Cybotron (Australian band)

This article is about the Australian experimental group. For the Detroit techno group, see Cybotron (band).

Cybotron
Left to right: Steve Maxwell Von Braund and Geoff Green in 1978
Background information
Origin	Australia
Genres	electronic, Progressive Rock
Years active	1975–1980
Members
Steve Maxwell Von Braund (synthesizer, electronic percussion, alto saxophone) Geoff Green (keyboard, organ, synthesiser, lyrics) Gil Matthews (drums, recording engineer)
Past members
Henry Vyhnal (electric violin) Jim Keays (vocals) Colin Butcher (drums and percussion)

Cybotron was an electronic/experimental music band from Australia formed in 1975 by Steve Maxwell Von Braund and Geoff Green. After the release of Braund's 1975 album, Monster Planet which Green, as well as Gil Matthews (Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs), Henry Vyhnal and Jim Keays (The Masters Apprentices) contributed to, some songs from this album were later added to the re-released CD, Cybotron.

Cybotron released a self-titled album in 1976 containing mainly synthesizers and saxophone. Stylistically, Cybotron were similar to their contemporaries; innovative bands such as Ash Ra Tempel, Hawkwind and Tangerine Dream. They were creating minimalist, repetitive electronica at the same time that Kraftwerk released Autobahn making them pioneers of Australian electronic music with their own rich contribution to Kraut Rock as a genre at a time in Australia when the music scene was mainly dominated by pub rock.

Throughout subsequent decades, their music received very little recognition from those outside electronic music circles, but within those circles they were highly regarded and respected in Australia. To sum up that respect Australian music journalist Andrew Feyne described Cybotron as "Absolutely brilliant, keyboard dominated, late progressive band with a massive symphonic sound" ^[1]

All albums were remastered for CD by Mark Woods in September 2002. In 2002, member Geoff Green announced that Cybotron may be re-recording. As of 2006^[update], progress has come to a halt. Green and Braund remain good friends.

Discography

Albums

• Cybotron (1976)
• Saturday Night Live (1977)
• Colossus (1978)
• Implosion (1980)

Singles

• Colossus (1978)
• Encounter (1980)
• Ride to Infinity (1980)

External links

• [1] Official MySpace page.
• E-pop.com.au Brief section on Cybotron.
• Milesago Summarised history of Cybotron.
• [2] Cybotron entry at the Prog Archives
• [3] Discogs Profile
• [4] Cybotron entry at The All Music Guide

References

1. ^ 'Who's who of Australia Rock' - Page 182 (Book) Compiled by Chris Spencer, published in 1990 by The Five Mile Press ISBN 0-86788-213-1

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