 2002.

"Air Cutter " Thisco, cd

" 6 Factor " Thisco, cd-ep ( limited edition )

Gigs & Events

· Festival Art-Core, 30th May 1998, Casa da Juventude de Almada.
· 23th July 1998, Bar Praia Vermelha, Costa da Caparica.
· 13th November 1998, Galeria ZDB, Lisbon.
· Mostra Jovens Criadores, 20th November 1998, Aveiro.
· Festival do Fim, 7th and 8th July 1999, Lux-Frágil, Lisbon, along with Cold Cut, Mr. Scruff, Yari, Stealing Orchestra.
· Co-producer on "Electrónica sete" video along with Catarina Ramalho, Akademia Lusho-Galatika, focus on national electronic projects: Bio-Vox, Light Speed Approach, N+C, Mutant Milk, Ras-Al-Ghul, Arkham Hi-Fi and Sci-Fi Industries.
· PréVia event, 20th November 1999, Fórum Romeu Correia, Almada, along with BEA e Ras-Al-Ghul.
· 2ed March 2001, Casa da Juventude de Almada, along with Hattermachin*.
· 31st March 2001, Centro Cultural de S. Amaro, Laranjeiro, along with Wla Garcia and In Deep DJ`s sets, Video by J. Budha and Colect..
· Traumdeutung presentation, 26th March 2001, Galeria ZDB, Lisbon.
· 15th December 2001, Casa da Juventude de Almada, Cacilhas.
· TV Show Curto Circuito 18th December 2001, SIC Radical.
· Dead People on Stylish Chairs presentation, 19th December 2001, Bar Sete Quintas Lisbon.
· 17th May 2002, Lisbon Fonoteca Municipal, along with Ras´al Asad and Beggarly Banister.
· 27th June 2002, Galeria ZDB Lisbon, along with Mimetic Mute, Ras-Al-Ghul and Beggarly Banister.
· TV Show Curto Circuito 7th October 2002, SIC Radical.
· Architectural Development presentation, 25th October 2002, Bar Incógnito Lisbon.