Accessory

Formed in 1994, Chemnitz-based band Accessory has become a solid name in the German Electro scene. With its excessive live shows and massive sound, the group and its singer and mastermind Dirk Steyer quickly amassed a world wide fan base. As a tour support for renowned acts, such as And One, Mentallo & The Fixer or Hardfloor-legend Hocico, they managed to steadily increase their fame and became a household name in the scene with the release of their debut album "Jukka2147.de" (the cryptic title also being the address of their official website.) The follow-ups "Live./Hammer", "Titan", "Forever and Beyond", "Holy Machine" and „More than Machinery“ have made them one of the most important and renowned modern EBM acts to come out of Germany... and with "UNDERBEAT", they have just churned out a new double album that is easily the best in their career. The group categorizes its massive sound "modern EBM" ... but is fast to point out that their sound is quite unique, compared to the rest of the scene. "We do believe to sport a healthy bit of extravagance", says Dirk... and right he is, as Accessory have a very modern, unique and fresh musical approach: a sonic steam hammer that shakes club floor and home stereo system alike and provides a healthy stimulus to the dancing nerves. The album titles can be seen as a sort of hommage to the Old School of EBM, but Accessory sound as far from old-fashioned as you can go: a thudding prototype of a modern breed of Electronic Body Music for the new Millennium!