Nul 495463 205381283 2008-04-13T18:49:37Z 41.245.129.241 /* History */ {{otheruses|NUL}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | Name = [[Image:NuL combined 02.jpg|frame|NuL logo]] | Img = | Img_capt = | Img_size = | Landscape = | Background = group_or_band | Alias = | Origin = [[South Africa]] | Genre = [[Glitch]]/[[EBM]]/[[Industrial music|Industrial]] | Years_active = [[1998 in music|1998]]-present | Label = | Associated_acts = | URL = | Current_members = [[Adriaan Pelzer]]<br />[[Simon Kruger]]<br />[[Dawid Kahts]]<br />[[Mareli Minnaar]]<br />[[Niel de Lange]]<br />[[Gerrie Roos]]<br />[[Chris Erasmus]]<br /> | Past_members = | Notable_instruments = }} '''NuL''' ({{pronEng|ˈnʌl}}) is a [[South Africa]]n band formed in 1998 by [[Adriaan Pelzer]] and [[Simon Kruger]], operating as NuL since 2004. NuL creates [[Afrikaans]] [[Electronic body music|EBM]]/[[Industrial music]], and propagates the free distribution of their music. Apart from conventional CD sales, they distribute all of their music freely on the internet, licensed under the [[Creative Commons]] license. The music is seeded directly from their [http://www.nul.com.sg website]. They also encourage fans on their website to pirate their CD<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nul.com.sg/pp_en.html | title = Please Pirate Campaign | accessdate = 2007-05-25 | publisher = NuL }}</ref> by making the CD artwork of their first CD available as free downloads. NuL has been described by critics as the [[Afrikaans]] [[Rammstein]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.joeblog.co.za/articles/nul | title = Open up to NuL | accessdate = 2007-05-25 | publisher = joeblog.co.za }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://isolation.tv/archive/2007/04/03/heavy-duty-discipline-nul.aspx | title = Heavy Duty Discipline: NuL | accessdate = 2007-05-25 | publisher = isolation.tv }}</ref> ==History== When their highly avante garde rock band, '''Nothing''', broke up in 1998, [[Adriaan Pelzer]] and [[Simon Kruger]] started experimenting with computer music on a Pentium II 350 MHz, using mainly software like [[Fruity Loops]] and [[Cool Edit Pro]], but also experimenting with the possibilities of music production on [[Linux]]-based systems. They were both based in [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]] at the time. Initially inspired by the works of Aphex Twin, Authecre and Squarepusher, they produced a number of [[Glitch]]-inspired pieces that were later to be released on the '''Een''' album. When Simon moved to London in 2002, Adriaan continued the legacy, and developed the musical style into a more hard-edged, [[Industrial music|Industrial]]-influenced direction. Shortly after Simon's return to [[South Africa]] in 2004, Adriaan moved to Singapore, where he topped the development of the new, harder style with [[EBM]] influences. Here he founded the NuL website, where all of NuL's music is seeded from onto the Internet. In 2006 he returned to [[South Africa]], and together with Simon, [[Dawid Kahts]] ([[Thys Nywerheid]]), and Adriaan's wife, actress [[Mareli Minnaar]], formed the band, '''NuL''', who are rapidly becoming known for their energetic live performances. Later in 2006 the band was joined by Visual Artist [[Niel de Lange]], who added a whole new dimension to NuL's live performance with live [[VJ_(video_performance_artist)|Video Mixing]]. In 2007 [[Gerrie Roos]] joined NuL as their permanent Sound Engineer, and [[Chris Erasmus]] became the seventh member of NuL, as their permanent lighting technician and videographer. After experimental videos made for '''Swart''' and '''Kaper''', NuL filmed their first full-fledged Music Video of '''Online Superstar''' in the winter of 2008, with Erasmus operating the camera, de Lange as set designer, and Pelzer as Director. The Video featured none of the bandmembers themselves, but instead [[Dai Zaobab]], internationally acclaimed firedancer and self-proclaimed Boabab Hunter. The video was launched on TV for the first time on the Afrikaans music channel, [[MK89|MK]]. ==Discography== '''Een'''<br /> 1. Wakkerslaap<br /> 2. Op die Spykertafel<br /> 3. Rina<br /> 4. Die Gatsometer<br /> 5. 280g<br /> 6. Atari<br /> 7. In die Aand in die Spens<br /> 8. Die Ysterkoei met Beet<br /> 9. Cancancancancancancan<br /> 10. Hie Haai Hie Haai Hou<br /> 11. Don't mock the Animals<br /> 12. Somer III<br /> 13. Guy W Brush<br /> 14. Nooit op Mars<br /> 15. Die Generiese Ooms met die Ligblou Windbreakers<br /> '''Twee'''<br /> 1. Online Superstar<br /> 2. Vrees<br /> 3. Swart<br /> 4. Pyn<br /> 5. Kokainekop Kosie<br /> 6. Kaper<br /> 7. Rina<br /> 8. Kontaminasie<br /> 9. Gerome Djimbovski<br /> 10. Hardcore Rina<br /> 11. Utopia<br /> '''Unreleased (But already downloadable on website)'''<br /> 1. Laan van Smarte<br /> 2. Vloek<br /> 3. Plek<br /> 4. Elektro-Berzerk<br /> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.nul.com.sg/index_en.html] - Official site {{en icon}} * [http://www.nul.com.sg/index.html] - Official site {{af icon}} [[Category:Electronic body music]] [[Category:Industrial music groups]] [[Category:South African musical groups]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1998]]