"a singularity without an event horizon. A place where all the broken rules of the universe spill out, like cheap conjuror's stuff, magic that might work or it might not, undependable stuff in a retro-shop window. You couldn't make anything of an idea like that, but you couldn't stop trying. You couldn't stop trying to engage it." - Light, M. John Harrison
“It’s freaking cool…” – Sylvia Massy (Producer/Engineer, Tool, System of a Down, Cog)
How do you choose a name for your art rock band? You go through the dictionary, of course. Guitarist Tim Lim and drummer Brendan Davie got as far as Blatherskite. It’s meaning, to talk shit, seemed an apt description for the tongue-twisting dreams of a pair of darkly rebellious outcasts with an excess of time, talent and intelligence. Besides that, they liked the irony. It’s a concept which has come to characterize much of what Blatherskite is about: exploring boundaries, examining incongruities and championing the ridiculous (they started a band, didn’t they?) Formed out of the ashes of The Cheese, one of the most obnoxious and talentless bands of the early nineties, Blatherskite contains the stranger half of the band which split over the choice between experimental art music and punk. Their main aim in those early years was to create music which was entirely original, free of any influences and pushing all boundaries. A summary description at the time would have been “a screaming, bloody mess…”
Fast forward fifteen years later, out of high school and into the pubs, three albums and a tour of New Zealand later, 2009 will see the long delayed release of Blatherskite’s fourth full length studio album, “Where the Wasteland Ends”. The sound represents a new and vastly matured kind of juxtaposition. Guitarist Tim Lim describes the new sound as “A dirty blend of industrial rock and metal, punctuated with tongue-in-cheek self depreciation, woven together with sinuously atmospheric passages and delivered with a gleeful intensity… to sum it up, OMFG, it RORX BALLZ LMAO, LOL,LOL, LOL:P”… (Tim has since been removed from quoting duties…)
Blatherskite, though exploring the heart of darkness within have always bordered on the carnivalesque without descending into parody, and this is what gives them their edge. Gaining lyrical inspiration from the everyday traumas of life, aiming to break through the numbness of a modern society, exploring mindscapes, and plain old visceral, unnamable rage, all projected through the lens of a world drawn out of the collective nightmares and visions of Tim Lim, visualized by dark and spooky artist Timothy Lamont.
Their evolution to this point has seen many stages, from circus rock to progressive metal, from member to member, to lower and lower tunings, to greater and greater guitar effects arrays. Extremes and juxtapositions have always characterized Blatherskite, and they now have the experience and the tools to convey a coherent message. The core lineup finalized, Blatherskite’s front man Nick Goryl writhes and seduces the audience from his pulpit, whilst guitarists Matt and Tim and rhythm section Luka (bass) and Louis (drums) alternatively hypnotize and pummel the audience. As Sylvia Massy (Engineer/Producer - Tool, System of a Down, Cog) has said of their music, “It’s freaking cool”.
I just got the CD and I LOVE IT!! A lot of different styles and influences, really good. And it's not you're actually friends in a shitty band that I have to lie to and say, 'yeah you guys are great.' Still waiting on the info on the t-shirt. I confess, I made my own but it's not as good as getting a real one. xo Linda
Hello sexual band with which my ears would make love to. Hoping I can make the show hey and it's pretty funny you guys are playing with Red Bee now too - friends from back in Ktown hahaha! Have fun with your genitals and stuffing them into instruments to make sweet music.... or is that mucus?
Hey, thanks for the friend request. We are looking for new management clients for 2010. Email us if you interested. We are taking on graphic design projects (MySpace layouts, album artwork, t-shirt deigns), anything you or your bands needs we can do.
3 song recording special going on now at various studios we book at. Looking to record and want the BEST recordings email us!
Hey!! no problems at all,thanks for the amazing set.
as i'm still just another shitty student i don't see a point to having a logo,but if you were to put my name somewhere on the page/tag me in a photo i would really appreciate it.
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