Proceed were formed in 1999 by André S. and Daniel P., influenced by the entire wide spectrum of today’s electronic music. From this, the band distilled its energetic electronic sound that basically falls into the broad category of EBM/Electro but carries a distinct note of its own. Proceed are not blandly recycling successful sounds and concepts but have created an effective synthesis of old and new. If you are searching for a group that gives classic EBM a modern face, then you needn’t look any further than Proceed. Their music is no retrograde celebration of times past but reflects on the strengths of the old sound and combines it with a myriad of other influences. The result is: something new!
With their debut album «Fehlgesteuert» in 2004, the band quickly became a hot insider’s recommendation in the scene, thus resulting in a quickly growing fan base. Supported by live drummer René S., they played several festival gigs like the WGT 2005 and swayed the audiences with their energetic live shows. A new track was released on the «Awake the Machines 5»-sampler and its positve reception got the band signed with Out of Line. At the end of January, 2005, the second album «Neusprache» was released — a masterpiece of intelligent and modern Electronic Body Music that is bound to rock any Electro-lover.
After excessive touring with Swedish Power-Electro-band Spetsnaz, Proceed returned to the studio to record a follow-up to «Neusprache.» The album is called «Laut» (=loud) and the name is not just an empty promise.
The band delivered a smashing appetizer in form of «Spiegelschönheit» on «Machineries of Joy Vol. 4» in early 2007. On «Laut», the beats thudded even harder and the song structures were more complex, but the album still sounded 100% like Proceed. In May 2008, the group delivered a new track titled «Wähle weise» on the «Machineries of Joy Vol. 6»-compilation… a solid appetizer for a new album that the band is recording at the moment. And believe us… the boys have not compromised their style on this one, either…
