tom mudd - software construction, max/msp and sample manipulation / processing -
james alaska - analogue synths, vintage radios, sewing machine, various objects, turntable, processing -
tristan shorr - cello, percussion, steel drum, junk, sound objects, processing -
vlk collaborates with other musicians and sound makers as and when, get in touch if you fancy joining in.
Influences
Sounds Like
a giant mechanical elephant drawing its last breath
We use custom designed software and various sound objects and noise making devices and acoustic instruments. Treading a line between analogue and digital, we distort, reconfigure and process during live performance and recording to make a sweet noise.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"Acts like this really push the limits of my descriptive abilities. At the previous night's basement session they’d launched straight into the loudest thing they do, with circling pseudo rhythms and a furious melange of twisted noise shapes, but for us they provided some context letting things breathe a little so you could almost feel where things came from before the density became such that sources were lost and you could just sink into the sound and then emerge onto the other side." (Gravitational Pull September 09)
WICKED MESSENGER - Vision Rites And Techniques Of Ecstasy
Plague’s and Wicked Messenger’s most ambitious project sofar. This album is thematically centered around ancient Mesoamerican cult and culture. All tracks refer to certain spiritual and cultic practices, in particular the vision quest. Deep, unearthly, trance-invoking, ritual Grand Ambient. .
There is nothing I love more than to discover new music that is original and realy good. This my new friend is you!!!!! Thanks for the request and keep up the great work!!!! -Hans
Hey guys. I'll definately come to Shunt on one of the days. A great performance space for you guys, I'm looking forward to it. It would be good to meet up for a drink and talk about the possibility of you guys opening for this band from the US in March. Alex.
Hey James. Yeah hopefully in the new year. There are a few bands waiting in the wings. Trying to arrange something for a New York band called Capillary Action. How's things going with VLK? Are you going to Oto antime soon?
