INTERVIEW: Charles Hoffman

Charles Hoffman

AUTOreverse #14, Summer 2011
CHARLES HOFFMAN
interviewed
by Ian C Stewart

Is there anything you’re feeling particularly mouthy about at the moment?
Lately I’m really obsessed with self-importance. I work in web development, and I seem to run into a lot of it in those circles, but it’s kind of everywhere in society these days. So many people try so hard to look like something that not only they’re not, but also that doesn’t even make sense to be. The “creative class” is this myth that messes with your head. People spend money they don’t have to try to look like a big wheel, when you’re really just like, making silly fun websites that only make money by selling advertising under the false pretense that anybody pays any fucking attention to it. There’s so much in our society and economy that’s just absurd right now but that people take totally seriously.

INTERVIEW: Greg Mathieson of Bat Lenny, Limpid (the) Green, Stegor, etc.

Stegor

AUTOreverse #14, Summer 2011
Greg Mathieson
of Bat Lenny, Limpid (the) Green, Stegor, etc.
interview by Ian C Stewart

Let’s talk about your musical influences. Who are your biggest influences and why?
Classic Prog Rock, like Genesis, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Jethro Tull… I just keep going back to that stuff. As much as I love the multitude of musical styles and directions that have developed since then I’ll never forget the mysterious feelings I got when I was a kid listening to that stuff. And then there’s Bowie, XTC, Talking Heads, Kraftwerk…

INTERVIEW: Evan Peta of Evan Peta

AUTOreverse #14, Summer 2011
EVAN PETA
interview by
Ian C Stewart

So, Evan. Is there anything you’re feeling particularly mouthy about at the moment?
Peanut Butter Oreos are pure evil, seriously.

REVIEW: Moljebka Pvlse & Cría Cuervos “Vid vägs ände” (Road’s End) – CD

MOLJEBKA PVLSE and CRIA CUERVOS
Vid vägs ände (Road’s End) CD, 2011
Cohort Records, 128 Condo Street, Monticello, IN 47960 USA
http://cohortrecords.0catch.com
Two long pieces, assembled by Sweden’s Moljebka Pvlse and Italy’s Cría Cuervos. Epic drone-ambients. “pa vndrande fot (Traveling By Foot)” fills the air nicely, with several twists and turns. It’s cinematic in spots. “det ar aldrig for sent att vanda om (It’s Never Too Late To Turn Back)” is a cleaner drone, reminding me of the music for the film ‘Baraka’, it feels profound, especially around the 20-minute mark, it sounds like a didjeridoo or its eastern equivalent, and a bit of feedback behind it. The last few minutes, with the reversed vocal sample loop is astounding. Gorgeous.
Ian C Stewart

AUTOreverse PODCAST 7

autoDIVERSE quagazine

AUTOreverse PODCAST 7
20110730

1. FZZY PMPR “Not Fun” from the next EP, which we’ll call ‘hijacked beats’
2. JOHN NEIL – “Snowman” (XTC) from ‘beasts i’ve seen, the xtc fans’ tribute cassette’
3. AUZEL – “I Remember It More Now” from ‘old’
4. LOVE CALVIN – “Burn Victims Suck (Acoustic Version)” from ‘what’s left, volume three’
5. SQUEEGEED CLEAN – “Fake Burzum Ritual” from ’2010 – Synchronised Fucking Up And Pre-Emptive Flashbacks’
6. DON CAMPAU – “Trial By Fire” from ‘best of don campau, volume two’
7. AMPTEXT + BASS – “Bodyment 2″ from ‘nine strings’ split cd
8. IRRELIGION – “Forever Tonight” from ‘cadaver holiday’
7. BRYCE EIMAN – “SK-5 01″ from ‘tone whore’
8. MINOR 2049er – “Do The Slam” from ‘unliberated’
9. C. REIDER – “Clathrate Gun Hypothesis” from ‘owning extinctions’
10. KNITTING BY TWILIGHT – “A Thousand Islands” from ‘weathering’
11. SCOTT BROOKMAN – “Everything You Write Sounds To Me Like Death” from ‘the busy world of scott brookman’
12. DAMNED HEAD (PBK) – “Epidural Threat” from ‘into my head’
13. DANIEL PRENDIVILLE “Amnesie…er” from ‘mutant ogre’
14. EVAN PETA – “Spark Generator” from ‘spark generator’
15. TODD SKAGGS “Alimentary Canal” from ‘rodomontodd’
16. BENTWITHLIGHT – “Monster” from ‘burnt offerings’
17. XOLOSTAR WARRIOR – “Control The Mind Circle”
18. DARRIN AILES – “If You Would Leave” from ‘ruthless angelic cherubs, volume two’
19. EVIL BREAD – “Purple Pie Pizza”, from ‘Live At Apollo’s!’

go!
http://iancstewart.podomatic.com/entry/2011-07-30T09_15_20-07_00

INTERVIEW: Jim Shelley of Book Of Kills, etc.

Jim Shelley on Earth Day

AUTOreverse #14, Summer 2011
JIM SHELLEY
BOOK OF KILLS
interview by Ian C Stewart

SO……DID YOU MISS AUTOreverse?
I surely did. Did you miss me? Wait! Don’t answer that!

REVIEW: Xolostar Warrior – Gorkun Crystal Audio Stream, 2011

Xolostar Warrior - Gorkun Crystal Audio Stream - 2011

XOLOSTAR WARRIOR
Gorkun Crystal Audio Stream
Soundclick download, 2011
This is a brief introduction to the XoloStar Warrior, whose songs are in the Indietronic category on Soundclick. “Humantron” sounds like one a Buckethead instrumental. Which means it’s funky, heavy and groovy and there’s cool sound effects. And fun. “Zenorama” breaks out the vocal harmonizer and effects, along with the finger-jab drum machine sounds. Nice. Absurd, really. But great! “Para Talk” jumps in with a funky beat and more spaced-out spoken bits which go through every effect known to man. It’s kind of hilarious and great at the same time. Finally, “Go Luup” continues with fragmented beats and rather deranged synth-stabs. Did he just say “shadow of the octopus”? Fun and awesome.
Ian C Stewart

REVIEW: amptext + bass / Blk w bear – split CD, 2011

amptext + bass / Blk w bear split CD 2011

AMPTEXT + BASS / BLK W BEAR
“Nine Strings” / “Ten Outtakes & Demos” Split CD, 2011
Cohort Records
The first track by amptext + bass, “The Ghosts Of Silent Radios,” sounds like about four different scores by John Cage played at the same time, which, for all I know, it might be. It sounds like a person playing a cello. There’s a bit of messing-around with a handheld tape recorder (I assume), the air in the room. An old telephone in a box, or something. Hard core avant garde. “Bodyment 1″ and “Bodyment 2″ continue with the same template, while the final two pieces are less tape-menacing and more live performances, if that description makes any sense. The cello playing is deft and scrapey, and the pieces include lots of silence. Nice. The tracks by Blk w bear that follow are of the ambient noise ilk, or dark ambience. “Valve Languere [Vasoline Mix]” includes some interesting samples and loops which gradually fade across the inner ear thing. “Reade Lactid” sounds like some sampler abuse, of which I approve. “Salt Water Coughing” finishes up sounding like a pipe organ being devoured by a poltergeist. This deeply experimental split CD is available now. Handmade covers, the whole deal. John Gore really does this sh1t up.
Ian C Stewart

REVIEW: Dislocated Tones – “Compound Fractures” compilation, 2011

Dislocated Tones - Compound Fractures, 2011

DISLOCATED TONES
Compound Fractures, download 2011
Here’s a fun compilation that’s all over the place, stylistically speaking. Chuck Hoffman’s opening track is called “Feline & Toddler Vomitorium,” it’s a neat pile of Casio sampler loops. “Twenty Four” by Arcade is noisy and spaced-out dub, can it be? Yes, it can be. Large beats and fractious beats, and squelched synth stuff. I enjoy. Sampleman also takes a funk-friendly approach with “Small Pink & Black Alien”. “Carbon” by Yenoc is another toe-tapper, with its upbeat synth burbles and vocoder vocals. The majority of the other tracks are quite noisy and abrasive., in a couple of cases straddling the line between noise and order. “Ophelia As A Cyborg” by Haru Yasumi is a noisy bit of FUNK, so it’s what, IDM, is that the category? That is the noisiest funk track this side of my own work as FZZY PMPR. I like it a lot, though all of the pieces were interesting in their own ways.
Ian C Stewart

REVIEW: The Implicit Order – A Wink And A Nod, 2011

The Implicit Order - A Wink And A Nod

THE IMPLICIT ORDER
A Wink And A Nod – download
Cool mixture of remixes, tributes, anti-mixes, whatever you wanna call it. Homage. Each of the eight pieces are new versions of tracks chosen by The Implicit Order, and gradually redefined with the now-standard Implicit Order engine. Echoey loops, weird spoken passages and ambient room noises populate the frequency spectrum. Some are quite noisy, others more austere.
Ian C Stewart

REVIEW: ANIXAS – ZECTEC EP 2011

Anixas - Zectec

ANIXAS
Zectec EP – Mudball Records
Jamendo download, 2011
It’s an EP but it’s more of a 3P. Three pieces, three minutes Each. “Zectec115″ The first one features a decent drum loop with cool, staccato synth stuff happening, but there’s also a couple of notes, like a drone but higher, almost like feedback or ground hum, which turn it from a playful bit of MIDI action to an act of sonic aggression. I’m not sure if it’s intended, or not intended. “Zectec116″ and “Zectec117″ deploy similar drones and MIDI synth rubs, which are not as harsh. Kind of neat.
Ian C Stewart

INTERVIEW: Jamie Hutchings interviewed by Skot

Jamie Hutchings

AUTOreverse #14, Summer 2011
JAMIE HUTCHINGS
interview by Skot Schtikla
“The title comes from the where and how of the recording which had a very strong impact on the end result. It was recorded in a run-down shack out the front of a property in Avalon that was lent to us. Thus the bleeding, spilly, haphazard non-studio quality. Secondly, it was all recorded mostly live to an 8 track cassette recorder by my friend Chris Colquhoun” – comments from Jamie about his latest album ‘Avalon Cassettes’

NEWS: Love Calvin – What’s Left, Volume Three – now available

Love Calvin - What's Left, Volume Three, 2011

Third volume of miscellaneous Love Calvin songs. Grab for free. These unique and truly visionary home recordings, lovingly preserved and displayed by Russ Stedman.

Stop reading this, go get it NOW or I won’t be your friend anymore, if I ever was.

LOVE,CALVIN – “WHAT’S LEFT? – VOLUME THREE”

01 Superman’s True Story
02 It’s A Big World
03 Blue Egg
04 Leave Me Alone
05 Burn Victims Suck (Acoustic Version)
06 Don’t
07 Blue Lights & Jesus
08 He Served Us Some Fires
09 I’m An American
10 Regrets
11 Crawl
12 Cheesemeister (Alternate Version)
13 Feel All The Dirt

Love Calvin Love Calvin Love Calvin Love Calvin Love Calvin Love Calvin Love Calvin Love Calvin

http://www.lovecalvin.com/whats-left.html

REVIEW: leshitter Blut – Kill Everyone And Everything EP, 2011

leshitter Blut - Kill Everyone And Everything

IESHITTER BLUT
Kill Everyone And Everything EP, Cherry Blossom Dog Records, 2011
“Welcome to everything you thought you would never see before.”
Crazy, keyboard noise… dude with spluttering, tourette’s-level swearing and verbal misanthropy. “Intro” is a swearing, deranged rant against humanity with clapping in the background. “Ode To Camping” is the longest nine minutes and nine seconds of my life. That high feedback tone is brutal, and the toy piano-playing adds sinister depth. “A Life Of Nothing” sounds like death metal grumbling over a broken casio. “like dogshit on the grass….” “Liar Throne” features a steady drum beat somewhere back in the haze of its discontent. More black-metal vocals, plus the feedback and keyboards. It’s certainly unpleasant, often brutally so. Aggressive, electronic noise comes in many forms.
Ian C Stewart

INTERVIEW: Swerve

Swerve

AUTOreverse #14, Summer 2011
SWERVE
interviewed by
Skot Schtickla

Swerve has been a part of the Sydney music scene, in particular the experimental music scene for as long as I’ve been around of it. I first met him in the mid nineties sometime as his label had organized gigs which they had asked my band at the time to be a part of and also I had witnessed insane shows that contained Swerve and other acts from his label Dual Plover that I’d never seen or heard anything like before! Generally challenging musically in many ways but also also visually spectacular and energetic unlike a lot of ‘noise’ shows which can be great to listen to but dull to look at. I noticed that never with Swerve or any of the associated acts you would get this, they always went off in some way and had fun.

INTERVIEW: Greg Stomberg of Syberite, etc.

Stomberg Susnara

AUTOreverse #14, Summer 2011
GREG STOMBERG
questtons by
Scott Stikla

When did you first become aware/ interested in sound in general and what do you remember of your earliest ‘hearing ‘experiences whether musical or not?
When I was in kindergarten we got out of class early because jfk was shot, one of my earliest memories, then in feb i remember running across the street yelling ‘the beatles are on tv, the beatles are on tv’, we made guitars out of boards and rubber bands in 1964 when i was 6 or 7, a great year, well, not for jfk i guess.

INTERVIEW: Roman Kovalchuk of HIGH PARK

High Park - All Day, 2011

AUTOreverse #14, Summer 2011
Roman Kovalchuk of
HIGH PARK
interview by
Ian C Stewart

ROMAN, HELLO. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU’RE FEELING MOUTHY ABOUT RIGHT NOW?
I’m on a three hour drive going camping right now, away from my studio, so I’m pretty happy to get a few days away from the city and relax.

INTERVIEW: Russ Stedman epic

RUSS STEDMAN
MONSTER INTERVIEW
ten questions in the middle by Skot
other questions by Ian C Stewart

TRICKY QUESTION FIRST: CAN YOU TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ALBUM THAT NO ONE ELSE KNOWS?
The sound, feel, instrumentation, vocals, and pretty much everything about the song “When Will The Drugs Take Effect?” is a homage to one of my favorite albums of all time; THE FLAMING LIPS’ “The Soft Bulletin”.

INTERVIEW: Dave Stafford of pureambient

Dave Stafford

AUTOreverse #14, Summer 2011
DAVE STAFFORD
of PUREAMBIENT.com
Intrviewed by
Ian C Stewart

DID YOU MISS AUTOreverse?
Maybe…. but I’ll aim better next time!

NEWS: New Stedmusik Podcast

The Hard Way – The Kinks
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Satan – Devilcake
She Looks Like Someone Who’d Fuck Somebody You Hate – M.O.T.O.
Back From Somewhere – Husker Du
Stairway To Britney – The Evolution Control Committee
Peace, Love and Nuclear Fusion – Russ Stedman
Peace, Love and Nuclear Fusion – Love,Calvin
Peace, Love and Nuclear Fusion – Evan Peta
The Oath – Kiss
I Don’t Wanna Work Anymore – Russ Stedman
The Hard Way – The Knack
Guest -Evan Peta

http://russstedman.podomatic.com/entry/2011-07-17T12_46_57-07_00