Samples from a few upcoming Abject Renaissance releases.
Vulgatus/ Vulgatus
AR09
Vulgatus unleashes a cyclone of nihilistic war grind. Less black metal than "Martyr Worship" (2009) Vulgatus crushes in violent bursts of chaotic sludge. ASSASSINATE!!!
Dakota Hogback/ (Not-Yet-Titled)
AR10
A new sonic direction and recording approach on this one. The first DH material not recorded on 4-track cassette means cleaner production for this cold industrial funk. Physical release to be limited and elaborate. Lots of original artwork. Details in the next few months (as well as a fucking title!)
Sweat Box/ In Too Deep
AR11
Minimalist club sleaze and relentless rhythm slavery. Soaking wet in the hypnotic designer drug atmosphere of a tacky russian strip joint. This full-length is a balls-out rave so don't drown yourself drinking too much water.
Obelisk Ruin/ Invocation of the Shemhamforasch
AR12
Ritual drones for the invocation of the 72 spirits of the Shemhamforasch. Invocation... will be released track by track via the internet over the last 72 days of 2011. Introspective drones for self-preservation and realization before the end of days.
ALSO COMING IN MMXI:
cassette and cdr releases by Askela, Hailfellow, The Holy Ghost Power Display (How I Quit Crack + Dakota Hogback), Shi No Shasei, and more.
note: for some reason the soundcloud players have not been formatting correctly and can appear outside of the white boundary. if the players don't load correctly or won't play the songs, refresh the page, or hover the mouse near the left side or below of the play button. when you see the arrow turn to a hand, click. otherwise follow the red links to the Abject Renaissance soundcloud site.
This weekend I was proud to share the stage with a few of my favorite artists from the American heavy electronics scene. Askela opened for Alberich, Thule, and Yellow Tears on Saturday, and on Sunday I did a Dakota Hogback collaboration with the inestimable How I Quit Crack on the same bill as The Haters, Black Leather Jesus, Death Pact International, and many other great acts. Below are some videos I took of Yellow Tears and Alberich and some photos of The Haters with Richard Ramirez. Unfortunately the footage of Thule from the show on the 19th was damaged, so I put up a video of Rob doing a Filth show from a few months back. Thanks to everyone who came out and made these shows such a success.
I usually don't post other people's work on this blog, but I thought this was worth an exception. The video is by Elliot Kaufman. Look out for this kid, he's already killing it and he ain't even old enough to drink.
