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| Pitch Black | |
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| Origin | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Genres | Electronica |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Members | |
| Michael Hodgson Paddy Free |
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Pitch Black is a New Zealand electronica band that was formed in 1997.
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History [link]
Mike and Paddy met in 1996. Since then they have released three albums, three remix albums and been on six world tours.[1]
Their debut album, Futureproof, released in September 1999, rose to the top of the New Zealand electronic charts, despite no marketing or advertising. Their second album, Electronomicon, followed in August 2000, and led to a 30-date tour of New Zealand and Australia. Both albums spawned remix projects, featuring mixes by local luminaries such as International Observer, Epsilon Blue and Downtown Brown.
Their third album, Ape to Angel, released in New Zealand on October 4, 2004, gained critical acclaim. The "Ape to Angel" tour was the biggest to date, with 42 shows across the world, including their debut performances in America. The remixes of this came out in New Zealand and Australia under the name "Halfway: between Ape and Angel" and in Europe and America as "Frequencies Fall".
Their last studio album was "Rude Mechanicals", released in 2007: it came out on the band's own label, Remote Recordings, in Australia and New Zealand; on the Wakyo label in Japan; and on Dubmission Records elsewhere in the world. The remixes of this album are coming out as "Rhythm, Sound and Movement" in May 2009.
Pitch Black songs have been used on a variety of international film and media, such as CSI: Miami. Also they have worked with Metia Interactive's Cube game for the PlayStation Portable, designing sound, and contributing music.[2]
Discography [link]
| Date of Release | Title | Label | Chart | Certification | Catalog Number | |
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| Albums | ||||||
| 1999 | Futureproof | - | - | |||
| 1999 | Dub Obscura | - | - | |||
| 2000 | Electronomicon | - | - | |||
| 2001 | Electric Earth & Other Elements: Remixes | - | - | |||
| 2004 | Ape to Angel | - | - | |||
| 2005 | Halfway: Between Ape and Angel | - | - | |||
| 2006 | Frequencies Fall | - | - | |||
| 2007 | Rude Mechanicals | - | - | |||
| 2009 | Rhythm, Sound & Movement | - | - | |||
| EPs | ||||||
| 2002 | Electric Earth | - | - | |||
| 2003 | Flex | - | - | |||
Featured appearances [link]
The group have appeared on a few compilations and soundtracks since their inception onto the New Zealand music scene. The following is a list of these albums that have featured tracks by the Pitch Black.
- (1999) - The Gathering (record label unknown) - Alternate State.
- (2000) - The Gathering 2000 (record label unknown) - Melt.
- (2001) - Loop 13 CD.08 (Loop) - Soliton.
- (2001) - Loop Select 002 (Loop Recordings) - Unadrummer (Sunshine Sound System Remix) (remixed by Downtown Brown).
- (2001) - Snakeskin OST (Mana Music) - Data Diviner.
- (2001) - The Gathering 3 (Virgin Records) - Reptile Room.
- (2002) - Loop 003 (Loop Recordings) - Electric Earth (DC Mix).
- (2002) - The Gathering 2002 (Loop Recordings) - Unadrummer (Sunshine Sound System Remix) (remixed by Downtown Brown).
- (2002) - The Green Room 001 (Loop Recordings) - Speech (White Amplitude Mix) (remixed by International Observer).
- (2004) - The Green Room 003 (Loop Recordings) - Lost In Translation.
- (2005) - Kaikoura Roots Festival 22005 (Dub Conspiracy) - Elements Turn.
- (2006) - TFM 2006 (Living Works Trust) - Lost In Translation.
References [link]
External links [link]
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Pitch Black (film)
Pitch Black (titled The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black on its DVD release) is a 2000 science fiction action horror film co-written and directed by David Twohy. The film stars Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, and Keith David. Dangerous criminal Richard B. Riddick (Diesel) is being transported to prison in a spacecraft. When the spaceship is damaged by comet debris and makes an emergency crash landing on an empty desert planet, Riddick escapes. However, when predatory alien creatures begin attacking the survivors, Riddick joins forces with the surviving crew and other passengers to develop a plan to escape the planet.
Pitch Black was the final film credit of PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, which merged with Universal Pictures during production. It was shot on a modest budget of US$23 million. Despite mixed reviews from critics, it was a sleeper hit, grossing over US$53 million worldwide and developing its own cult following, particularly around the antihero Riddick. A sequel, The Chronicles of Riddick, was released in 2004 by Universal, with Diesel back as the title character and Twohy returning as writer and director. A third film simply entitled Riddick was released in 2013, with Diesel and Twohy reuniting again.
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