Infacted Recordings announces the release of the 5th album of this Belgian electro project, out on december 9th, 2011. The German label extends its contract with IC 434 after the 2008 album ‘Bacteriate’.

With a band name referring to a galactic cloud, the new album deals again with subjects as society criticism, animal abuse, archeological mysteries and astronomical descriptions, linked with very personal experiences Geert has had with death and mental pain. ‘Anhedonia’ is defined as the inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable.

The ‘Anhedonia’ sound is completely based on the late 80′s Korg M1, with only a couple of additional samples. This doesn’t mean the band creates a typical old school sound, but just a kind of timeless dark electronic, atmospherical and ‘danceable’ music, combining musical elements from today and earlier on.

Formed in 1994 by Geert de Wilde as one of the first Belgian authentic dark electro bands, IC 434 quickly got signed on Dirk Ivens’ revitalized Body Records label. Well known for their strong live act, the band collaborated over the years with a whole list of people such as Nicolas Van Meirhaeghe (Empusae), Johan Van Roy (Suicide Commando) and Guy Van Mieghem (as Geert joined Vomito Negro in the early 2000′s).