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Encephalon - Psychogenesis from 9.59 $

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 01:40:06 +0200

One of Canada's hottest industrial acts is Encephalon from Ottawa. The project featuring Matt Gifford, Sam Mainer (programming, production) and female keyboard player Alis Keller (keyboards, visuals, multimedia) is now finally rounding up to present the much anticipated successor to their debut album "The Transhuman Condition" released by Dependent in 2011. Since then, the band has performed at various festivals in Canada and the US, fortifying their "up and coming" status with energy-bursting live shows.
Three years in the making, Encephalon's second album "Psychogenesis" possesses a far darker outlook towards the future than its optimistic counterpart "The Transhuman Condition". The new album is focusing on how the luxuries of technology could ultimately weaken the human experience, on nano-phobia, and the grim possibilities that may await those who would attempt to attain immortality at all costs. A soundscape of thunderous orchestras merging with searing electronics weave a vision of organic and mechanical lifeforms colliding as vocalist Matt Gifford's ominous yet versatile narrations let the tracks become chapters in a larger story continuing throughout the album.
A first glimpse of the new album will be the track "Illuminate", Encephalon's contribution to the much anticipated "Dependence 2015" label compilation.
Additionally the band has crafted a unique artwork concept around the nano-machine theme of the record, releasing a limited edition box version of the record with quality bonus tracks and exclusive album art postcards as collector's item besides the regular version of the album.

Release date: 24.04.2015 (Europe)

Available editions:
- CD-Digipak
- limited „Infinity Edition“ box with bonus disc, exclusive album art postcards and certification

Tracklist:
1. Psychogenesis Zero
2. Desertropolis
3. Illuminate
4. Outbreaker
5. Starscorch
6. Genomica
7. Biological
8. Ultimate Breed
9. Malkuth
10. Ecophagy
11. The Descent (PsyGen Infinity)
12. Atom & Eve

Bonus-CD: Infinity Edition

Illuminate (Lost in Simulation)
Outbreaker (Altered States)
Desertropolis (Morlock Mix)
Illuminate (Into The Dark by Volt 9000)
Outbreaker (Onwards Oblivion)
Desertropolis (Sunburnt by Wychdoktor)
Psychogenesis Infinity

Encephalon - The Transhuman Condition 9.59 $

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:20:04 +0200

Founded in the Canadian capital of Ottawa in 2005, Encephalon have held the electro-industrial scene enthralled for over five years. The trio manages to combine a concentrate wealth of accessibility, club-readiness and last but not least outrageously good vocals.

Starting in 2006 with the track "Responder" - a highlight of the Septic VI compilation - the Canadian trio of Matt Gifford, Sam Mainer and Alis Alias have contributed bona fide hits to no less than seven international compilations. In 2009, the track "Rise" was featured in the cyberpunk film "The Gene Generation" and will also be appearing in the upcoming horror film "Necromantia". High time for Dependent to release the band's first and eagerly awaited LP, "The Transhuman Condition".

Thematically, the album deals with isolation, futurism and human evolution, while musically, the album unites elements of the classic Canadian electro-industrial sound with futurepop melodies in a way you've never quite heard before. Where many albums fall flat in their singleminded pursuit of the dancefloor, Encephalon's succeeds thanks to a remarkable depth and breadth of styles and ideas.