Ghidora
ALUS COGNITO
Alus Cognito – psychedelic music producer/dj/mashup artist. Compelled by the driving force of electronic music since childhood, realizing electronica for Alus has culminated to carefully chosen sets that, by design, evoke a sense of elation and introspection. He is a consummate perfectionist and his vision carries forward the past into the present and binds it with the intuition of a sound designer and creative specialist. His belief is that the soul of music is always presented in the best light for all to experience and enjoy. Alus Cognito is an accomplished synthesizer player and producer. In the past he has been featured on 'We Will Listen' by Theatre ov Idiots and, as a member of Cryptomnesia, Alus was also instrumental in combining various genres of electronica into new semblance of new and old-school sounds on the album 'Masters of Conspiracy'. His background includes industrial, techno, house, trance, goa and psytrance, ambient and experimental music creation.
REGAN R. MACLEOD
Electronic music producer/dj/artist. His music journey started at age eleven when he took up classical guitar. Early on he found a deep appreciation for psychedelic and progressive rock. From the mid 80s the emergence of electronic caught his ear leading to an eclectic music appreciation and vision. As a founder of Theatre ov Idiots and co-founder of Cryptomnesia the aspiration of participation in hybridised musical endeavours came into realization. As a co-founder of Ghidora his intention is to present the listening audience with unique music from around the world with the aim of creating an illuminated, euphoric experience…
CRAIG HUXTABLE
Craig Joseph Huxtable is a Vancouver/Victoria based electronic musician with 20+ years in the industry. Best known for creating politically and socially minded work, Huxtable is noted for energetic and passionate live performances, which are an exception rather than the norm for most electronic-based artists, where most of the action usually takes place hidden away from sight in front of banks of computers and synthesizers. He has been Influenced by many forms of electronic music such as the likes of electro-industrial, acid house, techno, drum n bass and ambient.
His main project Landscape Body Machine has played the West Coast constantly over the past 17 years sharing the stage with such acts as KMFDM, Moev, Covenant and more. He has collaborated with a wide array of artists and personalities, from bands like FLA, Cargohold and Fidgital to DR. David Suzuki and Noam Chomsky. Craig has an industry wide reputation as an amazing live and session keyboardist, recording and touring as a member of Frontline Assembly, Noise Unit and Stiff Valentine. Most recently, Huxtable has released a remix for You Say Party! We Say Die! and contributed as a performer and writer on Frontline Assembly's new album "Improvised Electronic Device" and their new single "Shifting Through the Lens".
GHIDORA
Ghidora is the musical symbiance of Alus Cognito (Interdimensional Industries/Cryptomnesia/Theatre ov Idiots), Craig Joseph Huxtable (Interdimensional Industries/Landscape Body Machine/Frontline Assembly) and Regan R. MacLeod (Interdimensional Industries/Cryptomnesia/Theatre ov Idiots). This 3 headed project delivers the very best in psychedelic sound, imagination and live performance.
Originally conceived by Cryptomnesia founding member, Mikael S. Charlton in 2010, Ghidora delivers a combined experience of well over 50 years of electronic music experience with genres binding psychill, dub, ambient, experimental, bi-aural wave-pulse, trance and live pa.
Ghidora's main objective is to fuse multi-genre electronic music into an uplifting, elated and psychedelic experience for all listeners. Guaranteed to leave you in high spirits and wanting more, this will be Ghidora's first appearance in North America and is surely not to be missed.