SUNKEN.- 'Eye Electric Organ, Brain Electric Nerve'. Deep in the swirling depths of the ocean a terrible yet wondrous beast stirs slow but sure amidst great forests of sea algae. Taking on the form of a pair of conjoined drown-ed sailors it sets forth upon the currents determined to loose its apocalyptic vision upon the earth via droning sea shanty and great humming hymn. Sunken is the duo of sunken sailors Stefan Neville (Pumice) and Antony Milton (Nether Dawn/A.M etc). Using a range of organs, sonar gear, live tapeloops, vocals and an unhealthy amount of submarine reverb they create a glorious droning pop noise. 'Eye Electric Organ, Brain Electric Nerve' follows on from their acclaimed self titled debut (also on PseudoArcana) and various compilation appearances. You can hear a sample from the album here. CD. NZ$20 (post incl) Visit www.pseudoarcana.com for details.
"Voices stomp flames for requiem times" on Ruralfaune NOW!
1. Are you here to stay? (for Ives Bonnefoy) 2. To provoke a fire beyond your shutters (for Ivano Ferrari) 3. These birds say to me: "It's hard to live!" (for Vittorio Sereni) 4. We do boring things togheter (for Philippe Sollers) + Dear dead woman (for Paul Celan) (video track of Virgilio Villoresi) total time : 50:55
old bones and sacred stones, we meet in time, space, and sound
Such possibilities are not out of the realm of magic and mysticism that surrounds Blacklight Braille's work. Their songs often deal with dream-like otherworlds of myth and folklore, such as the King Arthur legends, not to mention the otherworld of death, as expressed in the song Wind Tossed Shadows:
There will come a windy day when I shall turn a shade of grey
Blowing winds will shake my tree, wish wish and l'll be free.
When you see my shadow pass don't turn down an empty glass.
Knight explains the last line: "I wanted to point our not quite the sentiments of Omar Khayyam, who said we should turn down an empty glass as a libation for the dead. Instead, mine should have a little something in it."
