j kemp / r scott
- lyrics, vocals, analog synthesizers, effects, percussion, feedback, cassette manipulation, bass, piano, sequences, production, instrument design and modification. .
Influences
4ad, 5rc, acreil, alejandro jodorowsky, alfred bester, ambient sound, analog synthesis, arvo pärt, autechre, avant garde, bauhaus, begotten, big black, the birthday party, black dice, black eyes, blade runner, boards of canada, bob moog, brian eno, briefscenes, broadcast, can, cat power, cex, the chameleons, chris carter, the cocteau twins, coil, corpus delicti, david sylvian, dead can dance, dischord records, diy instruments and effects, dream pop, einsturzende neubauten, electronics, elliott smith, eml, erik satie, experimentation, f.m. einheit, factory records, fad gadget, feedback, flatline skyline, found sounds, friendship foundation, fugazi, gencab, getting lost, glitch, guitar noise, harold budd, henryk górecki, hip hop, idm, improvisation, (early) industrial, infra-tester, ingmar bergman, isis, james, japanoise, john cage, john cale, joy division, korg, lee renaldo, the legendary pink dots, leonard cohen, liars, margaret atwood, math grenades, mechanoise-labs, merzbow, michael gira, modern drugs, modest mouse, modular synthesizers, múm, mute records, my bloody valentine, neu!, new order, nick cave and the bad seeds, nick drake, no wave, noise, nurse with wound, one a.m. radio, orchestral manoeuvres in the dark, patti smith, pere ubu, peter gabriel, pg.99, philip glass, pianos, pink floyd, the pixies, power electronics, prefuse 73, public image ltd., radiohead, reel-to-reel, r.e.m., robert rental, robert wyatt, science fact, science fiction, shriekback, skinny puppy, slowdive, sonic youth, soundtracks, spk, squarepusher, steve reich, suicide, swans, swell maps, syd barrett, syr, talking heads, tape manipulation, television, this heat, this mortal coil, throbbing gristle, tom waits, tomita, vintage technology, warp records, whitehouse, william gibson, wire, xiu xiu, yellow magic orchestra, yo la tengo, zoviet france
Sounds Like
Two steps forward, two steps back, you know, all those phone lines coming down.
"..Extravagantly spinning lullabies into unhinged diatribes and subdued atmospheres into new wave hooks. "All Sound / No Vision" pulls classic industrial charm together with post-punk tension-and-release to create something intriguing."
- connexionbizarre.net
"..This duo makes music that defies categorization and provides listeners with a challenging performance that is ever changing.. It's a charged effort featuring percussive fury.. counterbalanced with extended forays into atmospheric experimentation."
- darktwincities.com
"..A nice balance of melancholic IDM that sparkles with melody and sadness. "Horizon Grid" is not to be passed up, this is truly a contender for album of the year."
- reautomation.com
"..One of those bands impossible to describe, and even more difficult to compare, which is a rare quality these days.. Flatline Skyline will undoubtedly be a band to watch on the electronic music horizon."
- virus-mag.com
"..Flatline Skyline's "Horizon Grid" is an amazing piece of music and a great show of talent. [It] is a stunning debut.. An innovative album that demands careful and attentive listening and should definitely be checked out by anyone with an interest in good music."
- connexionbizarre.net
"..The melancholia of Horizon Grid is darkened by the preternatural ruin of a broke-down civilization that hisses and crackles in the background.. Scott and Kemp have pulled back the metal casements from their hearts and are letting us see how all the pumps and valves work. Very nice."
- igloomag.com
"..The captivating minimal buzzes, whines and pops are ever present.. Against all expectations, this stylistical hodgepodge never gets out of hand, and every last detail of every track is executed with meticulous precision and excellent sense of finesse.. Only non-compromising industrial puritans need not apply."
- radiumclub.net
"More than a perfect symbiosis between man and the machines, this monumental disc proves that imperfections and the soul of the former are critical for the latter's survival."
- premonition.fr
hi you two thanks for the disc robert i am not surprised with how good it is but that doesnt mean that i didnt cry a bit during a couple of the songs. i am amazed with your casual dominance of this sound. i love you both. -caleb
Hey Jacen! I just got the cd in the mail, it is incredble! Well done. The case came out really nice. Its probly one of the best album's I've ever heard, truly great. HOLLA!
hi greetings from fukking ex-USSR i download your first album in web. it really cool music. when you will release next records and how it can will buy on cds from such shitty country as belarus?))
everytime i hear riots in the bloodstream i see someone in a car crying, then emerging in front of the headlights throwing a rock into a window and bashing a girl's head in while being stabbed in the back until it gets black.
Hi!
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I am playing at the NORWEGIAN INDIE FESTIVAL
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Mai 31. at Skuret in Oslo at 22.45 (10.45 pm).
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Lot's of other bands are playing too, and I am HEADLINER that night.
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Tickets are 50NOK at thursday and 100NOK friday and saturday.
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Show starts at 18.00 (6 pm).
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Check out more at <a href="http://www.boheme-entertainment.com/stars.htm"> NORWEGIAN INDIE FESTIVAL</a>
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