{"title":"Fektion Fekler","description":"\u003cp\u003eFektion 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the 1992 debut \u003cem\u003eDistressed Tension\u003c\/em\u003e, a demo sent on the advice of longtime friend Gary Dassing of Mentallo \u0026amp; The Fixer led to Pendragon Records, home to Haujobb, Velvet Acid Christ and Gridlock. \u003cem\u003eFrom Here To Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e (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 \u003cem\u003eKling Klang Bedlam\u003c\/em\u003e, modeled in spirit on Pink Floyd's \u003cem\u003eThe Wall\u003c\/em\u003e, followed, and later records worked in acoustic folk and rock elements, alongside the more pop-minded \u003cem\u003eMoksha: A People Undone\u003c\/em\u003e. Releases also came through Static Sky and the brothers' own Synthcere Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eImmersed Heroics Vol. I\u003c\/em\u003e (2006) gathered recordings from 1992 to 1995, and the \u003cem\u003eAngels of Analog\u003c\/em\u003e retrospective arrived in 2008. In 2019, \u003cem\u003eImmersed Heroics Vol. II (Rarities 1989-1992)\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert went on to record as Wide Eye'd and Dreaming (W.E.A.D.), while John formed Kitty Kosmonaut with Dwayne Dassing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"rma-links\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fektionfekler.bandcamp.com\/album\/immersed-heroics-vol-ii-rarities-1989-1992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eImmersed Heroics Vol. II\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/4074\/3498\/collections\/605781af18dc5d23a6d9d7ff76c41612.jpg?v=1792032393","url":"https:\/\/remissionentertainment.com\/collections\/fektion-fekler.oembed","provider":"Re:Mission Entertainment","version":"1.0","type":"link"}