Cancer has ruined the lives of countless people around the world.  Rarely in the international goth-industrial scene does one hear about it.  On May 1^st, 2008, Jim Semonik, longtime promoter, DJ, and frontman for electro-industrial band Rein[Forced], was diagnosed with stage 2B colorectal cancer.  During a rigorous campaign of chemotherapy and radiation, Semonik’s passion for this music did not waver.  On June 28^th, 2008, 16 Volt’s Denial Highway Tour came through Pittsburgh courtesy of Jim.  It was at this event that Semonik formulated the idea for a compilation that would not only be gargantuan in scale, but in quality as well.  Jim asked 16 Volt frontman, Eric Powell, to be a part of it.  Eric didn’t hesitate and thus Electronic Saviors was born.

When a person is stricken with a disease like cancer, it is important for the individual to not only focus on beating the disease, but have a goal for how to do it.  Electronic Saviors is Jim’s way of not only giving back to the medical community that saved his life, but the goth-industrial community that he has so warmly embraced for the better half of his life.  It is Jim’s way of crushing cancer once and for all.

In fall/winter of 2008, Semonik lost a portion of his digestive system and had to undergo a grueling program of post op chemotherapy.  Jim almost lost his life due to a pancreatic infection from the chemo.  This made the compilation of utmost importance.  After recovering he began contacting bands throughout the scene that he had worked with and shared a great relationship with.  It was not long before bands like Suicide Commando, Assemblage 23, Chemlab, Caustic, and his own band Rein[Forced] would begin to work on all exclusive tracks and mixes for what would become one of the biggest compilations the scene has ever seen.

A grand total of 83 artists came together for this project, and it is with this that Jim wants to donate proceeds to the Center For Cancer Research and Wellness in Harrisburg, PA.

Saviors is a monumental 4 cd boxset, packaged nicely in DVD digipack format, featuring stunning artwork by Jeff Confer and a 12 page booklet including an essay from Jim and a drop card for a downloadable 5^th cd.  The content of the compilation covers the widest range of emotions that a cancer patient goes through.  It ranges from melancholy moving songs (ThouShaltNot, Bow Ever Down, Encoder) to songs about the medical industry (SMP, Boole) to angry songs of loss (Suicide Commando, Rein[Forced], Acumen Nation) to pure anger and raging dance tracks (Nachtmahr, The Dark Clan, TERRORFAKT, Vicious Alliance), downtempo, ambient and tranquil pieces (Burikusu!!!, The Atomica Project), comedic (The Gothsicles, Caustic) and songs of hope (Interface, SD6 and Assemblage 23).