New Zealand

After several other projects by each member (including programming on a Killing Joke record in 1994), ambient dub duo Pitch Black was formed in New Zealand in 1997 by Paddy Free and Michael Hodgson. Their debut album, Futureproof, was released in September 1999 and followed by Electronomicon in August 2000. Ape to Angel became the first U.S. release from the duo, after being issued by KOG Records in October 2004. ~ Kenyon Hopkin