"Montreal, Quebec-based group formed in 1984. Band members include Robert de la Carignan, a.k.a. Robert Mailloux (guitar, bass, vocals), Denis Wooty, a.k.a. Dany Wauthy and Roy Batty (synthesizers, drum machine, vocals) and Sat W. Ford, a.k.a. Stefan Figiel and Stephan Faulkner (sampling, percussion, vocals)."
"... The band is composed of Russian immigrants that came to Montreal in the late 1980’s. On several occasions, in interviews, the band claimed that they were Russian immigrants from Kiev. They were heavily inspired by the recordings of Awkward Pop records, and had a somewhat well-publicized feud with American electronic musician Nicolai Dharwyn.
In recent years, OTV’s members have branched out into the musical groups À La Vollgas, E-Bulbe and Half Moon Dragster
They are producing music for short films, documentaries, video games, television, doing re-mixing and mastering and creating personal musical projects. …Of Tanz Victims are still actively recording together ..."
"No one has never seen Of Tanz Victims faces, and their true identities are a vague mishmash of fact and fiction, this is designed to present the rumors that have been circulating for years about OTV as well as different hypotheses about who they might be and why they have been hiding behind masks and paper bags. It is extremely strange, and rather incredible, that not much is known about OTV ..."
Albums
110 Years Live (Cass, C60) Bunker Records 4 1986 Holiday In Siberia (Cass) Bunker Records 01 1986 Metal Vampire (Cass, C60) Bunker Records 00 1986 Haunting The Empire (LP) Bunker Records 001-86, WRC1-4595 1986 Ostrova Novo Sibirski (LP) Bunker Records 004-87 1987 Radio Prague, ...Of Tanz Victims - Radio Prague (Cass) Not On Label (Radio Prague Self Release) none Unknown
Singles & EPs
Fighting False God (7", Ltd) O. T. V. Product 003- 85 1985 Scanning Elle Dementia (12", EP) Bunker Records 003-86 1986
Miscellaneous
23th Patristic Turbo (3xFile, FLAC) Nostalgie De La Boue ndlb#123 2019
A1 Jauk Manis Tupeng A2 Loyangalani A3 In Praise Of Genyen A4 Book Of The Dead Names A5 Biblicarev B1 Principia Discordia B2 Intermezzetto B3 Kalan Guet Ma-Inou Derelict B4 Kenobskion B5 L'Hallali Des Trépassés
Credits Guitar, Vocals – Robert De Carignan Loops [Tapesampleloop], Turntables – Sata W. Ford Mixed By, Recorded By – S. Figiel Producer [For Bunker] – D. Wauthy Programmed By [Hardware Programming] – Roy Baty
