About Dicepeople
Dicepeople Biography
Dicepeople is a musical project created by Matt Brock. Dicepeople was originally set up in London, UK in the mid-90s as an electronic side project when Brock was more heavily involved with industrial acts Noise Union and Replikator. In 2008, however, Brock transformed Dicepeople into his primary musical project and, with it, aimed to go beyond pure electronic music.
The tagline for Dicepeople is 'dark electronica for the body and mind' because Brock's aim is to create music that combines driving beats with evocative and emotionally engaging harmonies and melodies. The music has an electronic foundation with industrial and EBM components, and it mixes real instruments and voices with synthesisers to add cinematic depth and intensity.
The name 'Dicepeople' is taken from the book The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart, and the comparison to diceliving is reflected in the wide range of influences and schizophrenic moments found in the music. Dicepeople tracks incorporate a large variety of styles and genres; but the mood, intensity and dark atmosphere provide the necessary coherence and consistency to bind them together.
Dicepeople Influences
Dicepeople influences cover a very broad range of artists including Art of Noise, Black Sabbath, Can, Depeche Mode, The Doors, Front 242, Hoodlum Priest, John Barry, John Carpenter, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Nine Inch Nails, The Prodigy, Siouxsie Sioux, Tangerine Dream and Underworld.
There is a Spotify playlist of Dicepeople influences.
Dicepeople Releases
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Time to Play, the debut Dicepeople album, released on 13th July 2009 on CD and digital download. |
This is the only official Dicepeople release so far.
Go to Music to listen to Dicepeople music and to get CDs and digital downloads.
Studio Equipment
All Dicepeople music is written, produced, mixed and mastered in Matt Brock's recording studio, which is known as Studio 101. Studio 101 is currently built around a Mac Pro running Logic Studio 9. A list of musical equipment past and present is here, and photos of Studio 101 are here.