Techno Animal formed in 1990. A mechanoid manifestation of Justin Broadrick and Kevin Martin’s increasing appetite for studio explorations, the name was a practical abbreviation addressing the concept of a technological animal. [...]

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07/19/01 — First Ever US Dates
The duo of Kevin Martin and Justin Broadrick, aka Techno Animal, are getting ready for T.A.’s first ever US tour for early next month. Headlining these dates will be the Def Jux crew consisting of El-P, Aesop Rock, Cannibal Ox and Mr. Lif. Techno Animal will be hitting the following cities and venues:

August 8 - Frying Pan, NYC
Tickets on sale this weekend at Other Music and Fat Beats — Doors at 8:30p / $10 / 21+
August 9 - St. Andrews Hall, Detroit
August 10 - Subterranean, Chicago
August 13 - Knitting Factory, Los Angeles
August 15 - Mom’s Cookie Factory, Oakland, CA

It is probable that Techno Animal will be joined onstage by some of the MC’s who appear on the forthcoming ’The Brotherhood Of The Bomb’ double LP/CD, but that will vary from town to town. Techno Animal just made a pair of London appearances this past week, a headline date with Newark collaborators dalek, and last night, a show in support of the Mike Patton/Buzz Osbourne/Dave Lombardo supergroup Fantomas.

A promo only 12" of “We Can Build You” (featuring El-P and Vast Aire of Cannibal Ox) will be serviced to our favorite tastemakers next month; the b-side is a remix of the same track, as provided by Mr. Oizo.

06/12/01 — Sonariffic
A big chunk of the Matador roster is traveling to sunny Barcelona this weekend as the label prepares for a big night Saturday the 16th, when Techno Animal, Lesser, Sad Rockets, Matmos, Khan (with Julee Cruise) and Twist of Mount Florida are all featured performers. There’s tons of other stuff happening at Sonar that weekend including performances from Sonic Youth, Sigur Ros, KK Null, Terry Riley, Richie Hawtin and more. For more information, http://www.sonar.ya.com

03/07/01 — The waiting isn’t quite over (but we’re getting there)
“Deadman’s Curse,” the first single (12"/CD) from the eons-in-the-offing Techno Animal album Brotherhood Of The Bomb is coming in May. The resulting album will include contributions from a guest MC’s including Divine Styler, Rubber Room, dalek, Anti Pop Consortium and other heavyweight talent. Get ready (or else).

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