Members Frank Gorissen: tapes, electronics, wind instruments, percussion, vocals Paul Mommers: percussion Jérôme Opbroek: percussion Diana Tummers: percussion Renée van Dalsen: percussion
"MILITIA is a Belgian industrial band, founded in 1989 by multi instrumentalists Frank Gorissen and Jo Billen. Most of their percussion instruments are made out of oil barrels, old metal parts from cars, machines and scrap material. They combine these self made instruments with conventional drums, toms and cymbals. The band members also play a variety of wind instruments (self made and others) and tools. Their show is completed with the projection of documentary films and slides."
Albums
Con-Dom / Militia - Scorched Earth Policy (Cass, Ltd, Num) Old Europa Cafe OEC 073 1995 Con-Dom / Militia - Scorched Earth Policy (CD, Album, RE) Old Europa Cafe OECD 047 2002 New European Order (2xLP + LP, S/Sided + Album) Praxis Dr. Bearmann TH-12 1996 Nature Revealed (2xCD, Album) Praxis Dr. Bearmann TH-24 1998 The Black Flag Hoisted (2xCD, Album + Box, Ltd) Tactical Recordings tactics 02 2000 Eco-Anarchic Manifesto (CD, Album, Ltd) Malignant Records, Tactical Recordings TumorCD19, tactics 05 2003 Everything Is One (CD, Album, Ltd) Tactical Recordings tactics 07 2005 Live Provocation 1 & 2 (Cass, Ltd, C60) Destructive Industries DI030 2010 Live At The 16th Independent Festival Of Music And Arts (CDr, Album) Not On Label (Militia Self-released) none 2011 Power! Propaganda! Production! (CD, Album) Neuropa Records NRP29 2011 Hoisting The Black Flag! (2xCDr) Subterra Recordings subrec002 2012
Singles & EPs
Kingdom Of Our Lord (CD, EP) Praxis Dr. Bearmann TH-20 1996 Con-Dom / Militia / Laura Maes - Familiedrama / Pain (7") Praxis Dr. Bearmann TH-17 1997
Compilations
Archive Collection 1: 1996 - 1997 (CD, Comp, RM) Neuropa Records NRP27 2010 United We Stand 1990 - 2010 (CDr, Comp, Ltd + Box, Ltd) Not On Label (Militia Self-released) none 2010
1-01 Vaandelspel - Vocals – Robert Fic 2:46 1-02 Le Drapeau Noir - Performer [Soundscape] – Bastard Noise 1:10 1-03 Ni Dieu, Nie Maître 6:46 1-04 Molotov - Performer [Soundscape] – Azure Mortal 2:51 1-05 Die Theorielosigkeit Des Anarchismus 6:47 1-06 Revolt And Self-Realize! - Performer [Soundscape] – IDPA 1:53 1-07 Black Flag Bulletin 5:00 1-08 Le Réveil Des Travailleurs - Performer [Soundscape] – Wastematrix 1:30 1-09 Kraft Und Stoff 1:34 1-10 Bomen 3:51 1-11 Westland Front Post - Lyrics By [Poem] – Cor Gout, Trepassers W. 2:54 1-12 My War - Lyrics By [Poem] – Wastematrix, Performer [Soundscape] – Con-Dom, Mike R. Dando 1:16 1-13 The Destruction Of Throne, Purse And Altar 3:51 1-14 Natural Chaos And Order 2:03 1-15 Light And Truth 5:55 1-16 In Mitten Von Kampf 9:07 1-17 Planinska 1:40
2-01 Libercana Anarkista Kolonio 1:28 2-02 Manifest 4:18 2-03 Mikael Bakunin 7:06 2-04 Black Wolves Music (Dedicated To The Animal Liberation Front) 9:39 2-05 Comrade Pyotr Kropotkin 6:58 2-06 Anarchist Movement For Collectiv And Direct Action 9:06 2-07 Final Statement 11:55 2-08 Roz, Podjuna, Zila 4:09
Credits Featuring – Nas Dom-Slomsek Choir Performer – Dirk Valkenborg, Frank Gorissen, Geert Vandeweert, Kirsten Veestraete, Patrick Hazevoets
Notes This is part iii of the "Statement Trilogy". Includes a poster and a black flag.
Label: Praxis Dr. Bearmann – TH-12 Series: Statement Trilogy – 1 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP + Vinyl, LP, Single Sided + All Media, Album Country: Germany Released: 1996 Genre: Electronic Style: Industrial
Tracklist
A1 Natura Magica A2 Stahlkadanz A3 Lebensborn B1 Kampfbefehl B2 Sieghymne B3 The Face Of God C1 Necronomicon C2 Victory C3 Maschinenzimmer D1 Radio Europa D2 Subterra D3 Silezia D4 Pogrom E1 New European Order E2 Retrospectiva And Reveille
Credits Artwork – Tom Meyer Design – Bildgruppe Mo, Christophe Janssen Engineer – Willy Pirotte Performer – Frank Gorissen, Frank Vanhoof, Gary Vaes, Peter Vanderstukken
Notes Recorded by Anne Bee Productions.
This is part i of the "Statement Trilogy". The sixth side is blank.
Companies etc Recorded At – Deadly Actions Edited At – Anne Bee Studios Mastered At – Anne Bee Studios Pressed By – MPO
Credits Design [Graphic Design] – Leen Ruyters Engineer, Edited By, Mastered By – Willy Pirotte Supervised By [Translation] – Mike Dando Words By [Book] – Militia
Notes CD housed in spiral bound book of the same title. Limited to 1000 copies.
The recording is a live rendition of The Black Flag Hoisted performed at Deadly Actions IV, 3 Nov. 2000. Editing and mastering at Anne Bee studios.
1 Only Sheep Need A Leader 4:45 2 New World View 6:36 3 The Fragment And The Whole - Clarinet – Hilde Slangen 1:35 4 They Marked The Path - Violin – Cécile Gonay 5:19 5 Vox Populi - Flugelhorn – Benny Schacht; Soprano Vocals – Lien Haegeman 7:12 6 The Nature Of It All - Clarinet – Hilde Slangen; Flugelhorn – Benny Schacht 3:10 7 The Eco-Anarchic Solution 1:28 8 The Hidden Connection - Violin – Cécile Gonay 5:47 9 The New Found Dawn 5:51 10 The Limitation Of Language - Accordion – Pascale Rubens; Flugelhorn – Benny Schacht 4:22 11 On Common Ground 2:04 12 The Relative Truth 5:25 13 Everything Is One - Soprano Vocals – Lien Haegeman 8:53
Credits Cgi Artist [Dtp], Layout – Christophe Janssen Cover [Cover Design], Photography By – Lian Heuts Performer – Dirk Valkenborg, Frank Gorissen, Frank Van Hoof, Jan Roggen, Luc Tureluren Recorded By – Willy Pirotte
Notes Released in an oversized fold-out folder. Limited to 1000 copies.
Label: Neuropa Records – NRP27 Format: CD, Compilation, Remastered Country: Belgium Released: Jul 2010 Genre: Electronic Style: Industrial, Power Electronics
Tracklist
1 Etnische Zuivering 3:12 2 New European Order (Live) 4:48 3 Partizan (Live) 1:36 4 Thank You Oh Lord (Live) 4:03 5 Kampfbefehl 5:21 6 Executie 0:36 7 Pain - Featuring [Uncredited Collaborator] – Laura Maes 6:12 8 Familiedrama - Featuring [Uncredited Collaborator] – Con-Dom 7:52 9 Kingdom Of Our Lord 12:13 10 Maschinenzimmer 8:41
Credits Design, Photography By – Trine + Kim Design Studio
Notes Tracks 1 to 6 taken from "War Against Society" LP compilation. Tracks 7 & 8 taken from "Familiedrama / Pain" 7". Tracks 9 & 10 taken from "Kingdom Of Our Lord" mCD. Remastering: Subterra Recording Studios. Packaged in a 6-panel gatefold-style cover. Limited edition of 500 copies.
Label: Neuropa Records – NRP29 Format: CD, Album Country: Belgium Released: Mar 2011 Genre: Electronic Style: Rhythmic Noise, Tribal, Industrial
Tracklist
1 A New Statement 6:36 2 Üb Immer Treu Und Redlichkeit 6:48 3 A Kite Of Glass In A Blood Red Sky 7:02 4 The Undeniable Power Of The Proletariat 4:44 5 Power To The People 4:56 6 Power, Propaganda And Production 6:02 7 The Conquest Of Steel 6:32 8 Abrupt Climate Change 3:56 9 Cash Crash And Crisis 4:40 10 Amidst The Burning Oil Fields 7:30 11 The Final Level 7:28
Companies etc Pressed By – GZ Digital Media – X31044
Credits Composed By, Electronics, Percussion, Wind [Wind Instruments], Lyrics By, Vocals – Frank Gorissen Design – Metastazis.com Engineer [Sound] – Frank Gorissen, Joris Peeters Engineer [Studio Assistant] – Sandra Janssen Percussion – Diana Tummers, Jérôme Opbroek, Paul Mommers, Philippe Hermans Percussion, Performer [Tools] – Frank Van Hoof
Notes Released in a deluxe cardboard box with an 8-page booklet and a MILITIA politburo mini-poster. Music recorded and mixed at the Bat Productions recording studio in Diepenbeek. Sound engineer: Joris Peeters. Editing, mixing and mastering at the Subterra music studio in Bilzen - Belgium. Sound engineer: Frank Gorissen. Studio assistant: Sandra Janssen. Thanks to: Kim from Neuropa Records; Kris Knuts, Tom Hox. This release was made possible with the support of Stad Bilzen.
1 Psalm 1: An Atheist Statement 2 Psalm 2: The Immaculate Conception Of Lies 3 Psalm 3: Thank You Oh Lord 4 Psalm 4: God Is A Dictator (Part 1) 5 Psalm 5: Sermon 6 Psalm 6: Angelus 7 Psalm 7: God's Face 8 Psalm 8: Necronomicon - The Beast 666 9 Psalm 9: The Pentagram 10 Psalm 10: Calling All Atheists 11 Psalm 11: God Is A Dictator (Part Two)
Companies, etc. Recorded At – Subterra Recording Studio
Credits Percussion – Diana Tummers, Jerôme Opbroek, Paul Mommers, Renee van Dalsen Percussion, Wind [Instruments], Electronics, Voice – Frank Gorissen
Notes The CD comes in a DVD-sized hard carbon box with removable lit box, Militia logo in gold paint printed on top (lino printing), with 12 inlay cards secured with a golden ribbon and a "bloody" psalm book. Limited edition of 666 handnumbered copies.
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