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All of The X-Structure's albums can be downloaded, for free, from their website, http://thexstructure.com.
The story so far...
The X-Structure is a virtual band that was formed in the
Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town,
South Africa, during the dark winter months of 2008.
The bands consists of four wild and adventurous members who all share a passion for life and a flair for exploration and adventure. Their style progresses back and forth and takes inspiration from all parts of life, both now and back then. A common thread however can be found in their music and can be describes as
downtempo,
trip-hop,
electronica,
breakbeat,
chillout,
cinematic, and even
experimental at times, and finally their very own coined genre,
space-trip; or so they would like to think. Their greatest inspiration is God, everything that is seen and unseen, and through this their music is an expression of philosophical ideals and spontaneous musical creation.
Within the band each member's personality is reflected in the instruments they play. Each member also possesses uniquely honed skills that are invaluable to the them when out in the field.
Starrzan is the front-man who plays the
leads and adds the occasional subversive
vocals to the mix.
Chacma is on the
drums and plays anything he can tap a beat on.
Nightowl creates the mood and atmospheric soundscapes through
keys and
strings.
Epic Beard is old and wise and plays the
bass.
Their albums retell the tales of the adventures, challenges and revelations they face in life. During 2008 they released two full length albums,
Westcoast Trip and
days of night, featuring a diverse array of musical style. They also tried their hand at experimenting with a remix album where they remixed the vocals of artist
Shannon Hurley into what is now known as
The Remix Experiment Part 01.
In early 2009 they joined the ranks of
Bushmen Records, an all
South African underground music netlabel, and released their second full length album,
days of night, through them.
Their 6th album,
Redux, was released in June 2009 and again took their music to another level of earthly proportion. Later that year they completed a 4 track album called
The Album, which featured the vocal talents of Jade Wang.
During September 2009 the band's front-man,
Starrzan, was involved in a motorbike accident whilst on a mercy mission on the streets of Bellville. This gave him some much needed rest but at the cost of a broken leg and a smashed knee. He took this time, in between watching episodes of Samurai Jack, to reflect on his life a bit more. Almost a year after their last release,
The Album, they finally released their long awaited album
Doxology. This album was jointly released by South African netlabel,
Bushmen Records, and the Italian netlabel,
51beats. Through this joint release the album was downloaded by many people from around the world and enjoyed great success.
Following quick on the heels of the release of
Doxology, The X-Structure released their 9th album,
Meta, at the beginning of October 2010.
Meta further progressed on The X-Structure's sound, yet still retaining elements of their past experiences, and brought forward new sounds and ideas that the band had discovered on their journey thus far. It had a "spacey" / ambient feel to it which would again be explored by the band later in 2011.
The end of 2010 marked a great moment for The X-Structure with the release of their 10th album,
Flight of Man. From its release the album was a great success, with some fans claiming that it was The X-Structure's best album to date. During that time the band's visual identity was also slowly but surely coming to light. The updated band-member artwork was created by Russian artist Sideburn, and South African artist Rayne created the band's signature "X" logo.
Deep Heaven, released in March 2011, was The X-Structure's next big musical way-point and marked the way forward for great things to come in 2011 and beyond. The album further explored the band's concept of "space-trip" music, blending elements of trip hop, ambient and electronica.
All of The X-Structure's albums can be downloaded, for free, from their website, http://thexstructure.com.
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