Perturbator

• Name — Perturbator • Birth Name — James Kent • Born — 22 January 1993 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Origin — Paris, France • Genre — * Electronic • synthwave • industrial • darksynth • post-punk • dark wave • gothic rock • Years Active — 2012–present • Label — * Nuclear Blast Records • Associated Acts — Alcest, L'Enfant De La Forêt, GosT, Dan Terminus, Carpenter Brut • Website — https: perturbator.com/

Kent became interested in music in part due to the influence of his parents, who are journalists and rock music critics. His parents were themselves musicians and had a tech trance band when they were young, which influenced Kent to take an interest in synthesizers. Kent played guitar in several black metal bands before starting Perturbator. Since 2012, he has produced electronic music inspired by cyberpunk culture and movies such as Akira, Ghost in the Shell, and The Running Man. He uses a variety of software synths in his productions, such as the emulators of old vintage synths like the OB-X or the CS-80. Since his debut EP, Night Driving Avenger, he has released five full-length albums, the latest of which is Lustful Sacraments on the Blood Music label, and has performed several live shows. Several of his tracks were featured in the 2012 game Hotline Miami and its 2015 sequel Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number. Perturbator's EP Sexualizer was released in part to officially release the song "Miami Disco" and as a way to thank the developers of Hotline Miami. The success of the Hotline Miami games resulted in a greater amount of exposure to a mainstream audience. Perturbator released his fourth full-length album The Uncanny Valley on 6 May 2016 through Blood Music on a range of formats including Digibook CD, vinyl, and cassette tape. The album was met with generally positive reviews, with MetalSucks and Bloody Disgusting both writing in praise of it. Some versions of the album also included a bonus EP, with Kent writing that "The first three songs complement the themes covered within The Uncanny Valley, and the final track—'VERS/US'—is a demo from The Uncanny Valley writing sessions that fits the mood and atmosphere of the album but didn't quite make it into the final cut." Bloody Disgusting gave the album 5/5 and wrote that The Uncanny Valley "is sure to not only please fans of the genre but also win over newcomers." Kent has a side project called L'Enfant De La Forêt and his own label called "Music of the Void". In 2019, Kent appeared in the documentary film The Rise of the Synths, appearing alongside various other composers from the synthwave scene, including filmmaker John Carpenter, who also narrated the film, which explored the origins and growth of the genre. He formed a side band, Ruin Of Romantics, with Francis Caste of Dysfunctional by Choice, Vince Mercier, formerly in Mass Hysteria, and Mehdi Thépegnier of Hangman's Chair. They released the two-track single "Self Control" in January 2021, which showcased a more shoegaze and ambient approach to goth, and then "Bleeding in the Fields" in October. The first album of Ruin Of Romantics, Velvet Dawn, was released on 29 October 2021 throught Music of the Void.

• Terror 404 (May 2012, self-released; remaster released in March 2015 by Blood Music) • I Am the Night (December 2012, self-released; remaster released in March 2015 by Blood Music) • Dangerous Days (June 2014, Blood Music / Telefuture Records) • The Uncanny Valley (May 2016, Blood Music) • Lustful Sacraments (May 2021, Blood Music) • Age of Aquarius (October 2025, Nuclear Blast)

• Night Driving Avenger (March 2012, self-released; remaster released in October 2015 by Blood Music) • Nocturne City (August 2012, Aphasia Records) • The 80s Slasher (October 2012, Collaboration with Protector 101, Aphasia Records) • LA Cop Duo / Selections (March 2013, Collaboration with Protector 101, Revolving Door Records) • Sexualizer (June 2013, Aphasia Records) • The Uncanny Valley – Bonus (May 2016, Blood Music) • New Model (September 2017, Blood Music / Music of the Void) • Excess EP (2021, Blood Music)

• Final Light (June 24, 2022, Sivian, Red CRK AB) [Catalog #: SVN001CD, Barcode #: 8436566651868]

• B-sides and Remixes, Vol. I (November 2018, Blood Music) • B-sides and Remixes, Vol. II (November 2018, Blood Music)

• "She Moves Like a Knife" (January 2014) • "She Is Young, She Is Beautiful, She Is Next" (March 2015) • "Assault" (April 2015) • "Tactical Precision Disarray" (December 2016) • "Vantablack" (August 2017) • "Body/Prison" (October 2018 with Health) • "Excess" (February 2019) • "Death of the Soul" (February 2021) • "Dethroned Under A Funeral Haze" (April 2021) • "Dangerous (feat. Kabbel)(From The "American Psycho" Comic Series Soundtrack)" (December 2023) • "The Art of War" (April 2025)

* • Year — Album — Title — Director — Other featured artist • 2014 — Dangerous Days — She Is Young, She Is Beautiful, She Is Next — Jarkko Kinnunen & Sami Rämä • 2015 — Complete Domination — Monte Legaspi — Carpenter Brut • 2016 — The Uncanny Valley — Sentient — Valenberg & Blood Music — Hayley Stewart • 2017 — Venger — David Fitt & Federico Pelat — Greta Link • 2021 — Lustful Sacraments — Death of the Soul — Metastazis • 2022 — God Says — Hangman's Chair • 2025 — Age of Aquarius — The Art of War • Apocalypse Now — Ulver • Lady Moon — Victorien Aubineau — Greta Link *