If only I lived here..

Somebody has taken my ears, listened to them, and decided to make an event out of their taste..

Have you heard about the new Autechre collection?

Autechre's "EP's 1991 - 2002" (a 47 track collection spanning various Autechre EP's) comes out April 11th via Warp.

If you're like me you probably already own all of these, but who doesn't like pretty packaging right? Pre-Order HERE.

EIC'S10Q'S w/Rotten Tropics

"..reminiscent of a garage band with focused energy on Gothic tones melded with Post Modern soundscapes. There is also a bit of Industrial sludge there, as well as a throwback to the early days of simple/elegant Post Punk music.."

Rotten Tropics
Opaque Derelict Methodologies

Rotten Tropics Bio:
Rotten Tropics is a hybrid of Dark/Grimey Post Punk Shoegaze music formed from the afterbirth Lo-Fi Industrial tones. Rotten Tropics is also Jakub Tywoniuk. So far RT has released "Bukowski" (single), and "Corrose Tropes EP", both of which are FREE on his bandcamp site. This is only the beginning of this young artists career, but a bright start with a promising future none-the-less.


Hello, how are you?
Hey, I am fine at the moment.

What are you currently listening to?
My next-door neighbour likes to blast Hip Hop very early in the morning. Lately I have been battling him with some Spiritualized, Spacemen 3, Aphex Twin, and Swans.

Where does the name Rotten Tropics come from?
I would like to keep that one vague. It is not an interesting story. Just a good strong mental image.

Can you please explain your sound in five words or less?
Dread Fog Panic Shoegaze Kafka

What is the overall theme/feel you were going for with your "Corrosive Tropes" EP?
Its about those unpleasant feelings of sublime awe, ominous anxiety, the ambiguity of communication, self loathing. I have no idea if using music as a means of catharsis helps the mental state of the artist at all. I might just be digging a deeper grave for myself. Each song has to send shivers down my spine. That way I know it is saying something.

Is there a title/tentative release date for your debut LP?
I think I will keep doing EP's. The length of an album seems kind of arbitrary and CD's are dead. Composing five decent songs took me about a year to do. Less is more!

Are you guys officially signed to any label yet?
No, It seems pretty damn unlikely to me. Maybe even pointless.

Can you please name a few current bands that should be bigger by now?
Hmmm... Hildur Gudnadóttir from Iceland, Xinlisupreme from Japan. As for local bands in Toronto... Actual Water and Noble Savage.

You can only keep/listen to ONE album for the rest of your life ..which album would it be?
Uhh, something without vocals. It changes every five minutes, man. Maybe "Amber" by Autechre.

Are you living your dream?
No. I am a mess. That makes for good tunes, though. All I want is to write interesting songs and occasionally shout them to a room full of people.

Thanx Jakub!

Rotten Tropics is currently working on his next EP, look for that in the near future... What's that? Can't wait?

Here's a FREE track ("The Stranger") from the upcoming album (so far unnamed--as far as I know) for your listening pleasure...

Another New Autechre release? Please?&Thanx!

Autechre "Move Of Ten" comes out July 12th via Warp. (Click Jpeg for a stream:o)

I hope it's a companion piece to the last one.

REVIEW: Autechre - Oversteps

8 out of 10

Find it here.

"Oversteps" is Autechre's 10th full length album. Autechere, for those of you unaware, are one of the pioneering artists from the golden era of avant garde/cutting edge electronic music. They are one of the bands that shaped Warp Recrods into the label that it is today. Chances are if you ever watched MTV back in the mid to late 90's (when they still played music videos) and happened to catch a show called Amp TV you saw an Autchere video or two. Chris Cunningham did a few of their videos, which if you haven't seen the Director Works that's a whole other deal you need to get into.. Anyway, back to Autechre, they can be a "hard" band to listen to/focus on at times, some people may think the band's "sound sculptures" are just too sporadic and make no sense at times, but really their time structures are more precise, brilliant, and a hell of a lot more confusing (which is a good thing here) than even the best of Jazz albums out there. Autechre's form of electronic music is definitely an acquired taste, but once your ears discover "that sound" you wont be able to pull your headphones off.

The great thing about Autechre is although they evolve and (somewhat) change up up their style with each new release they remain true to what their hardcore fans ask for. On "Oversteps" the drones are pushed forward a little more, darkness is over saturating each glitchy note, and the beats are "bob your head terrific" (some of their most user friendly if you ask me). I liked the last two Autechre albums, but I think this may be their best work since "EP 7". This is the type of electronic album people will be talking about for years to come. Every sound, note, beat, click, twitch and impulsive din serve the purpose of spoiling you with one of the smartest IDM albums you will hear in 2010. I don't think there's much more I could say about this band that hasn't already been said, you're either into them or your not. If you are, you will be very pleased with this release. If you still "don't get it" I might recommend giving up on IDM, because it doesn't get much more absolute than Autechre.

When you look up IDM Autechre should be in the definition somewhere, the amount of intelligence this band continues to show in their music would've been enough to inspire Einstein to dabble in electronic music. Now that's something I'd like to hear, sure he can split an atom, but can he split soundscapes and splice em' back together? RECOMMENDED.

Standout Tracks: Known (1) (reminds me of the EP 7 days), See On See, Treale (nice chill track), D-Sho Qub, St Epreo, Krylon (also nice and chill), Yuop (couldn't have ended it better)