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Download
Anthony Valcic, cEvin Key & Phil Western III era
Background information
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia  Canada
Genre(s)	Industrial IDM
Years active	1995–1997; 2000–2002; 2006
Label(s)	Subconscious Communications Nettwerk Cleopatra Metropolis Flesh Eating Ants Records
Associated acts	Skinny Puppy
Website	SubconsciousStudios.com/Download
Members
cEvin Key Phil Western
Former members
Mark Spybey Dwayne Goettel Anthony Valcic

Download is an electronic music group formed by Dwayne Goettel and cEvin Key of Skinny Puppy during 1994. The initial lineup also included Off & Gone's Phil Western and Mark Spybey of Dead Voices On Air, but has since been particularly fluid, with Key and Western being the only constant members after Goettel's death. Download's music has been described as post-industrial, drawing from the band's genesis as part of Skinny Puppy but also sharing common stylistic ground with such artists as Aphex Twin and Autechre. The primary instrumentation common throughout their albums is a blend of synthesizers and sampled instruments; the music is particularly centered on elements of percussion and rhythm.

Other artists that have been involved are Genesis P. Orridge, Anthony Valcic, and Ken Marshall. Earlier releases frequently included vocal elements and lyrics, but since III (and Mark Spybey's departure in 1996) their work has been strictly instrumental.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Furnace and Microscopic 1.2 Charlie's Family 1.3 The Eyes of Stanley Pain and Sidewinder 1.4 III and Effector 1.5 III Steps Forward and Inception 1.6 Fixer 2 Discography 3 External links

In the first era of Download's career, the band's sound was an Experimental Industrial style which featured vocals by Mark Spybey and guest vocals by Genesis P. Orridge. Their first LP, Furnace, was arguably their least accessible--most of the tracks lasted for over four minutes, some lasting as long as nine minutes. Their next release, the Microscopic EP continued this style. It featured three remixes of tracks from Furnace (only one of which was remixed by the band itself, the other two were remixed by Biosphere and Newt), along with five original tracks.

Charlie's Family was another experimental industrial LP by Download, except this LP was a soundtrack to the movie of the same name, and it had significantly different sound than the previous two releases. Instead of the beat-oriented music that dominated Furnace and Microscopic, this LP's music was mostly dominated by a simple beat along with many samples of anything from women orgasming to airplanes taking off.

What could be considered Download's third era to one fan could be considered a revisit to their first style by the next. The Eyes of Stanley Pain is arguably Download's most diverse-sounding and accessible Industrial album. It spanned 14 tracks, most of which were about four or five minutes long. The only exceptions were the tracks Glassblower and Collision, which were 3:02 and 10:38, respectively. Later that year, the EP Sidewinder was released by the band. In the same vein as their first EP--Microscopic--it contained eight tracks, except four were remixes. Three were remixes by Download of songs from The Eyes of Stanley Pain, and one was a remix of the song Attalal from Furnace by the band Haujobb (although the packaging of Sidewinder spells it "Attallal"). The other four songs were original songs recorded by Download, and the last of Download's post-industrial era.

III marked a turning point for Download. Their sound became more melodic and accessible while still retaining the experimental quirks of their older material. Their next album Effector continued this direction.

Two more albums, III Steps Forward and Inception were released as part of Subconscious Studio's From The Vault series. Inception contained outtakes from Download's more experimental early era, while III Steps Forward included outtakes from the III and Effector eras as well as new tracks. Although the original pressing of each was limited to a 1000 copies, 2nd pressing editions are currently available from Subconscious Studio's website.

In December 2006, cEvin Key announced that new material has been recorded for a new album (entitled Fixer). Album was released on April 2007.

A special-edition of Furnace was also released with Subconscious' From the Vault II series. The new release includes a second disc with a collection of the live jams that went down in the first jam sessions for Download.

Title	Release date	Label	Notes
Furnace	October 3, 1995	Cleopatra, Subconscious Communications	Re-released in 2007 as part of the Vault II series with bonus disc
Microscopic	January 9, 1996	Cleopatra, Subconscious Communications
Charlie's Family	1996	Metropolis, Subconscious Communications
Sidewinder	April 30, 1996	Nettwerk
The Eyes of Stanley Pain	May 28, 1996	Nettwerk, Subconscious Communications	Music video for "Glassblower" directed by William Morrison
III	October 21, 1997	Nettwerk, Subconscious Communications
Effector	October 24, 2000	Nettwerk, Subconscious Communications
Inception	January, 2002	Subconscious Communications	From the Vault #1 (of 7), Limited to 1000 copies
III Steps Forward	April, 2002	Subconscious Communications	From the Vault #3 (of 7), Limited to 1000 copies
Fixer	2007	Subconscious Communications	From the Vault II

• Official Site
• Mark Spybey's 1996 Europe Download tour diaries at Spybey.net
• Download (band) at Last.fm
• Litany.net - Unofficial Site Covering Skinny Puppy and other side projects of Ogre and cEvin kEy

Download
cEvin Key | Phil Western
Dwayne Goettel | Mark Spybey | Anthony Valcic
Discography
Furnace | Microscopic | Charlie's Family | Sidewinder | The Eyes of Stanley Pain | III | Effector | Inception | III Steps Forward | Fixer
Related articles
Skinny Puppy | Subconscious Communications
Cyberaktif | Doubting Thomas | Hilt | PlatEAU | The Tear Garden | Flesh Eating Ants Records
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