| Information: | Urban Citizen, an electronic music project, was created in 1999, when Alan Draht came back from the outter space after a long time away from the Brazilian scene, exactly 5 years since he left his former electro-goth band (Hades), where he was responsible for the lyrics and voices. In the first release, the album Links (2001), the German lyrics were already there, with powerful verses and subjective messages. This debut-demo-CD has minimalist beats mixed with efficient bass lines from the keyboard. The main influences you can feel are 90´s European bands, like Fatal Morgana and A Split Second, classic exponents from EBM style. With the second work, Target (2002), U-Citizen can show the musical maturity keeping the same way: low profile vocals, rhythmic drums and more complex synth patterns. The best songs in this album are "Grüne Flagge" and "End". We can´t forget the new version of "Erfolg und Macht", and the deep dive on techno with the song "Ludwig I", a remix of classic songs under 100% sampled loopings. Besides the registry of live presentations on DVD Second Generation of Codes, between 2004 and 2005 it was also released the CD Discovery with covers of some alternative classics. Finally in 2006 comes the international recognizing with the participation on the compilation Harmonia Mundi released on Germany, containing several bands from Latin America, where U-Citizen appears with an exclusive version of "Stark is not alone". Also in this year is released "new world ep" containing new tracks and remixes made by the U-friends around the world..
The Urban concept is based on taking snap-shots of the reality perceived by Alan during his entire life working at an industry, driving at night... parallel lives and a lot of secrets kept behind the concrete walls of the city. Music made with mind and soul. Enjoy it!
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| Equipment: | Workstation Roland JW50 / Juno-G, MIDI controller PCR-M30, effect processors, computer P4 1.8 GHz, synth software, sampling devices. | ||
| Discography:
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[LINKS] - 2001
Systems enabled Reality frames Erfolg und Macht Traveling Faith Konurba Impurity Stark is not alone
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[TARGET] - 2002
Das Denkmal End UV Rays Eternidad No Future v2.0 Alice Erfolg und Macht 2002 Ludwig I Impurity (trance mix) Crime
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[IN CONCERT] - 2004
Traveling Baby needs crack Grüne Flagge Systems enabled End Das Denkmal No future Quite unusual Forschung und Entwicklung Faith
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| [SECOND GENERATION OF CODES - the videos] - 2004
Intro Systems enabled No Future 2.0 Grüne Flagge Forschung und Entwicklung Faith
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[A LINE ON THE RIGHT SIDE] - Retrospective 1999 - 2005
Intro Traveling v1.0 (edit) Violence and solution (Violator) Syndrome of panic (A Industrya) Stark is not alone v 2.0 (rsn mix) Grüne Flagge Das Denkmal End Das Modell (Kraftwerk) Forschung und Entwicklung (club) Reality frames Traveling v2.0 (rsn mix) Forschung und Entwicklung (midi) Impurity (Synthetic Emotion)
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[NEW WORLD EP] - 2006
Impurity v2 (Synthetic Emotion)
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[BioElectric VITAE - 2004]
Erfolg und Macht 2002
A compilation by Biodivercidade
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[HARMONIA MUNDI] - 2006
Stark is not alone v 2.0 (rsn mix)
A compilation by Danse Macabre Records GmbH
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| MP 3 | The MP3 files of Urban Citizen are also available at the following links: |
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| Friends: | The following sites and projects have supported U-Citizen on last years: Violet Arcana (violetarcana@ig.com.br) BioElectric Informe / Arteria (biodivercidade@hotmail.com) Projeto S.O.D. (www.projetosod.com) Absolute Beginners (absolutebeginners@pacman.com) Thorns (www.thorns.com.br) Gothz Newz (www.gothznewz.com.br) Opus Nocturne (www.opusnocturne.com) Alliance Angst (www.allianceangst.com) EBM Brasil (www.ebmbrasil.com) Psiphy (www.psiphy.de) A Industrya (www.aindustrya.com)
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| Contact: | Urban Citizen (Alan Draht)
Email: alan@ucitizen.com.br
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