Name: New Song (Instrumental) by Jihad (Dark Electro)
Duration: 6 min 34 s
Description: New (instrumental) song from my upcoming album. Work in progress...

excellent !!!!!! James, you're doing great, as always! ....  i will be looking forward to the new album!

Just pulls you right in from the begining!!! Nice job. 

Heartbeat is a lost track that was NOT on "This is 1983", but it was intended to. It´s a pretty rough mix without any mastering, but you´ll get the idea. Maybe a project for doing a new mix. Tell me if you like the song.
The new Album is almost finished for release - although I will have  to find a suitable new label or release it myself - we`ll see.

Heartbeat - 1983 Lost Track

New (instrumental) song from my upcoming album. Work in progress...

New Song

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Bloody Dance

Out now on hyboid.bandcamp.com/album/sequencing-the-apocalypse
and other shops: astro-chicken.com/shop.html

Hyboid – Sequencing the Apocalypse  [OUT NOW! "Sequencing the Apocalypse" 12" LP / Astro Chicken 10]

A short and sweet noodle with a cinematic, maybe a bit opening score-y feel?

Crossover

Titel: Not My Fault (Instrumental Version)
Interpret: Fragmentation
(c) 2022 Marco Wanke

Not My Fault (Instrumental Version)

https://akmd1.bandcamp.com/track/you-all-destroy-jihad-remix

Merciless Executions

You All Destroy (Jihad Remix)

2nd Teaser-Track from Object's new album "Epilogue of Fear". Release-Date 11.11.2022  Pre-Order the Album here:
https://object1.bandcamp.com/album/epilogue-of-fear
http://www.poponaut.de/object-epilogue-fear-p-21750.html

Object - Hidden Perceptions

Credits:
Music & words by PYRROLINE
Vocals, vocal arrangement and vocal recording by TC75
Mix & mastering by Arnte

Relentless (feat. TC75)

If only one remix had to be made, it was this one. I watched the original 1993 Amiga demo countless times and always wanted to remix it. Here is my dream remix of the full demo. I must say that I'm pretty proud of this one, it was a lot of work.

This track is currently scored 93%, all-time ranked #24 on Remix64 and is considered winner of the 2008 Amiga Remix of the year. You can also read comments on it's AmigaRemix page.

Thanks to Ziphoid for giving me very nice words and SLAY Radio time when it was released, to all DemoScene DJs out there who also gave comments or used the track whenever a DJ could need a 18 minutes break :) 

As a challenge, this remix was almost done without any computer (I used one to read the original mods, feed the sequencer and to assemble the different parts). Hardware synthesizers, sequencers, effects, multi-track recorders were used instead. It definitely does give a different feel in the sound of the remix.

Take the time to listen it all, or at least to skip into the different parts... personally the first is not my favourite but I think it gets better from part to part.

Laxity of Kefrens - Desert Dream (PsychNerD Dream Remix) (2007)

On the escape from time police, Roxy rides into a maze of city lights, criminals, and clowns. The night is alive and the streets are dangerous. She must get to Xeno, and she must get there fast!

X E N O

T H E M A Z E

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.

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