Fektion Fekler
Fektion Fekler was an electro-industrial project formed in San Antonio, Texas in 1989 by brothers Robert and John Bustamante. It started as Robert's outlet for himself and his friends, first sending tapes to labels as Infection 88 before the name was shortened to Fection, then Fekler, and finally spelled Fektion at the suggestion of Alex Kane of General-Purpose cassettes. Robert handled music and vocals in the garage studio the brothers built over more than a decade, while John delivered the distorted vocals. Sean Whitehead and Tom Palmer later joined the lineup.
Following the 1992 debut Distressed Tension, a demo sent on the advice of longtime friend Gary Dassing of Mentallo & The Fixer led to Pendragon Records, home to Haujobb, Velvet Acid Christ and Gridlock. From Here To Heaven (1996), compiled from years of earlier recordings, became a cult favorite of dancefloor-oriented, melodic electro-industrial, its "Topp Ramen" hinting at electronica in industrial music before it became common. The keyboard-driven Kling Klang Bedlam, modeled in spirit on Pink Floyd's The Wall, followed, and later records worked in acoustic folk and rock elements, alongside the more pop-minded Moksha: A People Undone. Releases also came through Static Sky and the brothers' own Synthcere Records.
Immersed Heroics Vol. I (2006) gathered recordings from 1992 to 1995, and the Angels of Analog retrospective arrived in 2008. In 2019, Immersed Heroics Vol. II (Rarities 1989-1992) became RE001, the very first release on Re:Mission Entertainment: unreleased rarities, demos and found songs pulled from the brothers' original cassette masters, issued on a limited transparent red cassette that sold out on pre-order, followed by a second run in a different shell. Fektion Fekler later appeared on the Re:Mission compilations with "Imagine The True."
Robert went on to record as Wide Eye'd and Dreaming (W.E.A.D.), while John formed Kitty Kosmonaut with Dwayne Dassing.
