The Algorithm

The Algorithm
The Algorithm live in Camden in 2012
Background information
Origin	Perpignan, France
Genres	IDM, trance, hardcore techno, breakbeat, progressive metal, djent
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Basick, FiXT Music
Website	www.the-algorithm.net
Members	Rémi Gallego Jean Ferry
Past members	Max Michel Mike Malyan

The Algorithm is the musical project of French musician Rémi Gallego (born October 7, 1989) from Perpignan. His style is characterised by an unusual combination of electronic dance music with progressive metal. Gallego chose the name The Algorithm to highlight the music's complex and electronic nature.

After the demise of his former band Dying Breath, Rémi Gallego decided in 2009 to look for potential members for a band that focused on mathcore, which came as an inspiration from The Dillinger Escape Plan. After a futile search for new members, with the help of his guitar and a DAW, Gallego began to produce his own music.

In December 2009 and July 2010, he published the two demos "The Doppler Effect" and "CRITICAL.ERROR", which were / released via his own website for free download. Towards the end of 2010, he announced that he was working on a new EP named "Identity" (it was never completed). Also, he was preparing for his first live appearances.

In August 2011, The Algorithm released his compilation called "Method_" on which the songs of two previous demos were compiled which were also for free download.

An appearance followed in October 2011 at the Euroblast Festival in Cologne, where The Algorithm featured alongside bands such as Textures, TesseracT and Vildhjarta.

A month later Mike Malyan, drummer for the band Monuments, uploaded a drum cover of the song "Isometry" on YouTube. After seeing this, Gallego was convinced that it would be possible to play his songs on a real drum set and Malyan was presented as an accompaniment during live performances.

"Before he put his Isometry drum cover online, one year ago, I had no idea that someone could ever play my drum programmings with such dedication, musicality and tightness. He was really thrilled to play live with me and so we decided to make it happen. I can’t be more happy to work with such a great friend/musician."