Like a surf-waxed Boards of Canada, Beach Coma is the soundtrack to the most relaxing /tripped out beach party of all time. It's hard not to get swept away by Beach Coma..
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Quality Mixtape find..
Semtape005
Tracklisting:
1. The Green Kingdom - Dust_rds
2. Fax - You And The Heat
3. Offthesky - Through The Lines
4. Josh Mason - Amulet
5. Redfish - #11 (Demo)
6. Walltapper - Invisible Pedestrian
7. Letna - City Lights
8. Letters For Readers - Lights Out
9. Alexandre Navarro - #1
10. Benfay - Weightless
5. Redfish - #11 (Demo)
6. Walltapper - Invisible Pedestrian
7. Letna - City Lights
8. Letters For Readers - Lights Out
9. Alexandre Navarro - #1
10. Benfay - Weightless
From the always impressive Sem Label..
Monday, January 14, 2013
REVIEW: Vindicatrix - Mengamuk
8.5 out of 10
I don't remember where I stumbled across Vindicatrix, but I can certainly tell you it's been a torrid love affair ever since. Vindicatrix is what you (probably) might get if you matched Scott Walker with Peter Christopherson (with maybe a dash of Ike Yard too--whom they've played shows with). Very expressive-dramatic vocals, with dark & peculiar maniacal-mechanical loops, drones, and post trance-dustrial beats; Vindicatrix may not be for most, but for people that know the names I mentioned above (or just love macabre things in-general), you-will-LOVE-this.
Not just your "average" random factory dins, bizarre-twisted sampling, scary vocals, and obstructed beats make up 'Mengamuk's' sounds, in-fact an extremely (bleak) commanding-theatrical presence is what really makes this album standout as a modern day "album before it's time" masterpiece. 'Mengamuk' is actually D. Aird's second release under this moniker (yes, his previous release is awesome too), in my opinion it's his best (so far) but only for the stronger production values. Other than that if you appreciated his previous release you'll certainly love this one. Gawd, I bet this would sound amazing live..(in pitch-blackness) Hey D. ..come play a show for me?
Dark-Experimental music is or isn't your bag, it is mine (seriously, I live for it.), in-fact..'Mengamuk' made this list, so yes, I would strongly recommend you get into this guy right-now, his portfolio is about to blow up with offers I'm sure..
Standout Tracks: Truceless Warfare, Makan, Only Flashes (What Was The Nature Of The Catastrophe), Runaway Prey (yes./so f'n good)
EIC's 10Q's w/ Vindicatrix
"..expressive-dramatic vocals, with dark & peculiar maniacal-mechanical loops, drones, and post trance-dustrial beats.."
Vindicatrix
Melodramatic Macabre Drone
Vindicatrix Bio:
Love after dark and picnics in parks und ach sein Kuss! Scott Walker…Software…Stevie Wonder…Schubert, Webern. ‘Twas but a short step from the divinity school over to Leipzig and to music, that I solely and entirely then busied myself with figuris, characteribus, formis conjurationum, and what so ever are the names of invocations and magic. You must not keep the night inside you; you must immerse it in eternal light. On a distant planet in the jacking zone that also is on fire.
Hello, how are you?
Not too bad
What are you currently listening to?
Leo Panitch talking about how nation states have helped support post-war global capitalism and protect it from successive crises.
Whats with the band name?
Its the name of a ship that came up in a google search when I was setting up my first myspace. I didn't realise at the time that it is the feminine word for "avenger", which I quite like.
Whom or what are your biggest influences when it comes to sculpting your sound?
That's a big question! I guess technology has to come first - I've been fiddling about with music on computers since I was like 9 or something. Having a musical education as well has probably had a big influence. Listening to the Associates and Billy Mackenzie taught me not to be afraid of sounding ridiculous. Dancing to techno also changed everything.
Care to tell us a little bit about your latest LP 'Mengamuk', theme, favorite tracks, etc.?
This doesn't really tell you much but is the best I can come up with: "Amok, in its restricted meaning as a psychiatric syndrome, was defined in 1951 ... as "an acute outburst of unrestrained violence, associated with homicidal attacks preceded by a period of brooding and ending with exhaustion and amnesia." (Yap, 1951) ... Amok, in colonial psychiatry, is pathological, impulsive or instinctual, and developmentally primitive, a form of wild, uncontrolled - and exotic - antisocial behaviours. And it is often seen to be caused by an overwhelming emotional response to frustration and humiliation. Analyses of the sources of mass violence in the news [reporting on Javanese riots] in 1997 often drew on a similar logic...The presence of the term amuk or mengamuk in the popular press reports on the violence...thus served to naturalize a reading of mass violence as pathology."(Byron and Mary-Jo D. Good, 2010)
Any plans to tour the US for said release?
I'd love to but unfortunately I don't quite have the resources!
Got any other projects we should know about?
I play tuba in a brass band called Brassroots and a band called Malphino that do Cumbia, Latin, italian soundtrack stuff and others. I'm currently working on a remix for Red Stars Over Tokyo and trying to assemble material for some 12" releases over the next year. Also, I sang on Black To Comm's latest release 'Earth'..
What movie would work best on mute while listening to you music?
Youtube video playlist of Joe Claussell DJ'ing
You can only keep/listen to ONE album for the rest of your life ..which album would it be?
Something huge and sprawling and complex that I don't know too well I guess so I wouldn't get bored...maybe a box set of the complete Bach cantatas - is that cheating? I think if I had to listen to any one album for the rest of my life I'd end up hating it.
Are you living your dream?
Not really! But my dream involves some kind of post-capitalist utopia, and fluency in numerous languages, ancient and living, and a lifetime's supply of fresh herring and fine scotch, and the ability to play burning klezmer clarinet solos, and other such improbable outcomes.
Not too bad
What are you currently listening to?
Leo Panitch talking about how nation states have helped support post-war global capitalism and protect it from successive crises.
Whats with the band name?
Its the name of a ship that came up in a google search when I was setting up my first myspace. I didn't realise at the time that it is the feminine word for "avenger", which I quite like.
Whom or what are your biggest influences when it comes to sculpting your sound?
That's a big question! I guess technology has to come first - I've been fiddling about with music on computers since I was like 9 or something. Having a musical education as well has probably had a big influence. Listening to the Associates and Billy Mackenzie taught me not to be afraid of sounding ridiculous. Dancing to techno also changed everything.
Care to tell us a little bit about your latest LP 'Mengamuk', theme, favorite tracks, etc.?
This doesn't really tell you much but is the best I can come up with: "Amok, in its restricted meaning as a psychiatric syndrome, was defined in 1951 ... as "an acute outburst of unrestrained violence, associated with homicidal attacks preceded by a period of brooding and ending with exhaustion and amnesia." (Yap, 1951) ... Amok, in colonial psychiatry, is pathological, impulsive or instinctual, and developmentally primitive, a form of wild, uncontrolled - and exotic - antisocial behaviours. And it is often seen to be caused by an overwhelming emotional response to frustration and humiliation. Analyses of the sources of mass violence in the news [reporting on Javanese riots] in 1997 often drew on a similar logic...The presence of the term amuk or mengamuk in the popular press reports on the violence...thus served to naturalize a reading of mass violence as pathology."(Byron and Mary-Jo D. Good, 2010)
Any plans to tour the US for said release?
I'd love to but unfortunately I don't quite have the resources!
Got any other projects we should know about?
I play tuba in a brass band called Brassroots and a band called Malphino that do Cumbia, Latin, italian soundtrack stuff and others. I'm currently working on a remix for Red Stars Over Tokyo and trying to assemble material for some 12" releases over the next year. Also, I sang on Black To Comm's latest release 'Earth'..
What movie would work best on mute while listening to you music?
Youtube video playlist of Joe Claussell DJ'ing
You can only keep/listen to ONE album for the rest of your life ..which album would it be?
Something huge and sprawling and complex that I don't know too well I guess so I wouldn't get bored...maybe a box set of the complete Bach cantatas - is that cheating? I think if I had to listen to any one album for the rest of my life I'd end up hating it.
Are you living your dream?
Not really! But my dream involves some kind of post-capitalist utopia, and fluency in numerous languages, ancient and living, and a lifetime's supply of fresh herring and fine scotch, and the ability to play burning klezmer clarinet solos, and other such improbable outcomes.
Thanx D!
Vindicatrix is currently touring in Europe (a few shows here and there), please tell him to cross the seas and play here now;]?
Sunday, January 13, 2013
EICV7" No. 34 - Overunda
"There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast." ~Charles Dickens
Next release comes out January 27th.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
EIC Exclusive: Universe - Road To Taft
"Road To Taft" is an instant album standout from Universe's latest LP 'The Center Of Information' that I hope you ~njoy as much as EIC does.. Love Universe, LOVE the "new" direction in sound.. It's "slightly" more-loose and "Jam-Band-esque" while remaining Dreamy and Spacey at the same time.. It really grows on you though, and then it becomes addictive (really-really addictive), seriously I can't stop listening..
~Thanks for sharing Hunter;]
~Thanks for sharing Hunter;]
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