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| | | ache (canada) #ache 016 ep matmos / die monitr batss “div/orce series 2” seven inch single record - matmos - and on and on
- die monitr batss - blackout cross
| | splitsville, second in the series, between nyc ca. 1978-hearted, olympia, wa ca. 2003-based dim-mak wonder droogs die monitr batss and matadors martin and drew matmos. both sides caress various divines... i wholeheartedly stand behind the concept and execution of this series of record-objects, this one only strengthens the bond... |
| | the second chapter of the div/orce series unfolds to reveal two tracks so well-made for each other, it's hard to believe it wasn't intentional. both songs push threw themselves, relying on pillars of rhythmic energy, and both seem to collapse on themselves midway, one from intense digital editing, the other from naive, fee-jazz influenced tom foolery.
the parallels between these artists, however buried or abstract they may be, are certainly present. there is a similar creative energy among them both, made present by the seemingly endless possibilities of potential directions either of these songs could travel in. both seem to be bound by no specific code, leaving them free to wander and explore without any creative restrictions.
from the matmos site: “as playlists and groovier emporiums have already announced, there's a new matmos recording out and about, and it finds us snuggled up with the pride of olympia, washington, die monitr batss. we first caught their heavy no wave skronk at a show at the eagle with da hawnay troof and erase errata, so when ache records proposed a split 7" for their divorce series, we were way up for it. as divorces go, the results sound surprisingly cozy; for our contribution we have decided to cover/deconstruct the song "on and on", which was written by curtis mayfield and originally performed by gladys knight & the pips. our rendition features mark lightcap on guitar and bass and drums by steve goodfriend. drew chopped it up, martin enforced structural adjustments, and kit clayton mastered the results. we encourage you to stuff stockings, decorate the hanukkah bush, or reinforce your devout atheism with vinyl evidence of our new blue eyed soul direction.” |
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