Epsilon Minus
| Company type | Band |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Bogart Shwadchuck, Jennifer Parkin |
| Defunct | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Canada |
| Products | Electronic music albums and EPs (EBM, techno, trance) |
Epsilon Minus was a Canadian band specializing in EBM, techno, and trance genres, established in 2000 by Bogart Shwadchuck and Jennifer Parkin. Their name draws inspiration from Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New World.
History
The duo of Shwadchuck and Parkin launched Epsilon Minus with their first album, Epsilon Minus, featuring Parkin's vocals, released in May 2002 through the Belgian label Alfa Matrix. They followed up with the electronic dance record Mark II in April 2003. During the creation of this album, Parkin departed to start her own project, Ayria, which also released Debris on Alfa Matrix. According to Shwadchuck, their separation was due to differing artistic visions that hindered further collaboration.
Afterward, Shwadchuck continued Epsilon Minus as a solo endeavor, issuing the Pre-Initialized EP and the full-length Reinitialized album in 2004. These works incorporated more pronounced psychedelic trance and IDM influences. The Reinitialized album included contributions from Kristy Venrick (The Azoic), Martha M. Arce (Distorted Reality), Eric Oehler (Null Device), and Ned Kirby (Stromkern). The project wrapped up in 2005 with the release of the R.I.P. EP, which compiled previously unreleased tracks. Following Epsilon Minus, Shwadchuck pursued solo recordings under his own name and various pseudonyms such as "Artifice," "Sex Genius," and "Chester Fantastico," briefly reviving Epsilon Minus for a remix collaboration with The Gothsicles.
Discography
- Epsilon Minus (Alfa Matrix, 2002)
- Mark II (Alfa Matrix, 2003)
- Pre-Initialized (Alfa Matrix, 2004)
- Reinitialized (Alfa Matrix, 2004)
- 20 EP (Self-released, 2022)