The Psychogeographical Commission

Bio:

.... The Psychogeographical Commission was formed at the start of 2008 to explore the many interfaces between the built environment and the people who inhabit it through dérive, magick and sonic experimentation.
After a great deal of time wandering the back streets of London and other large cities looking for the spirits which now dwell within them, we came to the conclusion that the psychological make-up of cities is now at odds with the populations inherent rural based mythology. People aren't evolving to cope with cities fast enough to keep up with the constantly shifting cityscape.
To start approaching a remedy for this we set about creating music which blurs the line between the real and imagined landscapes in order to allow individuals to revaluate their own mythologies and provide new ideas to bring them closer to harmony with their urban surroundings.

..Patient Zero..

This album is an attempt to psychologically portray the mind of a Patient Zero, wandering through their urban surroundings infected with the solar downturn at the Summer Solstice and tracking the advancement of symptoms as the sun goes from the height of its earthly power to its astronomical nadir. Feelings of old are transformed as the autumn progresses, infecting others and feeding back into the shared experience, changing perceptions and projecting a new reality as signifiers take on different and separate meanings.

Written throughout the six month period at times of lunar or solar significance and in multiple locations across the UK, each song portrays a thought, experience or mood of the time and place of its conception.

A true and faithful relation of the Sun's dark passenger.

01 - Antenociticus reawakens
02 - Beneath the bricks a wave + Alphaville 1
03 - Can you feel it?
04 - EARTH + Alphaville2
........ARTHE
........RTHEA
........THEAR
........HEART
05 - Enochian on the Wall + Alphaville 3
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07 - Fertile omnipitence of the underside
08 - Gutterbright to the starres
09 - The Darkness in Light
10 - Twenty Seven Openings + Alphaville 4
11 - Walking with Omega

Total time: 63Mins ..

..Genius Loci..

Named after the Roman mythological 'Spirit of the Place' the Psychogeographical Commission's debut album attempts to explore further the Psychogeographical nature of our built environment and is therefore written to be played whilst interacting with a city, but it sounds equally great on a stereo.

.. 01 - The fires of London
02 - Camden Book of the Dead
03 - Have you ever?
04 - Where roots think of the child
05 - Spare thoughts
06 - The Ones who walked before
07 - Genius Loci
08 - Certain shifting angles
09 - OK commuter

Total time: 53Mins ..
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Member Since:

October 12, 2009

Members:

S.: (Real Instruments), Hokano (Unreal Instruments)

Sounds Like:

..Reviews..

This wholly English gem marries old Current 93/DIJ to Guy Debord successfully and hypnotically
- Terrorizer

"Fans of Coil and Nurse with Wound may stumble upon a familiar brilliance here and would do well to pick this one up if you can find it"
- Zero Tolerance Magazine

"Hats off to Holkano and Mrsix, from the packaging to the music Genius Loci is a mesmerizing piece of work, one that consistently entertains, intrigues and inspires. So get out there. Snag a copy of Iain Sinclair's Lights Out For The Territory, drop this into your iPod as you pound the cities streets. Genius Loci is for those who walk with the Gods. Don't miss out on the map pack edition, it's limited to a mere 250 copies. Recommended."
- Compulsion Online

"Ethereal, somewhat hazy soundscapes based on gentle and very hypnotic guitar melodies, distant drones and field recordings, loops, and fluttering frequencies with spoken vocals that come off as a cross between Current 93 and Contrastate.Quite mellow, but active enough to really keep you interested."
- Malignant Records

"After nearly one hour of experimental folk and deranged sound collages, the disc stops spinning. I’m pretty sure it will start all over again soon enough though! This is a fine release from far down the underground and it screams for you to go look for it "
- The Shadows Commence

"Every now and then, a record takes you by surprise. This duo just released a flawless album of what is commonly described as apocalyptic folk in regards of Death In June and Coil influences. Actually, this is more than just that : There's a shakespearian quality to the music, reminding us there is something rotten in the Albion kingdom, that the streets of london were paved on blood and set to put Alan Moore From Hell. The packaging of the CD also enhences that in a clever way. Highly recommended!"
- Helter Skelter Radio Show, Aligre FM 93.1, Paris

Record Label:

Acrobiotic Records