Friday, April 25, 2008
New Animal Law Photographs
A short slideshow from Wednesday's show is now here - with thanks to Melissa!
Last Night's Law
The Animal Law show, last night at Cobra Lounge, went really well. Things felt nice and tight and our three song set went very smoothly. The PA there is pretty serious business, too. Thanks to Cobra Lounge, for having us. Thanks to Kenny, for the great sound. Thanks to the guys in Bongripper, for inviting us. Thanks to Psilocin, for having us on the bill, too. And thanks to all of our friends who came out to support us. It was a very different audience from our usual crowd, so it was nice to see familiar faces there, too.
"Never Alone"
"Above Heaven"
"In Fives"
"Never Alone"
"Above Heaven"
"In Fives"
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Transmission on tomorrow's show
With thanks to Mr. Sienko!
http://gapersblock.com/transmission/2008/04/23/post_24/
To thine own synth be true
Above: Aaron Dilloway rocks with his mouth full
I heard a sad rumor that the Flowershop (2159 W. 21st Place, at Leavitt north of Cermak) is closing their doors to shows in June. While the Pilsen location may have seemed out of the way to far-north (or suburban) show-comers, the space seemed to kickstart a whole rash of smaller venues in Pilsen and surrounding areas, making the south and west sides of Chicago the hot spots for all manner of neck-snappin' experimental madness. And now, like Sanjuro, the Flowershop is raising an eyebrow, and with a brusque "see ya around," is walking off into the sunset, eh?
Well, not yet.
This Friday (April 25), THRILL to the sight and sound of six hot-roxxs experimental scienticians flexing their musical lab-coats for one more major hoo-rah before the Flower Shop goes back to...well, I don't know. Selling flowers? Before they go, they invited on rather big-name mofo to see 'em off. All the way from Oberlin, Ohio (by way of Ann Arbor, MI), give it up for...
AARON DILLOWAY: Ex-Michigan monster has been in more seminal bands than you care to count. Wolf Eyes, Beast People, Galen, Couch, Nevari Butchers, and now his new all-synth project Spine Scavenger. Usually, a solo set involves some combo of reel-to-reel and/or 8-track tapes, contact mics, and some kind of gnarly juju, seriously. I've had the ground nearly open up beneath my feet and more than a few Dilloway-led sonic exorcisms. Then again, his new project, Spine Scavenger, is synth and delay-heavy, so maybe some of that will make the trip up from Oberlin for this very special and rare appearance.
MAGAS: Also ex-Couch, Jim Magas took his deadly actions in another direction from former bandmate Dilloway, becoming a premier dancefloor killer on such brain-blistering rump-shakers as Friends Forever and Let Me Meet My Accuser. He understands the Roland line of products better than most, and when he tears his shirt off, you can be assured that the party has already started without you.
MARK SOLOTROFF: Bloodyminded, Animal Law, Fortieth Day...all highly recommended live experiences. And also this - music for one human and 6-8 microphones. Let those tonsils shine shine shine...
JASON SOLIDAY: Animal Law's low-end strikes out on his own for a suite of who knows what. Soliday can do it all - bowed cymbal, electronics, bass, 8-bit, circuit-bent. Expect a lot of gear and a lot of power.
CLUB SPOUSE: May very well be the most obscure band on the internet. All searches lead to announcements about country clubs.
PEAKING LIGHTS: Myspace page affiliates them with Reggae (top 8 = all reggae legends with one thing in common: none of them are aware that they're friends with PEAKING LIGHTS), but honestly, I listen to the sample tracks, and all I hear is A.R. Kane. But the good stuff (http://www.headheritage.co.uk/unsung/review/514). Seriously...there really is some. See, even Julian Cope knows so!
8 p.m. SHARP cuz of six bands, and $7 suggested donation cuz of six bands. Also, I'm told enigmatically by the promoter to "not to show up late if you are a fan of analogue synth/lo-fi minimal synth, etc." Maybe he's talking about Club Spouse? Maybe a DJ set? Go and see.
- Chris Sienko
http://gapersblock.com/transmission/2008/04/23/post_24/
To thine own synth be true
Above: Aaron Dilloway rocks with his mouth full
I heard a sad rumor that the Flowershop (2159 W. 21st Place, at Leavitt north of Cermak) is closing their doors to shows in June. While the Pilsen location may have seemed out of the way to far-north (or suburban) show-comers, the space seemed to kickstart a whole rash of smaller venues in Pilsen and surrounding areas, making the south and west sides of Chicago the hot spots for all manner of neck-snappin' experimental madness. And now, like Sanjuro, the Flowershop is raising an eyebrow, and with a brusque "see ya around," is walking off into the sunset, eh?
Well, not yet.
This Friday (April 25), THRILL to the sight and sound of six hot-roxxs experimental scienticians flexing their musical lab-coats for one more major hoo-rah before the Flower Shop goes back to...well, I don't know. Selling flowers? Before they go, they invited on rather big-name mofo to see 'em off. All the way from Oberlin, Ohio (by way of Ann Arbor, MI), give it up for...
AARON DILLOWAY: Ex-Michigan monster has been in more seminal bands than you care to count. Wolf Eyes, Beast People, Galen, Couch, Nevari Butchers, and now his new all-synth project Spine Scavenger. Usually, a solo set involves some combo of reel-to-reel and/or 8-track tapes, contact mics, and some kind of gnarly juju, seriously. I've had the ground nearly open up beneath my feet and more than a few Dilloway-led sonic exorcisms. Then again, his new project, Spine Scavenger, is synth and delay-heavy, so maybe some of that will make the trip up from Oberlin for this very special and rare appearance.
MAGAS: Also ex-Couch, Jim Magas took his deadly actions in another direction from former bandmate Dilloway, becoming a premier dancefloor killer on such brain-blistering rump-shakers as Friends Forever and Let Me Meet My Accuser. He understands the Roland line of products better than most, and when he tears his shirt off, you can be assured that the party has already started without you.
MARK SOLOTROFF: Bloodyminded, Animal Law, Fortieth Day...all highly recommended live experiences. And also this - music for one human and 6-8 microphones. Let those tonsils shine shine shine...
JASON SOLIDAY: Animal Law's low-end strikes out on his own for a suite of who knows what. Soliday can do it all - bowed cymbal, electronics, bass, 8-bit, circuit-bent. Expect a lot of gear and a lot of power.
CLUB SPOUSE: May very well be the most obscure band on the internet. All searches lead to announcements about country clubs.
PEAKING LIGHTS: Myspace page affiliates them with Reggae (top 8 = all reggae legends with one thing in common: none of them are aware that they're friends with PEAKING LIGHTS), but honestly, I listen to the sample tracks, and all I hear is A.R. Kane. But the good stuff (http://www.headheritage.co.uk/unsung/review/514). Seriously...there really is some. See, even Julian Cope knows so!
8 p.m. SHARP cuz of six bands, and $7 suggested donation cuz of six bands. Also, I'm told enigmatically by the promoter to "not to show up late if you are a fan of analogue synth/lo-fi minimal synth, etc." Maybe he's talking about Club Spouse? Maybe a DJ set? Go and see.
- Chris Sienko
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
Flavorpill Write-up for Friday
From Flavorpill:
Aaron Dilloway
MUSIC: Rock/Pop
Aaron Dilloway w/ Magas, Mark Solotroff, Jason Soliday, Club Spouse, and Peaking Lights
Aaron Dilloway
In 2005, former Wolf Eye Aaron Dilloway left the renowned Michigan noise trio to live and record solo in Nepal. Since then, Dilloway's been doing just fine on his own, releasing a handful of promising cassettes and CDs on the mail-order Hanson Records label. But as with his old band, nothing can prepare you for his Converse-quaking live performances. Hulking over a mainframe of tapes and knobs, microphones dangling from his mouth, Dilloway cycles from skittering hypno-drone to Whitehouse-style power-electronics. His moment in glossy music monthlies seems to have passed, but artificial light doesn't really nurture growth anyway.
Wall Noise
Left to my own devices, here, the last week and a half has seen a lot of synth time go by. Super Eight Loop production has been massive. No doubt, I am going to hit the 100 mark by the end of the year.
After listening to some of the older tapes --- and after getting feedback from several people in regards to the recent Mark Solotroff + Sshe Retina Stimulants CD releases --- it is clear that there was some heavy "wall noise" stuff going on in the mid-1990s. Some of the early S8L cassettes were full-on dense walls of synth noise... really static and totally in-the-red. Only after re-launching the project have I started to play with a broader, more dynamic style - both in the synths and in the mixes. But even lately, some of the S8L tapes have thickened up again.
And as I am finally starting to have my solo cassettes from the mid-1990s (BloodLust!, G.R.O.S.S., Slaughter, Less Than Zero, Old Europa Cafe) re-mastered for CD, I can see evidence of this aesthetic in those recordings, too, although they tend to have a bit more movement. But since those sessions were not synth-based, the sounds can often be thicker and grittier, too. The first of those re-releases should be out within a month, or so.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Hydra "Power" Status
The Hydra "Power" CD is in production and a test copy of the disc should arrive this week. Pending approval, the release date should be Thursday May 1. Thanks to Peter Messina for his valuable input and thanks to Jonathan Canady for the computer assistance.
Dazed on eBay, etc.
The eBay seller with the previously mentioned Mauthausen Orchestra cassette now has a copy of the rare Intrinsic Action "Dazed" 7-inch on auction - here - along with a copy of the long out-of-print Deathpile "Abominations" BloodLust single - here - a copy of the rare CD - Peter Sotos "Buyer's Market" CD - here - not to mention several of Pete's books - and even some other books, the purchase of which were certainly inspired by Pete's writing --- This is more than a housecleaning, I think... something spiritual?
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