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King Crimson: Thrak [global discipline] a S c E n S i O n Wow! They’re back! The volatile combination of Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew. The end result being Thrak, the On Saturday, April 27th at the Trocadero (where else!?!), I subjected myself latest album by King Crimson. Retaining the same hardcore experimental spirit from their art-rock beginnings in to an evening of creepy crawly gothdome. Actually, "The Nave" as the 1969, K.C. show how time and patience can result in near perfection. evening was called, turned out to include a very capable and engaging per- Rejoined by Tony Levin (stick & BOL: Hate Breeds Hate lyrics/vocals on the album, it also is formance by This Ascension. The line up was Sunshine Blind, This Ascension bass), Bill Bruford (drums), Pat [gonzo!] a recycled Kevorkian Death Cycle and Michael Ashton of Gene Loves Jezebel. Darkwave-gothic dance was pro- Mastelotto (percussion), and new This is the debut cd released from song, Martyr, which was one of vided by DJ's X and Rick of Roderick's Chamber and House Of Usher comer Trey Gunn (stick & touch ex-Kevorkian Death Cycle member their most dynamic songs, that’s (two goth danceclubs in SF, the later is closed). Sunshine Blind has their guitar), King Crimson deliver Rob Robinson and Basham. And I why I just can’t listen to this track. lights triggered to the beats of their songs (I had to put my sunglasses on), pounding, erratic, rhythmic assaults must say that this is one caustic lis- Otherwise Hate Breeds Hate is a a a somewhat clever stage trick. Musically, SB is talented yet Sisters of Mercy to one’s psyche with tracks such as ten. At first I found this album good album, with quality songs fronted by Souxsie is their basic sound. The lead singer has a voice that Theadventures Secret Vroom, Thrak, and B’boom. Heavy rather hard to listen to straight such as, Sulfur and Gasoline, My reminds me of Pat Benatar (sp? ooeee- I love being the writer because then OF calculated leads from Fripp meet thru, due to the disjuncted Type, and It’s Your Fault. I get to spell everything wrong and you can fix it! (ha! so you think . - tom thumb beats/noise and grating vocals. But the pounding double stick attack of Seibold of Hate Dept. did a slick after awhile, the different elements the editor . NARF!), why I don't know ("Love Is A Battlefield"). When Levin & Gunn, counteracted by the job producing this release, with my began to make sense and I could I saw Sunshine Blind in So. Cal., opening for Cindytalk at the Showcase erratic whammy of guitarist, Belew. only true complaint being the shitty better appreciate the songs. Theater, SB ended their set with Flock of Seagulls' "I Ran." It was amazing- But be warned, this is a musicians guitar he put in the remix of ly silly (and more original than anything else I've heard them do). album (definitely not for the closed BOL’s formula is a dual vocal attack Tension Upon Tension. [gair] minded). It’s not ‘goth,’ nor ‘metal’ (and yes, ‘attack’ is a good word of tWiNkY or ‘industrial.’ It is neither ‘ethereal’ choice!) with tons of sequencing, Idiot Stare: Blinded nor ‘ambient,’ but you might find sampling, and synthesizing going some like elements. You may even [Bodybag/Metropolis] on. Their sound source choices are This is the debut release from the HOSTESS see why they have influenced so often harsh and quirky, i.e., mixing many people for the past 27 years! former STG members Chad Bishop r purely selfish reason. you may, however, write your own ancedotes if you wish! coooool!!!!! however, r purely selfish reason. you may, a hard synth bass with big band and and Bruce King, along with David This Ascension has a very intense and skilled singer, Dru. She could put a So, in conclusion, if you love music coursing noise samples, all with at its finest and purest artistic Ivy and guest appearances by other few opera singers to shame! There was not any huge discrepancy between deviated babblings thrown atop. aspect, Thrak is a worthy listen. ex-STG types and Mitchell Sigman the quality of their live performance and that of their recordings (as is Embrace the music, challenge your The only really horrid track is of Minus Sign. This is a very strong mind. (Steve Piscione) Animal Infallible, which, while not first release with 10 songs and 2 often the case with many current artists, especially in the electronic vein). A plate full of live fish, the size of sardines, instrumentals and even has killer Tom's Mother stabs one, cuts it in half and eats only having the dumbest artwork by John Bergin. The band included a percusionist who played bongos of some sort, hand it as another fish flip flops off the plate and Society Burning: Entropy Lingua onto the table. The Secret Adventures Of Tom [Re-Constriction] The sound is very hard and neat! held cymbals, and lots of cool other percusion toys that I am too ignorant Thumb provided new images to define Surreal. The music was created and performed by John Entropy Lingua is the remix cd for Society Burning's upcoming full-length extremely textured. Lots of synth to name. This Ascension managed to sound lush, dense, multilayered with- Paul Jones. The hour long film, directed by release Tactiq. I'm not sure why they decided to release the remix cd first programming, dance beats and Dave Borthwick, UK, 1993; was a brilliantly but it does build my anticipation for the album. out being cluttered, and entirely beautiful without losing intensity. Michael twisted, apocalyptic take on the classic fairy nicely processed guitars, none dom- tale. A horror film without much blood or guts Out of Entropy Lingua's 8 tracks, only three have multiple versions; two inating the mix thanks to the well Ashton completed the show, literally. He asked, "It's been eight years since and special effects that were convincing. Imagine the weirdest person you can think of, versions of Awaken and three versions of Waster. I was glad to see that they done production/mixing job by the I've been on a stage in this city. Did you miss me?" "Um," many in the (or Rob Zombie; any sick, grimy, cartoon-ish spread out the songs so as not to bore people with three versions of a song boys themselves. The style is both human will do), then have them write a chil- back to back. The remixes are different enough to keep the listener's inter- very similar to STG and yet very dif- audience looked at each other, confused, a few uttered a half-heart "Yeah" dren's story which you dream while sleeping in a garbage can in an alley in the worst part of est but the songs have not been changed beyond recognition. ferent, adding and building upon which sounded more like "Sure, whatever." Ashton sang his first song town. Enter Tom Thumb. His Mother took themes and structures previously insemination drugs which were contaminated by Seibold of Hate Dept., who does three of the mixes, slips a lot of cool elec- introduced in their writing style. This a dead insect (at the factory). Tom Thumb fits accompanied only by piano (keyboards), maybe if there had been a baby tronics into the songs and really leaves his mark on them. Chad Bishop release should appeal to fans of indus- in the palm of her hand. Thumb gets confiscat- from Idiot Stare turns Waster into a raw landscape of scrap metal whereas grand it would have been... well, no, that would have been more cheesy. It ed by evil laboratory agents (genetic control, no trial, metal and electro-industrial. doubt). He manages to escape to a dump Alien Faktor takes the song in a completely different, suspenseful direction.