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Massive Ego
The current band lineup.
The current band lineup.
Background information
OriginUnited Kingdom
GenresElectronic, Darkwave, Gothic
Years active1996–present
LabelsOut of Line Records
MembersMarc Massive (vocals: 1996-present)
Oliver Frost (percussion: 2004-present)
Lloyd Price (Keyboards & programming: 2015-present)
Scot Collins (Keyboards & programming: 2015-present)
Past members
  • Andy J Thirwall - keyboards, programming, music (1996–2000)[1]
  • Stuart 'Barnaby' Moffatt - bass (1996-1997)
  • Dan Black - guitar (1996-1997)
  • Eddie Orange Dasher (Steady) - keyboards, guitar (2002–2005)
  • Dean Bright - keyboards (2002-2005)
Websitemassiveego.co.uk

Massive Ego are a British Darkwave musical group formed in 1996 by singer and ex-model,[2] Marc Massive[3] (also the owner of the Public Disordar label[4]) and Andy J Thirwall. The band has changed it's sound and image since it's formation. The original releases being mostly covers in a Eurodance, Hi-NRG style. Massive and Thirwall later parted ways, and Massive searched for a new musical direction for the band. Collaborations with Empire State Human and Lia Organa & Electric Prince were the start of a darker sound for the band. The band joined alternative german label Out of Line Music in 2015 with the current lineup; Marc Massive, Oliver Frost, Lloyd Price and Scot Collins. Their debut album for Out of Line is due for release in 2017. The current themes of the songs center around the darker side of life, depression and anxiety, death, suicide, love, sex and vampirism.

History

Formation, and Nite Klub Skewl (1996–2010)

Massive Ego was formed in 1996 with original band members; Marc Massive and Andy J

Thirwall.[2] Fronting the band from the start ex-model and dancer

for Boy George’s 90’s band, Jesus Loves You and [[MC

Kinky]].[5] Marc went on to DJ and co-curate

London's ACT ART events for several years. Dan Black and Stuart 'Barnaby' Moffatt

joined the bands lineup in the same year.

In 1997, You Think You're a Man a Hi-NRG cover of Divine, was

released as a single. Planet Earth was the second single, released

in 1999, a cover of Duran Duran.

2002 saw Steady (Eddie Orange Dasher)[6] join the band on keyboards. Steady had previously been

in Leigh Bowery's band Minty, The Offset, as well as his own bands Elizabeth

Bunny and Sweetie. A third single; My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)

(vs. Miss Dusty 'O')[7] a [[Dead Or

Alive (band)|Dead Or Alive]] cover, was released later that year. A radio edit of unreleased

track, Murder, was the b-side to the single, and featured Steady on guitars as well as

synths. Dean Bright (ex-Dead Or Alive) also joined the band that year. Bright was also a

fashion designer, who's credits included the purple coat worn by Pete Burns in both the

video for You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) and on the cover of the album

Youthquake.

Oliver Frost joined the band in 2004, on keyboards. Massive Ego played Brighton Pride in

the same year.[8]

In 2005, Steady sadly comitted suicide. The song Low Life

was written as a dedication to his memory.

The long awaited debut album, Nite Klub Skewl[9] was released in

2007. Which included all three of the previously released singles. The album consisted mostly

of covers, but also had original songs, such as Murder, Fight the Feeling, Wrecked,

Nite Klub Skewl and Never Felt As Good.

On 13 March 2009 the compilation Master & Servant was

released. It featured eleven of twelve tracks from Nite Klub Skewl plus three new tracks,

including the single Sex Drive, the second Dead Or

Alive cover released as a single, on 30 October later that year.

Massive Ego played Pride London in 2010.[10]

Collaborations, and change of direction (2011–2014)

In 2011, Massive began searching for a new musical direction for the band, and released the

single I Idolize You, written by Massive &

Thirwall.[11] It marked a

darker electronic and industrial sound. Lyrically the title track of the single was a complete

departure from their previous releases, and centred around the darker side of fame.

In 2012, Massive began collaborating with Irish electronic band, Empire State Human. A cover

of Hazel O'Connor's Eighth Day was released digitally on Halloween, later that year,

with a music video to promote the single. All profits were donated to F.R.I.E.N.D a farmed

animal sanctuary in Kent, UK.

2013 saw Massive collaborating with Belgian duo Lia Organa & Electric Prince writing and

performing vocals on their track Dead Silence, released on 28 February via Black Leather

Records. Two digital singles were released via the Bandcamp site; Devil in Disguise

(Originally released on the I Idolize You single) and the previously unreleased, I Like

Boys (Lia Organa & Electric Prince Remix), both on 9 July.

2014 saw the first collaboratorive release with Empire State Human, Sound of the Download

was released as a digital single on Massive's own independent label, Public Disordar

Records on 4 February. This release saw Massive venturing into the Britpop genre. On 25

August, a second collaboration single with Empire State Human was released. Animal Rights

Human Wrongs was a modern take on the 'animal rights song', with proceeds going to the

charities, Saving strays in Sarajevo and The Mayhew Animal Home in the UK.[12] The track Generation V was released on the compilation Fuel For the Machine.

On 20 October, a new EP was released. Low Life was a release

of further collaborations with Empire State Human featuring vocals by Maggie K DeMonde of

Scarlet Fantastic as well as remixes. A video was released of the title track for the EP.

Massive Ego played Brighton Pride again.[13]

Signing to Out of Line, and Beautiful Suicide (2015–present)

Marc continued to look for a darker sound for the band, and after the Modification remix

done by Lloyd Price (ex-Sigue Sigue Sputnik) for the I Idolize You single in 2011, he

joined the band in 2015 on keyboards and programming. An EP was put together for release

through the band's new label, Out of Line Music. Noise in the Machine was released on 24 July 2015. It featured remixes of I Idolize You,

Dead Silence, Generation V and Low Life, from Frixion, Lloyd's side project, [[Aesthetic

Perfection]] and Leæther Strip. Two music videos were released to promote the EP; I

Idolize You (Modification Edit)[14] and Dead Silence Rising (Frixion

Mix)[15] Scot Collins joined the band on keyboards and programming, later in 2015, and they began work

on a new album, which was recorded throughout 2016.

The new lineup pefrormed their first live gig together at London's Electrowerkz on 30

January 2016.[16] In the new lineup, Frost moved from keyboards to percussion. They performed new tracks

from their EP, as well as tracks from their upcoming new album. Two new tracks were later

released; Drag Me in, Drag Me Under on the Out of Line compilation series Electrostorm

Vol. 6 and Out of Line featuring Holly Pearl, on the Electronic Saviours complation

series Electronic Saviors: Industrial Music to Cure Cancer Vol. 4. The band performed at

the Out of Line Weekender 2016,[17] opened for Blutengel at their Nemesis Open Air Festival,[18] and at Infest Festival.[19] Their last performance of the year was saw the band return to

Elektrowerkz on 10 September.[20]

On 1 December, Massive and Collins both contrubuted to a track by multimedia artist

Christo on the single Malfunctioning Me. With Massive contributing lyrics and vocals,

and Collins adding synths and electronic guitar.[21] Massive Ego remixed Blutengel's song Complete, the lead single from their upcoming

10th album, Leitbild, which was released on December 2,

2016.

The title of the new album was announced in a Christmas message from the band through their

social media accounts.[22] Beautiful Suicide is due for

release on February 17, 2017. Featured vocalists include Chris Pohl (Blutengel), Maggie

K DeMonde (Scarlet Fantastic), german gothic rapper Belzebub and Gene Serene (a solo

artist who has collaborated with Frixion).

Line-up

Current members

  • Marc Massive – lyrics, vocals (1996–present)
  • Oliver Frost – percussion (2004–present)
  • Lloyd Price – keyboards, programming, music (2015–present)
  • Scot Collins - keyboards, programming, music (2015–present)

Former members

  • Andy J Thirwall - keyboards, programming, music (1996–2000)
  • Stuart 'Barnaby' Moffatt - bass (1996-1997)
  • Dan Black - guitar (1996-1997)[5]
  • Eddie Orange Dasher (Steady) - keyboards, guitar (2002–2005)
  • Dean Bright - keyboards (2002-2005)

Discography

Albums

Compilations

EPs

Singles

(band)|Dead Or Alive]] cover)[7]

digital single)[30]

single)[33]

  • 2013: Devil in Disguise (Bandcamp digital single)([34]
  • 2014: Sound of the Download[35]
  • 2014: Animal Rights, Human Wrongs[12]
  • 2016: Reining in the Machines (Matt Pop Remix) (Bandcamp digital single)[36]
  • 2016: Malfunctioning Me (with Christo)[21]

Music Videos

Year Video Director
2006 "Supernature" Oliver Frost & Marc Massive
2009 "Planet Earth (Jewels & Stone Edit)"
2009 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lorfM37rZkg/ "Master And Servant (Lia Organa & Electric

Prince Remix)"]

Frost & Massive
Suka Off
2011 "I Idolize You" Frost & Massive
Bambi Fantastic[37]
2012 "Eighth Day" Frost & Massive
2013 [https://player.vimeo.com/video/62368505?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0 "Dead Silence (Lia

Organa & Electric Prince feat. Marc Massive)"]

Frost & Massive
Suka Off[38]
2014 "Sound of the Download" Tachyons
Logan Owlbeemoth
2014 "Low Life (with Empire State Human)" Massive & Anonymous
2015 "I Idolize You (Modification Edit)" Bambi Fantastic & Massive Ego
2016 "Dead Silence Rising (Frixion Mix)" Frost & Massive
Suka Off
2017 Let Go

References

  1. ^ "Andrew Thirwall".
  2. ^ a b "BIOG".
  3. ^ "Massive Ego".
  4. ^ http://www.publicdisorar.com/
  5. ^ a b "Massive Ego Bio - Massive Ego Career".
  6. ^ "A Facebook page dedicated to Eddie Orange Dasher (Steady)". {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 27 (help)
  7. ^ a b [http://www.discogs.com/Massive- Ego-v-Miss-Dusty-O-My-Heart-Goes-Bang-Get-Me-To-The-Doctor/release/1052774 "Massive Ego v Miss Dusty 'O' - My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me To The Doctor)"]. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); line feed character in |title= at position 15 (help); line feed character in |url= at position 32 (help)
  8. ^ Massive Ego (24 April 2011). "Massive Ego @ Brighton Pride 04" – via YouTube. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 9 (help)
  9. ^ [https://www.discogs.com/Massive-Ego-Nite-Klub- Skewl/release/930067 "Massive Ego - Nite Klub Skewl"]. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); line feed character in |url= at position 47 (help)
  10. ^ Massive Ego (19 October 2010). "Massive Ego - Sex Drive @ Pride London 2010" – via YouTube. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 40 (help)
  11. ^ a b [https://www.discogs.com/Massive-Ego-I- Idolize-You/release/8188401 "Massive Ego - I Idolize You"]. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); line feed character in |url= at position 39 (help)
  12. ^ a b [https://publicdisordar.bandcamp.com/track/animal-rights- human-wrongs-2 "Animal Rights Human Wrongs, by Massive Ego & Empire State Human"]. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); line feed character in |url= at position 57 (help)
  13. ^ Massive Ego (19 August 2014). "Massive Ego live Brighton Pride 2014" – via YouTube.
  14. ^ Out Of Line Music (17 April 2015). [https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=n_DiBQ8bFcU "Massive Ego - I Idolize You (Official Video Clip)"] – via YouTube. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); line feed character in |last= at position 13 (help); line feed character in |url= at position 31 (help)
  15. ^ Out Of Line Music (26 January 2016). "Massive Ego - Dead Silence Rising (Official Video Clip)" – via YouTube. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 20 (help)
  16. ^ [http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/massive-ego/2016/electrowerkz- london-england-13fe9531.html "Massive Ego Setlist at Electrowerkz, London"]. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); line feed character in |url= at position 61 (help)
  17. ^ [http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/massive- ego/2016/astra-berlin-germany-63f00ed7.html "Massive Ego Setlist at Out of Line Weekender 2016"]. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); line feed character in |title= at position 46 (help); line feed character in |url= at position 39 (help)
  18. ^ [http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/massive-ego/2016/wasserschloss-klaffenbach- chemnitz-germany-73fcbe7d.html "Massive Ego Setlist at Wasserschloss Klaffenbach, Chemnitz"]. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); line feed character in |title= at position 51 (help); line feed character in |url= at position 74 (help)
  19. ^ [http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/massive-ego/2016/bradford-university-student-union- bradford-england-3fc110f.html "Massive Ego Setlist at Bradford University Student Union, Bradford"]. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); line feed character in |title= at position 59 (help); line feed character in |url= at position 82 (help)
  20. ^ [http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/massive- ego/2016/electrowerkz-london-england-43fdb74f.html "Massive Ego Setlist at Electrowerkz, London"]. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); line feed character in |title= at position 38 (help); line feed character in |url= at position 39 (help)
  21. ^ a b "Malfunctioning Me, by CHRISTO feat Marc Massive". {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 23 (help)
  22. ^ Massive Ego (18 December 2016). "Massive Xmas 2016" – via YouTube.
  23. ^ "Massive Ego - Nite Klub Skewl". {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 20 (help)
  24. ^ "Out of Line Shop Massive Ego - Beautiful Suicide - 2CD Out of Line Shop". {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 18 (help)
  25. ^ "Master & Servant". 13 March 2009 – via Amazon.
  26. ^ "Low Life EP, by Massive Ego > Empire State Human". {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 31 (help)
  27. ^ "Out of Line Shop Noise In The Machine Out of Line Shop". {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 31 (help)
  28. ^ "Massive Ego - You Think You're A Man!". {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 15 (help)
  29. ^ "Massive Ego - Planet Earth". {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 22 (help)
  30. ^ "Sex Drive by Massive Ego on Apple Music".
  31. ^ "Dead Silence (feat. Marc Massive) by Lia Organa & Electric Prince on Apple Music". {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 6 (help)
  32. ^ "Eighth Day - Single by Massive Ego on iTunes". {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 21 (help)
  33. ^ [https://massiveegoofficial.bandcamp.com/track/i-like-boys-lia- organa-electric-prince-remix "I LIKE BOYS (Lia Organa & Electric Prince Remix), by Massive Ego"]. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); line feed character in |title= at position 54 (help); line feed character in |url= at position 63 (help)
  34. ^ "DEVIL IN DISGUISE, by Massive Ego". {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 20 (help)
  35. ^ "Sound Of The Download (Remixes), by Massive Ego & Empire State Human". {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 14 (help)
  36. ^ {{cite web|url=http://publicdisordar.bandcamp.com/track/reining-in-the-machines-matt-pop-remix%7C title=Reining In The Machines (Matt Pop Remix), by Massive Ego + Empire State Human| publisher=}}
  37. ^ [http://www.oliverfrost.com/i-idolise- you.html "I IDOLIZE YOU"]. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); line feed character in |url= at position 38 (help)
  38. ^ "DEAD SILENCE".
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