Binary is a project associated with Vienna and the United Kingdom. The name has been used by several acts, including a London-based band active from 2011, a Philadelphia sasscore/metal/screamo band, and an earlier UK electronic artist. The Vienna-linked entry is the one identified here.

Overview

Binary is a UK/Vienna-associated act from Vienna. The name covers more than one artist, but the most detailed UK band entry describes a four-piece group based in London that forms in 2011.

London band active from 2011

This version of Binary is a London, UK group that starts in 2011. Its line-up is David Troster on vocals and guitar, Francesco Bondi on guitar and keys, Craig Lowe on bass, and Jake Sorbie on drums.

The band appears on its own website and on social media and streaming platforms under the name This Is Binary.

Live activity and related work

Binary supports Marilyn Manson on the 2012 European tour. The group’s listed songs include Turquoise, Prisoner, Dynamo, Modern Man, All That Ever Was, You Need The Blue Key, G.O.D., Minimalism, and Pure Decay.

In 2014, members of Binary move on to a new project called Keroscene.

Other artists using the name

Another Binary is a Philadelphia band active in sasscore, metal, and screamo. That line-up includes Jordan Shteif on vocals, Alex Mcfarland and Shervin Balan on guitars, Liam Coombe on bass, and Kyle Kovac on drums, with Dylan Justice and Logan Reilling listed as former members.

There is also a Binary project by Mark Crumby from the UK, active from 1998 to 2000, working in IDM and electronica and releasing on Jara Discs, Monotonik, Klanggalerie, and Planet Noisebox Records. A separate UK Binary from 1983 is linked to the release The Meaning on Mission Discs, and another Binary from the UK and Portugal operates between 2006 and 2008 with releases on MIDIJUM, Digital Distotion, Quest4Goa, and En Sof.