California-based alt-electronic outfit Julien-K deliver digitally distorted, high-octane synth rock that pulls from goth, synth pop, and industrial alike. Emerging from the ashes of Orgy, Amir Derakh and Ryan Shuck teamed with Anthony "Fu" Valcic in the early 2000s, continuing with a sound familiar to any fan of their former group. Ominous, dark, and a little sexy, their new material landed in 2003, first in the form of a demo that included tracks like "Kick the Bass" and "Technical Difficulties" (which wound up on the 2007 Transformers soundtrack) as well as on video game sou...