The Anix

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The Anix
Brandon Smith in his studio in 2020
Brandon Smith in his studio in 2020
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active2000 - present
Labels
  • One Iron Records
  • Chamberlain Records
  • Cleopatra Records
  • FiXT
Associated actsApoptygma Berzerk
Websitehttps://theanix.com
MembersBrandon Smith
Past members
  • Logan Smith
  • Greg Nabours
  • Nikolas Musolino
  • Chris Yarber
  • Oscar Gutierrez
  • Chris Dinger

The Anix is a former American rock band and currently a solo electronic project run by Los Angeles-based music producer Brandon Smith who was originally the band's frontman.

History[]

Early years (2000–2007)[]

The Anix was formed in 2000 between brothers Brandon Smith, Logan Smith and their long time friend Chris Dinger.[1] The band made various albums along the years ( A Division of You, Digital Rock etc.) but they didn't receive much recognition.[2] The band released their debut studio album, titled "An Illusion of Time" in 2004. The band's first label released album was "Play, Dance, Repeat" released in April 2005.[1]

Gaining recognition and release of "Sleepwalker" (2008–2017)[]

The Anix's first critically acclaimed album was "Demolition City". The album was released in 2008 under Chamberlain records. A review was published about the album on Billboard Magazine's vol.120 no.22 issue.[3] It praised the band's style of using 80's music as an inspiration.

The band played live shows in Illinois and Chicago with artist's Cromwell, Comasoft. In 2009 the band first played in overseas.[4] Along with Apoptygma Berzerk, the band played various live shows in Germany.[4]

The band then signed with Cleopatra Records and released their next album - "Sleepwalker".[citation needed] Released in 2011, the album received praise in the gaming community. The song "Warning Signs" was included in the soundtrack of Mass Effect: Paragon Lost.[citation needed] Smith said that the band is often inspired by film adaptations of graphic novels, like The Dark Knight and Sin City.[5]

The band's next album "Ephemeral" was released in 2017.[citation needed] The album contained elements from techno and dance music; a first for the band.

Turning into a solo project (2018–present)[]

After the release of "Ephemeral" the band turned into a solo project with Brandon being the only member. He signed with electronic music label FiXT and released his debut single "Fight the Future". His sixth album, titled "Shadow_Movement", was released on 18 October 2018.[citation needed]

After releasing various singles Brandon released his seventh studio album "Hologram" on 10 October 2019.[citation needed] He released his eighth studio album, "Graphite", on 26 June 2020.[6]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Title Album details
An Illusion of Time
Play, Dance, Repeat
  • Released: April 15, 2005
  • Label: Universal Records
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
Demolition City
  • Released: January 1, 2008
  • Label: Chamberlain Records
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
Sleepwalker
  • Released: August 30, 2011
  • Label: Cleopatra Records
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
Ephemeral
  • Released: March 31, 2017
  • Label: Cleopatra Records
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
Shadow_Movement
  • Released: October 19, 2018
  • Label: FiXT
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
Hologram
  • Released: October 11, 2019
  • Label: FiXT
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
Graphite
  • Released: June 26, 2020
  • Label: FiXT
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming

Remix albums[]

  1. Change (Remixes) (2003)
  2. Dangerous (Remixes) (2005)

Compilation albums[]

  1. Rare And Unreleased (2009)
  2. Glass (Deconstructed) (2012)
  3. Black Space (Deconstructed) (2019)

Others[]

Title Album details
A Division of You
  • Released: 2001
Digital Rock
  • Released: 2002
Double Zero
  • Released: 2003
Order / Disorder
  • Released: 2019

Singles[]

Song title Release date Album
"Take My Future" 2011 Sleepwalker
"Cry Little Sister"
(Gerald McMahon cover)
"Burn"
(feat. Apoptygma Berzerk)
(The Cure cover)
"Glass"
"Sideways" March 10, 2017 Ephemeral
"Mask" March 31, 2017
"This Machine" May 25, 2018 Shadow_Movement
"Come Back Down" June 28, 2018
"Fight the Future" August 1, 2018
"Incomplete" August 18, 2018
"Interchanger" September 5, 2018
"Black Space" January 29, 2019
"Techunter" February 7, 2019 Hologram
"Chrome" April 15, 2019
"Everlasting Love" May 9, 2019
"Talking In My Sleep"
(feat. Emmanuella) 		June 7, 2019
"Disappear" July 11, 2019
"If This World Is With You" January 15, 2020 Graphite
"Still Standing" February 28, 2020
"Give It Up" March 25, 2020
"Parasite"
(feat. GXG) 		April 17, 2020
"Hideaway" May 8, 2020
"Die With You" June 3, 2020
"Unveil" November 8, 2020 TBA
"Want U Like I Do" January 29, 2021
"My Eyes" March 4, 2021
"DSPTCH" March 25, 2021
"Your Lies Are Like Fire"
(with Julien-K) 		May 10, 2021
"Follow" June 25, 2021
"Don't Let the Outside Win" August 6, 2021

Music videos[]

Year Song Director(s)
2009 "Half the World Away" Unknown
2011 "Glass" Chris Do
2012 "Glass"
(Deconstructed)
2013 "Resident One" Unknown
2017 "Mask" Ruslan Pelykh
2018 "This Machine" Unknown
2019 "Black Space" Ruslan Pelykh
2020 "Die With You" Unknown
2021 "Your Lies Are Like Fire"
(with Julien-K) 		Oscar Gutierrez

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Anix | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  2. ^ "Anix (The Anix)". Media-Club. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  3. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2008-05-31). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Anix Gigography, Tour History & Past Concerts – Songkick". www.songkick.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  5. ^ Gomez, Adrian (March 9, 2012). "Get the right visuals, and you'll have the right music". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  6. ^ "GRAPHITE - The Anix". Bandcamp. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
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