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Origin
  
Antwerp, Belgium

Active from
  
2003

Years active
  
2004–present

Psy'Aviah Emlie Nicola Flickr

Associated acts
  
Underworld, Praga Khan, Faithless, Ayria, Implant

Website
  
psyaviah.com, facebook.com/psyaviah, youtube.com/psyaviah, twitter @psy_aviah

Past members
  
Kristof De Clerck (~2011), Emélie Nicolaï (~2013)

Albums
  
Seven Sorrows, Seven Stars (Deluxe Edition)

Members
  
Yves Schelpe, Emélie Nicolaï

Genres
  
Trip hop, Electropop, Electronics in rock music, Electro-industrial, Crossover music

Record labels
  
Alfa Matrix, The Orchard, Soulfood

Similar
  
Ayria, Junksista, Schwarzblut, Leæther Strip, Avarice in Audio

Profiles

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Psy'Aviah is an Industrial rock / Electroclash / Dark EBM band from Antwerp, Belgium. The band took form in 2004 and was mainly focused on playing live. Later that year they won the Studio Brussel Demopoll with The Future Of The Sun. In 2007 they teamed up with Len Lemeire (from Implant/32Crash fame) to record their first album Creationism. 2008 saw the signing to the Alfa Matrix record label and the release of a new album, featurings and remixes.

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After the release of their album Entertainment Industries in 2008 Psy'Aviah performed on festivals such as BIMFest 2008, Waregem Expo Gothic Festival 2009, VK Concerts (support Subsonica), Hof Ter Lo (support Emilie Autumn), etc..

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The Psy'Aviah videoclip for their single "Moments (feat. Suzi Q. Smith)" got banned in 2009 by YouTube which spawned a reaction of disbelief and disapproval towards YouTube in both the press and in online communities.

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2010 brought the third album of Psy'Aviah entitled Eclectric, produced by band member Yves Schelpe and mastered by Geert de Wilde of IC 434 in Antwerp. Their third album contained a mix of electric eclecticism, showcasing varying styles while retaining a constant hint of darkness. They invited guests such as Jean-Luc De Meyer of Front 242 fame to sing on the track Ophélie, and Jennifer Parkin of Ayria who guested on the track Into The Game.

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The album Introspection / Extrospection is the band's latest and was released November 25, 2011. It again features a wild range of styles as on Eclectric, and includes a track with Swedish model and ex-Ashbury Heights singer Kari Berg, Dutch singer Lis van den Akker from Dutch act Misery as well as Belgian MC's MC Dééjoohcéé & Thomas C. Beerten. The album is their third to be released on Alfa Matrix records. The first single Ok (including the remix by M.I.K.E.) and the track SOS Overdose attracted a great deal of attention before the album was actually released.

In 2012 A follow up to the album Introspection / Extrospection was released in the form of a DJ-EP Ok / Virtual Gods DJEP with remixes by NUDE, Jan Vervloet. The EP included a cappella versions and dub version of the songs. Before the release the Jan Vervloet remix of the track Ok leaked out and was already being played in various dj sets and podcasts, among others in the one by Johan Gielen. Concertwise the band play at venues Nijdrop for the Pluto Festival and at Ancienne Belgique as support for Praga Khan.

The year 2013 brought the band to the classic venues Nijdrop for the audio visual Pluto Festival and at Ancienne Belgique as support for Praga Khan's special 25-year anniversary concert. Meanwhile, they've also released the Future Past Mini Album / EP which featured guest vocals by Kyoko Baertsoen, the founder of act Lunascape (band) and former member of Hooverphonic. The Future Past mini album spawned two music videos for the tracks "Circles" and "Letting Go", the latter one hand-drawn, animated and directed by Emily Weeks.

2014 saw Psy'Aviah return to its core, with founder and producer Yves Schelpe writing and producing the tracks for the album The Xenogamous Endeavour. An album with guest vocals on all tracks, from the likes of Kyoko Baertsoen, Mari Kattman, Miss FD, Suzi Q. Smith, Lisa Nascimento, Lis van den Akker and more...!

Psy'Aviah continued this path in 2016 with the release of Seven Sorrows, Seven Stars. An album with guest vocalist, from the likes of Kyoko Baertsoen, Mari Kattman, Miss FD, Suzi Q. Smith, Roeland van der Velde, and more...! The album was widely received as a "5*-rated" album, and "a real contender for album of the year"'' by reviewers.

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Live Performances

The band has played several festivals and clubs during the years, including Nijdrop club, Trix/Hof Ter Lo, Vaartkapoen and Ancienne Belgique. They also did support for bands as Praga Khan, Subsonica, Emilie Autumn, etc..

Albums

  • Creationism (Self-Released / Digital Matrix, 2007)
  • Entertainment Industries (Alfa Matrix, 2008)
  • Eclectric (Alfa Matrix, 2010) / Eclectricism (Alfa Matrix, 2010)
  • Introspection / Extrospection (Alfa Matrix, 2011) / Retrospection (Alfa Matrix, 2011)
  • The Xenogamous Endeavour (Alfa Matrix, 2014) / The Exogamous Endeavour (Alfa Matrix, 2014)
  • Seven Sorrows, Seven Stars (Alfa Matrix, 2016) / From A Different Perspective (Alfa Matrix, 2016)
  • EPs & Mini Albums

  • Into The Game (Alfa Matrix, 2011)
  • Ok / Virtual Gods DJEP (Alfa Matrix, 2012)
  • Future Past (Alfa Matrix, 2013)
  • Compilation Albums

  • Anyone Seen My Rubber Duckie? track The Future Of The Sun (Je M'En Fish, 2003)
  • Easy Everyday track A Red Fox (Sint-Lukas Brussels, 2007)
  • Fxxk The Mainstream vol.1 track In Silence (Alfa Matrix, 2007)
  • 'Till Dawn Do Us Part '07 track Infected (Dead By Dawn, 2007)
  • Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act III track Mine (Endzeit Mix) (Alfa Matrix, 2007)
  • Cryonica Tanz v.5 track Demons In Mind (Cryonica, 2008)
  • Re:Connected 3.0 track Voltage (Re:Connected Mix) and video Moments (feat. Suzi Q. Smith) (Alfa Matrix, 2008)
  • Remixes by Psy'Aviah

  • Helalyn Flowers: track Voices on A Voluntary Coincidence (Alfa Matrix, 2007)
  • Diskonnekted: track When I Come To Fall on Old School Policies (Alfa Matrix, 2008)
  • Diffuzion: track No Fear on Body Code (Alfa Matrix, 2008)
  • Krystal System: track Slice on Underground (Alfa Matrix, 2008)
  • Left Spine Down: track Prozac Nation on Smartbomb 2.3: The Underground Mixes (Synthetic Sounds, 2009)
  • Featurings

  • Kyoko Baertsoen (founder of Lunascape and ex-Hooverphonic on the track Our Common Future from the Mini Album / EP Future Past (Alfa Matrix, 2013)
  • Kari Berg (ex-Ashbury-Heights) on the track Deep Dark Desire on the album Introspection / Extrospection (Alfa Matrix, 2011)
  • Lis van den Akker of Misery on the track Home on the album Introspection / Extrospection (Alfa Matrix, 2011)
  • MC Dééjoohcéé & Thomas C. Beerten on the track Nouveau Quiche on the album Introspection / Extrospection (Alfa Matrix, 2011)
  • Jean-Luc De Meyer of Front 242 on the track Ophélie on the album Eclectric (Alfa Matrix, 2010)
  • Jennifer Parkin of Ayria on the track Into The Game on the album Eclectric (Alfa Matrix, 2010)
  • Sophie Claereboets on the track Bad Gods Pray on the album Eclectricism (Alfa Matrix, 2010)
  • Kristell Lowagie on the track Kings & Queens on the album Eclectricism (Alfa Matrix, 2010)
  • Leæther Strip on the track Sweet Hard Revenge on the compilation Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act IV (Alfa Matrix, 2009)
  • Suzi Q. Smith on the track Moments on the album Entertainment Industries (Alfa Matrix, 2008)
  • Nebula-H on the track Paranoiac-Critical Method on the Nebula-H album rH (Alfa Matrix, 2008)
  • Awards

    Psy'Aviah has won Studio Brussel's demopoll in 2003. They were also nominated for BBC's The Next Big Thing in 2007 with the track "Moments feat. Suzi Q. Smith". In 2012 they wee nominated for two Hollywood Music In Media Awards: "Ok" (as pop) and "Virtual Gods" (as alternative). In 2016 they were elected as Album Of The Month on Coma Music Magazine.

    TV

    From 2014 to 2016 then the song "Our Common Future" feat. Kyoko Baertsoen was used for several episodes of TV series De Ridder starring Clara Cleymans. It was audible in episode 11 of season 2 and episodes 1, 4 and 8 of season 3 - as aired on national TV station "Eén" of VRT.

    Commercials

    Psy'Aviah's track "Tired" was chosen in 2007 by Microsoft to assist in the launch of Windows 7 and their focus on music. The same track was also used in the Dexia "Action Banner Concerts" (video: Banner Concert "Tired" ) campaign.

    Urban Sharing Experiment

    In 2012 Psy'Aviah started the Urban Sharing Experiment project. By hanging and placing packages with mysterious writing and their cds inside everywhere in the city of Antwerp, Belgium in April and May 2012. By doing this, they wanted to break people's daily routine. The main philosophy behind the project is that people should be more aware of their surroundings. The band made videos on YouTube showing how they went about it, and an article on their website explaining their motivation.

    Songs

    Virtual GodsIntrospection Extrospection · 2011
    Our Common EndThe Xenogamous Endeavour · 2014
    Not What I ExpectedSeven Sorrows - Seven Stars (Deluxe Edition) · 2016

    References

    Psy'Aviah Wikipedia