Add N to (X) is an experimental
London rock band which combines rather abrasive rock with the proto-
electronica of the 60's and 70's (think
Wendy Carlos and
Jean-Jacques Perrey put in a blender with
My Bloody Valentine). While the
synthesizers may sound ancient, the attitude is fresh, falling closer to punky art-pop than pretentious
new-age. Unlike complete knock-off bands such as
Komputer and
Kraftwelt, Add N to (X) updates and improves on the old sounds, putting them stylistically closer to
Stereolab or
Tortoise.
Formed in 1994, the band now has four albums: Vero Electronics, On the Wires of Our Nerves (featuring cover art with band member Ann Shenton on an operating table with a synthesizer protruding from her exposed organ cavity), 1999's sophisticated Avant Hard, and the newly released Add Insult to Injury.