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 01 JULY 2008
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NERNES/SKAGEN

in 2006 kjetil nernes and stian skagen started collaborating, their aim was to bring nernes' noiserock band Årabrot further into the experimental noise genre, looking for a unifying sonic expression between hard melvins like riffing and burzum wise structures, layered upon skagen's drones and electronic soundscapes. the result became an Årabrot [concept.virus] ABS.NEG EP. as a side project, NERNES/SKAGEN started to develop and shape the sound of what was to come in future releases by the collaboration Årabrot [concept.virus]. Inspired by artists such as glenn branca, tony conrad and pauline oliveros, the song ad undas took shape. on the west-coast of norway, ad undas is referred to as a state beyond. out of memory. where the self is controlled by the drift of primal human behavior. unpredictable. logical paradoxes. and this is what NERNES/SKAGEN wants to pull in under their control, a sound phenomenon, rising from the depths of minds beyond. a glimpse into a world forgotten, or not yet discovered. a sacrifice in the cave of darkness. reaching for truth outside logic


INSECTS WITH TITS

insects with tits is kenneth yates [harmstryker / caustic castle / 804noise / HzCollective] and roger h. smith [chefkirk / 804noise].  this collaborative project brings together two very different but complimentary approaches to improvised no-input style mixing and processing that results in a colorful spectrum of frequencies and harsh tones and low rumbling bass.



REVIEWED BY
jen graney

last night at potential life studios (34 elton st), the duo insects with tits (from richmond, virginia) generated raspy, reedy waves of noise, that, even when they built in volume, sounded thin and insect-like, as though millions of its namesakes were about to take over the audience. the duo pushed and pulled, twisted, and subtly bent their bodies as they pressed buttons and turned knobs. by the time they'd worked me out of the trance i'd been sucked into, i had unwittingly (as always happens at these sorts of shows) created a shifting series of pictures in my mind. this kind of music easily translates that way; a soundtrack to a film only you can see.

the norwegian duo nernes/skagen that came next was intense as all hell. though many show-goers came equipped with earplugs, i found myself without, and wasn't sure i could take the over-the-top levels. thankfully, my guy was on the same page, and he made a trip to the car to grab us each a pair. from then on, we enjoyed the heavy (yet muffled) sounds without fear of blown eardrums.

the guitar almost became a different entity, an other-side-of-the-mirror version of itself, when inserted into this noise act. throwing aside all convention, it was more an instrument of agony than melody, helping to create the low, deep, loud vibrations that, when i turned around at the end, had shaken one of the gallery's framed works sideways on the wall.