Following the resonating return of CUT.RATE.BOX with new music and renewed live activity, the retrospective collection “Maps of Stone” reignited interest in the project’s long-unavailable back catalogue. Rather than simply reissuing these recordings, G. Wygonik chose to revisit and remaster them, adding bonus material and rebuilding each release with brand-new conceptual artwork. Released simultaneously, the four albums / EP’s forming the “redux” series reconnect past and present - restoring key moments of the CUT.RATE.BOX discography while preserving the raw emotion, tension, and experimental spirit that defined the project from the beginning. Blending dark electro, industrial noise, atmospheric guitars, and melodic EBM influences, CUT.RATE.BOX evolved through the years from abrasive underground electronics inspired by acts like SKINY PUPPY and MENTALLO & THE FIXER toward a more cinematic and melodic sound recalling HAUJOBB, COVENANT, ASSEMBLAGE 23 or VNV NATION - always driven by G. Wygonik’s emotional intensity and sharp lyrical perspective. Originally released in 1999, “Blueiceblack” was the first CUT.RATE.BOX recording created after G. Wygonik’s move to New Orleans. The album also marked the beginning of his collaboration with former EX-VOTO guitarist Clint Sand, combining noisy electronics, sharp synth programming, atmospheric guitar work, and bleak lyrical themes into a uniquely tense and emotional sound. Recorded in a modest home studio setup and mixed live to DAT, the original material carried a rough and unstable character that became part of its identity. For this 2026 “redux” edition, G. Wygonik revisited the recordings using modern restoration and AI-assisted mastering tools, bringing greater depth and clarity while preserving the album’s original harshness and atmosphere. Songs from “Blueiceblack” were heavily featured during the band’s performances at Nothing Records’ “Night of Nothing” events alongside NINE INCH NAILS, POP WILL EAT ITSELF and PRICK. This expanded edition also includes three 1998 bonus tracks: the previously unreleased “Black Mirror”, the militant “SUPPRESS,” originally written for an animal-rights benefit compilation, and a dub-inspired remix of “Disease” by producer Gregory Butler.
Tracklist:
1. Gravity (4:48) 2. Pill (4:12) 3. Heart Break Cinema 0.5 (4:54) 4. Disease (5:20) 5. Pressing The Little (4:24) 6. Self-Distraction (2:50) 7. Black Mirror (Previously Unreleased 1998 Demo) (4:09) 8. SUPPRESS (3:29) 9. Disease (The Butler Dubbed It Mix) (6:02)
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