![]() ![]() It's almost as if a rogue ProTools rig conceived and produced the album itself, in some sort of nightmare combination of 2001 and Demond Seed. However, while Reznor's obsessively produced music still bleeds reality, Celldweller suffers from too much refinement. The album is strikingly melodic, with hooks galore, even on the overdriven metal of "One Good Reason." And Klayton's obvious debt to Trent Reznor can be forgiven, since it's difficult not to emulate the iconographic musician in a genre that he redefined. Klayton's industrial background is evident in his vocals, which alternate between throaty yelling and a half-whisper. ![]() The project ranges from the aggressive, X Games-style active rock of "Switchback" to the emotive, melodic "Afraid This Time," which recalls the crystalline style of fellow production whiz kid BT. Celldweller derives its name partly from the long hours Klayton spent in his home studio crafting its elaborate, production-heavy cocktail of trance, drum'n'bass, and heavy industrial guitar. As a producer, Klayton has worked with Prong and is involved with New York-based illusionist Criss Angel. The producer, songwriter, performer, and musical gypsy has been associated with numerous projects, including the Christian industrial outfits Circle of Dust and Argyle Park. Other collaborations and remix releases have also appeared, as well as material from Klayton’s other projects Scandroid and FreqGen, as well as his score for independent movie The Dunes, and three albums under his own name.The brain behind Celldweller is Klayton (aka Klay Scott). ![]() A remix competition for “My Disintegration” resulted in a compilation released in October of 2020, featuring remixes by the likes of Dino Shadix, TweakerRay, Cyborgdrive, Ardiyan, Animattronic, Metarmonica, and more. Since then, he has followed up with “ My Disintegration,” “ A Matter of Time,” “ Into the Void,” “ Baptized in Fire,” and “ Blind Lead the Blind,” as well as corresponding remixes created by the likes of Zardonic, Joe Ford, Becko, The Browning, SWARM, Sebastian Komor, Formal One, Razihel, Kaixo, Fight the Fade, and Toronto Is Broken. ![]() Now, Klayton has rewarded his fans’ patience with the announcement of the new album, titled Satellites, with pre-saves to go live on Tuesday, August 23.Įven since before the release of the more pensive and slowly melodic Offworld, Klayton was preparing Satellites, releasing the “ Electric Eye” single in early 2017. Although it has been five years since the release of Offworld, one certainly can’t accuse Klayton of sitting idly on his Celldweller project while working feverishly on his myriad other projects and monikers, he has been gradually teasing what would be the fifth full-length Celldweller album with a series of singles and remixes, all continuing to showcase the artist/producer’s signature blending of industrialized metal, drum & bass, hip-hop, and all points in between. ![]()
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