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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Android Lust
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| origin          = [[United States]]
| genre           = {{hlist | [[Electro-industrial]] | [[industrial rock]] | [[Experimental music|experimental]] }}
| years_active    = 1996&ndash;present
| label           = {{hlist | Tinman | [[Projekt Records]] | Synthellec Music}}
| website         = {{URL|www.androidlust.com}}
| current_members = Shikhee D’iordna
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'''Android Lust''' is the solo project of '''Shikhee D’iordna''', that combines elements of rock, [[electropop]], [[electro-industrial]] and classical styles into a blend of music that she describes as "electronic and dark."

==History==
Shikhee D’iordna was born in [[Bangladesh]], but grew up in England and the USA.<ref name=bosphoenix>{{cite web |url=http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/events/state/documents/03281518.asp |title=Editor's Picks: Goth, not Goth |author=Freedberg, Michael |year=2003 |work=Boston Phoenix October 31 - November 6, 2003 |publisher=Phoenix Media/Communications Group |access-date=May 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605135512/http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/events/state/documents/03281518.asp |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>  In 1999, she moved to New York City.<ref name=bosphoenix/>

Prior to 1995, D’iordna was a member of  couple of different rock-oriented bands. At the end of 1995 after one of these bands split up, D’iordna sought to begin a new project but gave up on finding compatible bandmates and resumed as a solo project. She was offered a record deal after handing off a demo of her initial work on ''Resolution'' to Tinman Records.<ref name="mute_2">{{cite journal |author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Interview: Android Lust |journal=Mute! Magazine |date=April 2000 |issue=2 |pages=12–15 |publisher=Brad Baker |location=Atlanta, GA}}</ref> Her initial work was done entirely electronically, and attracted a goth/electropop/electro-industrial following.<ref name=WBM1340mag>{{cite web |url=http://www.1340mag.com/android_lust_interview.htm |title=Android Lust Interview |author =Fisher, Mark |year=2003 |work=1340 Magazine |publisher= |access-date=May 31, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20030819094545/http://www.1340mag.com/android_lust_interview.htm |archive-date= August 19, 2003}}</ref>

After two independent label releases D’iordna released ''The Dividing'' on her own in 2002, bringing her to the attention of [[Projekt Records]], who signed her and re-released the album. For ''The Dividing'', D’iordna added live acoustic instruments to her repertoire, including work by guest musicians [[Scott Slapin]], Lew Del Gatto of the Saturday Night Live band, and Christopher Jon (aka Nurv) of I, Parasite.<ref name="mute_2" /> ''Outburn'' Magazine called ''The Dividing'' "unconventional and adventurous - 10 out of 10" while the ''Boston Phoenix'' said "The Dividing never misfires; it feels almost - but not quite - slick, its arranging smart, its themes ingenious." ''[[Jane magazine|Jane]]'' Magazine said "The Dividing is filled with intensely passionate lyrics delivered in low whispers and startling, penetrating screaming."  That album involved more live instrumentation, on the album all performed by D’iordna.  In the supporting tour she was joined by a live drummer and live keyboardist.  She felt that, while dark it was a more optimistic collection than her earlier work, and that her fanbase had become more diversified.<ref name=WBM1340mag/>

D’iordna's third full-length album, ''Devour, Rise, and Take Flight'', was released on February 21, 2006. "Dragonfly," the first single for the album, was released on October 18.  The album featured more live instrumentation than ''The Dividing'', but embraced a more aggressive electronic sound.  This album also saw some creative collaboration with Christopher Jon, Android Lust's live drummer, who co-wrote one track with D’iordna, performed on other tracks and helped mix the album.<ref name=ReGen109>{{cite web |url=http://www.regenmag.com/Interviews-109-Android-Lust.html |title=ReGen Interviews - Android Lust - Divide and Devour |author =Yücel, Ilker |date=March 6, 2006 |work=ReGen Magazine |publisher= |access-date=May 31, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071110182047/http://www.regenmag.com/Interviews-109-Android-Lust.html |archive-date= November 10, 2007}}</ref> Also in 2006, a video for "Dragonfly," was directed by New York director Dan Ouellette.<ref>{{cite web|title=Android Lust - Dragonfly| date=June 5, 2006 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8nIvGEq-vg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/f8nIvGEq-vg |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|publisher=Android Lust|access-date=August 11, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2009, D’iordna established her own label, Synthellec Music, to release Android Lust and her other compositions.<ref name="click-interview-2017">{{cite web |author1=Inferno Sound Diaries |title='Click Interview' with Android Lust: 'Being A Musician Certainly Has Not Been An Easy Life' |url=https://www.side-line.com/click-interview-with-android-lust-being-a-musician-certainly-has-not-been-an-easy-life/ |website=Side-Line |access-date=1 March 2021 |date=22 December 2017}}</ref> The first new release on Synthellec Music, ''The Human Animal'', was made available at androidlust.com on July 22, 2010, with an official street date of August 10, 2010.

D’iordna's fifth album, ''Crater Vol. 1'', marked a departure from her previous recordings by integrating field recordings into a more atmospheric composition with minimal vocal styling.<ref name="regen_2013">{{cite web |last1=Yücel |first1=Ilker |title=Android Lust – Crater Vol. 1 |url=https://regenmag.com/reviews/android-lust-crater-vol-1/ |website=ReGen Magazine |access-date=29 July 2023 |date=2 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="idyd_2013">{{cite web |author1=Alex |title=Android Lust, 'Crater Vol. 1' |url=https://www.idieyoudie.com/2013/01/30/android-lust-crater-vol-1/ |website=I Die, You Die |access-date=29 July 2023 |date=30 January 2013}}</ref>

Android Lust's album, ''Berlin // Crater Vol. 2'', was released on August 18, 2017 and, like Volume 1, was financed on Kickstarter.com.<ref name="sideline-2017">{{cite web |last1=Van Isacker |first1=Bernard |title=Android Lust announces 6th studio album 'Berlin (Crater Vol 2)' |url=https://www.side-line.com/android-lust-announces-6th-studio-album-berlin-crater-vol-2/ |website=Side-Line |access-date=1 March 2021 |date=19 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="sideline-2015">{{cite web |last1=Van Isacker |first1=Bernard |title=Android Lust kickstarts new album 'Berlin (Crater Vol 2)' |url=https://www.side-line.com/android-lust-kickstarts-new-album-berlin-crater-vol-2/ |website=Side-Line |access-date=1 March 2021 |date=29 Jun 2015}}</ref> The second of the "Crater" series was produced using recordings D’iordna took while visiting Berlin, continuing in the same style as Volume 1.<ref name="spill_2017">{{cite web |last1=Badgley |first1=Aaron |author-link=Aaron Badgley|title=Spill Album Review: Android Lust: Berlin/Crate Vol 2 |url=https://spillmagazine.com/spill-album-review-android-lust-berlincrater-vol-2/ |website=Spill Magazine |access-date=29 July 2023 |date=18 August 2017}}</ref>

Following the "Crater" releases, D’iordna self-released an EP, ''Shores Unknown'', which included the tracks “Born To Rule” and “Shores Unknown” which appeared on the 2018 video game release [[Agony (2018 video game)|Agony]].<ref name="sideline-2018">{{cite web |last1=Van Isacker |first1=Bernard |title=Android Lust self-releases new EP 'Shores Unknown' |url=https://www.side-line.com/android-lust-self-releases-new-ep-shores-unknown-preview-here/ |website=Side-Line |access-date=1 March 2021 |date=25 September 2018}}</ref>

While never having formed any side projects, D’iordna has contributed vocal work to several other bands including [[Oneiroid Psychosis]], I, Parasite, Signal 12 and others.<ref name="mute_2" /> In 2020, D’iordna collaborated with her longtime friend kaRIN of [[Collide (band)|Collide]] to record the track "Are You Listening" with an accompanying video directed by Tas Limur.<ref name="peek-a-boo-2020">{{cite web |author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Karin From Collide And Shikhee From Android Lust Release New Single "Are You Listening?" |url=http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/news/2020/karin-from-collide-and-shikhee-from-android-lust-release-new-single-are-you-listening/ |website=Peek-a-boo Music Magazine |access-date=1 March 2021 |date=12 August 2020}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{main|Android Lust discography}}

;Studio albums
*''Resolution'' (1998)
*''Evolution'' (1999)<ref name="cmj-07-99">{{cite journal |last1=Comer |first1=M. Tye |title=Android Lust: Evolution |journal=CMJ New Music Report |date=26 July 1999 |volume=59 |issue=628 |page=29 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/CMJ/1999/CMJ-1999-07-26.pdf |access-date=7 January 2022 |publisher=College Media, Inc. |location=Great Neck, NY |issn=0890-0795}}</ref>
*''The Dividing'' (2002)
*''Devour, Rise and Take Flight'' (2006)
*''The Human Animal'' (2010)
*''Crater Vol. 1'' (2013)
*''Berlin // Crater Vol. 2'' (2017)
*''Raw // Crater Vol. 2'' (2017)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|www.androidlust.com}}
*{{Discogs artist|artist=Android Lust}}

===Interviews===
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110816021502/http://mtvdesi.com/2010/11/22/coffee-with-shikhee-words-from-the-woman-behind-android-lust/ MTV Desi]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071110182010/http://www.regenmag.com/Interviews-24-Android-Lust.html Re>Gen Magazine]

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