C/A/T

Industrial / Club / Other

Sacramento, CA

Billboard

C/A/T [pronounced "cat"] started out as a solo, audio experiment by Crunch Pod label founder Ben Arp. After several CD-R only releases, C/A/T introduced itself with the "Worldwide Totalitarian Control" CD-EP. The "WTC" EP and the following album "The Prisoner" were both tied heavily to political commentary and still maintained many of the more experimental aspects of C/A/T's earlier days.

In summer of 2005, Arp started a short-lived side-project called Disclosure. The majority of the Disclosure recording sessions were morphed into the next C/A/T offering, 2005's "The Rogue Pair". It was at this time, Arp added band member Kat to the project for studio assistance and live support.

The more accessible rhythmic noise sound ushered in with "The Rogue Pair" opened the door for C/A/T to play live more often and at higher profile events and clubs. Not wanting to drop completely off the radar until a new album was ready, C/A/T released the "ATF" EP in on June 6th, 2006. "ATF" featured two of C/A/T's most popular tracks, 'Smashed' and '(We Make) Music To Piss You Off' and is limited to 666 copies making it one of the more sought after releases in the C/A/T discography.

The post-"ATF" era of C/A/T featured a lot of line-up changes and sporadic live shows [playing such events as Reverence 2006 and C.O.M.A. 4 in Montreal, Quebec]. Arp finally finished an album called "Point Of No Return" that is set for a late June 2006 release date. Live dates have also been booked to coincide with the album's release date across the United States.

C/A/T recently overhauled the live line-up to include Erica Dunham from Unter Null. C/A/T continues to work on new material for later release on Crunch Pod.

C/A/T is:

Studio Recordings:
Ben Arp (1998-present) -- vocals, programming, mixing

Live Performance:
Ben Arp (1998-present) -- vocals, programming
Erica Dunham (2008 - present) -- live synth

C/A/T on the web:
Official Web Site
Official MySpace Page
Official Vampirefreaks Page

C/A/T related links:
Official Crunch Pod label MySpace Page
Official Crunch Pod label Page

How To Buy Our Music:
Purchase all available C/A/T CDs direct from Crunch Pod
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