PORTION CONTROL
with STROMKERN
- DJs Pre Optrans , Pains Grey, and Damascus Knives

Portion Control have been creating innovative electronic music since 1980, rising as pioneers from the UK industrial electronics scene. The two current members specialize in high pressure slabs of strident malevolent electronics, remaining one of the most famous obscure electronic music acts in the world, refusing to compromise and still active

The band formed in 1979 with a line-up of Dean Piavani, Ian Sharp and John Whybrew. The trio's first release, the cassette-only “A Fair Portion” (including Andy Wilson of the Passage on bass), was issued in 1980 by Ladelled Music, followed by three further cassettes on In Phaze Records, Gaining Momentum and Private Illusions No 1 (both 1981) and With Mixed Emotion (1982).

Their first full-length vinyl release, “I Staggered Mentally”, was released 22 November 1982 by In Phaze. The album marked the beginning of the band's underground recognition and was noted for its use of the distinctive Roland TB-303 many years before the sound became popularized by acid house and techno music. With the release in 1983 of Step Forward, the band branched into a more melodic sound, earning them a supporting role in Depeche Mode's 1984 tour.

In January 1984, Portion Control recorded a Peel Session. In 1987, the band temporarily disbanded, but reorganized in 1990 as Solar Enemy, releasing two albums before splitting in 1993.

Piavanni and Whybrew reformed Portion Control in 2002, and self-released their first reunion album, Wellcome, in 2004. The two have performed dozens of European and UK shows since reforming, played many festivals and continue to release new material.

Author S. Alexander Reed, in his book Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music, said that Portion Control's early sound "blends innocuously with the moodier moments of Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle", and at times "demonstrated a gift for gritty, teeth-grinding distortion”. The band described their early approach to music as "electropunk", with Whybrew explaining "Our background is punk--any kind of slightly hippyish notion left us cold."

Portion Control have been creating innovative electronic music since 1980, rising as pioneers from the UK industrial electronics scene. The two current members specialize in high pressure slabs of strident malevolent electronics, remaining one of the most famous obscure electronic music acts in the world, refusing to compromise and still active

The band formed in 1979 with a line-up of Dean Piavani, Ian Sharp and John Whybrew. The trio's first release, the cassette-only “A Fair Portion” (including Andy Wilson of the Passage on bass), was issued in 1980 by Ladelled Music, followed by three further cassettes on In Phaze Records, Gaining Momentum and Private Illusions No 1 (both 1981) and With Mixed Emotion (1982).

Their first full-length vinyl release, “I Staggered Mentally”, was released 22 November 1982 by In Phaze. The album marked the beginning of the band's underground recognition and was noted for its use of the distinctive Roland TB-303 many years before the sound became popularized by acid house and techno music. With the release in 1983 of Step Forward, the band branched into a more melodic sound, earning them a supporting role in Depeche Mode's 1984 tour.

In January 1984, Portion Control recorded a Peel Session. In 1987, the band temporarily disbanded, but reorganized in 1990 as Solar Enemy, releasing two albums before splitting in 1993.

Piavanni and Whybrew reformed Portion Control in 2002, and self-released their first reunion album, Wellcome, in 2004. The two have performed dozens of European and UK shows since reforming, played many festivals and continue to release new material.

Author S. Alexander Reed, in his book Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music, said that Portion Control's early sound "blends innocuously with the moodier moments of Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle", and at times "demonstrated a gift for gritty, teeth-grinding distortion”. The band described their early approach to music as "electropunk", with Whybrew explaining "Our background is punk--any kind of slightly hippyish notion left us cold."

Portion Control have been creating innovative electronic music since 1980, rising as pioneers from the UK industrial electronics scene. The two current members specialize in high pressure slabs of strident malevolent electronics, remaining one of the most famous obscure electronic music acts in the world, refusing to compromise and still active

The band formed in 1979 with a line-up of Dean Piavani, Ian Sharp and John Whybrew. The trio's first release, the cassette-only “A Fair Portion” (including Andy Wilson of the Passage on bass), was issued in 1980 by Ladelled Music, followed by three further cassettes on In Phaze Records, Gaining Momentum and Private Illusions No 1 (both 1981) and With Mixed Emotion (1982).

Their first full-length vinyl release, “I Staggered Mentally”, was released 22 November 1982 by In Phaze. The album marked the beginning of the band's underground recognition and was noted for its use of the distinctive Roland TB-303 many years before the sound became popularized by acid house and techno music. With the release in 1983 of Step Forward, the band branched into a more melodic sound, earning them a supporting role in Depeche Mode's 1984 tour.

In January 1984, Portion Control recorded a Peel Session. In 1987, the band temporarily disbanded, but reorganized in 1990 as Solar Enemy, releasing two albums before splitting in 1993.

Piavanni and Whybrew reformed Portion Control in 2002, and self-released their first reunion album, Wellcome, in 2004. The two have performed dozens of European and UK shows since reforming, played many festivals and continue to release new material.

Author S. Alexander Reed, in his book Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music, said that Portion Control's early sound "blends innocuously with the moodier moments of Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle", and at times "demonstrated a gift for gritty, teeth-grinding distortion”. The band described their early approach to music as "electropunk", with Whybrew explaining "Our background is punk--any kind of slightly hippyish notion left us cold."


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