SPKtR (SPK) hit with Bandcamp ban over ‘The Last of Men’ while releasing new single ‘La Encantadora Furiosa’

SPKtR, an industrial-electronic project by Graeme Revell (founder of original 1978 band SPK) and his son Robert J. Revell, released the single “La Encantadora Furiosa” in 2026 across major streaming platforms except Spotify. The release occurred amid controversy following Bandcamp’s removal of their debut single “The Last of Men” in May 2026, flagged by the platform’s AI detection tool as artificially generated despite being human-composed and performed by Revell. The irony lay in Bandcamp using its own AI analysis to make this determination, while the project had intentionally employed AI for the track’s visual artwork and video as an artistic statement. SPKtR made their live debut at Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig on 25 May 2026, performing with vocalist Evi Vine. Revell, who founded SPK in Sydney in 1978 and later built a prolific film and game scoring career, views AI as a contemporary creative instrument rather than a shortcut for artists.

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