Techno Animal

The Profile

Techno Animal is a British experimental duo formed in 1990 by Kevin Martin and Justin Broadrick. Known for fusing industrial hip hop, illbient, dub and ambient, they released influential albums including Ghosts, Re-Entry, Radio Hades and The Brotherhood of the Bomb before ceasing activity in the mid-2000s.

Members: Kevin Martin and Justin Broadrick (UK). Key release: The Brotherhood of the Bomb (Matador, 2001). Frequently cited for extreme distortion, heavy bass and industrial textures. Collaborators on record include EL-P, Dälek, Vast Aire, Anti-Pop Consortium, Rubberoom, Toastie Taylor and Sonic Sum.

DeBaser’s reviews paint Techno Animal as a British duo pushing industrial hip hop, illbient, dub and ambient into abrasive territory. Key albums span Ghosts, Re-Entry, Radio Hades and The Brotherhood of the Bomb (Matador, 2001). Expect walls of distortion, colossal bass and guest verses from EL-P, Dälek, Vast Aire, Anti-Pop Consortium and more. The writing is unanimously laudatory, highlighting intensity, invention and urban dread.