Orgy "The Return of Electro-Punk"

Josh Gloer

It’s been three and a half years since anyone has heard much from them. It’s been three and a half years since they have called a stage home. It’s been three and a half years since they have piled on the bus and hit the small venue circuit. But three and a half years later, the wait is finally over.

Orgy, the Los Angeles based gothic-electro-punk band, had announced the release of the third album no one knew would come. On February 24, Punk Statik Paranoia hits the shelves marking not only their first LP release since the 2000 Vapor Transmission album, but the date also marks the unveiling of Orgy front man Jay Gordon’s new recording label which the album will call home.

Punk Statik Paranoia, while maintaining the quality of the hard hitting melodies of Orgy past, will bring about a new side of the band audiences have never been privilege to.

“I think we are going to expand our band’s fan base a lot by going the route we went with this record,” Gordon said. “It’s a lot heavier, but it’s a lot more real. I wanted to show them that the band can play. It’s an exciting way to view this band.”

In support of the new album, the Orgy is making plans to launch its American tour early this spring. With dates and venues to be announced, preparation is being concentrated on the performance rather than the theatrics.

“We’ll probably start off doing low scale…just not bringing a lot of production with us,” Gordon said. “We just want to get out and play. We don’t want to be setting up every night.”

But the scale back in production and stage effects is in no way intended to deplete the sheer power of this band’s performance.

“It’s going to be a better show because people are going to be able to focus on the band and what we do,” Gordon said. “I’m going to give it a performance that I don’t think I was even capable of before.”

Finding a bigger drive to deliver, Gordon attributes this new found enjoyment of his craft to the album’s involvement with his newly founded D1 label. Managed by his father and industry veteran Lou Gordon, the D1 label is already in the process of working with several rock, hip hop and electronic artists, branching out from its founder’s techno metal roots.

“It’s something I’ve always wanted to do,” Gordon said.

Punk Statik Paranoia, marks the label’s debut release, and therefore a lot is riding on the album’s success, but that band is optimistic. With a possible DVD and another LP in the works, D1 seems to be establishing a solid foundation, and the praise for the label’s debut is already rolling in.

“I love hearing that,” Gordon said. “There’s no better feeling in the world. Mission accomplished as far as I’m concerned.”

The next mission takes the band on the road as they unveil a new presentation of a new sound on a new label, and all in all, a new exciting place to be as the band hopes to open new eyes to their sound.

“Its like we’ve first started again, but this is a band that knows how to play,” Gordon said. “Now I want to bury them live. I just want to have a good time and have a good show.”