The Anix
The Anix is a former American rock band and currently a solo electronic project run by Los Angeles-based music producer Brandon Smith who was originally the band's frontman.
The Anix | |
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 Brandon Smith seen in his studio in 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels |
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| Members | Brandon Smith |
| Past members |
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| Website | https://theanix.com |
History
Early years (2001–2007)
The Anix was formed in 2001 by Brandon Smith, Bryan Lareau and Oscar Gutierrez.[1] The band made various albums along the years (A Division of You, Digital Rock etc.) but they didn't receive much recognition.[2] The band released their debut studio album, titled "An Illusion of Time" in 2004. The band's first label released album was "Play, Dance, Repeat" released in April 2005.[1]
Gaining recognition and release of "Sleepwalker" (2008–2017)
The Anix's first critically acclaimed album was "Demolition City". The album was released in 2008 under Chamberlain records. A review was published about the album on Billboard Magazine's vol.120 no.22 issue.[3] It praised the band's style of using 80's music as an inspiration.
The band played live shows in Illinois and Chicago with artist's Cromwell, Comasoft. In 2009 the band first played in overseas.[4] Along with Apoptygma Berzerk, the band played various live shows in Germany.[4]
The band then signed with Cleopatra Records and released their next album - "Sleepwalker". Released in 2011, the album received praise in the gaming community. The song "Warning Signs" was included in the soundtrack of Mass Effect: Paragon Lost. Smith said that the band is often inspired by film adaptations of graphic novels, like The Dark Knight and Sin City.[5]
The band's next album "Ephemeral" was released in 2017. The album contained elements from techno and dance music; a first for the band.
Turning into a solo project (2018–present)
After the release of "Ephemeral" the band turned into a solo project with Brandon being the only member. He signed with electronic music label FiXT and released his debut single "Fight the Future". His sixth album, titled "Shadow_Movement", was released on 18 October 2018.
After releasing various singles Brandon released his seventh studio album "Hologram" on 10 October 2019. He released his eighth studio album, "Graphite", on 26 June 2020.[6]
The Revenge LP, with 15 tracks, was released January 14, 2022. It includes guest appearances by Julien K, InHuman, and Amir Derakh (Julien K, Rough Cutt).
On July 15, 2022, Demolition City was remastered and released.[7] The album contains all the previous songs (including "The Lowdown of a Fool", which was released under the name "Double Zero") and previously unreleased demos and songs.[8][9]
On June 2, 2023, The Anix released its tenth studio album "Nightvision".
Members
Current members
- Brandon Smith – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, programming (2001–present)
(Some of) Former members
- Oscar Gutierrez – drums (2001–2005)
- Bryan Lareau – guitar, bass, backing vocals (2001–2006)
- Chris Yarber – bass, synthesizer (2004–2008)
- Nik Lawhorn – guitar (2004–2008?)
- Logan Smith – drums (2005–2018)
- Greg Nabours – synthesizer, backing vocals (2008–2011?)
- Chris Dinger – guitar (2009?–2018)
- Nikolas Musolino – guitar (2013?-?)
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
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| An Illusion of Time |
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| Play, Dance, Repeat |
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| Demolition City |
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| Sleepwalker |
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| Ephemeral |
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| Shadow_Movement |
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| Hologram |
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| Graphite |
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| Revenge |
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| Demolition City 2022 Remaster |
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| Nightvision |
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Remix albums
- Change (Remixes) (2003)
- Dangerous (Remixes) (2005)
Compilation albums
- Rare And Unreleased (2009)
- Glass (Deconstructed) (2012)
- Black Space (Deconstructed) (2019)
Others
| Title | Album details |
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| A Division of You |
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| Digital Rock |
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| Double Zero |
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| Order / Disorder |
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Singles
| Song title | Release date | Album |
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| "Take My Future" | 2011 | Sleepwalker |
| "Cry Little Sister" (Gerald McMahon cover) | ||
| "Burn" (feat. Apoptygma Berzerk) (The Cure cover) | ||
| "Glass" | ||
| "Sideways" | March 10, 2017 | Ephemeral |
| "Mask" | March 31, 2017 | |
| "This Machine" | May 25, 2018 | Shadow_Movement |
| "Come Back Down" | June 28, 2018 | |
| "Fight the Future" | August 1, 2018 | |
| "Incomplete" | August 18, 2018 | |
| "Interchanger" | September 5, 2018 | |
| "Black Space" | January 29, 2019 | |
| "Techunter" | February 7, 2019 | Hologram |
| "Chrome" | April 15, 2019 | |
| "Everlasting Love" | May 9, 2019 | |
| "Talking In My Sleep" (feat. Emmanuella) |
June 7, 2019 | |
| "Disappear" | July 11, 2019 | |
| "If This World Is With You" | January 15, 2020 | Graphite |
| "Still Standing" | February 28, 2020 | |
| "Give It Up" | March 25, 2020 | |
| "Parasite" (feat. GXG) |
April 17, 2020 | |
| "Hideaway" | May 8, 2020 | |
| "Die With You" | June 3, 2020 | |
| "Unveil" | November 8, 2020 | Revenge |
| "Want U Like I Do" | January 29, 2021 | |
| "My Eyes" | March 4, 2021 | |
| "DSPTCH" | March 25, 2021 | |
| "Your Lies Are Like Fire" (with Julien-K) |
May 10, 2021 | |
| "Follow" | June 25, 2021 | |
| "Don't Let the Outside Win" | August 6, 2021 | |
| "Antilife" (with Julien-K feat. Amir Derakh) |
September 22, 2021 | |
| "Quicksand" (with Inhuman) |
November 12, 2021 | |
| "Pretend" (with Intrelock) |
December 3, 2021 | |
| "Below" | December 10, 2021 | |
| "Army of Me" (Björk cover) |
April 1, 2022 | Nightvision |
| "Spit You Out" (solo or with Daedric) |
August 26, 2022 | |
| "See Nothing" | October 28, 2022 | |
| "Just Like You" | November 17, 2022 | |
| "Frozen Waves" | December 9, 2022 | |
| "Bleach" | February 3, 2023 | |
| "Cut Me" | April 14, 2023 | |
| "Missile" | May 4, 2023 | |
| "Tethered" | May 26, 2023 |
As featured artist
- Pers Mantrum - Loading 99
- Fury Weekend - Illumination
- We Are Pigs - Brazen
- Julien-K - Desperation Day
- Nouveau Arcade feat. Cordélia - Apart
- HU3M3N - T3MPT3D
- Intrelock - Reminisce
- Fury Weekend - Delirious
- Void Chapter - Our Time Is Now
- Main-De-Gloire - Come Alive
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director(s) |
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| 2009 | "Half the World Away" | Kurt Nishimura |
| 2011 | "Glass" | Chris Do |
| 2012 | "Glass" (Deconstructed) | |
| 2013 | "Resident One" | Unknown |
| 2017 | "Mask" | Ruslan Pelykh |
| 2018 | "This Machine" | Unknown |
| 2019 | "Black Space" | Ruslan Pelykh |
| 2020 | "Die With You" | Brandon Smith |
| 2021 | "Your Lies Are Like Fire" (with Julien-K) |
Oscar Gutierrez |
| 2022 | "Spit You Out" | |
| 2023 | "Missile" | |
References
- "The Anix interview by Maris The Great". MarisTheGreat.com. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- "Anix (The Anix)". Media-Club. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2008-05-31). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - "The Anix Gigography, Tour History & Past Concerts – Songkick". www.songkick.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- Gomez, Adrian (March 9, 2012). "Get the right visuals, and you'll have the right music". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- "GRAPHITE - The Anix". Bandcamp. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- "THE ANIX announces re-release of 'Demolition City', out now on FiXT". R o c k 'N' L o a d. 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- Demolition City, 2008-01-01, retrieved 2022-09-27
- "Demolition City (2022 Remaster), by The Anix". The Anix. Retrieved 2022-09-27.