Faultline

Faultline is an electronic music project centred on producer David Kosten. This UK act's enigmatic music has background death threats, Dennis Hopper dialogue and cover versions sung by rock stars. Faultline is the recording moniker for David Kosten, who claims to have turned to samplers and synthesizers after bursting a lung while playing clarinet for the National Youth Orchestra. On his debut album, 1999's Closer Colder, Kosten wrenched spectacular results from both this contemporary technology and more antiquated means of music making (strings, xylophone, trumpet). Faultline's debut single, "Control" (originally released via the Fused & Bruised label but also featured on his debut album) hung around apparently genuine death threats...