Futurisk

American electropunk group

Futurisk

Origin| Lighthouse Point, Florida, United States
Genres| Synthpop, electropunk, minimal wave, new wave
Years active| 1979–1984
Labels| Clark Humphrey Records, Minimal Wave Records, Cititrax Records
Past members| Jeremy Kolosine
Richard Hess
Jack Howard
Frank Lardino
Vinny Scrimenti
Jeff Marcus
Website| minimalwave.futurisk.net
Futurisk - Player Piano EP (1982)
Clark Humphrey Records
Art by Frank Vickers

Futurisk (stylized as FUTURISK) was an American electronic electropunk group based out of Lighthouse Point, Florida, United States that recorded and performed live in the late 1970s and early 1980s in South Florida, and are believed to be the first electropop/electropunk band in the American South.[1][2]

They initially had two 7" vinyl releases[3][4] on Clark Humphrey Records: The Sound of Futurism 1980/Army Now (1980)[5] and Player Piano EP (1982),[6] the latter of which was rediscovered in 2002 by LCD Soundsystem frontman and DFA Records co-founder/producer James Murphy when he happened across it in a NYC record store.[7] Murphy subsequently released a Futurisk track, Push Me Pull You, Part 2 on a DFA mix CD through the Paris fashion-house Colette in 2003, titled Colette No. 5,[8] sparking a renewed interest in Futurisk's music.

In 2010, the New York City-based label Minimal Wave released a 30th anniversary retrospective full length vinyl of Futurisk's works titled Player Piano LP[9][10] and received positive reviews in the press.[7][11][12][13] On May 17, 2011, Minimal Wave/Cititrax Records released the Lonely Streets Remixes[14] 12" EP which includes remixes by artists such as Chris Carter (a founding member of the bands Throbbing Gristle and Chris & Cosey), Tom Furse (a founding member of the band The Horrors), Complexxion, and Prince Language (DFA Records).

Futurisk[15] was founded by British expatriate Jeremy Kolosine[16] who in 2007 executive produced the album 8-Bit Operators: The Music of Kraftwerk on Kraftwerk's US homelabel Astralwerks and EMI Records worldwide, for which Kraftwerk founding member Ralf Hütter personally selected the tracks.[17]

## Band members

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* Jeremy Kolosine \- vocals, synthesizer, sequencer, vocoder, guitar-synth, drum-machine, bass guitar, electric mandolin (1979–1984).
* Richard Hess \- synthesizer, drum-machine, sequencer, vocoder (1981–1984).
* Jack Howard \- drums, syndrums (1980–1984).
* Vinny Scrimenti \- drums (1981-1982).
* Jeff Marcus \- bass (1980-1982).
* Frank Lardino \- synthesizer (1980–1981).

## References

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1. ^ "Google". Retrieved November 25, 2011.
2. ^ "Futurisk - Electro-punk group formed in Florida, 1979 - Discography, biography, music, MP3s, members, pictures & videos at SoundUnwound". Soundunwound.com. November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
3. ^ "More pioneering synthpunk from Futurisk". DangerousMinds. September 3, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
4. ^ "The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | A Minimal Wave Interview: Futurisk's Jeremy Kolosine". The Quietus. September 7, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
5. ^ "Futurisk - The Sound Of Futurism 1980 / Army Now (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. August 20, 2006. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
6. ^ "Futurisk - Player Piano EP (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
7. ^ a b Grind, County (June 1, 2010). "Fort Lauderdale's Futurisk Reissues Player Piano Today - Broward/Palm Beach Music - County Grind". Blogs.browardpalmbeach.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
8. ^ "Various - Colette N°5 (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
9. ^ B2 Collective / b2collective.com. "Minimal Wave Records | Minimal Wave Release | Futurisk - Player Piano". Minimalwave.com. Retrieved November 25, 2011.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
10. ^ "Futurisk Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
11. ^ "40 best: reissues of 2010 – FACT magazine: music and art". Factmag.com. November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
12. ^ "Minimal Wave reissues Futurisk's Player Piano – FACT magazine: music and art". Factmag.com. June 2, 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
13. ^ "Futurisk". AllMusic. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
14. ^ B2 Collective / b2collective.com. "Minimal Wave Records | Articles | Futurisk's "Lonely Streets" Remixes Out May 17". Minimalwave.com. Retrieved November 25, 2011.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
15. ^ "Futurisk - Electro-punk group formed in Florida, 1979 - Discography, biography, music, MP3s, members, pictures & videos at SoundUnwound". Soundunwound.com. November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
16. ^ "Jeremy Kolosine - aka Ksine, founder of Futurisk, 8-Bit Operators and Receptors - Discography, biography, music, MP3s, credits, pictures & videos at SoundUnwound". Soundunwound.com. November 12, 1960. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
17. ^ "An Ode to Kraftwerk". 8bitoperators.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

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