Audioccult Vol. 6: Number of The Beats
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# Audioccult Vol. 6: Number of The Beats
*Light a candle. Draw the required sigils. Now, raise your arms above
your head and slowly, gently, exhale your soul. You won't need it here.
This is **Audioccult**, and it's time to get low.*
You might recognize the photo above as a 'classic' piece of artwork from
the great **[AIDS-3D][1]{: target="_blank"}**. I chose this as the image
for this week not only because it's a fantastic photo that mirrors this
column's ideology nicely, but also just because I like talking about
these guys. Maybe you don't know their [amazing dragged][2]{:
target="_blank"} [pop edits][3]{: target="_blank"}, or their cultural
reconceptualizing [artwork][4]{: target="_blank"}, or their [insightful
interviews][5]{: target="_blank"}. You should. It's very hard to get me
to leave the house for art events (especially after all the high
school-level shows I saw during Berlin Biennale, brrr) but I'm all over
anything these two do. Essential.
On to new sounds. This week was dominated largely by the announcement of
a new **[Deathface][6]{: target="_blank"}** EP *From Beneath*. This is
fairly serious business for me. 'Bloodrave' was one of the major factors
in me deciding to start DJing again after a terrible five-month tour
throughout Europe. It's just so much fun to play, and so much fun to
dance to. *From Beneath* isn't like 'Bloodrave'. The [dubstep][7]{:
target="_blank"} factors are relegated to grinding, shredded
punctuations, blasted over by shrieked megaphone-punk vocals somewhere
between **Atari Teenage Riot** and **Fat Worm of Error**. No massive
strobelit clubs here; this is a filthy cellar with a swinging lightbulb,
dripping with sweat. I really, really love it.
**4AD** has really come full-circle in my life. The label soundtrack my
youth thanks to Cocteau Twins, The Birthday Party, Dead Can Dance...most
of everything up until about '89. After that, they went through a
college-rock thing that I found incredibly boring before rising again
thanks to quality releases from **Ariel Pink**, **Gang Gang Dance**, and
a few other choice signings. Then they apparently lost their shit in the
best way possible and started signing stuff like **Zomby** and
**SpaceGhostPurrp**, which made all their old goth fans mad and mutants
like me indescribably happy. Purrp is, in fact, releasing his debut LP
*Mysterious Phonk: The Chronicles Of SpaceGhostPurrp* via the UK label,
and if the video for 'The Black God' is any indication of total replay
value, it's going to mark the second known time a 4AD record was played
in the hood (**Lil Boosie**'s Colourbox obsession being
well-documented).
On the subject of videos, I'm kind of really loving just about any
visuals **Designer Drugs** put out. From the cemetery dance of 'Drop
Down' to the S&M punch of 'Leather Gang', they just always feel so
*on-point*. Their latest is for my favorite track off the album, and
certainly their most atypical. 'For All We Know' treads closer to member
Michael Patrick's project **Kloaks** than their usual electro-banger
territory, making it all the more memorable. Goes pretty heavy on the
overlay. There were several more excellent videos released by
**[Grimes][8]{: target="_blank"}**, **[Ritualz][9]{: target="_blank"}**,
[LA Vampires][10]{: target="_blank"}, and [Trust][11]{: target="_blank"}
(okay, but the *song* is great at least) but too many videos and I might
as well start my own [VIDEODROME][12]{: target="_blank"}.
**SpaceGhostPurrp -- The Black God**
**Designer Drugs -- For All We Know**
I never expected to be talking about **deathrock** again. If you don't
know the genre, just think punk outfits with goth drama. Started by
**Rozz Williams** around 1979 and resurged by bands like **Cinema
Strange** in 2002, it had a few interesting moments and then kind of
disappeared up its own ass. Or not; apparently the kids are still
wearing leather and lace, releasing the bats, and a bunch of other puns
you won't get unless you used to part of the back-combing set. **CVLT
Nation** recently put up a selection of newer deathrock bands, though I
might not have been so curious if it wasn't for the inclusion of newer
material by **Rudimentary Peni**. What can I say, you always want to
know what your childhood heroes are up to, and honestly I felt like
giving deathrock another chance. We had some good years together. So, is
it worth the download? I sat looking at my keyboard and trying to come
up with an answer, but all I could do was make a drawn-out sigh. So
probably not. Just typing out the word 'deathrock' makes me feel bored.
Rudimentary Peni still owns though.
Realized today that nobody ever photographed '90s Leo and **Marilyn
Manson** together before. Makes you think. Take care.
*When he's not writing and editing for Electronic Beats, Daniel Jones is
a [music promoter][13]{: target="_blank"} and creator of the subculture
reconceptualization & aesthetics tumblr [Gucci Goth][14]{:
target="_blank"}.*
[1]: https://www.facebook.com/aids3d
[2]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66AgRw1WwZU&feature=related
[3]: http://soundcloud.com/aids3d
[4]: http://rhizome.org/editorial/2011/may/25/kellerkosmas-aids-3d-t293-naples-italy/#c64848
[5]: http://kaleidoscopeoffice.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/aids-3d-interviewed-by-simon-denny/
[6]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/node/9338
[7]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/music/features/the-demonization-of-dubstep
[8]: http://vimeo.com/rodeoproduction/grimes-nightmusic
[9]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCYcTt2IuB0&feature=youtu.be
[10]: http://vimeo.com/41865217
[11]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CuiKeaqERTU
[12]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/music/features/videodrome-46-this-weeks-best-videos
[13]: https://www.facebook.com/PURGEPURGEPURGE
[14]: http://guccigoth.tumblr.com/
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text: '<p><em>Light a candle. Draw the required sigils. Now, raise your arms above your head and slowly, gently, exhale your soul. You won’t need it here. This is <strong>Audioccult</strong>, and it’s time to get low.</em></p><p>You might recognize the photo above as a ‘classic’ piece of artwork from the great <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aids3d" target="_blank">AIDS-3D</a></strong>. I chose this as the image for this week not only because it’s a fantastic photo that mirrors this column’s ideology nicely, but also just because I like talking about these guys. Maybe you don’t know their <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66AgRw1WwZU&feature=related" target="_blank">amazing dragged</a> <a href="http://soundcloud.com/aids3d" target="_blank">pop edits</a>, or their cultural reconceptualizing <a href="http://rhizome.org/editorial/2011/may/25/kellerkosmas-aids-3d-t293-naples-italy/#c64848" target="_blank">artwork</a>, or their <a href="http://kaleidoscopeoffice.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/aids-3d-interviewed-by-simon-denny/" target="_blank">insightful interviews</a>. You should. It’s very hard to get me to leave the house for art events (especially after all the high school-level shows I saw during Berlin Biennale, brrr) but I’m all over anything these two do. Essential.</p><p>On to new sounds. This week was dominated largely by the announcement of a new <strong><a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/node/9338" target="_blank">Deathface</a></strong> EP <em>From Beneath</em>. This is fairly serious business for me. ‘Bloodrave’ was one of the major factors in me deciding to start DJing again after a terrible five-month tour throughout Europe. It’s just so much fun to play, and so much fun to dance to. <em>From Beneath</em> isn’t like ‘Bloodrave’. The <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/music/features/the-demonization-of-dubstep" target="_blank">dubstep</a> factors are relegated to grinding, shredded punctuations, blasted over by shrieked megaphone-punk vocals somewhere between <strong>Atari Teenage Riot</strong> and <strong>Fat Worm of Error</strong>. No massive strobelit clubs here; this is a filthy cellar with a swinging lightbulb, dripping with sweat. I really, really love it.</p><p><strong>4AD</strong> has really come full-circle in my life. The label soundtrack my youth thanks to Cocteau Twins, The Birthday Party, Dead Can Dance…most of everything up until about ’89. After that, they went through a college-rock thing that I found incredibly boring before rising again thanks to quality releases from <strong>Ariel Pink</strong>, <strong>Gang Gang Dance</strong>, and a few other choice signings. Then they apparently lost their shit in the best way possible and started signing stuff like <strong>Zomby</strong> and <strong>SpaceGhostPurrp</strong>, which made all their old goth fans mad and mutants like me indescribably happy. Purrp is, in fact, releasing his debut LP <em>Mysterious Phonk: The Chronicles Of SpaceGhostPurrp</em> via the UK label, and if the video for ‘The Black God’ is any indication of total replay value, it’s going to mark the second known time a 4AD record was played in the hood (<strong>Lil Boosie</strong>‘s Colourbox obsession being well-documented).</p><p>On the subject of videos, I’m kind of really loving just about any visuals <strong>Designer Drugs</strong> put out. From the cemetery dance of ‘Drop Down’ to the S&M punch of ‘Leather Gang’, they just always feel so <em>on-point</em>. Their latest is for my favorite track off the album, and certainly their most atypical. ‘For All We Know’ treads closer to member Michael Patrick’s project <strong>Kloaks</strong> than their usual electro-banger territory, making it all the more memorable. Goes pretty heavy on the overlay. There were several more excellent videos released by <strong><a href="http://vimeo.com/rodeoproduction/grimes-nightmusic" target="_blank">Grimes</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCYcTt2IuB0&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">Ritualz</a></strong>, <a href="http://vimeo.com/41865217" target="_blank">LA Vampires</a>, and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CuiKeaqERTU" target="_blank">Trust</a> (okay, but the <em>song</em> is great at least) but too many videos and I might as well start my own <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/music/features/videodrome-46-this-weeks-best-videos" target="_blank">VIDEODROME</a>.</p><p><strong>SpaceGhostPurrp – The Black God</strong></p><p><strong>Designer Drugs – For All We Know</strong></p><p>I never expected to be talking about <strong>deathrock</strong> again. If you don’t know the genre, just think punk outfits with goth drama. Started by <strong>Rozz Williams</strong> around 1979 and resurged by bands like <strong>Cinema Strange</strong> in 2002, it had a few interesting moments and then kind of disappeared up its own ass. Or not; apparently the kids are still wearing leather and lace, releasing the bats, and a bunch of other puns you won’t get unless you used to part of the back-combing set. <strong>CVLT Nation</strong> recently put up a selection of newer deathrock bands, though I might not have been so curious if it wasn’t for the inclusion of newer material by <strong>Rudimentary Peni</strong>. What can I say, you always want to know what your childhood heroes are up to, and honestly I felt like giving deathrock another chance. We had some good years together. So, is it worth the download? I sat looking at my keyboard and trying to come up with an answer, but all I could do was make a drawn-out sigh. So probably not. Just typing out the word ‘deathrock’ makes me feel bored. Rudimentary Peni still owns though.</p><p>Realized today that nobody ever photographed ’90s Leo and <strong>Marilyn Manson</strong> together before. Makes you think. Take care.</p><p><em>When he’s not writing and editing for Electronic Beats, Daniel Jones is a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PURGEPURGEPURGE" target="_blank">music promoter</a> and creator of the subculture reconceptualization & aesthetics tumblr <a href="http://guccigoth.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Gucci Goth</a>.</em></p>'
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# Audioccult Vol. 6: Number of The Beats *Light a candle. Draw the required sigils. Now, raise your arms above your head and slowly, gently, exhale your soul. You won't need it here. This is **Audioccult**, and it's time to get low.* You might recognize the photo above as a 'classic' piece of a...
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It's very hard to get me to leave the house for art events (especially after all the high school-level shows I saw during Berlin Biennale, brrr) but I'm all over anything these two do. Essential. On to new sounds. This week was dominated largely by the announcement of a new **[Deathface][6]{: tar...
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No massive strobelit clubs here; this is a filthy cellar with a swinging lightbulb, dripping with sweat. I really, really love it. **4AD** has really come full-circle in my life. The label soundtrack my youth thanks to Cocteau Twins, The Birthday Party, Dead Can Dance...most of everything up unti...
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Then they apparently lost their shit in the best way possible and started signing stuff like **Zomby** and **SpaceGhostPurrp**, which made all their old goth fans mad and mutants like me indescribably happy. Purrp is, in fact, releasing his debut LP *Mysterious Phonk: The Chronicles Of SpaceGhost...
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There were several more excellent videos released by **[Grimes][8]{: target="_blank"}**, **[Ritualz][9]{: target="_blank"}**, [LA Vampires][10]{: target="_blank"}, and [Trust][11]{: target="_blank"} (okay, but the *song* is great at least) but too many videos and I might as well start my own [VID...
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Just typing out the word 'deathrock' makes me feel bored. Rudimentary Peni still owns though. Realized today that nobody ever photographed '90s Leo and **Marilyn Manson** together before. Makes you think. Take care. *When he's not writing and editing for Electronic Beats, Daniel Jones is a [musi...