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I'll admit it, I'm not much of a rocker. I'm much more into music with an electronic groove. And not too long ago, mixing the two was almost considered heretical by some fans. It's fallen in and out of favor-- out first with the anti-disco backlash of the early 1980's, and then out again with the backlash against the synth-soaked pop of that decade, and the resurgence of garage band rock. Perhaps the combination is coming back into style again with Our Inventions and How They Fail Us, the debut album of a post rock band called The Project_Pale, released on the Ohm Resistance label.
Its front man, Jason Selden, is known to drum n bass audiences as Glitch from the Chosen. Bass duties are covered by another Ohm Resistance artist, Submerged. Completing the group is Sensi*star (a.k.a. Phillia Kim Downs), who provides vocals. Their sound is a merging of hard elements of rock, including metal, with synthesizer electronica, complete with Vocoders, dubs, and drum n bass reece lines. The album explores a variety of styles, some reminiscent of Pink Floyd, some classic metal, and blended together with night club electronica grooves.
The sound is personally not to my taste, but perhaps for the very reason it makes it worthy of consideration. By my experience, metal and electronica audiences are very separate (save maybe common roots in geek culture, but nevertheless), therefore, the pairing of the two is jarring and foreign enough to me that I would be so bold as to call it avant-garde. As I have written before, I suggest listening for yourself.
Its front man, Jason Selden, is known to drum n bass audiences as Glitch from the Chosen. Bass duties are covered by another Ohm Resistance artist, Submerged. Completing the group is Sensi*star (a.k.a. Phillia Kim Downs), who provides vocals. Their sound is a merging of hard elements of rock, including metal, with synthesizer electronica, complete with Vocoders, dubs, and drum n bass reece lines. The album explores a variety of styles, some reminiscent of Pink Floyd, some classic metal, and blended together with night club electronica grooves.
The sound is personally not to my taste, but perhaps for the very reason it makes it worthy of consideration. By my experience, metal and electronica audiences are very separate (save maybe common roots in geek culture, but nevertheless), therefore, the pairing of the two is jarring and foreign enough to me that I would be so bold as to call it avant-garde. As I have written before, I suggest listening for yourself.
05/31/2009 12:54:56 ♥ jaklumen (
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