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Having played for several projects in the Chicago local scene over a span of nearly a decade, George and Jim met through the great equalizer craigslist in early 2010. George was known for his work as a vocalist for the defunct Chicago post punk outfit reModern, a popular band that played known Chicago venues like Empty Bottle and Metro. Jim is a guitarist for his band Fly Over State and plays Chicago establishments like Subterranean and Abbey Pub. George and Jim both shared a passion for the post punk genre from its 70s forefathers Bowie, Eno and Scott Walker to 80s pop gems like the Flying Lizards, Tears For Fears and Talk Talk. Killwave is a powerful collboration that has a sound rooted in dark electronic music from coldwave, synth wave and minimal wave genres to obscure bands like Suicide and Throbbing Gristle and even embrace widely known artists such as Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk and She Wants Revenge among their influences. Neither of them had ever actually worked on an electronic project and formed their band Killwave in early 2010 to finally realize their dream of the eighties goth with a updated, organic feel and an approachable pop base. George and Jim completed pre-production and recording of the tracks and even got a sax player involved. Then reModern album engineer Jamie Carter from Carterco studios in Chicago did additional production, arranging and mastering of the record. Killwave completed their first album titled “Killwave” on July 2010 at Carterco studios. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.