Audioccult Vol. 17: The Speaking Dead
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# Audioccult Vol. 17: The Speaking Dead
[][1]{: rel="attachment wp-att-22204"}*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.*
Consulting the ossuary yields the most **Sacred Bones**, and **Cult of
Youth**'s newest piece of apocalyptic jangle. It's a garden where only
the most bitter and blackest fruit grows, but it's a harvest I've grown
to love. The thunder of **Death Grips**' rework of **Björk** also
beckons. While the familiar siren vocals remain relatively intact, hard
synthetic beats pulse with life, drawing the listener across an
industrial landscape of iron. "Do you crave miracles?"
I always feel like i'm experiencing a miracle when I discover mixtapes
that aren't straightforward...mixtapes like the kind [I myself][2]{:
target="_blank"} make. My [last mix][3]{: target="_blank"} for **[Mike
Textbeak][4]{: target="_blank"}**'s TXTBK Radio was of a similar vibe to
his latest from **Weyrd Son**, picking off from (and picking *from* a
bit) mine. I love to see diversity, and this is diverse in all the right
ways: **Nguzunguzu, Bok Bok**, and **LE1F** rub shoulders with
**Diamanda Galas, Front 242**, and **Fantômas**. Top-drawer listening.
And what would a week be without another new chunk of visual death from
**Sewn Leather**, whose 'America Retarded' video amps up the bleakpunk
synths harder than ever before. Board 2 Death.
The beautiful photo for this edition of Audioccult, *Warsztat Giuseppe
Castiglione*, comes from **Marek Brzybyla**, an artist I recently
discovered thanks to Poland's **[Okultura][5]{: target="_blank"}**.
Their book *Chaosmos.pl* features Polish artists focusing on the
esoteric, and while some of the artists featured create the sort of
'decayed doll' goth-trash art you make if all your CDs are by Wumpscut,
for the most part it's an enthralling look into the world of a
magick-obsessed art underground not often seen. The book also comes with
a CD of Polish ritual musicians, absorbers which include the garbled
mass of **Kia Karma**'s 'Order Ov Flame (Beta)', **Christblood**'s
hammering 'Trwoga', and **Nihilista**'s 'South Tower', which evokes the
best elements of post-punk industrial; immediate associations are
**Current 93**'s *Crowleymass* EP with a touch of the weirdness of
**Monte Cazazza**. In other words, *sexxxx*.
*When he's not writing and editing for Electronic Beats, Daniel Jones is
a [music promoter][6]{: target="_blank"} and creator of the subculture
reconceptualization & aesthetics tumblr [Black Black Gold][7]{:
target="_blank"}.*
[1]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/2012/08/07/audioccult-vol-17-the-speaking-dead/audioccult2/
[2]: http://soundcloud.com/goldecahedron/tracks
[3]: http://soundcloud.com/chv-ch-xv-b-xk3n-7angvag3/daniel-dodecahedron-cxb7-70
[4]: http://soundcloud.com/textbeak
[5]: http://okultura.pl/
[6]: https://www.facebook.com/PURGEPURGEPURGE
[7]: http://blackblackgold.tumblr.com/
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text: '<a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/2012/08/07/audioccult-vol-17-the-speaking-dead/audioccult2/" rel="attachment wp-att-22204"></a><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>Consulting the ossuary yields the most <strong>Sacred Bones</strong>, and <strong>Cult of Youth</strong>‘s newest piece of apocalyptic jangle. It’s a garden where only the most bitter and blackest fruit grows, but it’s a harvest I’ve grown to love. The thunder of <strong>Death Grips</strong>‘ rework of <strong>Björk</strong> also beckons. While the familiar siren vocals remain relatively intact, hard synthetic beats pulse with life, drawing the listener across an industrial landscape of iron. “Do you crave miracles?”</p><p>I always feel like i’m experiencing a miracle when I discover mixtapes that aren’t straightforward…mixtapes like the kind <a href="http://soundcloud.com/goldecahedron/tracks" target="_blank">I myself</a> make. My <a href="http://soundcloud.com/chv-ch-xv-b-xk3n-7angvag3/daniel-dodecahedron-cxb7-70" target="_blank">last mix</a> for <strong><a href="http://soundcloud.com/textbeak" target="_blank">Mike Textbeak</a></strong>‘s TXTBK Radio was of a similar vibe to his latest from <strong>Weyrd Son</strong>, picking off from (and picking <em>from</em> a bit) mine. I love to see diversity, and this is diverse in all the right ways: <strong>Nguzunguzu, Bok Bok</strong>, and <strong>LE1F</strong> rub shoulders with <strong>Diamanda Galas, Front 242</strong>, and <strong>Fantômas</strong>. Top-drawer listening. And what would a week be without another new chunk of visual death from <strong>Sewn Leather</strong>, whose ‘America Retarded’ video amps up the bleakpunk synths harder than ever before. Board 2 Death.</p><p>The beautiful photo for this edition of Audioccult, <em>Warsztat Giuseppe Castiglione</em>, comes from <strong>Marek Brzybyla</strong>, an artist I recently discovered thanks to Poland’s <strong><a href="http://okultura.pl/" target="_blank">Okultura</a></strong>. Their book <em>Chaosmos.pl</em> features Polish artists focusing on the esoteric, and while some of the artists featured create the sort of ‘decayed doll’ goth-trash art you make if all your CDs are by Wumpscut, for the most part it’s an enthralling look into the world of a magick-obsessed art underground not often seen. The book also comes with a CD of Polish ritual musicians, absorbers which include the garbled mass of <strong>Kia Karma</strong>‘s ‘Order Ov Flame (Beta)’, <strong>Christblood</strong>‘s hammering ‘Trwoga’, and <strong>Nihilista</strong>‘s ‘South Tower’, which evokes the best elements of post-punk industrial; immediate associations are <strong>Current 93</strong>‘s <em>Crowleymass</em> EP with a touch of the weirdness of <strong>Monte Cazazza</strong>. In other words, <em>sexxxx</em>.</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://blackblackgold.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Black Black Gold</a>.</em></p>'
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# Audioccult Vol. 17: The Speaking Dead [][1]{: rel="attachment wp-att-22204"}*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.* Consulting the ossuary y...
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And what would a week be without another new chunk of visual death from **Sewn Leather**, whose 'America Retarded' video amps up the bleakpunk synths harder than ever before. Board 2 Death. The beautiful photo for this edition of Audioccult, *Warsztat Giuseppe Castiglione*, comes from **Marek Brz...
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In other words, *sexxxx*. *When he's not writing and editing for Electronic Beats, Daniel Jones is a [music promoter][6]{: target="_blank"} and creator of the subculture reconceptualization & aesthetics tumblr [Black Black Gold][7]{: target="_blank"}.* . [1]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/2...