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Wednesday, 18 July 2007 |
 From the depths of your darkest imaginations, your wildest dreams, steps forth A Simpson. One man with a vision and a soul of fire, he is known as Industrial Funk Union, setting the world ablaze with his innovative style of Machine/Funk/ Rock.
Here we have a very interesting union of Funk and Electronic/Industrial Edge with a touch of Rock thrown in for good measure. I.F.U. is Alton Simpson, one man with a vision and a soul of fire creating a very distinctive style and sound.
A former Punk bassist for the band Stemhead, he is known as a dedicated performed and very devoted to his fans. Now he is completely poured himself into his own solo project that has been grabbing attention in is local Philly scene and beyond since 1996. His material released as MP3s on the internet are already getting numerous hits as is his video Dark featuring the Queens of Goth "The Devil Dolls"
With his electronic sounds, rock edge, industrial overtones and bordering a dark, goth feel, coupled with his punk background, I.F.U. has managed to put something together here that is all his own. I.F.U. has a cross over sound that wont grab everyone in any specific genre, but is sure to grab some in many genres.
In 2002 I.F.U. founder Al Simpson also founded his own production company. With his 3 Heads Productions LLC Al has produced and musically scored a variety of commercials currently airing locally in the Philadelphia/New Jersey area on Comcast Cable. He also produced and scored a film entered and shown at the NYC Midnight to Midnight 24 hour Film Festival in 2005.
I.F.U has released the CD "Rocks" on CDBaby.com as well as the CD "Technology", the latter was released in December of 2005. New IFU CDs available now at iTunes and CDbaby.
In April of 2007 "World War Won" was released to be followed in the fall by "World War Too" |
July 1, 2007
Industrial Funk Union announces follow-up to World War Won
Hollywood, CA Industrial Funk Union has revealed the forthcoming release of a follow-up to April's successful “World War Won.” This purveyor of machine funk rock (you could also think of it as industrial trip-hop) will be unleashing, in September, the potency that is “World War Too.”
Drawing heavily from an eclectic batch of sources that include post-modern soul, gritty industrial and new wave art rock, IFU creates a unique but highly accessible sound that pulls together the pop-happy crowd as well as the selective brain music crowd. It's the ultimate fusion of primal fun and cerebral exercise.
Springboarding from talk of his style, Al Simpson of IFU discusses the importance of the DIY ethic. He recognizes, he says, the challenging aspects of music that may be catchy but doesn't color between the lines. Sometimes, Simpson believes, you have to bring your sound to the people through determination and self-reliance.
Simpson says that Industrial Funk Union will be touring come this fall in conjunction with the release of “World War Too.”
More information is available by visiting www.ifumusic.com , www.myspace.com/ifu , www.myspace.com/ifutechno and www.arselect.com. |
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