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| | | ecstatic peace! (usa) #e# 085e lp richard ramirez / msbr “negative / offensive (a tribute to the new blockaders)” long playing record - negative (18:45)
- offensive (19:20)
| | click the play button to hear an excerpt of "offensive" |
| | march 2009 release ; impressive blast of “anti-noise” from the late koji tano & richard ramirez, working through the mail (in a tape-trade scenario) to yield this pair of craggly, backwards blasts, checking the rupenus’ contributions to modern sound ... |
| | ecstatic peace! press release... |
| richard ramirez & msbr
negative / offensive (a tribute to the new blockaders) lp
cat: e#85e
a project in celebration of the work and influence of mysterious uk (anti) artist noise outfit the new blockaders as constructed by houston, texas black whips and male-on-male noise pioneer richard ramirez (black leather jesus et al) and the sadly departed japanese harsh noise maestro koji tano (msbr). a mail collaboration where each artist would send source materials to be decomposed by each other. fantastic walls of brutal shard skum splatter taken to points of demented anguish and resultant cosmic implosion/explosion. exquisite cover art by stan reed of blue sabbath black cheer.
koji tano 1961 - 2005
koji tano is one of the most respected japanese artists in contemporary electronic music. in addition to countless great releases, he ran a record-store for experimental arts in tokyo and was publisher of the famous denzatsu magazine which focused on extreme music and performance. a respectable and very fine person - and a friend to all. he was felled by cancer. we will never forget him.
richard ramirez has long been recognized as one of houston’s most important noise/ experimental artists. whether designing fashion or making music he has been producing challenging work for nearly 20 years with a fierce sense of daring and independence.
fph: what are you expressing through your music?
rr: at times, i would say aggression through 'noise'. i utilize metal items, chains, broken equipment, film samples, and field recordings for my work. for the most part, it is about taking sounds (natural and electronic) to its extreme. i say extreme because it pushes sound sources to the highest volume that can be created for a recording.
fph: what attracted you to the noise/experimental genre?
rr: i liked that the artists were pushing the envelope of sound and thinking outside of traditional instruments and structure.
fph: how are you distinguishing art and music? isn't music an artform?
rr: i just would not consider 'noise' to be music. the way i describe what i do is that it's 'sound art'. it may sound pretentious and it's not meant to sound that way. a lot of experimental/noise artist perform in galleries and artspaces. i guess the preference is to be linked to the art community. maybe it is more accepting than the music industry.
fph: can you elaborate on any festivals or international performances you've played?
rr: i performed in tokyo, japan a few years back. it was a two day festival. great turn out!!! they treat you like a 'rock star' which was kind of funny and strange. last year, black leather jesus, did a show opening for sonic youth in marfa, tx. it was during the chinati open house weekend. thurston and lee are fans of my work and asked if i'd do it. it was the second time i had met them. my boyfriend, jovan, and i met them a couple of years ago backstage at their show here. i was scared that their audience would not like us. however, it turned out well.
fph: why does noise exists and what part of modern life does it reflect?
rr: noise is all around us everyday. noise is part of the destruction of our environment. sadly, we add to the pollution that exists. it is the soundtrack for the end of the world. as horrible as it may sound, i feel it is true.
fph: why so?
rr: noise is chaos to some. noise is destruction to some. there can be beauty in the ugliness of this genre. it really depends on the artist that creates it. i can only speak for myself and close friends that do this, as well. not all noise is about negative issues and imagery. some are about pornography (not necessarily a negative issue), eroticism, fetishism, and humor. there are noise artists are very political, as well. |
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