haloblack was formed in
Minneapolis,
Minnesota by
Bryan Barton (as Bryan Black). His first release was the
cassette HB2 in 1992. Musicians Bill Morrisette and Damien Ray joined to Barton make haloblack into a band and
Fifth Colvmn Records signed them in 1994, releasing the band's debut album titled
Tension Filter in November. The music was favorably compared to
Trent Reznor of
Nine Inch Nails and the compositional depth received praise. The band followed that release in 1995 with the
EP titled
raw tension e.p.. haloblack moved to a less guitar driven sound for their third and final full-length album
funkyhell, released in 1996 for Fifth Colvmn. The album was highly informed by
electronica music and lead with the track "Distractor", which had previously appeared on the
Fascist Communist Revolutionaries various artists compilation. In 1997 Haloblack has received commissions to score sonic backgrounds for
3D video games. After the haloblack's second album Barton moved from Minneapolis to London in the late 90s. After being inspired to write again after listening extensively to
Maxinquaye by
Tricky and other electronic music Barton began working on a third album. The band released
Throb on the United Kingdom-based music labels Armalyte Industries and The Sick City. The album was made with collaborative efforts of musicians
Kraig Tyler,
Charles Levi,
Raymond Watts and Olivier Grasset. ==Discography==