John Hull – programming, sequencing, percussion, sampling Andi Penguin – vocals, location and EVP sampling Maruta Kommand is an electro-death-industrial project based in London, England. The project came into existence in December 1999 as a result of collaboration between John Hull and Andi Penguin for the purpose of recording a contribution to the Mz.412 ‘Legion Ultra’ collaborative 7” on Cold Meat Industry. Andi had long been a friend of John’s main project, Interlock, and as a result of this collaboration Maruta Kommand was formed, taking its name from a classic Brighter Death Now track. |
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| Maruta Kommand’s sound combines death industrial and harsh electro elements with the aim of creating the most sludgy, dense, painful and suffocating song-structured electronics possible. Specific influences include BDN, :Wumpscut:, Holocaust Theory, Suicide Commando, Mz.412 and Söldnergeist. Musical ingredients include metal percussion, layered vocal samples and field recordings. Thematically, the project deals with the ruinous history of Europe in the 20th century and the steady decline of human civilisation towards extinction. In performance, a large proportion of the sound will be created live, with two to three scrap-metal percussionists, Andi on vocals and John creating additional analog noise and manipulating the overall sound as it is produced. | ||