For the realization of their musical projects Synthetic have been and are now:
Timothy C (aka Tim Synthetic)
Sarn Vinyl
Paul "Serotonin" Five
Timothy C.
Role in Synthetic: Founder member - vocals, songwriting, programming
Previous bands: The Rattley Tree, CCH [ongoing project], Late Show, May Blood
Listening to now: Covenant, Project Pitchfork, VNV Nation, Sorrow, Palace
All time classics: Joy Division, Death In June, Velvet Underground, Nick Cave, Sisters of Mercy, Current 93, Rosetta Stone, Psychic TV
Main musical influences: The Young Gods, Joy Division, Suicide, Swans, Death In June, Coil, The Prodigy, dance music - techno, EBM, industrial, big beat
Some people of interest: Genesis P Orridge, Timothy Leary, Rose McDowall, Aleister Crowley, Robert E Howard, Robert Anton Wilson, Lydia Lunch, H R Giger, Nick Cave, Salvador Dali, Queen Patricia I, Russ Meyer, H P Lovecraft
Cool on screen: Bladerunner, Mad Max, Ed Wood, Star Wars, Xena Warrior Princess, Faster Pussycat, Lara Croft, Conan the Barbarian, Strawberry Switchblade, Blakes 7, Dr Who [Tom Baker], Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Catwoman, Hardware, Gothic, Akira
Choice magazines: Sound on Sound, Kaleidoscope, Tomb Raver, Skin Two, MacUser
Club culture: Lowlife, Communion, Resurgence, Full Tilt, Slimelight
Dancefloor classics: Adrenaline, Headhunter, Dancefloor Tragedy, Skinflower, Lucretia My Reflection, Solitary, Transmission, Ignore the Machine
Words of advice: Watch the skies
Sarn Vinyl
Role in Synthetic: Founder member - keyboards, programming
Previous bands: CCH [ongoing project], May Blood
Listening to now: Suspiria, Covenant, Project Pitchfork, Type-O-Negative, VNV Nation
All time classics: Echo and the Bunnymen, Strawberry Switchblade, Current 93, David Bowie, Sisters of Mercy, Nick Cave, Velvet Underground
Main musical influences: Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, The KLF, dance music - techno, EBM, industrial
Some people of interest: Andy Warhol, Rose McDowall, Vivienne Westwood, Lydia Lunch, Frida Kahlo, Nick Cave, Dorris Lessing, Gitane Demone, Marylin Manson, Betty Page
Cool on screen: The Matrix, Strawberry Switchblade, Xena, The Wicker Man, Tania Cheex, Queen Amidala, Barb Wire, Pulp Fiction, The Crow, The Fifth Element, Razor Blade Smile, Catwoman, Lara Croft, Morticia Addams, Helena Bolan-Carter
Choice magazines: Kaleidoscope, Tomb Raver, Skin Two, Shiny
Club culture: Lowlife, Communion, Resurgence, Full Tilt, Slimelight
Dancefloor classics: Headhunter, Closer, The Swine, Girlfriend's Girlfriend, Ribbons, Since Yesterday
Clothes from: Own designs, Whitby Bizarre Bazaar, Camden Market, Kensington Market, Portabello Road, Brighton North Lanes, The Black Rose, Cyberdog, Ad Hoc, Paradiso, She-an-me, Wild Designs, Electric Ballroom, West End Stars (Carnaby Street)
Words of advice: Read Shikasta
Paul Five
Role in Synthetic: Guitarist
Previous bands: Beautiful, Sour, Shallow, Late Show, May Blood, Serosun.com [ongoing project]
Listening to now: Underworld, Project Pitchfork, Covenant, Inertia, Kraftwerk, Madonna,
dance music - Sasha, deep house
All time classics: Antichrist Superstar, Chelsea Girls, Floodland
Main musical influences: Psychedelic Furs, Garbage, Stooges, Banshees, Roxy Music / Eno, Kraftwerk, Velvet Underground, Jesus and Mary Chain
Most noteable bands of the 90s: Project Pitchfork, Garbage, Marilyn Manson
Some people of interest: David Bowie, Poppy Z Brite, PJ Harvey, Aleister Crowley
Cool on screen: Razor Blade Smile (the best ever), Bram Stoker's Dracula, Interview with the Vampire, Vampiros Lesbos (can you see a pattern emerging here?....), Dusk til Dawn, Nosferatu (original and Herner Werzog remake), The Hunger, The Lost Boys, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)
Choice magazines: Future Music, Mixmag, The Face
Club culture: The Gallery, Trinity, Poodle Chaos
Dancefloor classics: King of Snake (underworld), The Ride (Trans-Euro Express)
Words of advice: You know fuck all about vampires
