Sphere Lazza Explained

Sphere Lazza
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Alias:Klothos
Origin:Ocala, Florida, United States
Years Active:1994–present

Sphere Lazza were an American electro-industrial based out of Ocala, Florida. The nucleus of the band comprised the musical duo of Tony Spaz and David Trousdale. The band released one studio album titled The Enemy Within in 1995 for Cleopatra Records.[1] [2] [3]

History

Sphere Lazza was formed in Ocala, Florida by musicians Tony Spaz and David Trousdale. Sphere Lazza released their debut EP titled Fatal Ignorance in 1993 for Majestic Records. The song "Justified?" was released on Blood and Computers II: The Return of the Cyberpunks by Paradise Movement and later on Electro Industrial Assassins by Cleopatra Records in 1995.[4] In 1994, the band released their second EP titled Cyberchrist by Reactor Records.[5] "Morphius", a previously unreleased composition, was released on The Art of Brutality by Arts Industria.[6] The band's third EP +incinerate was released on Arts Industria in 1994.[7] [8]

In 1995, Sphere Lazza released the compilation Incinerate on Fifth Colvmn Records.[9] It collected tracks from the band's previous two releases with some new material.[10] "LD50" was formerly released on the 1993 Let Them Eat Pastas ! Let Them Eat Shit ! compilation and was again released on the 1995 compilations Mind/Body Compilation Volume 2 and by Atomic Novelties and Fifth Colvmn Records.[11] The band released the composition "Isolation" under the pseudonym Klothos on the Construction No. 009 compilation by Arts Industria.[12]

Cleopatra Records released the Sphere Lazza's debut full-length studio album, titled The Enemy Within the same year as their compilation.[13] [14] Tony Spaz indented to release an album titled Paradigm Shift around after the band's first album but the project was never distributed.[15] The band recorded the new songs "Run the Gauntlet" and "Dirge- a cover of the one of the first punk bands in Ocala the Plague" and respectively released them to the Hard Target: A Collection of Electronic and Industrial Music From Hard Records and Electro-cution compilations by Cleopatra and Arts Industria.[16] Another new composition was released the following year titled "Jesus Played Guitar" on Fifth Colvmn's compilation World War Underground.[17] In 1999, the track "Phi" appeared on the Dissent compilation by Magnetic Resonance. In 2005 the band's third EP Ultimate Abyss was released by AcidVictim Records.[18] [19] A "Dark Horizons" remix of the track "Nemesis" was released on Angelic Hauntings in 2015 by Alvaret Tape.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Compilation albums

Compilation appearances

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=sphere-lazza-mn0000005440|pure_url=yes}} Sphere Lazza ]. . September 4, 2020.
  2. Book: Reed, S. Alexander . Sphere Lazza . Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music . . July 11, 2013 . 284 . 978-0-19-983258-3 . September 4, 2020.
  3. Sphere Lazza . . Sonic Options Network . 1995 . 60-63 . 65 . 149 . September 4, 2020.
  4. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000248359|pure_url=yes}} Various Artists: ''Electro Industrial Assassins'' > Overview ]. . September 4, 2020.
  5. Chris . Christian . Sphere Lazza: Cyberchrist . Sonic Boom . December 1, 1996 . September 4, 2020.
  6. Chris . Christian . Various Artists: The Art of Brutality . Sonic Boom . December 1, 1996 . September 4, 2020.
  7. Chris . Christian . Sphere Lazza: +incinerate . Sonic Boom . September 1995 . 3 . 6 . September 4, 2020.
  8. Sphere Lazza . . 1993 . 117 . September 4, 2020.
  9. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000644831|pure_url=yes}} Sphere Lazza: ''Incinerate'' > Overview ]. . September 4, 2020.
  10. Chris . Christian . Sphere Lazza: Incinerate . Sonic Boom . December 1995 . 3 . 9 . September 4, 2020.
  11. Web site: John . Bush . [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0001884018|pure_url=yes}} Various Artists: ''The Best of Mind/Body'' > Review ]. . September 4, 2020.
  12. Chris . Christian . Various Artists: Construction No. 009 . Sonic Boom . December 1995 . 3 . 9 . September 4, 2020.
  13. Jon . Worley . Sphere Lazza: The Enemy Within . Aiding & Abetting . August 21, 1995 . 83 . September 4, 2020.
  14. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000177334|pure_url=yes}} Sphere Lazza: ''The Enemy Within'' > Overview ]. . September 4, 2020.
  15. Ed . Finkler . Ed Finkler . Interview with Spaz & David Trousdale of Sphere Lazza . Sonic Boom . February 29, 1996 . 4 . 3 . September 4, 2020.
  16. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000604163|pure_url=yes}} Various Artists: ''Hard Target'' > Overview ]. . September 4, 2020.
  17. Larry . Miles . Various Artists: World War Underground . Black Monday . 1997 . 6 . 4 . September 4, 2020.
  18. Sphere Lazza - Ultimate Abyss . Brutal Resonance . January 1, 2005 . September 4, 2020.
  19. Steve . Mecca . Sphere Lazza: Ultimate Abyss . Chain D.L.K. . Musik & Media . April 23, 2006 . September 4, 2020.

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