James Teitelbaum (Evil Clowns, Pigface, Flat Earth Society) with A. Sam Pleur, and: Derek Geisser (Maintenance of Order, Die Schon), Erin Mosher, Charles Levi (My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Pigface), Ron Roesing (Smashing Pumpkins, Recliner, The Marked), Pete Farrugia (Danielle Dax, Fast Set), Alison Chesley (Verbow), Eric Pounder (Pounder, Lab Report, Spasm), Gabriel Nuzzoli, Thomas Neidhardt (Xymox, Dead Can Dance), Paul Alodi, Steve Dorocke, Gena Dry, and other guests musicians.
Bonus multimedia content by:
Duke Carter, Rene J. Cigler, Shane Swank, Anna Simone Levin, James Woodruff, E. Gabriel Edvy, Theresa Witek, Matt Busch, and Misha.
Look for a new lineup of guest musicians and artists on each new Left Orbit Temple release.
Influences
From a recent interview:
"...The music is described by James as "other world music", or world music from a planet other than our own.
Of this extra-global hybrid, James says: "I was inspired by guys like Martin Denny, who (in the 1960s) took the mysterious music of far-off lands, and ran it through a blender full of rum and jazz. He emerged with a music that was mysterious and dreamlike. It felt like it came from somewhere exotic, but exactly where was ambiguous.
Working with A. Sam Pleur, we achieve a similar concept, starting with Balinesian, Tibetan, and African sounds, but with darker contemporary idioms (drawing on our roots in the industrial, goth, and post punk scenes) replacing Denny's jazz/lounge stylings. There is also an unsettling element, letting dissonant harmonies and odd time signatures give the whole thing a feel alternating between dreams and nightmares".
Dreams and nightmares from a primitive culture on another planet? That sums it up!
The music is also (mostly) free of guitars and snare drums, as James feels that these two instruments are "the crutches of western music".
This music dwells in a dark place, but the creators insist that the messages here are ultimately positive: "These are the last moments of darkness, just before the sun rises. The puzzling dreams that are half-remembered upon waking - the ones which haunt you all day. This is a message of hope in a darkened heart".
Sounds Like
Listeners have compared Left Orbit Temple to bands like Dead Can Dance and This Mortal Coil.
We say:
This is industrial exotica, somewhere between Angeleo Badalamenti and Throbbing Gristle, by way of Indonesia and Arthur Lyman.
It doesn't 'rock', and you can't dance to it, but you will find it extremely useful late at night.
Of course, there is also the Pigface connection (several LOT members are also Pigface alumnus): Pigface fans might look to tracks like "Ten Ground and Down" as a common point of reference.
...and then there's that Devo cover song on the disc...
...and who EXACTLY is Doctor Vestio...?
...and HOW many layers of Tibetan Singing Bowls make up the soundscape of the track "Rongo Rongo."..?
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'It's my absolute honest to gods opinion, that in a hundred or so years time, when our childrens, childrens, children are working 14 hour days in sweatshops to supply cheap goods to China, they'll piss their pants laughing at the knowledge that their Great, Great, Grandparents listened to shit like 'OK Computer' in the peak of boomtime...'
Hi! Nice to get a message from you:) Oh. good ole Cleveland..I hope my name was brought up in a good way >_<.
Things are going really well here in Portland- still luv this city and the people. Strange Monster apparel is doing really well, we are extremely busy these days- but enjoy it.
What's new in your world? books- music- life etc...
Went to Ministry the other night here in PDX sold out... last tour, had to see em and say bye bye.
hey james, hope things are going well and you're in good spirits!! any time for feedback yet? don't mean to harass you, just given the nature of the material, the clock is ticking down and your opinion is important to me. hope to hear from you theresa have a great day!!!
hey james, i think i've had the honor of being the first person to listen to zeitgeist. i really like it!!! different vibe from the album it became (which i also really dig). cool stuff! hope you're well and enjoyin' the summer! peace of mind, theresa
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