Cult of Jester

Cult of Jester
OriginWest Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Genres
Years active1994–present
LabelsFlaming Fish
Past membersEd Finkler
Websitecultofjester.com

Cult of Jester was the music project of West Lafayette-based composer Ed Finkler. The project combined elements of breakbeat, drum and bass, EBM and hip hop into sample-based composition. Cult of Jester released two albums for Flaming Fish: Funkatron (1998) and Golgo 13 (2000).[1]

History

Cult of Jester composer Ed Finkler started out performing music while in college as a vocalist and drum programmer in the group Manhole Vortex. He began composing as a solo artist in and in 1993 recorded a demo tape as Bubblegum Crisis. In 1994 Finkler recorded his first demo as Cult of Jester which contained V1 and V2 of the "Master" composition and showcased his cartoonsampling technique.[1][2] He continued to explore sample-based composition and the same year released another demo with V3 of "Master".[3] In 1997 Cult of Jester released the EPWinky Dink and You and "John Carpenter", a song that samples from The X-Files, on the Awaiting the Dawn various artists compilation by Flaming Fish/Velvet Empire.[4]

Cult of Jester released a debut studio album titled Funkatron on Flaming Fish Music in 1998.[5][6] His second album titled Golgo 13 was released in 2000 and showcased a more guitar oriented sound.[7][8][9] The compilationG13 LTD Demo + Remixes was released later that year.[10] Since 1999 Finkler has been composing electronic music as Dead Agent, an instrumental project without vocals, and in 2009 released a collection of its recorded work titled Rehabilitation.[11] In 2017 Funkatron was re-released with remastered audio and five unreleased tracks from various compilations.[12]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended play

Compilation albums

References

  1. ^ abBush, John. "Cult of Jester". AllMusic. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  2. ^Christian, Chris (September 1995). "Cult of Jester: Demo". Sonic Boom. 3 (7). Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  3. ^Christian, Chris (June 1996). "Cult of Jester: Demo 2". Sonic Boom. 4 (5). Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  4. ^Morehead, Jason (December 22, 2000). "Awaiting the Dawn by Various Artists (Review)". Opuszine.us. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  5. ^Pierce, Carson (2000). "Cult of Jester: Funkatron". Flaming Fish Music. Archived from the original on September 9, 2003. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  6. ^W. Jones, Justin (October 29, 2014). "Cult of Jester: Funkatron". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  7. ^Pierce, Carson (January 22, 2000). "Cult of Jester: Flish Chat Highlights". Flaming Fish Music. Archived from the original on May 28, 2003. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  8. ^Pierce, Carson (2000). "Cult of Jester: Golgo 13". Flaming Fish Music. Archived from the original on September 11, 2003. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  9. ^LaFianza, Tony (July 17, 2001). "Cult of Jester: Golgo 13". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  10. ^Allan Powell, Mark (2002). Cult of Jester. Vol. 1. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Xlibris US. p. 220. ISBN 9781565636798. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  11. ^Zimmerman, William (December 17, 2019). "An Interview With Dead Agent (Electro-Industrial)". The Noise Beneath the Snow. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  12. ^Finkler, Ed (1996). "Funkatron Productions". funkatrondigital.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
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