parasite is the artist name of raggacorebreakcore musicianproducer armin elsaesser he was born in eureka california and currently lives in bristol englandelsaesser runs the record label deathucker records which boasts one of breakcores most eclectic rosters featuring bongra knifehandchop monkey steak dkat and dj ripley in addition to records on his own label he has released work on peace off records and on bongras label clash records he also heads dswatnet which advertises as the premier online record shop specialising in breakcore mash up ragga jungle dubstep grime drum bass electronica and bashment and offers support to small independent labels musicians and producers elsaesser also organised the nowdefunct toxic dancehall parties in bristol the parties grew from 30 people in the basement of an indian restaurant to crowds over a thousand strong at the black swan in just three years after deciding that he wanted to take the live music in a different direction he cofounded the goatlab which looked to break new music and artists on the bristol breakcore scene the name of the night came from the jon ronson book the men who stare at goats which parasite references as an influencein 2008 elsaesser composed the soundtrack and sfx for the playstation 3 game savage moon which was developed by fluffylogic the soundtrack has received a wealth of praise from a variety of game review websites according to videogamercom the audio is best though its horrendous but in a good uncomfortable way the shrieks clicks croaks ticks gurgles and cries of the bugs not only as they emerge from their pits of doom but also when theyre blasted into oblivion by your turrets are just brutal ps3 center said savage moon shines in the audio department great enemy sound effects and a fitting soundtrack really add to the gameplay experienceaccording to elsaesser it has been a great pleasure to create the soundtrack to the savage moon series of games on playstation3 and psp for fluffylogic the thriving bristol music scene has had a major influence on the music i compose bringing in flavours of dubstep drum bass and breakcore computer games have generally had quite traditional sounding orchestral soundtracks for a while now and to be able to bring in more experimental music to the games market has been a real challengein 2010 the soundtrack to the dlc of savage moon waldgeist also composed by elsaesser was nominated for best original video game score in the 55th ivor novello awards this was the first year that music from games was given a category in the awards