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DECAYCAST Reviews: bran(…)pos – INTERROSPECTIVE Pt 1 & 2 (Not on label, 2024)

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If you hear the first track, “Shitty Karma of Swatting Flies” and progressively feel like you are moving towards the edge of a madness you aren’t very familiar with, you have officially stumbled upon the point. INTERROSPECTIVE is a media project created by San Francisco’s own bran(…)pos that isn’t afraid to overwhelm, if it conveys a certain picture or feeling. The opening track goes from maddeningly chaotic to occasionally, for a lack of a better-fitting term, dreamy, but only if by dreamy, you are thinking of something more…surreal. With high-pitched buzzing noises also contain sounds of clanking metal and clanking plastic. And that is just around the 8-minute mark.

The description still feels tamer compared to the 27-minute experience, but all there is to say is that the descent into the hell that the track creates doesn’t end there. It only gets more fascinating as you go.

“Wartime Care and Maintenance for D.Muscipula” (D standing for “Dionaea”, as in Venus Fly Trap”) is a much slower crawl to the madness, as over grinding cellos, the song sounds like what were to happen is the blues were exoskeletal, and as a result of such a thing, in the four minutes mark, warped and melted cello and vocals liquid in each and every direction possible for the remaining duration. Occasional slimey vocals dance with blipping synths during the 11:30 mark.

In his description, INTERROSPECTIVE is a “series of sonic performance pieces meant as meditations on festering emotional states we humans are blessed and cursed with”. Whether it be a feeling meant to be coax out of its listener or if—as this was improvisational— this was more meant to be a largely therapeutic exercise, either way, the moment you press play, it will be the hardest thing to simply look away or turn it off. Therein lies the power. Just like your own inner thoughts and emotions, no matter how horrid, you’ll always be tempted to let your curiosity get the better of you.

Let it. – mynameiblueskye

PS, while you’re here don’t forget to read our interview with Bran (…) Pos here

DECAYCAST Reviews: Russell Woods – “Michigander” EP

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By nature, electronic music is focused upon the sound of tomorrow. Genres on genres, styles upon styles, very rarely do people feel the need to want to move backwards, when they can find ways to build on past innovation. Unfortunately, doing this has resulted in music sometimes coming off a bit… serious? Introverted maybe?

What made artists like Aphex Twin so appealing is his ability to take both innovative tracks and find time to also fuck around and troll willing listeners with his music as well. Russell Woods may not be the most innovative person taking on Detroit techno today, but Michigander shows he isn’t above adding a bit of conversation to his beats.

Beginning with “Prelude”, Woods honors producing duo Drexciya with a funky banger that fizzes and percolates. Afterwards, Woods break out the skittering brain dance bomb “A Terrible Hip Hop Album”, a track that reveals itself as a punchline/goof on musical pretense. The premise of “Don’t even Stunt” tackles a more serious yet no less chuckle-worthy topic concerning payday launders, but the conversations sampled thankfully don’t take away from the music and its abilities.

Michigander only has four songs, but it is just enough to show you exactly what Russell Woods can add to the listening experience. What he may have left to say on his next album? We will have to see.

– mynameisblueskye

DECAYCAST Reviews: THX1312. – Auditions for Patron Saint ov Cop Su/cide (Deathbomb Arc, 2022)

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So, before I go ahead and take jle this album,I need you to take some time, occupy a nice, quiet room, sit in a nice, comfortable chair with some warm tea or a bottle of water, put on some of your best headphones, turn your headset down just a teensy bit,fire it up, and…

WHO LIKES GABBER MUSIC?!?!

Straight from Deathbomb Arc, whose label has not only tackled GABBER as a genre before (search “gabbertree”), but also willfully tackled bands who have courted controversy from JPEGMAFIA to a band named Child Pornography (don’t ask), is a producer/member of anarchist collective THX1312. Their kind of music not only delivers some of the most humorous use of samples and the most overwhelming curbstomping bass drums known to man (compare it to that of CX KiDTRONiK), but has a very specific and consistent concept to the music: to inspire confidence in those harmed by the police and inspire fear in the same cop city men of the hour.

If you are into more industrial works or punk rock, them first single “Fire (what’s orange and looks good on cops)” should catch your attention with its video being a complete burn of the #BlueLivesMatter flag, but the whole album is a bonkers DJ set/plunderphonics mixtape dedicated to inspiring vitriolic action towards police. Some tracks are considered remixes of songs found on a future 7″. Amongst them the funk-heavy “Destroy it Yourself” and anxious sugar high track named “Take a Bite Via Crime”. If you found more feet-shuffling albums dedicated to the fantasy of executing law enforcement, you probably listened to their last project.

-mynameisblueskye

DECAYCAST Premieres: Listen to Avant-pop artist mynameisblueskye “Awkward Grace” now!

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DECAYCAST Premieres: Listen to Avant-pop artist mynameisblueskye “Awkward Grace ” now!

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East Coast bedroom avant-pop producer mynameisblueskye shares his newest track “Awkward Grace” for an exclusive stream with Decaycast, and we couldn’t be happier to share this morose, avant pop offering. “Awkward Grace”   blends undulation droning synth chords  below the artists honest and open vocal deliveries, which seem to be the main emphasis sonically and conceptually.

The vocals tell the story of triumph, overcoming fears, and all the the insecurities and uncertainties that come along with that. The timbre of both the  vocal delivery and  backing synth (which has a rather organ like character to it, which adds a layer of wonder and nostalgia), represent the process and journey the track articulates quite nicely.  The title itself references a  duality of process, a complexity of discovery, mynameisblueskye states:
“Ten years ago, I worked on a collection of songs and I named it Awkward Stage. The title was referring to the very fact that when I was younger, I wanted to write songs and make music, …but I had crazy performance anxiety. I would always sing in a way that was hushed yet audible due to performance shyness. Ten years later, I released albums, EPs and have not only worked out my singing voice, I gained a little more confidence. This confidence should show in my recent recordings.”

 

All in all, a to the point, powerfully honest track, hopefully the full EP carries this  vibe throughout, we will be  checking back soon to pick it up. Take a listen to the blissful track below and make sure to pick up the EP “Awkward Grace”  when it comes out!

Open Call For Works for #ActuallyAutistic Musicians Awareness Compilation

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Open Call For Works for #ActuallyAutistic Musicians Awareness Compilation

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The twelfth annual World Autism Awareness Day is April 2, 2019, and this is the same day musician, writer, and activist  mynameisblueskye has chosen to release  “On The Spectrum 2: Red April”, a compilation featuring mixed-genre artists who are on the Autistic Spectrum.  The title is a reference to  the often problematic Autism Speaks’ Light It Up Blue campaign, as the majority of autistic people having problems with Autism Speaks (pretty much saying Autism Speaks is low key an autistic hate group that masquerades as a harmless Autism-focused organization.) The artists have chosen to focus on the color red, with the slogan “Light It Up Red”.  We can’t  wait to hear the submissions for this and if it’s anything like the diverse sounds championed on I Heart Noise in the past, (the label slated to co-release the project) it’s sure to be a diverse and eclectic sonic offering. In a time where artists are already exploited within shifting narratives of  global chaos of racism, sexism, transphobia, ableism and other forms of  systemic oppression, artists and activists must often function as double sided advocates for both their own work and their friends and peers  work who might not have the same  set of resources to fight these menacing, and this to be titled compilation is a fantastic step in fighting against this very system. Representation matters. Below is the call for works from the organizer. Please spread this far and wide and contact the organizer with any direct questions, inquiries or submissions!

From the organizer: “we are doing a compilation wrapping around artists who are on the Autism Spectrum. For Autism Acceptance/Awareness Month, me and IHeartNoise decided to put together a compilation to showcase some talent within the spectrum. Are you interested in being a part of it or do you know anyone on the spectrum who might be? If so, is there a song you would like to offer to the compilation? Although, we accept covers, we prefer your material be original. 🙂

If so, please email a song that you wish to contribute to lightningpill@protonmail.com. If you need more information, don’t be hesitate to ask. Also, if you know other artists with Autism that might be interested, please do not hesitate to spread the word,

Addendum: we cannot promise every song will make it, but you will be shouted out when the whole operation is done. Thank you so much not only for reading, but for being interested. 

You can listen to mynameisblueskye ‘s  personal music below!

Stay tuned as this  article will be updated with a link to the compilation once released.