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Angel Marcloid
Angel Marcloid in her studio, 2023
Background information
Also known asFire-Toolz, MindSpring Memories, Nonlocal Forecast, Angelwings Marmalade, Toad Computers, Angel Hair Audio[1]
Born (1984-09-24) September 24, 1984 (age 40)
Prince Frederick, Maryland, US
OriginChicago, Illinois, US
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • keyboards
  • drums
  • bass guitar
  • vocals
  • VSTs
Labels
Formerly ofAge Sixteen, Lilu Dallas, A Perfect Kiss, Sea Breezes, New Years, Sawhorse (MD), Widow's Bath, Pregnant Bed[2]
Websitefire-toolz.com, angelmarcloid.com, angelhairaudio.com,

Angel Marcloid[2] (born September 24, 1984), best known by her main pseudonym and project Fire-Toolz, is an American experimental multi-instrumentalist, record producer, mix and mastering engineer, and visual artist who creates music blending a number of different genres.[3][4][5][6][7]

Biography

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Angel Marcloid (full name: Angelia Faye Marcloid) was born on September 24,[8] 1984[1] at a hospital in Prince Frederick, Maryland.[9] Her parents were music enthusiasts who listened to Queensrÿche, Winger, Rush, Fates Warning, Dream Theater, RATT, and various other hair metal, progressive rock, and hard rock bands.

She made her first drum sets with pots, pans, and trash cans when she was very young. She performed live for the first time as a drummer when she was 7 years old, and formed her first band at 8 years old.[10] The band was called Eye Forgot, featuring GRAMMY-Winning LA session musician Andrew Synowiec on guitar. Marcloid later taught herself to play guitar and bass. Her music taste began to expand as she started listening to traditional emo, death metal, jazz fusion, and electronica. She has performed under more than a dozen pseudonyms since the 1990s, and has played in multiple bands, including Age Sixteen, Lilu Dallas, Sawhorse (MD), and A Perfect Kiss.[11][1][3][12]

Marcloid created her project Fire-Toolz in 2015 and released Even the Files Won't Touch You and Further Down the Files in the same year. The latter was dominantly a remix album but contained 3 new songs. She went on to release Drip Mental (2017), Interbeing (2017), Skinless X-1 (2018), which received widespread critical acclaim.[3] The following year Fire-Toolz released Field Whispers (Into The Crystal Palace) (2019), followed by Rainbow Bridge (2020), Eternal Home (2021), I will not use the body's eyes today (2022), I Am Upset Because I See Something That Is Not There (2023) and Breeze (2024).[3][13]

Alongside Fire-Toolz, Angel makes ambient sample-based vaporwave/slushwave as MindSpring Memories, noise/experimental music as Angelwings Marmalade, sample-based signalwave/vaporwave/mallsoft as Toad Computers, and prog/new age/jazz fusion/MIDI music as Nonlocal Forecast.[9]

From 2008 to 2017, Marcloid ran a DIY, low-budget cassette label called Rainbow Bridge.[9] She also ran a net label called Swamp Circle from 2012 until 2018.[10][14] As of 2020, she owns and runs a mixing, mastering, and music production studio called Angel Hair Audio, LLC.

In 2010, Angel filled in on drums for Swedish emo/screamo band Suis La Lune for their North American tour.[15]

In 2022, Angel collaborated with long-time friend Jed Davis (Jessica Simpson, Juliana Hatfield, Hanslick Rebellion) to record a number of songs from Jed's past, including the song Halfway To September featuring Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel) on Chapman Stick, and Chris Barber (Crazy Town) on drums.[16][17]

Personal life

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Angel Marcloid is transgender, specifically non-binary and trans-femme. She prefers she/her pronouns.[9]

She loves cats and other animals and raises money for animal rescues.[9] She is a coffee enthusiast and enjoys nature.[9]

Angel's spiritual inclinations are diverse and include aspects of Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta, Christian Mysticism, nondualism, and The Law Of One.[9]

Discography

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Fire-Toolz

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Full-length Albums

  • Even The Files Won't Touch You (2015)
  • Drip Mental (2017)
  • Interbeing (2017)
  • Skinless X-1 (2018)
  • Field Whispers (Into The Crystal Palace) (2019)
  • Rainbow Bridge (2020)
  • Eternal Home (2021)
  • Eternal Home [Instrumentals] (2021)
  • I will not use the body's eyes today (2022)
  • I am upset because I see something that is not there. (2023)
  • Breeze (2024)

EPs

  • I Can't Die (2021)
  • I Can't Die As Well (2022)

Singles

  • "Synonym" (2020)
  • "Antihero" (2020)
  • "! [CODENAME_JEREMY]" (2020)
  • "The TRUTH about HELL! feat. Trust Fund Ozu" (2020)
  • "BLINKMUFFIN" (2021)
  • "Bioblade (split with R23X)" (2021)
  • "More Spirit Spit Please feat. Sam Greenfield" (2021)
  • "Race For Titles feat. Lipsticism" (2022)
  • "Tai Shan feat. Sling Beam" (2023)
  • "All The Time (Angel's Version) feat. Lipsticism" (2023)
  • "RE: Official Request For Reciprocal Indwelling Procedure" (2024)
  • "The Envy Of The Heavenly Powers" (2024)
  • "To every squirrel who has ever been hit by a car, I'm sorry and I love you." (2024) (featuring Nylist & Lipsticism)

Splits

  • Bio Blade split with R23X (2021)

Remix Albums

  • Further Down The Files (2015)
  • [CODENAME_REMIXES VOL 1] (2017)
  • Interbeing Remix Vol. 1] (2018)
  • Interbeing Remix Vol. 2] (2018)
  • Triangular Reformat (2019)
  • Rainbow Bridge: Remixed By My Friends (2022)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Berlatsky, Noah (2020-05-05). "Fire-Toolz captures the many colors of the Rainbow Bridge". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  2. ^ a b "Angel Marcloid | Discography". Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Discogs.
  3. ^ a b c d Simpson, Paul. "Fire-Toolz Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  4. ^ Julious, Britt (2018-10-18). "Fire-Toolz is making face-melting noise on the Chicago experimental scene". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  5. ^ Goldner, Sam (2021-10-20). "Eternal Home". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  6. ^ O'Connell, Chris (2022-10-12). "I will not use the body's eyes today. EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  7. ^ "Fire-Toolz". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  8. ^ Angel Marcloid [@angelbbgrrl420] (2020-06-18). "my birthday is september 24th" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-04-11 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g Marcloid, Angel. "Bio". Angel Marcloid official website.
  10. ^ a b Ryce, Andrew (13 March 2019). "Nonlocal Forecast - Bubble Universe!". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  11. ^ Galil, Leor (9 November 2017). "As Fire-Toolz, Chicagoan Angel Marcloid makes music that evokes and challenges our streaming era". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  12. ^ Joyce, Colin (2018-08-22). "Fire-Toolz's New Album Finds Beauty and Chaos in the Old Internet". Vice. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Bowe, Miles (18 January 2017). "Hausu Mountain announce new albums by Fire-Toolz, Pulse Emitter and Brett Naucke". Fact. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  15. ^ Henning, Runnolf. "post". Suis La Lune official Instagram.
  16. ^ Davis, Jed. "post". Jed Davis - Song Foundry 3-Pack 003.
  17. ^ Davis, Jed. "post". Jed Davis - Song Foundry 3-Pack 003.
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