Dark Realm, Melbourne, 25 April 09 feat. The Crystalline Effect/Plague Sequence has been CANCELLEDDue to licencing laws and tomorrow's event falling on ANZAC day, I have just been informed that Dark Realm has been completely cancelled as the venue is required by law to close at 11pm. We are hoping to reschedule for the following Friday. More ( Read more... )

***EDIT: event cancelled entirely, see recent update.

Important notice regarding The Crystalline Effect's gig tomorrow night at Dark Realm, Melbourne, 25 April 09.

(view the original flyer here)

Unfortunately my singer Elenor will not be able to make it to the Dark Realm gig. As a result, I will now be doing the gig as Plague Sequence. This ( Read more... )

This is the debut release of a quite interesting Australian-based newcomer act, but with prominent and experienced Electro/Industrial-musicians hiding behind. SHIV-R is the new playing field of Pete Crane (better known with his Electro-Pop project THE CRYSTALLINE EFFECT, signed to the Hungarian Advoxya Records) and Lee Bulig, the brainchild behind ( Read more... )

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New Implant album "Implantology":

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I contributed guitar on several tracks, as well as providing the MIDI programming for the 2 cover tracks.
Check it out! From the previews above, it sounds to me like the best Implant album yet!

Advoxya Records press clippings of The Crystalline Effect

"The Crystalline Effect is without doubt the best and also commercially most potent electro project on Advoxya records."
-Gothtronic

Been doing a couple of humble music-tech videoblogs for Shiv-r.com.

Here's the latest one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWYxcPLsYME

Don't forget, Melbournians! This Friday, at Blue Velvet:


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The Crystalline Effect interview by Side-Line.

It starts off a bit slow, as they ask the usual boring questions, but there is some good stuff at the end. It's a pretty all-encompasing interview of my experiences over the last year I think.

Just a reminder ( Read more... )