Ego Likeness was created in 1999 by artist Steven Archer, a DC native, and … Read Full Bio ↴Ego Likeness was created in 1999 by artist Steven Archer, a DC native, and writer Donna Lynch in Baltimore, Maryland. Taking their name from Frank Herbert’s classic science fiction novel Dune, the band began as an experimental/ dark trip hop project. A demo called ‘Songs From a Dead City’, recorded on a four track, was released in 1999.
By 2000, Archer and Lynch were moving the project in a darker electronic/dance direction, resulting in a self-released full length album entitled ‘Dragonfly’.
After a short hiatus from recording and a lengthy period of trial, error, and revision, and many regional live performances, Ego Likeness signed with Dancing Ferret Discs/ Noir Records for the release of 2004’s ‘Water to the Dead’. This album featured the band’s electronic roots while exploring a bit of a heavier rock
sound.
2005 saw the band tour Germany, Luxembourg, and the continental US with label mates The Cruxshadows, as well as performing at several festivals on the east and west coast, including Convergence 11 (San Diego CA), Dracula’s Ball (Philadelphia PA), Black Sun Festival I (New Haven CT), Freaks United (DC), Eccentrik Festival I (Raleigh NC), and others.
Their first album ‘Dragonfly’ was re-released on Dancing Ferret Discs in 2005.
In addition to The Cruxshadows, they have had the honour to share the stage with Voltaire, The Damned, Chris Connelly, Collide, Razed in Black, Bella Morte, Das Ich, Rasputina, The Start, Iris, Decoded Feedback, The Azoic, More Machine Than Man, In Strict Confidence, Combichrist, and many others.
They have also appeared on numerous compilation CDs, including several Asleep by Dawn releases and 'Where's Neil When You Need Him?' (a tribute to the work of author Neil Gaiman, DFD July 2006); released remixes for The Cruxshadows (Cassandra-Fortress in Flames), The Last Dance (Terribly When- Reflections of Rage), Thou Shalt Not (Inside of You, In Spite of You- The Projectionist), and Black Tape for a Blue
Girl (Tarnished- Scarecrow); and appeared on Voltaire's album Then and Again. EL has also been featured in publications such as Gothic Beauty, Outburn, ABD, Sideline and Sonic Seducer, to name a few.
Their third full length album, ‘The Order of the Reptile' (release date July 4th 2006, Dancing Ferret Discs) ventures back into the realms of heavy electronica, a bit of trip hop, and darkwave.
Archer and Lynch have been married since October of 1999 and currently live in Baltimore. Steven is also the creator of the atmospheric electronica project Hopeful Machines, and performs with the industrial/ power noise act Blind Till Now. All three members of EL, along with Alexx Lackey of echomatrix make up the experimental/ spoken word outfit The Trinity Project.
Former band mate Justin ‘Dingo’ Sabe also lives in Baltimore with a lovely belly dancer and some rather large cats. When not performing with EL, he spends his time on fire and robots and knitting, and can often be found at festivals that involve fire, robots, and/or knitting. He also plays the tuba and hopes to form a marching band in the very near future.
Current line up:
Steven Archer - Guitar/ Programming/ Music & Words/ Vocals
Donna Lynch - Vocals/ Piano/ Words & Music
Mike K. Johnson - Drums
Former members:
Justin 'Dingo' Sabe - Keytar/ Synths/ Noise
Official Site: www.egolikeness.com/
Steven also works on a solo project at www.hopefulmachines.net
By 2000, Archer and Lynch were moving the project in a darker electronic/dance direction, resulting in a self-released full length album entitled ‘Dragonfly’.
After a short hiatus from recording and a lengthy period of trial, error, and revision, and many regional live performances, Ego Likeness signed with Dancing Ferret Discs/ Noir Records for the release of 2004’s ‘Water to the Dead’. This album featured the band’s electronic roots while exploring a bit of a heavier rock
sound.
2005 saw the band tour Germany, Luxembourg, and the continental US with label mates The Cruxshadows, as well as performing at several festivals on the east and west coast, including Convergence 11 (San Diego CA), Dracula’s Ball (Philadelphia PA), Black Sun Festival I (New Haven CT), Freaks United (DC), Eccentrik Festival I (Raleigh NC), and others.
Their first album ‘Dragonfly’ was re-released on Dancing Ferret Discs in 2005.
In addition to The Cruxshadows, they have had the honour to share the stage with Voltaire, The Damned, Chris Connelly, Collide, Razed in Black, Bella Morte, Das Ich, Rasputina, The Start, Iris, Decoded Feedback, The Azoic, More Machine Than Man, In Strict Confidence, Combichrist, and many others.
They have also appeared on numerous compilation CDs, including several Asleep by Dawn releases and 'Where's Neil When You Need Him?' (a tribute to the work of author Neil Gaiman, DFD July 2006); released remixes for The Cruxshadows (Cassandra-Fortress in Flames), The Last Dance (Terribly When- Reflections of Rage), Thou Shalt Not (Inside of You, In Spite of You- The Projectionist), and Black Tape for a Blue
Girl (Tarnished- Scarecrow); and appeared on Voltaire's album Then and Again. EL has also been featured in publications such as Gothic Beauty, Outburn, ABD, Sideline and Sonic Seducer, to name a few.
Their third full length album, ‘The Order of the Reptile' (release date July 4th 2006, Dancing Ferret Discs) ventures back into the realms of heavy electronica, a bit of trip hop, and darkwave.
Archer and Lynch have been married since October of 1999 and currently live in Baltimore. Steven is also the creator of the atmospheric electronica project Hopeful Machines, and performs with the industrial/ power noise act Blind Till Now. All three members of EL, along with Alexx Lackey of echomatrix make up the experimental/ spoken word outfit The Trinity Project.
Former band mate Justin ‘Dingo’ Sabe also lives in Baltimore with a lovely belly dancer and some rather large cats. When not performing with EL, he spends his time on fire and robots and knitting, and can often be found at festivals that involve fire, robots, and/or knitting. He also plays the tuba and hopes to form a marching band in the very near future.
Current line up:
Steven Archer - Guitar/ Programming/ Music & Words/ Vocals
Donna Lynch - Vocals/ Piano/ Words & Music
Mike K. Johnson - Drums
Former members:
Justin 'Dingo' Sabe - Keytar/ Synths/ Noise
Official Site: www.egolikeness.com/
Steven also works on a solo project at www.hopefulmachines.net
The Foolish Man Who Has No Home
Ego Likeness Lyrics
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16 Miles Take what's yours and go While you still can While it's st…
Above the Soil Above the soil and into the wind We live through all…
Afterhours one more night spent on your mirror black maria, in your…
Aurora (Instrumental) Whispered: Is it blinking? Can you see i…
Aviary In come the vultures through dusty air to take you down…
Axis Through the vein, living in the stone Running off the wall,…
Blind Arms …
Breedless I suffer from an inhuman condition Almost empty of my empat…
Burn Witch Burn The truth is subjective and the court has lost perspective …
Everything Is Poison I make the king drink first I make the king drink…
Hurricane I feel your ever present spirit In my ever changing world I…
Hydra I've seen the truth fall out of my mouth Into your…
I Live on Whats Left Broke in my hand This was never the plan But I guess…
I'm Not Mary Ann Dear Sir I know I asked for this My greedy heart is…
Inferno Something burns inside me Something uncontained Breaks th…
Isabel And you leave me here Among the vines Without a path Far …
Mandala It all began in sand and dreams I was blind but…
Now Until Forever This night While I am dreaming Searching for you I have a…
Raise Your Red Flags So many assassins But which one is yours Mind your intuiti…
Save Your Serpent Out of the egg of the mother Stagnated spaces and your…
Second Skin I have been silent so long Under tightly knitted skin Waitin…
Seventy-Nine There's a lake that is locked And frozen Something has be…
Severine In the sea beyond us In the city below How much farther…
Sirens And Satellites Here comes the flood The war not far behind I've got my…
Song For Samael And man is just a child Defective and diseased And I grow…
Song To the Divine Please release me from the guilt I hold Please release me…
South They are running me south And I know it's coming I've a…
The Breach The Breach So now just a stone's throw away from the…
The Devils In The Chemicals The devil's in the chemicals The demon's in the DNA (repea…
The Lowest Place on Earth I hear you calling But I'll stay quiet till you go You…
The Map Is Not the Territory And this time I have seen On the outside Of my sleep Und…
The Ocean Beside Us As far away as I can see You are in my…
The Queen Of All Things Taken Oh Criminal, you will be revealed Stripped of all you have,…
Too Many Empty Nests I wanted to show you What I am now What this means I…
Traveling Son Where did you go my traveling son? Where do you lay…
Treacherous Thing You keep insisting I'm what you're missing But you've yet…
Water to the Dead Step politely over me When I'm given to the ground Keep hi…
Wayfaring Stranger I am a poor wayfaring stranger While travelling through thi…
Weave I create the things that haunt me The ghosts you see…
Wolves Go on and throw them to the wolves my sweet…
World of Shame The house is colder now The stars are winking out One by…
You Better Leave the Stars Alone It's a long way down And everything's broken It's crazy wh…
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