Lot's of good stuff in this issue.
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\ / | ----- /\ | \ / |== |== | / | \ / Week 7
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contents:
VLADISLAV DELAY - ENTAIN (CD by Mille Plateaux)
SCOT JENERIK / R. H.Y. YAU - MEAT (CD by auscultare resaerch)
TARGODIE - AGAINST THE SKY (CD by Mobilization)
ALVA NOTO - PROTOTYPES (CD by Mille Plateaux)
MOONLANDING VOL. 1 & 2 (7" by Helicopter)
MOONLANDING VOL. 3 (7" by Helicopter)
THE HATERS & JOHN WIESE (onesided LP by Helicopter)
plus announcements
VLADISLAV DELAY - ENTAIN (CD by Mille Plateaux)
Oh how much we envy good ol' Vlad. Having released a very nice CD on Sigma
editions last year, all the hip label babes in Europe picked up on him
(want a Vladislav Delay release? wait at the end of the line...). Releasing
almost in the same week an album for Mille Plateaux and Chain Reaction: a
bedroom techno producers wet dream coming through I guess. There are 4
lengthy, say almost 20 minute tracks, pieces here, and two double the
previous release on Sigma, but are remastered. The best word to descrive
Delay's music is hypnotising, even when this is a meaningless word when
used too often. His tracks start with synths washes or a simple click,
which gradually (and I mean very gradually) grow into a thick mass of oh so
many layers. Towards the end of a track, it is completely altered, changed
and it sounds like an entirely different track. Ultimate relax or work
music which you put on and let go. Great stuff. (FdW)
Address: www.mille-plateaux.com
SCOT JENERIK / R. H.Y. YAU - MEAT (CD by auscultare resaerch)
This is a split CD with one name I know and one I don't. So it might be
interesting.....
Scot Jenerik is famous for his performances (especially the ones dealing
with fire) and tries to convey the same kind of physicality in his
recordings. And to be honest: he succeeds very well. The firts piece on the
CD is a blast in every sense: this reminds me of industrial music at its
very best; there is a beat, there is noise and it's all put together in a
very very very good way. Long time since I heard anything this raw and
still good. The second track (also by Mr. Jenerik) is of a different
nature: the buzzing of insects is cut up and supported by a dark and soft
drony sound. Creepy to say the least and after a while very mesmerizing,
especially when the cars go passing by..... Roadkill for industrial
die-hards. And an excellent piece of music as well. Mr. Yau is next with
two pieces as well. The first one is divided into five parts, so he gets
the real length of the disc (which is good release policy of course). An
altogether different approach from him: noises created by going rough on
different materials are enhanced by reverb and amplification and then turn
into a loop (this sounds not very promising, I know) and then go back to
natural again. Hmm, have I heard this before? Yes, I have... And there's
more of this. I'm not really sure what it is that I don't like, but somehow
it doesn't sound right. I truly believe in Yau as an integer artist, but on
a recording it doesn't seem to get the full benefit. I would like to see
him do it (although the last track is a real beauty as well, with all those
big cats purring......) (MR)
Adress:auscultare@aol.com
TARGODIE - AGAINST THE SKY (CD by Mobilization)
Another release by Mr. Jenerik, this time teaming up with Larnie Fox,
painter/sculpture/sound artist.
This disc is a true collaboration: both artists made all tracks. In all
it's a pretty noisy affair with quiet moments, but I would have to say that
it's mainly interesting for the performers. Of course it has it's good
moments; track six is a very good example of that. But in general the
listener is left behind a little because of the performers' enthusiasm. Of
course, this is not a problem. If you like straight stuff, you'll have to
get this disc from your local dealer. (MR)
Adress: www.mobilization.com
ALVA NOTO - PROTOTYPES (CD by Mille Plateaux)
Noto is of course coming loverboy of glitch/click/micro workers scene, who
has been releasing his work so far on his own excellent label Rastermusic
and who curated the 20" to 2000 series. How apptly chosen is the title
'Prototypes': these are ten tracks of click electronica, microwave or
whatever it's called now. Computer generated and processed sounds, the bit
rot available, pasted into beats and streams of sound (sorry, but I am not
sure if the word 'melody' is very appropiate). High end sound, low end bass
sound, and hardly no mid range: here too the computer pushes things
forward. Differentely then many others, Noto - I am not sure what I should
think of the Alva thing before his name - tries and succeeds to write a
rounded off piece of music - head and tail are there, it's almost like...
er popmusic. This is an important quality that adds that extra needed to
differentiate from the rest. What can I say? If 'Clicks & Cuts' (the
compilation that Mille Plateaux just did with an overview from the scene
Noto comes from) is regard a true must have among the compilations, then
this is a must have under the solo albums. First entry in my best of 10 for
2000! (FdW)
Address: as above
MOONLANDING VOL. 1 & 2 (7" by Helicopter)
MOONLANDING VOL. 3 (7" by Helicopter)
THE HATERS & JOHN WIESE (onesided LP by Helicopter)
Helicopter is a small US based noise label. We reviewed their Moonlanding
one sided 7" compilation before. This is re-issued by now as a two sided 7"
(well, I know every 7" has two sides, but I mean both sides with music),
plus another Moonlanding 7", part 3. The first 7" has on one side
Moonlanding Vol. 1 and on the other side Vol. 2. The Haters punch holes
with their clici-clic machine, followed by noise from Zipper Spy, J. Wiese
& Cory Ronnau and Spastic Colon and ends with a metal sourced ambient piece
by Aube. Vol. 2 opens with MSBR doing a bit of microwave, Joh Wiese more
noise, Bastard Noise with drones and his typical heavy metal singing - or
should I say speaking. Celebrity Thurston Moore closes with a majestic
piece of howling guitar feedback. On Volume 3 there are well know artists
like Mason Jones (improv guitar cut), KK Null (with a continous
drone/collage sound), K2 (Jap noise), Disc (skipping CD and electronics - a
rather quiet track), Darrin Gray (improv bass scrapings)
But also two unknown ones: Sissy Spacek (but if it's she, then she beats
the hell out of the rest in popularity) does a noise track and so is
Panicsville. Jetstream Panic has a laid-back feedback induced piece.
Both 7"s are very nice, well balanced compilations of noise and
experimental music, which could use a little bit more input from the
Europeans.
The one sided LP by The Haters and John Wiese (entrepeneur for Helicopter)
has a two great noise cuts and 4 lock grooves (it seems no vinyl can be
made without a lockgroove nowadays). The Haters are THE most underrated
noise artists (and what more) of their age. Decay is OK, and so is 'Drunk
On Decay #15', which sounds like highly amplified drills and machines. John
Wiese's track goes more into the powerelectronics areas with feedback
sounds and deep end drills. The lockgrooves are great: 2 are noisy, but two
are just ticks or scratches and could almost be minimal techno... Since
this is limited to 200 copies, I suggest not to wait... (FdW)
Address: <johnwiese@earthlink.net> or
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~johnwiese
announcements:
1. From: "Nigel Ayers" <nigel.ayers@virgin.net>
Nocturnal Emissions
plus Deep
March/April 2000 performing live in Europe
31.03.: La Zone / Liège, B
01.04.: K13 / Gent ,B
02.04.: Extrapool / Nijmegen, NL
03.04.: Zwischenfall / Bochum, D -tbc-
04.04.: Alluvium / Oldenburg, D
05.04.: Hamburg, D
07.04.: Supamolly / Berlin, D
08.04.: AZ Conni / Dresden, D (+ Death Squad; Quell)
09.04.: Ladronka / Praha, CZ
10.04.: Karlovy Vary, CZ
11.04.: Klub 2 / München, D
12.04.: Desi / Nürnberg, D -tbc-
13.04.: Schwarzwaldstr. / Karlsruhe, D -tbc-
14.04.: KGB Bunker 44 / Wiesbaden, D -tbc-
w/out Deep:
15.04.: 12th festival for independent music and arts
OCJ Kompas / Sint-Niklaas, B (+ Hellfiller; No; Tarkatak; Vance
Orchestra; Bad Sector)
-DEEP-
Biography:
Since the formation in the spring of 1993 the band consists of Stefan
Vetter (34) and Bernd Spring (29). With two bass guitars, drumcomputer,
analog-synths, sampler and various soundgenerators/-manipulators (battery
driven toy-instruments, radio, effects, Jew's harp, ...) they began to work
on an experimental melange of pop, industrial and electronic music. Always
emphasizing the variety, the fun of experimenting and editing most
different soundcharacters. The first releases and live actions turned out
to be quite loud, distorted and unpleasant. Meanwhile the focus is more on
variety, to try and check out the "calm before the storm" to mark off noisy
passages from melancholy and accoustic. Instead of being pigeon-holed with
the old trodden paths of the rock/pop genre they want to keep room for
improvisation and electronic scapes.
2. From: Lloyd Dunn <psrf@inav.net>
THE TAPE-BEATLES on the sales floor of THE RECORD COLLECTOR
On Wednesday, February 16, 2000, The Tape-beatles will present some short
works at The Record Collector, 125 E. Washington St., in downtown Iowa
City. The show will consist of 'The Grand Delusion' as well as a fragment
from a still in-progress presentation based on their new CD 'Good Times'.
Admission is free. The show will begin around 7:00 PM. Space is limited.
3. From: sroden@deltanet.com (steve roden)
s t u d i o f i v e b e e k m a n
5 beekman street, room 618, new york city
steve roden / mir(we need to say goodbye).
open saturday, february 19 & 26, 2 - 9 pm
artist's reception, saturday february 19, 3 - 6pm
studio 5 beekman is proud to present an exhibition of new works by los
angeles artist steve roden titled: mir(we need to say goodbye).
theinstallation features a series of small white pencil drawings on black
paper; as well as a sound piece, composed using only the processed sounds
of a microphone spinning through the air. both works were inspired by a
variety of source materials and moments, including; a newspaper article on
the demise of the russian space station 'mir', the death of robert bresson,
the writings of thomas merton, and an old kid's book on satellites. mir (we
need to say goodbye) deals with the intimate connections between these
things stumbled upon.
studio 5 beekman
5 beekman st. room 618
(near brooklyn bridge, city hall, j & r music world)
n, r to city hall; 4, 5, 6 to brooklyn bridge; a, c to broadway/nassau; 2,
3 to fulton St.
contact: mschumacher@sprintmail.com
4. From: "info" <info@dnaconcerti.com>
DNA concerts and Goethe-Institut Rom present:
DISSONANZE - German elettronic music festival
friday 18th and saturday 19th february
Opera Paese- via di pietralata- Rome
Bernhard Guenter
Pluramon
To Rococo Rot
Des Rives:Thomas Koener & Yann Beauvais
Thomas Brinkmann
Pole
www.dnaconcerti.com/dissonanze
5. Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 20:45:20 +0100
From: deafborn records <info@deafborn.de>
Reply-To: info@deafborn.de
Organization: Noise
http://www.deafborn.de
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Subject: [date] Sentinals of the Apocalypse, 1st April
Status:
deafborn records & human suffering index presents
> SENTINALS OF THE APOCALYPSE <
powerelectronics & harsh noise in concert with
Death Squad (USA)
Quell (USA)
Baer & Co. (D)
Saturday, 1st April 2000
Fabrik, Grabenstr. 20, Duisburg, Germany
door : 20h admission : 15DM
Further info on
http://www.deafborn.de
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