Antony Milton (PseudoArcana, A.M., Mrtyu!, The Nether Dawn) gtr/vox/ethnomusicological field recordings
James Kirk (Sandoz Lab Technicians, King Loser, The Dead C, Gate, Black Boned Angel) drums/gtr/beard
Stephen Clover (seht) bass/synth/fighting talk
The Stumps. -'Live At Happy Sept 1 2007'.
CDR US$10 post inclusive.
Influences
Cream, The Dead C, The Grey Daturas, Les Rallizes Denudes, Glenn Branca, Ash Ra Tempel, Sleep, The Red Crayola, Pharoah Overlord, Guru Guru, Boris, Storm & Stress, Bardo Pond
THE STUMPS.- 'Split Fleet Dodge'.
Vinyl LP US$25 post inclusive
Sounds Like
an exciting and often overwhelming listening experience; it'll burn out your eardrums and douse the flames in hot wax. but fear not, within these methodic blasts are moments of icy calm. underneath all this chaos is a relaxed thread, keeping some semblance of order intact. -- what the label guy said
Previously released on US cassette label Ladygarden this gets a reissue here.
Probably my own favourite Stumps release so far Exigence gathers together scorching loud live recordings and weird droney studio pieces to make a devils potion of a dark brew.
Think coffee infused with mescalin. Dayglo vista viewed through a tunnel of reverb.
The Stumps are Stephen Clover (seht) on bass and synth, James Kirk (Sandoz Lab Techs/Black Boned Angel) on Drums, and Antony Milton on guitar and electronics.
This self titled work consists of two extended pieces recorded at MPS studio in 2007, hinged on deep electroacoustic explorations rich in gesture and texture.
