Name: K.I.H.A.D - Untitled 02 by Jihad (Dark Electro) in Best Electro/EBM
Duration: 4 min 35 s
Description: Here is the 2nd collaboration track my friend Peter (K.I.F.O.T.H.) and I worked on last summer in Cifer Slovakia while I was staying / visiting with him. We also had the opportunity to play this track live at his B.B.Q. Jam in his backyard! :) I hope that we can continue working on more music in the future. We work very well together. :)

I'm at loss for words, This is just fantastic in about every way

Catching melody, industrial percussion, music composition with guitar - simple brilliant!

Best Electro/EBM

Taken from upcoming debut album "Confessions Of Faith"

bEnt - Reincarnation Of The Fallen Angel (Reprise)

Drexilla - Disruptor

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Disruptor

Drexilla - Disruptor

Track 10 of our debut-album "In your Mind" - released 1995 by Glasnost Records.

In your Mind - Your Lies

Track 4 of our second album "Journey" - released 1996 by Glasnost Records.

Journey - Liberty

Track 1 of our third album "Punishment and crippled Reality" - released 1998 by Zoth Ommog.

Punishment and crippled Reality - Triumph

Rescued from old Tapes for our Fans - download it for FREE!

CLOCKWORX - Rotten

Don Gordon's project Numb is one of my most favorite industrial acts of all time, and I've always loved this version of the track from the live album 'Koro'. With its faster tempo, revised chorus, and Mr. Collings' harsh growl replacing Conan Hunter's evil sneer, it's like a total revision of the track. Again, not a radical mix, just streamlined and beefed up for more modern club play, as the percussion on the original release sounds rather thin these days.

These kids need to witness the power of classic Vancouver-style 90's industrial. Posted with permission from Don himself, so "fill those floors!"

Numb - Hole (dOGstep Koro DJ Edit)

track 4 of "dolphin" - collab project with @lesliedoesmusic

circles

Ice Cycles is taken from my album Sketches. Sketches is an instrumental album written in late 2023 - early 2024.

As has been my modus operandi of late, I had no intention of releasing these tracks when I started writing them - it was an outpouring of ideas, all of which I realised held a deep and personal meaning to me. It was only when I stopped and came back after a month or two that I realised that, yes, this is something people might want to hear. For me, it is the sound of autumn & winter condensed. Almost every track was created using original sound sources, and every track captures a very precise moment in my life.

Written during the winter months of 2023/2024, each "sketch" encapsulates a particular moment in time. Each track was born from an idea or a sound that piqued my interest - crunching leaves. The silence after snowfall. Children running home after school. Gentle rain. A ticking clock.

Sketches

Ice Cycles

"Such a Surge" is a slow-burning track. Distorted crackling drones rise and fall in waves, while heavy 808s and sharp percussions create a dense, dark pressure. In contrast, a playful lead line cuts through the weight, hinting at irony or lightness amidst the storm. A sonic wave of contradictions—powerful, abstract, and strangely uplifting.

 The accompanying video extends this experience into a visual realm: rendered in Blender, it features evolving abstract flowfields—like analog currents caught in motion. These dynamic forms mirror the track’s tension and release, translating sonic pressure into mesmerizing visual momentum.

Such A Surge

Recorded By Lazy Comet 
Dan Garvin Drums 
Leonard G Orozco Vox, Guitar and Bass

Spit On Your Neighbor ( demo )

Here is the 2nd collaboration track my friend Peter (K.I.F.O.T.H.) and I worked on last summer in Cifer Slovakia while I was staying / visiting with him. We also had the opportunity to play this track live at his B.B.Q. Jam in his backyard! :) I hope that we can continue working on more music in the future. We work very well together. :)

Untitled 02

K.I.H.A.D - Untitled 02

A cover of Skinny Puppy's 'Dead Lines' from the 'Bites' album.

This cover is really more of a literal re-creation of the original than a re-interpretation of it (the latter process being the usual route I take when doing covers). However, this project was more of a production exercise, in which I used a small number of software instruments to specifically re-create the sounds, sequences and production style of one of my all-time favorite songs. It was a great learning experience, and turned out better than I expected.

DAW: ableton live suite 8
Software Instruments: analog (ableton synth), g-force Minimonsta, g-force M-Tron Pro
drums were done with Ableton Drum Racks and samples



Dead Lines (As I Found It)

Back in the day I used to make tunes with James Mendez-
His brother is Rich Mendez of Benestrophe- Sometimes we would go over when they were practicing and writing and stuff. 
One time when I was there-  Gary showed us Phobia as they were working on it and it's been my favorite of theirs ever since. 

This is just me stretching my legs and getting back into the habit of laying something down (which I haven't done in a little bit now) and I was feeling nostalgic for those days when I used to rock out with James. 

I should probably do a serious version- but I'll have to ask Rich what the real lyrics are...I was just making shit up to match what it sounded like he was saying...hee hee. 

PHOBIA (Benestrophe Cover)

Smart New Questions ?

Nobody Cares

1988 - 1996
The inception of Jihad began in 1988 by James Mendez, which is around the time Benestrophe was known locally in San Antonio, Texas, for their unique sound and eccentric performances. Through various experiences and exposure to Benestrophe (live performances and band rehearsals), the inspiration behind Jihad was conceived. Their style of music is comparable to Benestrophe in some ways, in that the compositions are comprised of a traditional verse-chorus structure. In addition, their music introduces various elements containing both electronic and sampled instruments with an overlay of dark / heavy vocals. During this same time period (1988 - 1993), James also collaborated in several side projects such as Fury & Fear with Robert Bustamante of Fektion Fekler, Primary Target (Releasing 'Chant Among Us' between 1989-1990, and recording 'The Churchyard Studio Sessions' in the studio of Benestrophe / Mentallo & The Fixer) and Trial by Fire (Releasing 'The Execution of Witches (Part 1)') with vocalist Jaime Chavez. Sometime after the disbandment of Benestrophe, Richard (ex-vocalist of Benestrophe) and James recorded a few songs, which one of them (Hands That Hide) ended up on the notorious RAS DVA Quadruple Compilation titled 'There Is No Time' released in July 1995. In addition, they also release three exclusive songs on the RAS DVA Fanbase Compilation titled Dora Blue in 1996.

1996 - 2009
Soon after, the Mendez duo were extended an offer to release a full-length album on RAS DVA. This was their debut album titled 'A Prayer in the Night' which was released in May 1997. In the same year, James also remixes False Prophets (Full Frontal Lobotomy Mix) and Mother of Harlots (Multi-National Brain Washer Re-mix) on the Mentallo & The Fixer CD single 'False Prophets'. Shortly after Jihad's first and only release, James decides to invest more time in his career for nearly ten years. Beginning in 2006 - 2008, James befriends other musicians in the dark electronic music scene (primarily in Germany) via social media. This leads to Jihad's first live performance in Trnava, Slovakia, with dear friends from Nordschlacht (aka Pyrroline) in May 2009. It is at this point, where the band consists of only James. Continuing on, he is introduced to Electro Aggression Records, establishing a fellowship among a network of musicians in the dark electronic music scene, spanning throughout various parts of the world (Europe, North and South America). Through this connection, James contributes a number of remixes for bands such as Object, Terminal State, Pyrroline, MC1R, kFactor, The Opposer Divine and several others.

2013 - 2019
Fast forward to 2013, a friendship with Martin Sane (Fïx8:Sëd8) develops where they recognize some common friends in the music scene they've unknowingly developed respectively over the years. Another two years pass and Jihad performs their second live performance at Dark EBM Souls in Bratislava, Slovakia, in February 2015. Later that year, Jihad releases a new live album in November 2015 titled 'Live in Bratislava 28.02.15 | Dark EBM Souls'. The outcome of Jihad's performance at this festival initiates their journey focusing on more live shows between 2015 - 2019 that extend throughout Europe, North and South America.

2020 - Present
As of 2020, it's been approximately twenty-three years since their debut album. Jihad has released a new album titled 'Retrospekt' in April 2020 and you can expect more live performances in 2023 / 2024 to help promote their latest release.

K.I.H.A.D - Untitled 02

Jihad (Dark Electro)

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