Artist
1348
1348 is an industrial music artist from the United States, known for their raw, percussive soundscapes and dystopian themes from 1983 to 1988.
About
1348 emerged from the United States, a brief but impactful entity in the industrial landscape from 1983 to 1988. Their mechanical, relentless sonic output is captured across nine cassette releases. The work is raw, percussive, and unapologetically dystopian. Found sound manipulation and harsh soundscapes are their hallmark, creating layered textures that echo the bleakness of post-industrial decay. "Crystal Night" (1988), released through Korm Plastics, exemplifies their final atmospheric assault, while "La Revolution d'abord et toujours" (1983) marks their self-released initiation into the mechanical chaos. Tracks like "Enthusiasm" (1987) on Watergate Tapes explore themes of fervor in a world on the edge, showcasing ambient drones and functional sound experiments. Their affiliation with labels like Sound of Pig Music and Watergate Tapes places 1348 in the heart of the cassette culture network, resonating alongside peers like S·Core and Organum. Despite a limited audience, their work endures as a clinical study in industrial sound — a metronomic, unvarnished chronicle of dystopian fervor.