Factrix

About

In the relentless churn of San Francisco's industrial scene, Factrix emerged as a mechanical force, active from 1980 to 1982. Bond Bergland, Cole Palme, and Joseph T. Jacobs constructed a soundscape that was as dystopian as it was avant-garde. Their work was not merely music—it was a sonic blueprint of a decaying urban environment. Their seminal release, "California Babylon," collaborated with Monte Cazazza, harnessed the raw energy of the city's underground, and pressed it into vinyl under Subterranean Records. Factrix's "Scheintot," released on Adolescent Records, captured the percussive pulse of their live performances, where sound was a relentless machine grinding against the fabric of conventional music. Their collaborations, such as the poster with Z'EV, expanded their impact across multiple media, making their aesthetic as functional as it was transgressive. Their releases—two LPs and various magazines and posters—were distributed like blueprints for chaos in a world teetering on the brink.