Angel Marcloid
Angel Marcloid (born September 24, 1984), known by her main pseudonym and project Fire-Toolz, is an American experimental multi-instrumentalist and record producer who creates music which blends different genres such as vaporwave, IDM, jazz fusion, ambient, extreme metal, prog, industrial, new-age, screamo, and noise, among others.[1][2][3][4][5]
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![]() Angel Marcloid performing at The Hideout Inn in 2017 | |
Background information | |
Also known as | Fire-Toolz, ␍◥☳ ⏨⍳⏨⎹⎹⍲⍝↸⏨♨♸ ☃⑆, 229, Angel Hair Audio, Angelia Marcloid, Angelwings Marmalade, Apk ♀ ᴎᴇᴛ ☯ LtdFAX, Copkiller, Dementia And Hope Trails, Dim Dusk Moving Gloom, DJ Eyebrow Ring, False Flag, Filter-Zoo, Inappropriate King Live, J. Marcloid, Jelly Moonlit Light, Justin Marc Lloyd, Marc Spore, Maxresdefault, MindSpring Memories, Muscle Oxygen, Nonlocal Forecast, Path To Lobster Believers, Power Windoze, Pregnant Lloyd, Pregnant Spore, Rental Snake, Sensible Nectar, softer, softest, The Human Excuse, Thief, Toad Computers, WEBSITE ツ, World Of White Ice, ඩබ්ලිව්, ஜான் |
Born | Prince Frederick, Maryland, US | September 24, 1984
Origin | Chicago, Illinois, US |
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Occupation(s) | Musician, producer |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, keyboards, drums, bass guitar |
Years active | 2015–present |
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Website | fire-toolz |
Biography
Angel Marcloid was born on September 24,[6] 1984[7] at a hospital in Prince Frederick, Maryland.[8] Her parents were music enthusiasts who played records of the Beatles, Rush, and various hair metal bands. She made her first drum sets with pots and pans when she was very little. She performed live for the first time as a drummer when she was seven years old. Marcloid later taught herself to play guitar and bass. Her music taste began to expand as she started listening to metal, jazz, and electronica. She was part of several short-lived emo and pop-punk bands, and in the late 2000s launched her own label, Rainbow Bridge, through which she released music by other musicians as well as music which she created herself using various pseudonyms such as Human Excuse and Pregnant Spore.[7][1][9]
Marcloid created her project Fire-Toolz in 2015 and released Even the Files Won't Touch You and Further Down the File on the same year. She went on to release further albums such as Drip Mental (2017), Interbeing (2017), and Skinless X-1 (2018), which received widespread critical acclaim.[1] Marcloid released other albums under the Fire-Toolz moniker including Field Whispers (Into The Crystal Palace) (2019), Rainbow Bridge (2020), Eternal Home (2021), and I Am Upset Because I See Something That Is Not There (2023).[1][10]
Personal life
Angel Marcloid is transgender.[1]
Discography
Studio albums
- Even The Files Won't Touch You (2015)
- Interbeing (2017)
- Drip Mental (2017)
- Skinless X-1 (2018)
- Field Whispers (Into The Crystal Palace) (2019)
- Rainbow Bridge (2020)
- Eternal Home (2021)
- I Am Upset Because I See Something That Is Not There (2023)
References
- Simpson, Paul. "Fire-Toolz Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- Julious, Britt (2018-10-18). "Fire-Toolz is making face-melting noise on the Chicago experimental scene". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- Goldner, Sam (2021-10-20). "Eternal Home". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- O'Connell, Chris (2022-10-12). "I will not use the body's eyes today. EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- "Fire-Toolz". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- Angel Marcloid [@angelbbgrrl420] (2020-06-18). "my birthday is september 24th" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-04-11 – via Twitter.
- Berlatsky, Noah (2020-05-05). "Fire-Toolz captures the many colors of the rainbow bridge". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- Marcloid, Angel. "Bio". Angel Marcloid official website.
- Joyce, Colin (2018-08-22). "Fire-Toolz's New Album Finds Beauty and Chaos in the Old Internet". Vice. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- Deville, Chris (2023-04-07). "Stream Fire-Toolz's Wild New Album I am upset because I see something that is not there". Stereogum. Retrieved 2023-04-12.