Aesthetic Perfection Explained

Aesthetic Perfection
Origin:Los Angeles, California
Genre:Synthpop, EBM, aggrotech (early)
Years Active:2000 - present
Spinoffs:Necessary Response
Current Members:
  • Daniel Graves
  • Joe Letz
  • Mike Schopf
  • Constance Antoinette Day
  • Lore Jarocinski
Past Members:
  • Elliott Berlin
  • Tim Van Horn
  • David Dutton

Aesthetic Perfection is an American-Austrian electronic musical project created by Daniel Graves in 2000.[1] It was formed in Los Angeles, California before moving to Linz, Austria.

Biography

Aesthetic Perfection was formerly signed directly to Metropolis Records in the United States and Out of Line Records in Europe, until Graves decided to run it on his independent label Close to Human Records. Additionally, the band was licensed to Gravitator Records[2] in Russia and Death Watch Asia[3] in Japan.

The band's third album, All Beauty Destroyed, was released on November 4, 2011, in Europe and November 8, 2011, in the United States.[4]

On March 29, 2019, Aesthetic Perfection released its sixth album, Into the Black.[5] Unlike previous albums which were released by labels, Into the Black was self-released. According to Graves, this was an intentional move towards running the band free of label intervention, due to a belief that the label industry model was "dying".[6] He has talked about his experience with the difficulties of touring, including minimal revenue, logistical issues and contract arrangements that require the band to front many costs which are only recouped if the tour is successful.[6]

Band members

Former members

Discography

Studio albums

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Album details
Close to Human
A Violent Emotion
  • Released: September 26, 2008
  • Label: Bractune
  • Format: CD, digital download
All Beauty Destroyed
  • Released: November 8, 2011
Til Death
  • Released: February 11, 2014
Imperfect
  • Released: May 12, 2015
Blood Spills Not Far from the Wound
  • Released: October 16, 2015
Into the Black
  • Released: March 29, 2019
  • Label: Close to Human Music
  • Format: CD, digital download, cassette, vinyl
MMXXI
  • Released: June 3, 2022
  • Label: Close to Human Music
  • Format: CD (limited copies), digital download

Extended plays

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Album details
All Beauty Destroyed – The Remixes
  • Released: November 4, 2011
  • Label: Out of Line
  • Format: Digital download
A Nice Place to Destroy
  • Released: June 12, 2012
  • Label: Metropolis
  • Format: CD, digital download

Singles

Title! scope="col"
YearAlbum
"The Devil's in the Details"2010All Beauty Destroyed
"Inhuman"2011
"Smoke Trails"2012
"Antibody" 2013Til Death
"The Dark Half"
"Big Bad Wolf"
"Never Enough"2015Blood Spills Not Far From The Wound
"LAX"2016rowspan="4"
"Love Like Lies"
"Rhythm + Control"2017
"Ebb and Flow"2018
"No Boys Allowed" 2019Into the Black
"Gods and Gold"
"Lockdown" (with Chemical Sweet Kid)2020
"S E X"2021MMXXI
"Party Monster"
"Automaton"
"Dead Zone"
"Gravity"
"Happy Face"
"A New Drug"
"American Psycho"
"BETRAYER"
"Bark at the Moon"
"Save Myself"
"Lonesome Ghosts"

Music videos

Title! scope="col"
YearDirector(s)
"The Great Depression"2009Hendrik S. Schmitt/Zeitschnitt
"Inhuman"2011Max Nadolny
"All Beauty Destroyed"2012Mitch Massie
"A Nice Place to Visit"Mitch Massie
"Antibody"2013Mitch Massie
"The Dark Half"Ronald Dembowksi
"Big Bad Wolf"Mitch Massie
"The New Black"2014
"Never Enough"2015
"LAX"2016
"Love Like Lies"2017Clint Carney
"Ebb and Flow"2018Everett Lee-Sung
"Bye Bye Bye"Nyxx
"No Boys Allowed"2019Chad Michael Ward
"Gods and Gold"Clint Carney
"Supernatural"2020Eulenherz Artwork
"Bark at The Moon" 2021Chad Michael Ward
"Lonesome Ghosts" Daniel Graves

Other appearances

Title! scope="col"
YearAlbum
"Sacrifice"2002Septic III
"I Belong to You"2004Machineries of Joy Vol. 3
"Surface" 2005Awake the Machines Vol. 5
"Coward" 2006Out of Line Festival Vol. 2
"Architect"
"Sacrifice"
"Living the Wasted Life" 2007Machineries of Joy Vol. 4
"Living the Wasted Life" Extreme Sündenfall 6
"Pale" 2008Awake the Machines Vol. 6
"Schadenfreude" Das Bunker 4: Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
"Schadenfreude" 2009Inquisition Process
"Want It" Want It (Single)
"The Ones" 2010Electronic Saviors: Industrial Music to Cure Cancer
"The Siren" Rock Oracle Compilation #5
"Under Your Skin" 2012Underworld: Awakening (Original Motion Picture Score)
"The Devil's in the Details" Electronic Saviors: Industrial Music to Cure Cancer Volume II: Recurrence
"A Nice Place to Visit" Visions of Machines
"A Nice Place to Visit" Electronic Saviors: Industrial Music to Cure Cancer Volume III: Remission
"Lifelight" Truth Is Fanatic Again
"Dead Tomorrow" 2013Return
"Voodoo" 2018Voodoo (Single)
"Amplify" No Punishment - No Paradise
"Rhythm + Control" Electronic Saviors: Industrial Music to Cure Cancer Volume V: Remembrance
"This Modern World"2019Pieces - A Thousand Albums at the End of America: The Album Within an Album
"Shut Off" Get Wicked
"No Boys Allowed" 2020Electronic Saviors: Industrial Music to Cure Cancer Volume VI: Reflection
"Digital Deities" Digital Deities

Remixes

Title! scope="col"
YearArtist
"Sacrifice"2005Agonoize
"Sick Fuck"2006Unter Null
"Portrait of Homicide"2007Dawn of Ashes
"Still Alive"Solitary Experiments
"Our Game"2008Suicidal Romance
"Can't Change the Beat"2009Combichrist
"Crash of a Star"Wynardtage
"I Kissed a Girl"Katy Perry
"LoveGame"Lady Gaga
"Rot"[:SITD:]
"Body Flow"2010Interface
"Version 2"genCAB
"Art"God Module
"Kingdom of Welcome Addiction"IAMX
"Here's to You"System Syn
"Relax and Ride It"Alter Der Ruine
"Polarity"Cervello Elettronico
"Enjoy the Silence"Depeche Mode
"Dog Eat Dog"Hocico
"Paparazzi"Lady Gaga
"Gallows"Endless Sunder
"Death Cures All Pain"Suicide Commando
"Bass Down Low"2011Dev featuring The Cataracs
"Rise Above"00tz 00tz
"I Kill"Blackcentr
"Muv Your Dolly"XP8
"Tonight"Skold
"White Knuckle Head Fuck"Caustic
"Sharp as Stars"Surgyn
"This Is the Life"2012Inure
"The Iron Fist of Just Destruction" Everything Goes Cold
"Crash and Burn"Detroit Diesel
"Conflict Instigation"Grendel
"Wahre Liebe"Agonoize
"Robots"Modulate
"Motormouth"Mob Research
"Collider"Formalin
"Get Rid of This Life"2013Sleetgrout
"Engel"Rammstein
"Can You Feel My Heart?"Bring Me the Horizon
"Smell of Fear"Dead Hand Projekt
"Dead Inside"Ludovico Technique
"Goodbye"Bruderschaft
"Hotel Suicide"Rabia Sorda
"As Nations Decay"BlakOPz
"Master of Decay"3Teeth
"Use Once and Destroy" 2014Psyclon Nine
"Blitzlicht"Epinephrin
"Land of the Blind"Information Society
"Numb"CYFERDYNE
"Rise"Surveillance
"Heart On"Celldweller
"The Error Is You"Spider Lilies
"Eat You Alive"Emigrate
"Sinixtr"2015Mordacious
"Ice Crystal"Eisfabrik
"Parallel World"Alkemic Generator
"I Idolize You"Massive Ego
"Oh Cruel Darkness Embrace Me"IAMX
"Under ControlSolar Fake
"Robots"Modulate
"Our Game"2016Suicidal Romance
"Bitchcraft" Victor Love
"My World"Binary Division
"Kill Your Darlings"Mesh
"Cheerful Hypocrisy"Snog
"Courtship II"HEALTH
"Journey to Storyville"Goteki
"Brother Death"2017[:SITD:]
"Moshpit"Attila
"Lowlife Novelties"Lovelesslust
"Hearts Against Minds"For All the Emptiness
"Gegenstrom"BodyHarvest
"Neon Dominion"2018Sirus
"Static"DV8R
"Functional" Imperative Reaction
"Romeos"Bloodhype
"Automat"Eisbrecher
"Join Us"2019SynthAttack
"Jigsaw"Murder Weapons
"Black Lambo"Lazerpunk
"Drums of the Machines"Jalex
"Bipolar Pop" Third Realm
"War" Emigrate

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aesthetic Perfection - Visualizing the Great Depression. Babalon. Lola. 8 March 2009. ReGen Magazine. https://web.archive.org/web/20090427091102/http://www.regenmag.com/Interviews-275-Aesthetic-Perfection.html. 26 February 2014. 27 April 2009.
  2. Web site: :: Gravitator records : Gothic-industrial-synthpop label :: . 2010-05-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100427011313/http://www.gravitator.ru/groups/ . 2010-04-27 . dead .
  3. Web site: DEATHWATCH ASIA catalogue . 2010-05-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100107210907/http://www.deathwatchasia.com/products.html . 2010-01-07 .
  4. Web site: Aesthetic Perfection presents third studio album with newly signed label Metropolis Records – Blackvector Magazine . 2011-08-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111231073816/http://www.blackvector.se/aesthetic-perfection-presents-third-studio-album-with-newly-signed-label-metropolis-records/ . 2011-12-31 .
  5. Web site: Aesthetic Perfection - Into The Black • Review • Electrozombies. 2019-03-22. Electrozombies. en-GB. 2019-06-26.
  6. Web site: Interview with Aesthetic Perfection. Oberlin. David. 2016-11-21. Soundscape. en-GB. 2019-06-26.
  7. Demiralay . Bahadir . genCab . NGP Magazine . September 2021 . 2 . 32.