From s.f.w.d. Sent Tue, Feb 10th 1998, 05:26
From s.f.w.d. Sent Tue, Feb 10th 1998, 05:26
more from the man stu... probably everyone already caught this on the newsgroups and such... sorry, was supposed to forward a few days ago but had my head inside a pair of headphones eating feedback... ears still hurt... anyhow, enjoy and look for it... its coming!! ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- v/vm / 3rd eye foundation - split 12" [fat cat 06] 3rd eye's 'there's no end in sight', clocks in at over 12 minutes, 2 tracks spliced from probably hours of tape in finest ted marceo style, tickles the cerebrum as a would-be soundtrack to a monochromatic lo-budget flick depicting teenage joy riders careering through the narrow streets of a dark sprawling housing estate pursued at high speed by the long arm of the law..opening segue simulates the thrill of the chase and initial rush of adrenaline experienced by both the protagonists and the authorities with multi-layered gritty tumbling breakbeats, lurching & accelerating as if negotiating junctions and tight bends..the end sequence, a dreamy extended guitar coda, something you wouldn't find out of place on a spiritulized or flying saucer attack album could simulate the penultimate scene where the joy riders, in an act of defiance, "you'll never take us alive!", self destruct both themselves and their vehicle, shot say 'zabraskie point' style, where the end section of explosions are displayed in slow-motion, transforming brutality & ugliness into a beautiful auto destructive art form. just as you were sitting comfortably / basking in the good humoured glow of their xmas 7" 'missingtoe and whine', v/vm bash you around the head with your pre- conceptions and offer up 4 slices of harsh dystopic discord.keywords..grey, industrial, sinister, confrontational, aggressive..sheen's journey into deepest vietnam in search of kurtz..an excursion into deeper and darker territory than 'privileged frames of referance..'Lumberjack WLTM'..ghost of augustus pablo consorting with 99% era meat beat manifesto whilst being willingly corrupted by throbbing gristle.. 'Female Pig Herder'..brutal mutilation performed via white noise on a distorted drexciyan electro missive .. 'Looks Unimportant'..glimpse into the arcane languages of dysfunctional ancient mainframe's..information garbled and scrambled..'Will Travel, North West'..a dying supernova collapses..bursts of intense radiation, fragments of chatter imbedded in heart stopping emotive strings.. V/VM..noise as catharsis?..to me the sound of jeff noon's manchester or as nietzche wrote 'we realize that everything that is born must be prepared to face it's painful dissolution. it [the dyonisian spirit of music] forces us to gaze into the horror of individual existence, yet without being turned to stone by that vision' Release DAte : March 1998 Near---Future V/VM releases - watch out for these do you really want to Hurt me [Yes] [Live in London] [CD] "If in Doubt, ASk the Kids" on Diskono #1 12" contribution to People Like US Remix CD [Staalaplaat] "150 Jer-k" on MAsk 05 limited 12" contact - VVM : xxx@x-xx.xxxxx.xx.xx s,m xxxx@xxxxx.xxx /// occasional noisy soundfiles (np: burundi challenge.rm) http://www.sonic.net/~brap/ blackdog, vvm, whitezone-l, slipdisc C.Gosselin, PO Box 8264, Santa Rosa, CA 95407