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'''Suicide''' is an American [[rock music]] group intermittently active since the early [[1970s]] and composed of [[Alan Vega]] ([[vocals]]) and [[Martin Rev]] ([[synthesizer]]s and [[drum machine]]s). They claim to have coined the term '[[punk]]' (in reference to music).

'''AbleNET''' is an [[Internet Relay Chat|IRC]] network. It was founded, May 2001, by [[AfterNET]] Co-Founder and long-time Admin Anthony Sanchez and several others from that network. The network was set up primarily as a chat network for friends, and as a response to growing disillusionment with the policies of some of the [[AfterNET]] administrators. Several users from AbleNET were involved in the creation of [[AfterNET]]; some even tracing their usage back to [[TheNET]] and [[InnerNET]].

AbleNET is a small network with an average of 150-300 users online at any given time. The [[Undernet]]-compatible [[IRCu]] [[Daemon (computer software)|daemon]] software is used on the servers. [[IRC_Services|Channel services]] are provided using [[srvx]]; the user authentication service is named AuthServ and the channel service is named X.

Rev's keyboard [[riff]]s—usually played on a battered [[Farfisa|Farfisa organ]] and accompanied by primitive [[drum machine]]s—were simple and hypnotic, and provided an ideal backdrop for Vega's vocals. Vega owed an obvious debt to [[Elvis Presley]] and [[rockabilly]] singers, but his muttering, shrieking, nervy delivery was unique.

AbleNET is noted for its distinct lack of [[IRCOp]]s, instead using various services to control the flow of network stability and activity. Additionally, the Network is noted for its high standards of access, regarding the limit of multiple connections and unverifiable "bots".

Suicide emerged from the early punk scene in [[New York City]] with a reputation for ferocious and controversial [[concert|live shows]] that occasionally led to riots and violence. They are considered either part of the [[No Wave]] movement or an influential predecessor to that movement, and are possibly the first synthesizer-vocal musical duo.

The network can be reached using irc.ablenet.org.

Their first album, ''[[Suicide (album)|Suicide]]'', is often regarded as a classic: One critic writes: "'Dream Baby Dream', 'Che', 'Ghost Rider'—these eerie, sturdy, [[steampunk|steam-punk]] anthems rank among the most visionary, melodic experiments the rock realm has yet produced." [http://www.radiodirectory.com/usstoreproductsB000040OBS.html]

== Historical Timeline ==

Suicide's albums and performances in the late 1970s and early 1980s are regarded as some of the most influential [[post punk]] recordings and helped shape the direction of [[indie rock]], [[industrial music]] and [[dance music]]. Among others, [[Henry Rollins]], [[Soft Cell]], [[The Fleshtones]], and [[R.E.M. (band)|R.E.M.]] have listed Suicide as one of their influences, and decades later [[Bruce Springsteen]] would unexpectedly cover them in concert (it has also been pointed out that Springsteen's "Mr State Trooper" from the "Nebraska" album is clearly influenced by Suicide).

* May 2001, AbleNET is born and has served as a meeting place for chatters ever since.

* May 2003, with the looming threat of the [http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[e-mail] Fizzer Worm] AbleNET joins with a vast collection of [[IRC]] networks and news communities to form [http://www.irc-unity.org/ IRC-Unity]<ref>http://www.irc-unity.org/</ref>.

* December 2005, AbleNET becomes the first IRC Network to offer "blogging" to their community.

== Founder ==

Anthony Sanchez has been using and administering IRC Networks since 1995, starting as an IRCop with InnerNET subsequently [[NewNET]] during it's founding year. Later he went on to Admin servers for [[TheNET]], [[AfterNET]] and finally AbleNET.

Anthony was, coincidentally, the first to publish the story of the raid on and subsequent shutdown of the popular [[Lineage II]] private server, L2Extreme, on the AbleNET website.<ref>http://anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/l2extreme_fbi_shutdown</ref>

Vega and Rev have both released solo albums, and Suicide released their first album in over a decade with [[2002 in music|2002]]'s ''[[American Supreme]]''. Sales, however, were slow and critical reception was mixed.

'''== External Links'''links ==

In 2005 their song 'Ghost Rider' was used in a Brazilian deodorant commercial.

* [http://www.ablenet.org/ AbleNET IRC Website]

* [http://wiki.ablenet.org/wiki/SRVX SRVX Help Files & Command List]

* [http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Internet/Chat/IRC/Networks/A/ Google Directory]

* [http://searchirc.com/network/AbleNET Search Irc]

* [http://irc.netsplit.de/networks/details.php?net=AbleNET NetSplit.de]

* [http://www.srvx.net/ SRVX IRC Services]

* [http://irc-unity.org/]

== References ==

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[http://www.limbos.org/suicide/ Band website]

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[http://www.spikemagazine.com/0406-suicide-no-compromise-david-nobakht.php Review from Spike Magazine of David Nobahkt's book on the band]

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